Introduction -- A pub preach -- Church growth or a mission field strategy? -- Jesus, the friend of sinners -- Jesus likes Aussies: from the gospel according to Jack -- 'I'm going fishing', importance versus urgency -- 'Acting the gospel', the the Acts of the apostles -- I love a sunburnt country -- A sacred heart or a dead centre? -- What is church? According to blind Freddy -- What is the gospel truth about church? -- 'Who sounded the retreat?' -- Towards living the gospel in the late 20th century -- Appendix