Reach Australia Podcast

In the last talk of this three talk series, Andrew Heard digs into the implications of the cross.CREDITS:The  Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠Support Reach Australia's online library⁠

In this second talk Andrew Heard resolves the problem he set up in the first talk and reminds us of the great glory of the cross of Jesus.CREDITS:The  Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠Support Reach Australia's online library

Andrew Heard diagnoses the true problem with humanity and Jesus' teaching on it. CREDITS:The  Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠Support Reach Australia's online library⁠

Lots of churches want to know what resources are out there to share the life-changing good news of Jesus. We've interviewed people who created or are using each tool.Jeri Jones Sparks is developing a course that works for people coming to Australia from South Asia called Good News.Jeri Jones is the Ministry Director of the "Good News Series” (evangelistic video resource for South Asians) and working with Satya part-time as a Strategic Consultant in 2025. She is passionate about local church mission to South Asians and Gen Z.Good News SeriesSatya Network: For reaching people from a South or East Asian backgroundCREDITS:The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠Support Reach Australia's online library

Lots of churches want to know what resources are out there to share the life-changing good news of Jesus. We've interviewed people who created or are using each tool.The Life course is a popular course for the churches in the Reach Australia network, but it is modified and changed according to the church that uses it.Jeremy Kidd has done an apprenticeship at Lighthouse Church. He's currently the mission pastor as he continues theological study.LifeChurch in BoxCREDITS:The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Lots of churches want to know what resources are out there to share the life-changing good news of Jesus. We've interviewed people who created or are using each tool.Simply Christianity, a trusted course since 1998, remains highly effective in guiding people to explore the Gospel of Luke for themselves, letting the gospel's message do the work.John Dickson now works as an author, speaker, historian, minister and media presenter. He strives to be a public advocate for the Christian faith in doubting times, and is highly regarded for his ability to tackle complex ideas in a straightforward and accessible way.Simply ChristianityThe Best Kept Secret of Christian MissionUndeceptions PodcastCREDITS:The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Lots of churches want to know what resources are out there to share the life-changing good news of Jesus. We've interviewed people who created or are using each tool.Discover is a new course that not just covers the gospel in a 5 session course, but also thinks about what comes next. The course and it's resources will be available for pre-order from April 2025 and in stock in early May 2025. Dave Jensen is the Assistant Director of ⁠Evangelism and New Churches⁠ (ENC), with a specific focus on the ‘E' of ENC: Evangelism. His aim is to assist churches in their endeavours to see lost people find life and hope in Jesus.The Matthias Media WebsiteThe Discover PodcastFire Up!CREDITS:The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Lots of churches want to know what resources are out there to share the life-changing good news of Jesus. We've interviewed people who created or are using each tool.Two Ways to Live is a well know Australian tool for explain the gospel in 6 simple steps. Tony Payne, one of the creators for Two Ways to Live discusses the origins,  structure, and the impact it has had on evangelism and church training including the future of Two Ways to Live.Tony Payne was the founding editor of Matthias Media and now serves as the Director for Ethics at Moore Theological College.Two Ways to Live OnlineResources for Two Ways to LiveCREDITS:The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Lots of churches want to know what resources are out there to share the life-changing good news of Jesus. We've interviewed people who created or are using each tool.The 321 Course by Speak Life is an online program that invites participants to explore life from Jesus' perspective. Through immersive videos and thoughtful illustrations, the course encourages reflection on fundamental questions about God, the world, and oneself. It comprises eight interactive sessions, each approximately 20 minutes long, designed for flexible engagement. The course is suitable for individual study, one-on-one discussions, or group settings, making it a versatile resource for churches, small groups, and youth organisations. Participants can access the course for free and progress at their own pace, with the option to create an account to track their journey and access additional content.Glen Scrivener is the director and evangelist at Speak Life, an organisation that exists to revive Christians, resource the church, and reach the world with the good news of Jesus.321 WebsiteSpeak LifeBooks that Glen has writtenCREDITS:The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Taste & See is a four-week course designed to introduce participants to the key aspects of the Christian faith in an engaging and interactive way. Each session includes a shared meal, thought-provoking discussions, and a welcoming environment where attendees can explore spirituality, ask questions, and reflect on life's deeper meanings. The course is open to people from all backgrounds, whether they are new to Christianity, curious about faith, or looking to deepen their understanding. Through storytelling, conversation, and community, Taste & See offers a unique and accessible way to explore belief in a relaxed setting.CREDITS:The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

There's only one gospel—one incredible, life-changing, Jesus-centred message. But there are heaps of ways to explain it! And sometimes different people need to hear it in different ways to understand why they need Jesus.Even in the New Testament, we see it expressed in different ways. Paul puts it like this in 2 Timothy 2:8:‘Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel.'And in 1 Corinthians 2:2, he says:‘For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.'Same gospel. Different ways of putting it.And that's what this series is about! We want to introduce you to a range of gospel tools—different ways of explaining this same, unchanging good news. None of these tools are perfect. But all of them are useful.Think of this like a toolbox. A good tradie doesn't just have one tool—imagine trying to build a house with only a hammer! No, they've got options. And so do you.But here's the key—tools don't do any good if they stay in the toolbox. So… grab one. Try it out. Start using it!Because the gospel isn't just something to know—it's something to share."

Church planting in multicultural Australia is no easy feat, but Rob and Sally are embracing the challenge in Blacktown, one of Sydney's most diverse and rapidly growing regions. With 410,000 people and not enough churches, their mission is clear: to bring the gospel to those who have never heard it. They talk about the importance of representation in leadership, the spiritual battles they've faced, and the deep joy of seeing people step into ministry roles they love.  CREDITS:The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Andrew and Christine West planted The Bridge Church in Macquarie Park, Sydney in the middle of a pandemic. They talk about joys and frustrations of planting as a part of a bigger network as opposed to a single new church.CREDITS:The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Church planting is hard enough but it is next level when you're uprooting your family of teenagers, leaving behind a thriving church, and starting from scratch in a coastal town known more for its bananas than its believers. In this episode, Tim and Deb from Anchor Church in Coffs Harbour get real about the highs, the heartbreaks, and the hustle of planting a church in a regional centre. From navigating skeptical locals to keeping their kids on board, they share hard-won wisdom, epic fails, and why they wouldn't have it any other way. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Tim and Alita Cansoa planted Village Church in Bulli during the chaos of COVID lockdowns. From navigating pastoral struggles to seeing new believers come to Christ, Tim and Alita share how church planting has transformed not only their community but also their own faith and family life. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Your ministry journey doesn't end at retirement—it's shaped by every financial choice along the way. From first sermons to your golden years, we're breaking down the key money moves to sustain your ministry and secure your future. Preach well, plan smart. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This episode is packed with wisdom, practical advice, and encouragement for gospel workers navigating the complexities of finances while staying focused on their mission. Whether you're just starting out in ministry or nearing retirement, this conversation will help you think biblically and strategically about money.  Key topics include: Budgeting for Ministry Workers: The "bucket system" vs. traditional budgeting, and how to align spending with priorities. Generosity in Tight Times: How to cultivate a heart of generosity even when living paycheck to paycheck. Debt: Is there such a thing as "good debt"? How to approach borrowing strategically for ministry and life goals. Insurance: Why it's essential for protecting your family and ministry, and how to choose the right coverage. Superannuation and Retirement: Practical tips for managing your super, ethical investing, and rethinking retirement from a biblical perspective. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Struggling to balance faith and personal finances? We're diving into the tough questions you've been avoiding—budgeting, debt, and what generosity really looks like. It's time to get your financial house in order. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

"A minister may fill his pews, his communion role, the mouths of the public, but what that minister is on his knees in secret before God Almighty, that he is, and no more"​ Richard Sweatman talks the importance and habits that should keep a pastor being effective and walking with God. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

Dave Keun from Kellyville Anglican explains how they managed to turn the church around from little evangelistic fruit to having a humming missional engine. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Murray Capill, author of The Heart is the Target, workshops preaching not merely information, but how to stir the heart to love God. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Al James works through how do we help youth to love God. we pick it up after he has just asked for suggestions from the group about what loving God looks like in youth. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Thinking about your church through a series of  of ecosystem, people groups and structures can help you work out where your problems actually are, make wise decisions for the future and allocate resources to be effective and healthy as a church. Greg Lee from Hunter Bible Church ran a workshop on this to help people see how to stand back and think about where the problems and solutions in your church actually lie. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Paul sees the city of Athens, a city full of idols and it grieves him. Do we grieve in the same way? Paul sees this and tries to make the gospel known. Phil Colgan opens the Foundations day of the Reach National conference with a talk in Acts 17. Next year's conference is May 19-22, including the foundations day on the Monday.  CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

"You have had a week in the green house, it is now time to get back out into the jungle." Alan Au wraps up the plenary sessions of the National Conference. He challenges us to live for the glory of God. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

How do we address the hearts of unbelievers and believers in the church service? Church needs both depth and warmth. It needs to engage the hearts of believers and unbelievers. Murray Capill continues to apply his challenge of engaging the heart to church. Make sure you listen to his first talk.   CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

When it's so easy to compartmentalise your life, Psalm 73 gives us a challenge to integrate our spiritual life. Ray Galea takes us through this great psalm in the second of his talks from Reach Australia's National Conference. The Bible reading is done by Simon Camerilli. You can find more about Simon's ministry at Public Bible Reading and an upcoming One Thing Episode. Questions Ray wants us to reflect on:- What truth from the Bible are you currently struggling with? - Who are you presently envying? - How do you process private struggles in a public setting? - Where has God become a means to an end for you? CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

God calls us to sing and sing well. Rob Smith reflects on what God is calling us to do in singing as his people and how singing builds us as disciples. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

Andrew Heard begins this section of our conference by reflecting on how our gatherings reflect and encourage people to love God.

Jesus commands us to love God with our whole hearts. Ray Galea explores how we are to live this and help others live this too. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Jesus asks Peter, do you love me more than these? And it is a question we need to ask ourselves. Murray Capill dissects the heart into mind, will, conscience and passions and asks us to love Jesus with all the chambers of our hearts. TOOL BOX: ⁠Murray's Slides⁠ ⁠The Heart of Holiness⁠ (Gospel Coalition Article) CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Reach Australia is seeking to do many things but at the heart of all of them is the glory of Christ. In this short, but important talk, Andrew Heard explains the vision of Reach Australia and why at the heart of all of the talk of outcomes, teams and ecosystems is the love of God. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Jesus, on the night before he dies, prays that Christians everywhere will be, of all things, unified. This is because, missional effectiveness, the glory of God and the love that God gives are all tied to unity of the people of God. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

What does Jesus pray for his people? That we would know the Father, know the Word and be sent into the world. Gary Millar continues to take us through John 17 and shows that God takes us in our weakness and keeps us secure. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠Reach Australia⁠ To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠WhatsApp Group⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠ To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠here⁠.

Gary Millar begins to take us through the prayer of John 17. He opens our eyes to the heart of the Son for the Father. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by Reach Australia To pray for Reach Australia, join our WhatsApp Group. For ideas or questions please email resources@reachaustralia.com.au To support the Reach Australia Online Library head here.

Work hard, play hard? Is that what we are supposed to be doing? Andrew Heard has a new book out challenging us to think about how we should think about growth and change. Here is the third of four conversations about some of the things that didn't make it to the book. ⁠Growth and Change⁠ is available from Matthias Media. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠Reach Australia⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠. To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠here⁠.

There has been a myth about Reach Australia that church ministry is about instituting the 5 M structure of church. Andrew goes through what we are really about: Clarity is King Be Faithful in Inputs Take Responsibility for Outputs Break down the Big Things Understand the Ecosystem Andrew Heard has a new book out challenging us to think about how we should think about growth and change. Here is the last of four conversations about some of the things that didn't make it to the book. ⁠⁠Growth and Change⁠⁠ is available from Matthias Media. The Reach Australia Framework ebook is also a great resource. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠. To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Numbers! Is it really unloving to count and measure ministry? Andrew Heard has a new book out challenging us to think about how we should think about growth and change. Here is the second of four conversations about some of the things that didn't make it to the book. ⁠Growth and Change⁠ is available from Matthias Media. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠Reach Australia⁠. For ideas or questions please email ⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠. To support the Reach Australia Online Library head ⁠here⁠.

What are the hard things we need to hear? Andrew Heard spent seven years working on this new book, challenging us to think about how we should think about growth and change. Here is the first of four conversations about some of the things that didn't make it to the book. Growth and Change is available from Matthias Media. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by Reach Australia. For ideas or questions please email resources@reachaustralia.com.au. To support the Reach Australia Online Library head here.

Ministry in the regional centre of Lismore, NSW was transformed by two devastating floods in 2021. Stew Playsted (Senior Pastor) talks through: How natural disasters like floods can affect a city and ministry How God has been at work in Southern Cross Presbyterian Church in Lismore over the past 10 years How the Gospel Community model of ministry was applied in a setting like Lismore CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by Reach Australia. For ideas or questions please email resources@reachaustralia.com.au To support the Reach Australia Online Library head here.

Chis Ekins is part of a team that planted Coast Evangelical Church (Coast EC). The challenges of ministry in regional, tourist town Success and hardships in planting in nearby regional centres Engaging young adults who want to move the city Working with other churches to plant more churches Strategies for planning for the future SHOW NOTES: Coast EC website Gap Year Programme If you are interested in planting in Kemsey, email us (resources@reachaustralia.com.au) and start with our Assessment Tool Kids and Youth Pastor CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by Reach Australia. For ideas or questions please email resources@reachaustralia.com.au To support the Reach Australia Online Library head here.

Ben Ho has made the unusual decision to step down from SLE church to plant and Steve Tran is stepping from co-pastor to lead pastor. What is St Lucia like as a suburb? What is the history of the church? Why did Ben decide he was the one to plant the church? Why are they planting in Centenary? What is the future of SLE and Centenary churches? SHOW NOTES: NB: when the recording was done Centenary weren't sure where they were meeting, they are meeting at the function rooms of the Jindalee Hotel. They will launch on the 8th of October SLE Church CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by Reach Australia. For ideas or questions please email resources@reachaustralia.com.au To support the Reach Australia Online Library head here.

How does a loving community worship God together? Charles Cleworth takes us through how community should shape what we do on a Sunday as a church. Especially thinking through how to do the following elements effect what we do from the front? People Posture Prayer Praise Pathway Participation Preaching Profile Place Liv Chapman addresses the idea of music and singing together. Why Do We Sing? What Should We be Singing? How Do We Sing Well? Andrew Hayes encourages us to use teams to develop Sunday services. Good Service Leading Ministries that don't fit teams Long term and Week to Week Planning SHOWNOTES: Slides from the Workshop Example Run Sheets from Grace City Vine Church EV Church Point Out Process from EV church

Phil Colgan from St George North Anglican Church reminds us of the noble call of the pastor from Acts 20:17-38. Especially the importance of “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.” (Acts 20:28) Pastors need to keep in mind ministry is done: 1. In humility 2. With tears 3. Through trials 4. With the priority of the word 5. Guarding yourself 6. Guarding the Flock CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠Reach Australia⁠ Contact us via resources@reachaustralia.com.au You can give to the ⁠Online Resource Library

Des Smith, lead pastor from Trinity Lockleys Church in South Australia reminds of the importance of finishing to the end. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by Reach Australia Contact us via resources@reachaustralia.com.au You can give to the Online Resource Library

Greg Lee from Hunter Bible Church speaks on Acts and the role of mission in community SHOW NOTES: Mission ebook by Dave Jensen CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠Reach Australia⁠ Contact us via resources@reachaustralia.com.au You can give to the ⁠Online Resource Library⁠

Ministry involves navigating a range of relationships and responsibilities, many of these are pastorally complex and the intensity of these relationships can often leave pastors drained of energy and confused about what help they can offer – How do you get clear on what your responsibility is, and isn't? What help is actually helpful? This workshop offers a family systems view on pastoral care and considers how anxiety in relationships can often overwhelm the intentionality we would like to have in pastoral care. In this workshop we will: Think about the idea of congregations as emotional relational systems Take a step back and observe how patterns of care on offer might be unsustainable or even unhelpful Explore ideas of overfunctioning and underfunctioning and the application of these in ministry where ministers / pastoral carers are primed to overfunction for others Consider how to shift the focus of responsibility and care for someone from an anxious quick fix to having long term emotional and spiritual growth in mind. Executive Director – The Family Systems Institute Lauren is the Executive Director of The Family Systems Institute, an organisation that offers family systems training for clinicians, supervisors, coaches and ministry leaders. She is a mental health social worker, couple and family therapist and supervisor, with experience in tertiary level mental health services and private practice in Australia and Scotland, currently counselling with Family Systems Practice. Lauren has published articles with the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy and co-edited a book entitled Bowen Family Systems Theory in Christian Ministry. She attends Newtown Erskineville Anglican Church where her husband, Andrew, is the Senior Minister.  SHOW NOTES: Growing Yourself Up by Jenny Brown Bowen Family Systems Theory in Christian Ministry: Grappling With Theory and Its Application Through a Biblical Lens (eds Jenny Brown and Lauren Errington)

Sally Sims (Care Ministry Coordinator) and Caroline Litchfield (Membership Director) for St Ives Christchurch in Sydney explain their approach for setting up systems for pastoral care through a church setting SHOW NOTES: ⁠Together Through the Storm⁠ by Sally Sims Care Resource List Community Plenary (Episodes 24.4 and 24.5) Slides from the Workshop ⁠Letters to Emma⁠, by Lee Carter (a book about grief and care)

Andrew Heard seeks to encourage your heart in serving God through difficult times.

Tim Clemens from Grace City Church talks through 7 important questions churches need to ask about community in church. Tim's ebook can be downloaded here. You can support the Online Resource Library here.

Karl Deenick, author of Gathered Together, speaks on the hurts a church pastor can feel and how Ephesians 3 helps us in that. You can get Karl's book here. You can support our resource library here⁠.