13.2 The Story Of An Australian Church Merger (with Antony Barraclough)

Antony Barraclough walks us through the details of his church's merger, the ups and downs, resulting gospel growth and what he wishes he'd known before he started. Drawn from the book 'Better Together' (Tomberlin and Bird). If you'd like to talk with Scott and Peter about a church merger consultation, reach out to us at reachaustralia.com.au/contact-us. To see the official documentation (Variation of Trusts and Amendment Ordinance 2021), click here.  To see the actual timeline documentation, click here.  0:00 The options 10:30 The details 16:00 change management 19:00 implications 21:40 has it been successful? 23:40 complexities 25:20 name change 26:30 Antony’s motivations 29:00 possible, feasible, desirable 33:20 partnership 35:35 mistakes 38:30 future plans 40:00 approaching a potential merger church 41:45 pastors in smaller churches 46:25 leadership pipeline 47:50 prayer 48:50 pride and humility