Ben Higgins from Alpha Australia speaks to Alex about their significant milestone of reaching 1 million Alpha Course participants across Australia.

Ben also speaks on the different ways people are exploring faith through the Alpha course, and how Alpha is helping to increase church attendance in the UK.

Listen to Alex Milne and Sunday Celebration every Sunday morning from 6am on Brisbane's 96five.

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Gavin Brown is the Lead Pastor of Alice Springs Baptist Church, and spoke to Alex Milne about the challenges and rewards of leading a church in the dead centre of Australia.

Gavin joined Alice Springs Baptist in 2017, after growing up in Gippsland, Victoria and then a call from God to join the ministry.

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96five's Alex Milne spoke to Dave Wood from the Catacomb Church in Coober Pedy about how Bush Church Aid is ensuring the gospel message remains in the remote South Australian mining town of Coober Pedy.

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Ahead of the 2025 Baptist World Congress in Brisbane, Alex Milne spoke to Rev. Dr. Elijah Brown, the General Secretary and CEO of the Baptist World Alliance.

As General Secretary and CEO, Rev. Dr. Brown has the overall leadership responsibilities for the BWA and is its chief representative within the Baptist family and to governments, global organizations and institutions, and other Christian World Communions and faith traditions.  

Elected as the ninth General Secretary and the youngest in the history of the BWA, Rev. Dr. Brown brings strategic and visionary leadership as the principal leader to the Baptist movement as well as a ministry passion for the vision of the BWA to “network the Baptist family to impact the world for Christ.”

Alex also spoke to Rev. Stewart Pieper, Director of Church Services for Queensland Baptists about what people can expect from the 2025 Baptist World Congress.

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Josh Baade, along with his wife Trish, serve with Mobile Mission Maintenance, an organisation that practically helps those who serve on the mission field.

Find out more about Mobile Missioni Maintenance.

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Derek is the Executive Pastor of Gateway Baptist Church in Brisbane.  He is also the host of the 96five podcast 'The Secret Place', in addition to serving on the board of 96five.

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James Hall is an Australian Army Chaplain based at the Enoggera Barracks in Brisbane. 

He spoke to Alex Milne about the roles of chaplains in the modern defence force, and some of the roles they play around Anzac Day.

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Local worship leader and songwriter Nathan Fawcett is hosting the Worship Him event this New Year's Eve at Fire Church in Forest Glen on the Sunshine Coast.

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Alex Milne is currently broadcasting from the road and this weekend has been in the New England District of New South Wales.

He spoke to Rob Dewhurst, the secretary of the Armidale District Baptist Church about some of the history of the church, as well as some of the building projects that the church is undertaking.

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Alex Milne spoke to Greg Hewson from Tearfund Australia about the Global Hope Report, which addresses the current global challenges and their implications for both Christians and non-Christians in Australia.

You can read the report here.

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