Asking the right questions for lasting church health
In the middle of church growth and change, Paul Owens found himself running from one Sunday to the next. Through coaching, he discovered space to reflect, tools to lead with…
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What to do when your leader doesn’t lead
When your senior pastor isn’t leading — or at least, not leading well — what should you actually do? Today we drill into that tension without sugarcoating it. It’s not just…
A Heart for the Lost: Cultivating Evangelistic Urgency in Church Leaders
The best part of my (Scott Sanders) role at Reach Australia is working alongside church planters and church leaders to see them start new churches and see churches move towards…
The Power of the Pause: Looking Back to Go Forwards
Many of us working in ministry are organising resource-heavy Christmas events and juggling the end-of-year craziness. On top of all that, perhaps you’re getting emails from people leaving ministry teams…
How Do I Rest? Seven Types of Rest
A replay from your favourite episodes and coming at a timely part of the year: Derek and Scott look at the work of Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith on different types of rest. 1.…
Why ministry training must be a priority: a call to senior leaders
MTS (Ministry Training Strategy) seeks to multiply gospel workers through ministry apprenticeships to win the world for Christ. We interviewed James Hoey (Director of Partnerships) and Clare Merkel (Partnership Developer).…
Three dysfunctional types of teams and how to fix them
Working out what sort of team you are is important to understand the strengths and weaknesses of your team. Three types of teams: Working out what sort of team you…
Is Your Ministry Training Effective? 6 Questions
Why are so few men and women stepping into gospel ministry? Maybe cultural pressures are making the costs of ministry feel too great. Or maybe we’re simply recruiting the wrong…
Measuring small group health: what actually matters?
How do you actually measure whether small groups are actually working? Richard Sweatman from Hunter Bible Church joins us to unpack what matters most – from clarifying purpose, to tracking…