What happens during and after the construction commences? Andrew Robson joins Dave Keun.  

0:00 tenders 

04:53 project managers 

05:25 construction 

07:20 sacrificial goats 

09:30 maximising your return to the building 

12:10 the opposite of carpet warehouse 

13:35 celebrating 

14:15 defects 

14:45 resting the goat 

16:25 is this possible?

What should you consider before you begin construction on a church renovation or construction? Andrew Robson joins Dave Keun.   

0:00 Before you build 

2:46 Every church building is different 

5:05 More than a big box 

9:05 Before the build 

20:17 Raising Money 

35:49 Local Council 

40:25 Expectation Management 

46:51 Planning Off Site

Should your church renovate or build something new? Why do church buildings even matter? Is it achievable to fix your inherited church building? Andrew Robson joins Dave Keun.   

Church planters come in many shapes and sizes, not just the hipster inner-city alpha male. Derek Hanna, general manager of the church planting arm of Reach Australia (Geneva Push), recorded this talk for the Melbourne Church Planting Conference in November 2021. 

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Dave Keun (Reach Australia church consultant) lays out the Reach Australia framework:

1. Clarify the big thing

2. Be faithful to the means

3. Take responsibility, build responsibility

4. Break it down

5. Ecosystem thinking

End music: https://youtu.be/z8x1MCnD4SU

Get the free ebook.

Watch the video version of this episode on youtube.

Dave Keun (Reach Australia church consultant) lays out the Reach Australia framework:

1. Clarify the big thing

2. Be faithful to the means

3. Take responsibility, build responsibility

4. Break it down

5. Ecosystem thinking

End music: https://open.spotify.com/album/4ccwJQMwYC3NESfEyR80xw

Get the free ebook.

Watch the video version of this episode on youtube.

Dave Keun (Reach Australia church consultant) lays out the Reach Australia framework:

1. Clarify the big thing

2. Be faithful to the means

3. Take responsibility, build responsibility

4. Break it down

5. Ecosystem thinking

End music: https://open.spotify.com/track/5s2CM4dtoCz6YHTdJvYP3U?si=891a62a5202f441c

Get the free ebook.

Watch the video version of this episode on youtube.

Dave Keun (Reach Australia church consultant) lays out the Reach Australia framework:   

1. Clarify the big thing   

2. Be faithful to the means  

3. Take responsibility, build responsibility   

4. Break it down   

5. Ecosystem thinking  

End music: https://youtu.be/c9UbmfPNcXw

Get the free ebook.

Watch this episode on youtube.

Dave Keun (Reach Australia church consultant) lays out the Reach Australia framework: 

1. Clarify the big thing 

2. Be faithful to the means

3. Take responsibility, build responsibility 

4. Break it down 

5. Ecosystem thinking

End music: https://youtu.be/k2YHMcANKf8

This episode accompanies a free e-book written by Andrew Heard and Tony Payne, available at reachaustralia.com.au/resources.  

The video of this interview is available on the Reach Australia youtube.   

0:00 Introduction 

1:03 Unhelpful understandings of pastoral ministry 

2:13 The language of pastor in the Bible 

10:17 Training incoming pastors 

23:13 Meeting with your people 

26:53 Models of ministry 

30:40 Bad shepherds 

33:15 Accountability 

37:38 Is team pastoring really pastoring? 

43:51 Leadership is noble 

47:49 Men and women