

Reach Australia Podcast
Reach Australia
Interviews from church leaders across the country, plus talks and workshops from Reach Australia's National Conference.
Also check out our shorter podcast The One Thing – designed to give you one solid, practical tip for gospel-centred ministry, every week.
Reach Australia is a network of churches - working together to seeing thousands of healthy, evangelistic, multiplying churches across Australia.
Also check out our shorter podcast The One Thing – designed to give you one solid, practical tip for gospel-centred ministry, every week.
Reach Australia is a network of churches - working together to seeing thousands of healthy, evangelistic, multiplying churches across Australia.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 1h 4min
31.5 Multisite churches workshop part 1 (Wade Burnett)
Wade Burnett shares what the current multisite landscape looks like in the United States. He reflects on how things have changed over time, the questions churches are now asking, and some of the strengths and challenges that have emerged along the way.Wade explores what Australian church leaders might take from it all.Wade Burnett is the Executive Pastor of McClean Bible Church.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

Jun 4, 2025 • 1h 29min
31.4 Loving God: warmth and depth in the gathering
A practical workshop on crafting gatherings so that unbelievers experience the gospel of God's grace in a rich, meaningful and life-transforming way.This seminar is for pastors, meeting leaders, song leaders, and those who plan services, to help you make every part of your gatherings an impactful moment for the believer and the unbeliever.---Liv Chapman Leggett is the Director of Magnification at Vine Church in Surry Hills, having previously worked at St Ebbe's in Oxford. She is also a Senior Ministry Consultant at Emu Music, and spends her time creating resources for their global training events, working on albums, and supporting their partners.Toby Neal is the founding pastor of Vine Church (Surry Hills, Sydney) and has a passion for seeing people connected to the life, love, and freedom Jesus offers.Sides from the workshopCREDITS: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

May 29, 2025 • 45min
31.3 Implications of the cross (Andrew Heard)
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

May 29, 2025 • 52min
31.2 Penal substitutionary atonement (Andrew Heard)
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

May 29, 2025 • 49min
31:1 The problem with humanity (Andrew Heard)
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

May 7, 2025 • 20min
30:7 Tools for sharing faith: Good News (Jeri Jones Sparks)
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

Apr 30, 2025 • 18min
30:6 Tools for sharing faith: Life (Jeremy Kidd)
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

Apr 23, 2025 • 28min
30.5 Tools for sharing faith: Simply Christianity (John Dickson)
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

Apr 16, 2025 • 27min
30.4 Tools for sharing faith: Discover (Dave Jensen)
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

Apr 9, 2025 • 31min
30.3 Tools for sharing faith: Two Ways to Live (Tony Payne)
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-known Australian tool for explaining the gospel in six simple steps. Tony Payne, one of the creators for Two Ways to Live, discusses its origins and structure - plus the impact it's had on evangelism and church training.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