"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.

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Dave Keun from Kellyville Anglican explains how they managed to turn the church around from little evangelistic fruit to having a humming missional engine.

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

Should your church renovate or build something new? Why do church buildings even matter? Is it achievable to fix your inherited church building? Andrew Robson joins Dave Keun.   

0:00 an introduction to church buildings and renovations
0:45 can’t we just meet outside?
5:53 what about smaller church buildings?
8:15 a worked example
11:22 considerations
13:00 a mineshaft opened up in our church car park
14:15 air con
14:57 owning and renting
18:10 church plants

Church planters come in many shapes and sizes, not just the hipster inner-city alpha male. Derek Hanna, general manager of the church planting arm of Reach Australia (Geneva Push), recorded this talk for the Melbourne Church Planting Conference in November 2021. 

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Dave Keun (Reach Australia church consultant) lays out the Reach Australia framework:

1. Clarify the big thing

2. Be faithful to the means

3. Take responsibility, build responsibility

4. Break it down

5. Ecosystem thinking

End music: https://youtu.be/z8x1MCnD4SU

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Dave Keun (Reach Australia church consultant) lays out the Reach Australia framework:

1. Clarify the big thing

2. Be faithful to the means

3. Take responsibility, build responsibility

4. Break it down

5. Ecosystem thinking

End music: https://open.spotify.com/album/4ccwJQMwYC3NESfEyR80xw

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Dave Keun (Reach Australia church consultant) lays out the Reach Australia framework:

1. Clarify the big thing

2. Be faithful to the means

3. Take responsibility, build responsibility

4. Break it down

5. Ecosystem thinking

End music: https://open.spotify.com/track/5s2CM4dtoCz6YHTdJvYP3U?si=891a62a5202f441c

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Dave Keun (Reach Australia church consultant) lays out the Reach Australia framework:   

1. Clarify the big thing   

2. Be faithful to the means  

3. Take responsibility, build responsibility   

4. Break it down   

5. Ecosystem thinking  

End music: https://youtu.be/c9UbmfPNcXw

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Watch this episode on youtube.

Dave Keun (Reach Australia church consultant) lays out the Reach Australia framework: 

1. Clarify the big thing 

2. Be faithful to the means

3. Take responsibility, build responsibility 

4. Break it down 

5. Ecosystem thinking

End music: https://youtu.be/k2YHMcANKf8

This episode accompanies a free e-book written by Andrew Heard and Tony Payne, available at reachaustralia.com.au/resources.  

The video of this interview is available on the Reach Australia youtube.   

0:00 Introduction 

1:03 Unhelpful understandings of pastoral ministry 

2:13 The language of pastor in the Bible 

10:17 Training incoming pastors 

23:13 Meeting with your people 

26:53 Models of ministry 

30:40 Bad shepherds 

33:15 Accountability 

37:38 Is team pastoring really pastoring? 

43:51 Leadership is noble 

47:49 Men and women

As a sequel to Cathie Heard's TED Talk on 'Mobilising Women for Ministry', Cathie teaches on mobilising women to reach Australia in 2021 at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Kanishka Raffel teaches on 'Mission To The Nations' at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

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.

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Iggy Wong shares how to reach the next generation through ministry at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Grahame Fuller talks about 'Small Group Myths' at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Andrew Hayes and Trevor Hodge talk about Sunday gatherings that are formed by deep in word activity and also formed by things that are caught, not just taught. This episode is from a session at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Andrew Heard teaches on how we think about 'Leading Change' at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Murray Caphill's talk focuses on Word soaked ministry at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Derek Hanna speaks about 'The Word in the Whole Church Ecosystem' at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Alan Au and Phil Cogan speak on the topic of coaching relationships at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au 

Andrew Heard shares the Reach Australia Vision at the 2021 Reach Australia Conference, for thousands of healthy, evangelistic, multiplying churches across Australia. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Derek Hanna shares the Geneva Push Church Planting Vision at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Lionel Windsor teaches on principle of speaking the truth in love at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

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)

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In this podcast Andrew Heard speaks about 'A Fierce Conversation' at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Al Stewart speaks about the state of Australian Christianity today at the Reach Australia conference 2021. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted early bird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Australia and the world need a deeper hope, we need a deeper hope, our churches need a deeper hope. Gary Millar preaches on this deeper hope in Isaiah 61 at the 2021 Reach Australia conference.  

Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

At the 2021 Reach Australia conference Andrew Heard teaches on '5 Big Things'. 1) Having clarity. 2) Being faithful to inputs. 3) Break it down. 4) Take responsibility; build responsibility. 5) Ecosystem thinking.

Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Gary Millar preaches on Isaiah 6 at the 2021 Reach Australia conference. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Reach Australia conference, held at EV Church on the NSW Central Coast, from 17th to the 20th May 2022. Get your discounted earlybird ticket at reachaustralia.com.au

Throughout September and October you'll get a new season of the Reach Australia podcast - the recordings from the platform sessions of the 2021 Reach Australia national conference. Featuring Bible talks on Isaiah from Gary Millar, theological reflection from Bible college lecturers from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, church ecosystem talks from Andrew Heard. While you wait, you might like to check out the other podcasts in our network: The One Thing, Church Planting Australia or Home Grown Faith.

"People are paying a lot of money for you to have 168 hours: what are you doing with it?" This episode of the Reach Australia podcast is packed with challenges from Al Stewart. Look out especially for the conversation about updating your schedule in light of covid disruptions.

Book: What's Best Next (Permann)

5 fingers: finance, fitness, friends, family, faith

Book: The Barefoot Investor

Gottman's state of the union  

Book: 7 habits of highly effective people (Stephen Covey)

4 quadrants

Book: Reading Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman) 

Book: Atomic Habits (James Clear)

Reach Australia Development Program

Reach Australia Church Consultation

If we’re going to Reach Australia, we need to get our heads around knowing and leading ourselves. Particularly today, we’ve got Ray Galea from MBM in Sydney, speaking to us about the roles of a church leader, and we’ll be digging into 11 different roles that are used in the Reach Australia Development Program to describe the different aspects of this leadership.

11 Roles:

1. Visionary leader
   
2. Team leader/builder
   
3. preacher/teacher
   
4. Organiser
   
5. Evangelist
   
6. Equipper
   
7. Pastoral carer
   
8. Community connector
   
9. Networker
   
10. Project leader/planter/pioneer
    
11. Recruiter

Reach Australia Development Program

Reach Australia Church Consultation

If we're going to Reach Australia, ministry workers need to be able to lead themselves. This new podcast series will help you manage your time, energy and emotions. Join Christian leaders as they wrestle with their own individual personality and leadership. First up, Alan Au on time management.

Principles:

1. Clarifying priorities
   
2. Juggling relationships and responsibilities
   
3. Developing personality and capacity
   
4. Time for review and reflection

Covey's priority matrix

Recommended books:

1. Crazy Busy - Kevin DeYoung
   
2. What’s Best Next - Matt Perman
   
3. Living Forward - Michael Hyatt
   
4. Wisdom in Leadership - Craig Hamilton

Reach Australia Development Program

Reach Australia Church Consultation

We hope you enjoyed the last season of the Reach Australia podcast, which was based off the 2021 learning labs. In August we'll drop a new season of the Reach Australia podcast, focussed on leading yourself. We have guests like Alan Au, Ray Galea and Al Stewart chatting with Derek Hanna about personal time management, the 11 roles of a leader and personal discipline - which is something we all need in these challenging times of disruption. Look out for the new season coming in August. While you wait, you might like to check out the other podcasts in our network: The One Thing, Church Planting Australia or Home Grown Faith.

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.

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When, why and how should your church make its first hire? Most Australian churches are under 100, and so moving to a second worker is a key growth stage. Mike Sams and Scott Sanders ran this learning lab on 'Your Church's First Hire' as part of the recent learning labs. Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

One important part of a good mission plan for your church is an effective evangelistic course (and follow up). Dave Robertson and Dave Ferres ran this learning lab on Evangelistic Courses as part of the recent learning labs. Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

One important part of a good mission plan for your church is an effective evangelistic course (and follow up). Dave Robertson and Dave Ferres ran this learning lab on Evangelistic Courses as part of the recent learning labs. Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

How does a church move from 35 to 75 to 125 to 200? Breaking growth barriers is a key leadership skill as we pursue the goal of thousands of healthy, evangelistic, multiplying churches. Serial church planter Craig Tucker ran this learning lab on Breaking Growth Barriers as part of the recent learning labs. Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

How does a church move from 35 to 75 to 125 to 200? Breaking growth barriers is a key leadership skill as we pursue the goal of thousands of healthy, evangelistic, multiplying churches. Serial church planter Craig Tucker ran this learning lab on Breaking Growth Barriers as part of the recent learning labs. Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

Is your church a training hospital? Raising gospel workers for the future is a key function of a healthy, evangelistic, multiplying church. In this learning lab, Eugene Hor and Elliot Ku explained their model of raising gospel workers.  Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

Is your church a training hospital? Raising gospel workers for the future is a key function of a healthy, evangelistic, multiplying church. In this learning lab, Eugene Hor and Elliot Ku explained their model of raising gospel workers.  Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

Small groups are one (but not the only input) input to help your church achieve the output of being deep in the word. Richard Sweatman ran this learning lab on 'Small Groups' as part of the recent learning labs. Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

Small groups are one (but not the only input) input to help your church achieve the output of being deep in the word. Richard Sweatman ran this learning lab on 'Small Groups' as part of the recent learning labs. Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

How does the 'Serve' purpose work in a smaller church? The average Australian church is less than 100 people. How can your smaller church create disciples with a heart to serve? Scott Curtis ran this learning lab on 'Serve in the small church' as part of the recent learning labs. Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

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.

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How does the 'Serve' purpose work in a smaller church? The average Australian church is less than 100 people. How can your smaller church create disciples with a heart to serve? Scott Curtis ran this learning lab on 'Serve in the small church' as part of the recent learning labs. Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

'Serve' is possibly the most often neglected area of the church ecosystem. Rhett Harris and James Galea ran this learning lab on Serve as part of the recent learning labs. Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q

'Serve' is possibly the most often neglected area of the church ecosystem. Rhett Harris and James Galea ran this learning lab on Serve as part of the recent learning labs. Get the whole thing on the Reach Australia podcast or youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnKMDRa-XyNBfJPuLmt3_Q