In a video interview, Dr Andrej Jeftic, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission, reflects on the commissionâs historyâand why the commission is relevant today
âItâs been a bit of an adjustment to move from Sanctuary to pews, but this shift helped me to see that something thatâs as clear as day to me as a clergyperson, may not be so to a layperson in the pews. This is something I have been thinking much about recently,â says The Revâd Canon Ron Bundy
âWhen I heard the term âBible reading tool kitâ, I listened and reflected on the additional tools I can add to my own personal Bible reading tool kit, and it turns out there are a whole raft of ideas we can use to enrich our reading of scripture,â says FormedFaithâs Fiona Hammond
More churches are worshipping God in eco-conscious ways. Huw Spanner examines three of them
âOur primary purpose is not formal testing, but ensuring that Godâs plan is given the best chanceâŚthere is one ministry â the ministry of Jesus Christ. Examining chaplains are part of the process that enriches that one ministry, whether ordained or lay,â says examining chaplain, Dr Helen Lancaster
Meet Stephen Harrison from Anglicare Southern Queensland and find out about his faith journey, secret skill, his thoughts on Reconciliation, what makes him nostalgic, what local Anglican inspires him the most, what encounter recently surprised him, and how your parish or ministry can support Anglicare Sunday
This year’s World Health Day theme is ‘Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere’Â â six local Anglican medicos share their experiences providing health care locally and internationally, in challenging and rewarding circumstances
I hope to be surprised by God
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East runs three camps in the summer, each lasting a week and catering to different age groups. They have to be held in the West Bank to be accessible to children in the Diocese: those living in Palestinian territory, or in the Arab countries immediately to the east of Israel, face huge difficulties in getting permits to enter Israeli-held territory, including East Jerusalem
“As we gather for this Synod I wonder what âstrange landâ you live in? As individual people, things happen in life that can cause us to feel lost, and in a strange land, and they include the experiences of love, grief, injury, disease, ageing, and unemploymentâŚBut collectively, as a denomination of Christian faith, I think there are at least three elements of âstrangeâ in the âlandâ we currently live in,” said Bishop Cam Venables in his sermon during Friday night’s Cathedral Synod service