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472 Deep and warm: how to make every Sunday feel like the gospel we preach (Part 2 of 2) (Toby Neal and Liv Chapman Leggett)

October 21, 2026 · 22 min

Pete Hughes continues the conversation with Liv Chapman and Toby Neal from Vine Church, Sydney, about the practical ways church leaders can shape services feel both deep in gospel truth and warm in gospel love? In this second episode, they…
471 Deep and warm: how to make every Sunday feel like the gospel we preach (Part 1 of 2) (Toby Neal and Liv Chapman Leggett)

October 14, 2026 · 30 min

What does it look like for our Sunday gatherings to be both deep in gospel truth and warm in gospel love? Pete Hughes chats with Liv Chapman and Toby Neal from Vine Church, Sydney about how the way we run our church services can better…
470 Old man vs young man in planting (Tim Baldwin)

October 6, 2026 · 31 min

What is the best age to plant a church? In this episode, Gus McCowatt chats with Tim Baldwin to explore the realities of church planting at different stages of life. Having planted in both his early 30s and again in his late 40s, Tim…
469 SEO tips to make your church findable on Google (Aaron Taylor)

September 30, 2026 · 23 min

Most people looking for a church start with a Google search. But if someone searched for a church in your area, would they find yours? You might not even know what SEO stands for, but it plays a significant role in helping people discover…
468 Disagreement done right - how to deal with tension (Tim Dyer)

September 23, 2026 · 30 min

Tim Dyer joins Gus McCowatt to about what we do when tension surface in a ministry team, and how leaders can respond. They discuss: Why our assumptions about other people can fuel conflictHow poor behaviour can do more damage than the…

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467 Theology in practice of pastoral transformation (Paul Grimmond)

September 15, 2026 · 29 min

How do we know if people in our churches are truly growing? In this episode, Paul Grimmond joins Gus McCowatt to explore what it means to pursue pastoral transformation in the messiness of life. What to guard against to not become…
466 Counterintuitive ministry lessons - surely this can't be right (Al Stewart)

September 8, 2026 · 25 min

Al Stewart shares 28 of the craziest, most counterintuitive lessons he has learnt from his time in ministry. There are gems of wisdom for all stages of ministry life. You won’t hear this stuff in a textbook! Al Stewart has worked with…
465 What 40 years of leading people teaches you (Al Stewart)

September 1, 2026 · 17 min

A senior minister has an enormous influence on whether their team is healthy. After more than 40 years of ministry leadership, Al Stewart has learnt a few things the hard way. In this episode, Scott Sanders sits down with Al to unpack the…
464 What 15 years of church planting taught Al Stewart

August 25, 2026 · 17 min

New churches reach new people. So why is planting still such hard work? Scott Sanders catches up with Al Stewart to look back on 15 years of Geneva Push and Reach Australia: wins, mistakes and pushback. Why denominations can get in the way…
463 The small groups troubleshooting guide (Part 3 of 3)

August 18, 2026 · 20 min

We finally tackle all the awkward small group questions we’ve been avoiding. In the final episode of this three-part series, Scott Sanders and Richard Sweatman, discuss the topics about small groups they avoided in the first two…
462 Your small groups are only as healthy as their leaders (Part 2 of 3)

August 11, 2026 · 20 min

Healthy small groups don’t happen by accident. Your small groups are only as strong as the leaders you’re raising. So how do you find the right people, prepare them well, and keep helping them grow once they’re leading? In part two of this…
461 The hidden decisions behind every small groups ministry (Part 1 of 3)

August 4, 2026 · 23 min

Scott Sanders chats with Richard Sweatman, assistant pastor at Hunter Bible Church in Newcastle: They discuss these questions, and more: Are small groups primarily about Christian growth, relationships, fellowship, mission or serving? Can…

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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.