Money is a tool for advancing the gospel, not an end in itself. While generosity extends to more than just money, it reflects God’s heart and should be tied to the church’s vision. Churches need to think about how they talk about and plan to use money.

Key Topics Covered:

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

01:17 Why have churches and pastors not talked about money?

04:52 How to talk about the budget

10:00 Is it the role of the senior minister to talk about money?

11:54 Emotions around money

13:26 The Challenge of Pastors

16:51 Putting Relevance, Urgency, and Tangibility into the Deficit

18:31 How to organize a church budget

21:25 Should churches invest?

23:36 The 5 main considerations when investing

24:54 Liquidity

25:47 Diversification

27:38 One piece of advice for pastors

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This episode is packed with wisdom, practical advice, and encouragement for gospel workers navigating the complexities of finances while staying focused on their mission. Whether you're just starting out in ministry or nearing retirement, this conversation will help you think biblically and strategically about money.



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"A minister may fill his pews, his communion role, the mouths of the public, but what that minister is on his knees in secret before God Almighty, that he is, and no more"​

Richard Sweatman talks the importance and habits that should keep a pastor being effective and walking with God.

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Dave Keun from Kellyville Anglican explains how they managed to turn the church around from little evangelistic fruit to having a humming missional engine.

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Murray Capill, author of The Heart is the Target, workshops preaching not merely information, but how to stir the heart to love God.

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Al James works through how do we help youth to love God. we pick it up after he has just asked for suggestions from the group about what loving God looks like in youth.

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Thinking about your church through a series of  of ecosystem, people groups and structures can help you work out where your problems actually are, make wise decisions for the future and allocate resources to be effective and healthy as a church. Greg Lee from Hunter Bible Church ran a workshop on this to help people see how to stand back and think about where the problems and solutions in your church actually lie.

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Paul sees the city of Athens, a city full of idols and it grieves him. Do we grieve in the same way? Paul sees this and tries to make the gospel known. Phil Colgan opens the Foundations day of the Reach National conference with a talk in Acts 17.

Next year's conference is May 19-22, including the foundations day on the Monday.



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"You have had a week in the green house, it is now time to get back out into the jungle." Alan Au wraps up the plenary sessions of the National Conference. He challenges us to live for the glory of God.

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How do we address the hearts of unbelievers and believers in the church service? Church needs both depth and warmth. It needs to engage the hearts of believers and unbelievers. Murray Capill continues to apply his challenge of engaging the heart to church.

Make sure you listen to his first talk.





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