Here and there, congregations of the Anglican Church in Australia are pioneering new strategies and growing. In other places, the church is shrinking and ageing. Jesus still gets a good press among most Australians, but the church and clergy are less popular.

In this book, 22 Anglican bishops face the future squarely and begin to imagine a different kind of church local, national and international. They want to start a new debate one that will lead to a somewhat different, less English, more diverse kind of church.

This new church will be passionate about reconnecting with God's mission in our world and developing fresh expressions of faith. People will be committed to justice and peace, alleviation of poverty and care for the environment. They will want to encourage the self-sustaining Aboriginal church and learn from it. In response to the rising public interest in faith and values, innovative faithbased projects will flourish, taking inspiration from those already in place in the education sector.

It is change or die, say the bishops. What will other people say?
260 pages.