In the middle of Sydney’s Muslim Ramadan street party—where food trucks line the streets and thousands celebrate—there’s a surprising presence: The Peace Tent. A Christian outreach, this space invites seekers to discover the peace of Jesus in the heart of the festival. If you want to grow in confidence sharing Jesus across cultures, this episode is for you.

TOOLBOX:

Connecting Muslims: A Guide to Communicating Effectively by Fouad Masri

Telling the Gospel Through Story by Christine Dillon

Where to Start with Islam by Samuel Green

Reaching Australian Muslims with Samuel Green (Reach Australia Podcast)

Faraj has more coming in a future episode in the Reach Australia Podcast

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What does good welcoming look like in church? Instead of just talking about it, we follow Nathan Brewer as he leads the welcoming team at Kellyville Anglican Church — seeing firsthand how Kellyville Anglican works to foster a genuinely warm and inviting church environment.

TOOL BOX

YouTube Version of the Episode

Screenshots of Kellyville Connect Card and where it appears in the service

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Gospel Growth and Christian Community ebook

Reach Australia Digital (Helping you with branding and website)

Community and Integration Workshop Part 1

Community and Integration Workshop Part 2

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First impressions matter, and churches often underestimate how much. Peter Blanch and Scott Sanders discuss how small changes can make a big impact in helping people feel seen, valued, and truly at home.

TOOL BOX

Secret shopper checklist

Gospel Growth and Christian Community ebook

Reach Australia Digital (Helping you with branding and website)

Community and Integration Workshop Part 1

Community and Integration Workshop Part 2

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Are you suffering from death by meetings? Meetings can be soul-crushing or life-changing. Have you stopped to think about how to make yours truly effective so we can be using our resources effectively for the gospel?

Scott Sanders and Derek Hanna talk about:



TOOLBOX:

Death by Meeting by Patrick M. Lencioni

Getting Your Meeting Rhythms Down | Ep 15

Refresh Your Staff Meetings (Part 1) | Ep 166

Refresh Your Staff Meetings (Part 2) | Ep 167



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At the start of the year, many of us may realise we spent the previous year caught in a cycle of constant activity—just doing, without much reflection or planning, and barely surviving. How can we break free from this endless seven-day grind?

TOOL BOX:

Reach Australia National Conference

Leadership Pipeline ebook

Team Development Program

Covey's Quadrant

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Your calendar is not just the place where you put tasks to do and meetings to be had. It's about aligning your time with your values and integrity.

Scott Sanders and Peter Blanch explore how to do this effectively:

TOOLBOX:

The Reach Australia Framework ebook

Getting Things Done by David Allen

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Slow Productivity by Cal Newport

What's Best Next by Mat Perman

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Gary Millar dives into holding tension in the Christian life, embracing differences, and leaning into Christlike living. It’s about being missionally effective and reflecting Jesus in our character. It's challenging, yes, but necessary—because calling each other to godliness is the truest form of leadership.

Gary's new book Both And And is out now — a book that’s part wake-up call, part guide for Christian leaders to walk the talk. Your personality? Important. But it doesn't exempt you from living under God’s rules. Leadership? It's about godliness first, not charisma or loopholes.

TOOLBOX:

Both And Ministry By Gary Millar

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There are some key phrases that leaders can use that create great gospel culture in your team. While they aren't always easy to say, they are an essential part of leadership.

Why are they important:

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:31 The Importance of Team Building

01:05 Personal Team Experiences

02:19 Four Powerful Phrases Overview

05:08 Phrase 1: I Don't Know

09:45 Phrase 2: You're Better at This Than I Am

12:56 Phrase 3: Do You Think?

15:55 Phrase 4: I'm Sorry

18:01 Applying the Four Phrases

21:07 Conclusion and Homework

21:57 Toolbox and Resources

TOOL BOX:

Wisdom in Leadership by Craig Hamilton (Chapter 37)

357 Inheriting and Building Teams (Ray Galea)

316 How do I Create a Culture of Trust in my Team

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Think Charles Dickens, but real life. For Steve McAlpine’s mother, Christmas wasn’t always merry: abandoned in foster care, kidnapped by her birth mother, left by her husband—then reconciled. Over 80 years, her extraordinary journey, shaped by the gospel, turned Christmas into something truly transformative.

Steve has a background in journalism and three decades experience pastoring and planting churches. He has spent most of his life in Western Australia, but is originally from Northern Ireland, emigrating, as so many did, back in the 1970s.



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Have a Merry Christmas!!



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