This week we are joined by Al Gordon, the Rector of SAINT Church, now a church of 5 locations in the East of London. SAINT has been the incredible unfolding story of a church that has led with creativity and entrepreneurialism in a context that demands it. A church that is highly regarded for its design, bee-hives, craft beer, and a 2 day festival of creativity known as Renaissance. Hear first hand from Al as he shares their journey, as well his reflections on the nature of planting and breaking new ground for the Kingdom.   

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Colin shares his insights from a life time of being involved in church planting in Australia, and why now is a great time to plant a church. Interestingly, Colin unpacks how much has changed including the number one point of attraction for a person looking for a church no longer being preaching but being community engagement. 

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While God is calling us to do incredible things for his Kingdom, that never comes at the cost of intimacy with him and doing it in step with his spirit. This week we hear from author and well known leader, Rich Villodas, from New Life Fellowship Church in NYC. Rich shares about the tension of "Hussle culture" and doing great things for Jesus, all while ensuring that we are abiding in Jesus and doing great things from that place. Particularly in a world that is chaotic, highly driven and heightened, how can we as the church be deeply rooted in the non-anxious presence of Jesus? 

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Church Planting Live. Often we hear incredible success stories in retrospect, and we celebrate these! But what about those are right at the beginning of their journey? Beginning to sense the call and unsure where to start? This week we hear from Sarah and Trent Young, who have only just stepped out, relocated, and parachuted in to plant a church in Coffs Harbour. Stepping out from a great church, secure jobs, and a known entity, what does it feel like to take that step? Join us as we hear about the tension and intersect of faith and obedience. 

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Church Planting as Finger Prints. This week we are joined by Cody Byrne, who along with his wife Chantel planted Tribes Church in Perth in March 2021. Cody shares their incredible journey of relocating to Perth, and the profound steps along the way. One of the great highlights is how God impressed upon Cody the uniqueness of every church plant. Why do churches tend to look so similar? What is the invitation in doing bold, innovative things in our nation? Particularly we look to re-engage the emerging generations. We know you'll love this story. 

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Leaders who reach their goals without losing their Souls. This week we hear from Jason Perkins who is the Network Director of the Irresistible Churches Network, a network connected to Andy Stanley's Northpoint Community Church and passionate about creating spaces that Non-Church people want to belong to. Jason shares both his story, as well as his great passion for leaders to be healthy while still achieving great things for God. Jason's words drip wisdom, and we know this will encourage any leader who has felt the tension of going great things for God while walking in step with him. 

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Chris Swann Director of Church Planting for City to City in Australia provides insights about the sometimes unexpected grief that a sending church has when it plants a church. There are times when the leaders of sending churches are taken by surprise by the effect of friends leaving with the plant, the impact on income, and the inertia that can result from key people being sent out. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Talking from a wealth of experience, Chris provides insights every leader of a sending church should consider to avoid the pain and be prepared to send and plant again.

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Church Planting as a legacy. This week we hear from Joel Chelliah. Joel is both the Senior Pastor of Centrepoint Church in Perth, the WA ACC State President, as well as heading up the "HarvestNet" Church Planting network. Joel shares passionately about what it truly means to be a church fiercely committed to church planting. As both the recipient of such empowering and generosity and what it then means to pass it on and being a conduit to planting event more churches for the cause of Christ in our nation. We know this conversation will bless you! Particularly off the back of hearing from Sam & Esther Dix several weeks ago. 

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Evangelism for the average punter. This week we are joined by author and speaker Sam Chan. Sam has released several books on the topic of evangelism and how churches can identify and release every day lay people for the work of evangelism. We all recognise the everyday challenges of engaging people with the gospel, but the task has never been more at hand in 2022. We know this frank conversation will refresh you and challenge you to consider ways to empower your congregation. 

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The Power of the generations. This week we are joined by Jason Ballard, who is a gifted church leader functioning in several roles within Vancouver, Canada. He planted "The Way" church in the midst of the pandemic, as well as leading the Canadian Church Leaders Network. Jason shares some of his journey, as well as the gift of team in planting, the previous generation and significant leaders championing him as a leader, as well as the great hope for health, renewal, and the WHOLE body in Canada. There are some significant lessons for us as Church leaders in this episode.

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