Reach Australia Podcast cover art

All Episodes

Reach Australia Podcast — 290 episodes

#
Title
1

Phil Colgan — Evening Bible Talk 2 - National Conference '26

2

Phil Colgan — Evening Bible Talk 1 - National Conference '26

3

Adam Ch’ng — Revelation Bible Talk 3 - National Conference '26

4

Adam Ch’ng — Revelation Bible Talk 2 - National Conference '26

5

Adam Ch’ng - Revelation Bible Talk 1 - National Conference '26

6

31.15 Engaging post-Christian worldviews (Kamal Weerakoon)

7

31.14 Doing a gospel diagnosis of your neighbourhood (Coz Crosscombe)

8

31.13 Preaching judgment with tears (Adam Ch'ng)

9

31.12 Mission driving the ecosystem (Greg Lee)

10

31.11 Leading the team on mission (Phil Colgan)

11

31.10 Mission for the glory of God (Des Smith)

12

31.9 The soil is not as terrible as you thought (Rory Shiner)

13

31.6 Multisite in practice (Paul and Sue Harrington)

14

31.8 Multisite Q&A (Wade Burnett and Paul Harrington)

15

31.7 Multisite details (Wade Burnett and Paul Harrington)

16

31.5 Multisite churches workshop part 1 (Wade Burnett)

17

31.4 Loving God: warmth and depth in the gathering

18

31.3 Implications of the cross (Andrew Heard)

19

31.2 Penal substitutionary atonement (Andrew Heard)

20

31:1 The problem with humanity (Andrew Heard)

21

30:7 Tools for sharing faith: Good News (Jeri Jones Sparks)

22

30:6 Tools for sharing faith: Life (Jeremy Kidd)

23

30.5 Tools for sharing faith: Simply Christianity (John Dickson)

24

30.4 Tools for sharing faith: Discover (Dave Jensen)

25

30.3 Tools for sharing faith: Two Ways to Live (Tony Payne)

26

30.2 Tools for sharing faith: 3,2,1 (Glen Scrivener)

27

30.1 Tools for Sharing Faith: Taste and See (Paul Young and Wendy Potts)

28

Tools for sharing faith: trailer

29

29.4 Planting a Multicultural Church (Rob and Sally Abboud)

30

29.3 Planting as a Part of Multisite Church (Andrew and Christine West)

31

29. 2 Planting as Seasoned Gospel Workers (Tim and Deb Baldwin)

32

29. 1 Planting with Great Personal Habits (Tim and Alita Canosa)

33

28.3 From Pulpit to Pension: Essential Financial Questions for Retiring Leaders

34

28.1 Money and Ministry: The Hard Questions You’re Avoiding (But Shouldn’t)

35

28. 2 Bible College Finances: Questions Nobody Warns You to Ask

36

27.17 The Private Spiritual Life of the Pastor (Richard Sweatman)

37

27.16 Getting Your Mission Engine Going (Dave Keun)

38

27.15 Preaching to the Heart (Murray Capill)

39

27.14 Fostering a Love for God in Youth (Al James)

40

27.13 Ecosystem Thinking to Solve Problems and Plan Well (Greg Lee)

41

27.12 What did Paul see in Athens (Acts 17) | Foundations Talk (Phil Colgan) | National Conference 2024

42

27.11 Grit, Grace and Glory Plenary (Alan Au) | Plenary | National Conference 2024

43

27.10 Loving God in Church (Murray Capill) | Plenary | National Conference 2024

44

27.9 Integrating Our Spiritual Walk (Ray Galea) | Talk 2 of 2 | National Conference 2024

45

27.8 Loving God and Singing (Rob Smith) | Plenary | National Conference 2024

46

27.7 Loving God, Singing and Church (Andrew Heard) | Plenary | National Conference 2024

47

27.6 Loving God with Our Whole Hearts (Ray Galea) | Talk 1 of 2 | National Conference 2024

48

27.5 Loving God and the Spiritual Life (Murray Capill) | Plenary | National Conference 2024

49

27.4 Loving God and the Spiritual Life (Andrew Heard) | Plenary | National Conference 2024

50

27. 3 The Joy Set Before Us (Gary Millar) | Talk 3 of 3 | National Conference 2024

51

27.2 For the Good of His People (Gary Millar) | Talk 2 of 3 | National Conference 2024

52

27.1 For the Glory of God (Gary Millar) | Talk 1 of 3 | 2024 National Conference

53

26.3 Wrestling With Working Hard and Resting Hard for Gospel Workers (Andrew Heard) | Conversations about Growth and Change

54

26.4 It’s Not About the Five Ms (Andrew Heard) | Conversations about Growth and Change

55

26.2 Why Working With Numbers and People Is Loving (Andrew Heard) | Conversations about Growth and Change

56

26.1 Hard Things We Need to Hear about Growth and Change (Andrew Heard) | Conversations about Growth and Change

57

25.3: Affected by Floods and Gospel Community Ministry (Stew Playsted Southern Cross Presbyterian Church, Lismore)

58

25.2: The Challenges of Ministry in a Tourist Town and The Commitment and Cost of Training Church Planters (Chris Ekins from Coast Evangelical Church, Forster)

59

25.1 Transitioning Roles to Church Plant, Stepping into a Senior Role, Change Management in Churches (Ben Ho from Centenary Church and Steve Tran from St. Lucia Evangelical Church)

60

24.12 Passionate Hearts for God: Crafting Services to Serve and Shape a Loving Community (Andrew Hayes, Charles Cleworth and Liv Chapman) | Workshop | 2023 Reach Australia National Conference

61

24.11 The Noble Call of the Pastor (Phil Colgan) | Plenary Talk | 2023 Reach Australia National Conference

62

24.10 How Do I Keep Going In Ministry? (Des Smith) | Plenary Talk | 2023 Reach Australia National Conference

63

24.9 Community and Mission from the Book of Acts (Greg Lee) | Plenary Talk | 2023 Reach Australia National Conference

64

24.8 Family Systems View On Care: Reciprocity and Responsibility (Lauren Errington) | Workshop | 2023 Reach Australia National Conference

65

24.7 Caring For Your Flock: A Practical Guide To Organising Church Care (Sally Sims and Caroline Litchfield) | Workshop | 2023 Reach Australia National Conference

66

24.6 Enduring in Hardship for the Sake of the Gospel (Andrew Heard) | Plenary Talk | 2023 Reach Australia National Conference

67

24.5 Culture, Key Principles (Connection, Care, Community) & Ecosystem (Tim Clemens) from the Reach Australia National Conference 2023

68

24.4 The Glory and Struggle of Church (Karl Deenick) | 2023 National Conference

69

24.3 Better Together in Mission (Rory Shiner) | Talk 3 out of 3 | 2023 National Conference

70

24.2 Better Together in Church (Rory Shiner) | Talk 2 out of 3 | 2023 National Conference

71

24.1 Better Together with Christ (Rory Shiner) | Talk 1 out of 3 | 2023 National Conference

72

23.3 Reaching Muslim Australians (Samuel Green)

73

23.2 Reaching Vietnamese Australians (Nam Doan)

74

23.1 Reaching Hindu Australians (Jeri Jones Sparks)

75

Special: Shepherd Leadership (Scott Curtis)

76

22.5 Mission Audiobook (Dave Jensen)

77

22.4 Pastoring is Leadership Audiobook (Andrew Heard)

78

22.3 Pastoring is Taking Heed Audiobook (Tony Payne)

79

22.2 The Reach Australia Framework Audiobook

80

22.1 Our First Audiobook (Serving Others)

81

21.6 Awareness and Connection Events (Dave Jensen, Jo Clark, Dave Robertson)

82

21.5 Follow Up to the Conversion Engine (Dave Jensen, Jo Clarke, Dave Robertson)

83

21.4 Conversion Engine (Dave Jensen, Jo Clark, Dave Robertson)

84

21.3 Competence and Connections (Dave Jensen, Jo Clark, Dave Robertson)

85

21.2 Conviction and Confidence: Banging the Mission Drum (Dave Jensen, Jo Clark, Dave Robertson)

86

21.1 New Mission Season (Dave Jensen, Jo Clark, Dave Robertson)

87

How's Mission Going in your Church? (A New Series with Dave Jensen)

88

20.5 Al Stewart on Preaching (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches)

89

20.4 Adam Ch'ng on Preaching (Melbourne)

90

20.3 Phil Colgan on Preaching (Sydney)

91

20.2 Des Smith on Preaching (Adelaide)

92

20.1 Rory Shiner on Preaching (Perth)

93

Want to Preach Better? (Season 20 Trailer)

94

Special: Young Leaders (Paul Young, Perth and Jayesh Naran, Brisbane)

95

19.3 Principles and Ideas for Church Apprenticeships (Rhett Harris)

96

19.2 Myths About Church Apprenticeships (James Hoey and Ben Pfahlert)

97

19.1 Church Apprenticeships (MTS - Ben Pfahlert)

98

18.9 Transformed by the Gospel; Mobilised for Ministry Romans 12:1–8 (Andrew Reid Part 2)

99

18.8 Wolves, Sheep and Good Shepherds: 1 Peter 5 (Andrew Reid Part 1)

100

18.7 The Church We Want to Build: Hebrews 9 (Phil Colgan)

101

18.6 Making Change (Andrew Heard)

102

18.5 Leading A Church Towards Serving Others (Grahame Fuller Part 2)

103

18.4 Leading A Church Towards Serving Others (Grahame Fuller Part 1)

104

18.3 Work For the Kingdom: Colossians 1:1-14 (Peter Orr)

105

18.2 Humility in Team Ministry: Philippians 1 & 2 (Paul Harrington Part 2)

106

18.1 Humility in Team Ministry: Philippians 1 & 2 (Paul Harrington Part 1)

107

17.8 Advanced Ecosystem Thinking (Greg Lee)

108

17.7 Recruiting At Every Size (Wayne Connor)

109

17.6 Build More Leaders (Dan Ford)

110

17.5 Rosters to Teams (Scott Curtis, Katy Annis, Matt Lehmann)

111

17.4 Kids Ministry (Sarah Blanch and Andrew Horsfield)

112

17.3 How to unleash 60% of your church (Jo Gibbs)

113

17.2 Admin (Sam Jensen)

114

17.1 Metrics (Peter Blanch)

115

16.4 Mobilise a church of 400 people - Part 2 (Dan Ford)

116

16.3 Mobilise a church of 400 people - Part 1 (Dan Ford)

117

16.2 Mobilise a church of 120-250 people (James Galea, Katy Annis, Scott Curtis)

118

16.1 Mobilise a church of 75 people (Mike Sams)

119

15.8 Loving God - Conundrums (Charles Cleworth)

120

15.7 Loving God - More Dangers (Trevor Hodge)

121

15.6 Loving God - Dangers (Andrew Heard)

122

15.5 Deep In The Word - 3 Principles (Ben Broadfoot)

123

15.4 On Mission Part 2 - The 'What' of Mission (Dave Robertson & Josh Allen)

124

15.3 On Mission Part 1 - The 'Why' of Mission (Dave Robertson & Josh Allen)

125

15.2 In Community (Practical with Tim Clemens)

126

15.1 In Community (Theological with Tony Payne)

127

14.1 Lead Your Team (Aaron Boyd)

128

Short: Four Types Of Church Merger

129

13.3 Is Your Church Healthy Enough To Be The Lead Church In A Merge?

130

Short: Five Stages Of A Church Merger

131

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

132

13.1 An Introduction To Church Mergers

133

Bonus: Dave's Story Of Getting A Church Consultation

134

12.3 During and After The Building Process (Church Buildings Part 3)

135

12.2 Before You Build (Church Buildings Part 2)

136

12.1 An Introduction To Church Buildings and Renovations (Church Buildings Part 1)

137

Special: Do I Have What It Takes To Plant A Church?

138

11.5 Ecosystem Thinking

139

11.4 Break It Down

140

11.3 Take and Build Responsibility

141

11.2 Faithful To The Means

142

11.1 Clarify The Big Thing

143

Special: Pastoring - Leadership and Taking Heed (Andrew Heard and Paul Grimmond)

144

10.17 Mobilising Women in 2021 (Cathie Heard)

145

10.16 Mission To The Nations (Kanishka Raffel)

146

10.15 Reaching The Next Generation (Iggy Wong)

147

10.14 Small Group Myths (Grahame Fuller)

148

10.13 Deep in Word Gatherings (Andrew Hayes & Trevor Hodge)

149

10.12 Leading Change (Andrew Heard)

150

10.11 Deep in the Word (Murray Caphill)

151

10.10 The Word in the Whole Ecosystem (Derek Hanna)

152

10.9 Coaching Interview (Alan Au & Phil Cogan)

153

10.8 Reach Australia Vision

154

10.7 100 Church Plants

155

10.6 Truth in Love (Lionel Windsor)

156

10.5 A Fierce Conversation (Andrew Heard)

157

10.4 The State of Australian Christianity (Al Stewart)

158

10.3 Deeper Hope Isaiah 61 (Gary Millar)

159

10.2 5 Big Things (Andrew Heard)

160

10.1 Deeper Holiness Isaiah 6 (Gary Millar)

161

Season 10 Starts Tomorrow

162

9.3 Lead Yourself (Al Stewart)

163

9.2 The Roles Of A Pastoral Leader (Ray Galea)

164

9.1 Time Management (Alan Au)

165

Season 9 Starts Tomorrow

166

8.20 Your Church's First Hire

167

8.19 Evangelistic Courses Part 2

168

8.18 Evangelistic Courses Part 1

169

8.17 Break Growth Barriers Part 2

170

8.16 Break Growth Barriers Part 1

171

8.15 Build A Training Hospital Part 2

172

8.14 Build A Training Hospital Part 1

173

8.13 Small Groups Part 2

174

8.12 Small Groups Part 1

175

8.11 Serve In A Small Church Part 2

176

8.10 Serve In The Small Church Part 1

177

8.9 Serve Part 2

178

8.8 Serve Part 1

179

8.7 Mission In A Small Church Part 2

180

8.6 Mission In A Small Church Part 1

181

8.5 Mission Part 2

182

8.4 Mission Part 1

183

8.3 Community and Integration Part 2

184

8.2 Community and Integration Part 1

185

8.1 Godward Responsiveness

186

7.9 Reach International Students (Ben Ho)

187

7.8 A Returned Missionary's Perspective (Derek Brotherson)

188

7.7 A Denominational Perspective (Gary Koo)

189

Do You Live In NSW?

190

7.6 Reach Australian Koreans (Steve Oh)

191

Do You Live In Queensland?

192

7.5 Reach Australian Born Chinese (Eugene Hor)

193

Do You Live In South Australia?

194

7.4 Many Cultures Side By Side (Paul Webb)

195

Do You Live In Sydney?

196

7.3 Reach The World From A Cage (Ying Yee)

197

Do You Live In Western Australia?

198

7.2 It's More Nuanced Than Honour/Shame (Dan Wu)

199

Do You Live In Victoria?

200

7.1 Reach Cross-Cultural Australia (Adam Ch'ng, Iggy Wong, Peter Luu)

201

Season 7 Coming Soon

202

6.9 Shape Your Church's Calendar Around Mission (Luther Symons)

203

6.8 Missional Kids Ministry (Sandy Galea)

204

2021 National Conference 18-19 May

205

6.7 Innovative Mission In Perth (Paul Young)

206

6.6 Missional Theology and Practice (Andrew Heard)

207

6.5 Honest Evangelism Through The Church (Rico Tice)

208

6.4 Evangelistic Courses (Jordan Peterson and Josh Lean)

209

6.3 Lessons From London For Australia (Richard Coekin and Tom Heasman)

210

6.2 A Blank Slate For Mission (Elliot Temple)

211

6.1 Starting A Missional Church (Grant Borg)

212

Season 6 Trailer

213

5.6 Objections To Ecosystem Thinking

214

5.5 Transition From Congregational To Specialist To Matrix Ministry

215

5.4 Measuring Outcomes In Your Church Ecosystem

216

5.3 Pastor In Teams

217

5.2 Re-Work Your Discipleship Pathway

218

5.1 Clarify Your High Level Outcome

219

Season 5 Trailer

220

4.15 On Leadership With Greg Lee

221

4.14 On Leadership With Cathie Heard

222

4.13 On Leadership With Michael Lin

223

4.12 Church Consultation

224

4.11 On Leadership With Craig Glassock

225

4.10 On Leadership With Luther Symons

226

4.9 Young Australian Church Leaders Round-Table

227

4.8 Think Theologically: Your Church's Relaunch (Lionel Windsor, Andrew Heard, Mikey Lynch)

228

4.7 Are Church Leaders Responsible For Growth?

229

4.6 Disruption Brings Opportunity

230

4.5 Reach Australia's Leadership Development Program

231

4.4 On Leadership With Gary Millar

232

4.3 On Leadership With Phil Colgan

233

4.2 On Leadership With Ray Galea

234

4.1 On Leadership With Al Stewart

235

3.6 Mission During COVID (Greg Lee)

236

3.5 Community During COVID (Greg Lee and Mike Sams)

237

3.4 ReLaunch Australia 27 May Special-Event

238

3.3 Restart Your Church Post-Covid (Greg Lee and Mike Sams)

239

3.2 Is 'Church Online' Church? (Lionel Windsor, Mikey Lynch, Andrew Heard)

240

3.1 Church During COVID (Greg Lee)

241

2.6 The Church Ecosystem During COVID (Andrew Heard)

242

2.5 Serve: Church Ecosystem During COVID (Andrew Heard)

243

2.4 Mission: Church Ecosystem During COVID (Andrew Heard)

244

2.3 Godward Attentiveness: Church Ecosystem During COVID (Andrew Heard)

245

2.2 Deep In The Word: Church Ecosystem During COVID (Andrew Heard)

246

2.1 Us Together (Community): Church Ecosystem During COVID (Andrew Heard)

247

BONUS: Making Decisions (On Leadership with Craig Hamilton)

248

1.10 Why Systems Matter (On Leadership with Craig Hamilton)

249

1.9 Shut Up And Listen (On Leadership with Craig Hamilton)

250

1.8 Honesty and Vulnerability (On Leadership with Craig Hamilton)

251

1.7 Communicate From The Inside Out (On Leadership with Craig Hamilton)

252

1.6 Praise and Encouragement (On Leadership with Craig Hamilton)

253

1.5 Investing In Others (On Leadership with Craig Hamilton)

254

1.4 Love Your Team Members (On Leadership with Craig Hamilton)

255

1.3 Play To Your Strengths (On Leadership with Craig Hamilton)

256

1.2 Leadership Pipeline (On Leadership with Craig Hamilton)

257

1.1 What is Christian Leadership? (On Leadership With Craig Hamilton Series Introduction)

258

Reach Australia Podcast Trailer

259

The Youth Ecosystem

260

Multi-ethnic Evangelism

261

Establishing a Music Ministry

262

Church Operations

263

Developing Women Leaders

264

Mission Pathway Ecosystem Part 2

265

Mission Pathways Workshop Part 1

266

Preaching that Grows

267

Growing an Effective Kids Ministry

268

Community & Integration workshop – part 2

269

Community & Integration workshop – part 1

270

How Mission Builds the Church

271

The Mission Ecosystem Q&A

272

The Practicality of Church and Mission

273

The Theology of Church and Mission

274

Disciple-making and the Word of God

275

Mobilising Millennials

276

Mobilising Women for Ministry

277

Mobilising the Australian Asian Church

278

1 Timothy 6 | True & Reasonable

279

Acts 20:17-38 | Embracing the Responsibility Together

280

Acts 12:1-25 | God will Prevail

281

Acts 4 | Courage to Preach

282

Acts 1:1-8 | The task we’ve been given

283

Working to Reach Outsiders

284

Regional Evangelism

285

Healthy Relationships in Life and Ministry

286

Understanding Community

287

Church Communication

288

Serving Revolution Ecosystem – part 2

289

Serving Revolution Ecosystem – part 1

290

Intentional Gatherings