In 2005 Stuart Robinson will uncover new ideas for outreach. This month we head south to Victoria and investigate St Judes, Carlton "“ a church ministering to people from Melbournes top-end to its projects.

It is a matter of justifiable concern that here in Australia the Howard government has courted the favour of churches that speak out on issues of personal morality, while attempting to silence and marginalise churches or church leaders who raise broader issues of justice and compassion.

Changing the date of the royal wedding shows Protestantism is largely dead, says the Archbishop of Sydney Dr Peter Jensen, while Sydney Anglicans have been the worst offenders in distancing themselves from other Christians rather than fight 'our common enemy "“ secular humanism.

Is Josie the dog the citys best evangelist? Judging by the number of conversations he is helping his owner to have, he may be hard to beat.

Sydney may not have seen Pope John Paul II face to face for more than a decade, but Archbishop Peter Jensen says his presence has been felt the world over.

Sydneys children are blessed to be able to hear the gospel through school Scripture, but finding workers for this harvest is no easy task - ask former St Johns Kieraville member Sue Jaggar who is scouring Tanzania in search of teachers for 25 primary schools.

The Queen may well disapprove, but how should we respond to Charles marriage to his long-term partner?

The cry 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity has come to represent all that the Enlightenment aspired to. But how well has it travelled over the past few centuries, and what would todays three-fold catchcry be? Gordon Menzies posits a Christian view.