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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

What are the hard things we need to hear?  Andrew explains why he spent 7 years working on his new book.  Andrew Heard has a new book out 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 ..read more

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 R ..read more

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 Saint 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 LSE 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. SLE Church Centenary Evangelical Church CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ..read more

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 Plan ..read more

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@reacha ..read more

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 ..read more