''In Australia, we have a God-given open door to children and young people with the Gospel, our federal and state governments allow us to take the Christian faith into our schools and share it. We need to go and make disciples,'' she told the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion national conference in Melbourne. ''What really matters is seizing the God-given opportunity we have to reach kids in schools.''

Both governments have strongly backed the religion in schools programs.

But federal Schools Minister Peter Garrett said he would look closely at the material and ask his department for advice on any action that might need to be taken. ''The guidelines for the National School Chaplaincy Program are very clear; any breach of those guidelines will be investigated,'' Mr Garrett said. ''If there is any evidence of a breach it should be referred to the department for investigation.''

Victorian Education Minister Martin Dixon said the Victorian government did not ''in any way, shape or form condone proselytising''.

''We will be talking to Access Ministries and seeking an assurance from them that their instructors abide by this requirement,'' Mr Dixon said.