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November 11, 2024376 Why Everyone Needs to Know About the Church Planter Questionnaire
You might not ever plant a church, but you should be looking for people who can. Where are you going to send them if you think they might be suitable?

Hopefully you'll send them straight to the Church Planter Questionnaire on the Reach Australia website. Here's what you need to know about it before you send them the link.
Gospel Workers Questionnaire: For anyone considering serving in ministry.

Church Planters Questionnaire: Specifically for those thinking about leading a church plant.
These self-assessments are most helpful when followed by a debrief conversation to fully unpack the results.
Defining Success in Church Planting:
Sustainability and effective outreach.

Convictions: Strong gospel convictions and a concern for the lost.

Competencies: Visionary leadership and emotional intelligence (both of which can be developed).

Team Size: A larger planting team often signals greater success potential.

TOOL BOX:
Gospel Workers Questionnaire
Church Planters Questionnaire
Church Planting Prospectus
Church Planting Australia Podcast

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24 min
November 04, 2024375 Learning From Two New Churches That Launched In 2024 (Chris Mann and Rob Abboud)
Chris Mann (Cornerstone Box Hill, Sydney) and Rob Abboud (MBM Church Blacktown, Sydney) launched churches in 2024!
What happens when you aren't prepared

Seeing and getting your teams working

The difference between week one and week two

The process of seeing new people start to get integrated

What makes a good lead-up process, including the assessment process

Keeping alignment on track with both the launch team and new people coming in

Watching for the moments of God working

TOOL BOX:
Church Planting Australia Podcast
Gospel Workers Questionnaire
Church Planters Questionnaire
Reach Australia National Conference '25: watch for the planting conference
MBM Blacktown
Cornerstone Anglican Box Hill

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28 min
October 28, 2024374 Why Do I Need to Think About Term One Now?
Term One: It seems an eternity away. After all, we haven’t even got to Christmas yet! But the key to starting strong in Term One is getting on track in Term Four.
Think ahead about the five important things for Term One

Ensure you’re ready to welcome new people coming into church

Aligning new leaders and staff is crucial. How will you do it?

Be prepared for mission opportunities: plan ahead
Think ahead about the 5 important things for term 1

Make sure you are ready to catch the new people coming into church

The importance of alignment for new leaders and staff is key. How will you do it?

Being prepared for mission opportunities: plan ahead
TOOL BOX:
332 What Do I Need to Think About in Term 1 2024
279 What Do I Need to Think About In Term 1 2023
280 Joining A New Staff Team
166 Refreshing Your Staff Meetings Part 1
167 Refreshing Your Staff Meetings Part 2
315 Organising My Preaching Program

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20 min
October 21, 2024373 The Crucial Link Between Global Mission and Reaching Australia for Jesus
"We become bolder in our local mission when we see what God is doing globally."

Being a healthy church means being concerned what God is doing throughout the whole world.

Wei Han Kuan thinks that Charles Perry (the evangelical founding bishop of Melbourne) got it right when he said in 1851 that “the best means of ensuring the health of the local church is a vital commitment to world missions.”
How do have the conversation about how many missionaries you're supporting in global ministry? And who they should be?

Can you name the missionaries you support?

How do you think about a balance different types of mission partners?

How do you send people out from your local church?

Are you AIMING to send people from your local church?

Who is responsible for discerning who should be sent?

Generous churches breed generous people

TOOL BOX:
Redeeming Babel by Wei-Han Kuan
Gaining by Losing by J D Greear
52: The Sending Church
Policies - to come
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25 min
October 14, 2024372 Are Churches Making the Most of Missionaries on Home Assignment?
How does global mission partnership work? "In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now," (Philippians 1:4-5). The Philippian church was not just concerned about how the gospel was going in their city, but where Paul was ministering as well.
Partnerships at a church and an individual level

Missionaries on home assignment at your church - what's helpful and what's unhelpful?

Why link the visits of missionaries to local mission?

How missionaries can be great for community building

Using tech to support and encourage people around the world

TOOL BOX:
Ideas for Praying for Missionaries
Ideas for Caring for Missionaries
CMS Support

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26 min
October 07, 2024371 New Trends in Church Planting
Carey Neiuwhof has looked at some of the changes in North America, but what about the changes in Australia?
We are closing more churches than starting. Is closing a church a bad thing?

Fill in the blanks: we only have one church for every XXXX people in Australia

How long do Australian churches take to become viable?

Why too much funding is a problem for church plants

Why authenticity matters

Doing it alone: when does it work?

What to look for in a planting core team

TOOL BOX:
Church Planting is Changing: Here's How to Change With It by Carey Nieuwhof
Gospel Workers Questionnaire
Church Planters Questionnaire
Church Planting Australia Podcast
Reach Australia National Conference '25: watch for the planting conference

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31 min
September 30, 2024370 Helping People Transition Churches
25% of people in churches will have switched in the last 5 years. Changing churches is hard, but it's meant to be.
When is a good time for people to move churches (geography, kids and families)?

What are some of realities of people switching?

How do pastors pastor people doing a switch (both leaving and gaining)?

What about people moving to a church plant?

TOOL BOX:
How to Walk into Church
Unmissable Church
301 How do I Help People come to Church? (Part 1) about Unmissable Church
302 How do I Help People come to Church? (Part 2) about Unmissable Church
Integration Pathway
Love Your Church

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28 min
September 23, 2024369 Helping Workers Transition to Retirement (Philip Hayes)
Retirement is more than golf, gardening and travel. Once someone finishes work, they enter a new phase of life. Philip Hayes (EV Church, Erina), a retired eye surgeon, thought about what would happen if we used this as a great opportunity for the gospel. He's developed a great ministry to help others transition to this new stage of life.
Phillip talks about:
The life of a retiree is not what you think

Retirees work better together. How do we get them together?

Realigning their hearts to their new life stage

Helping people to look back as well as looking forward

What retirees can do in ministry

TOOLBOX:
The Course of Your Life
TALK WITH SOMEONE

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29 min
September 15, 2024368 Helping Couples Transition to Families (Geoff and Wendy Lin)
The timeline for some people is that they meet their spouse, get married, and prepare to have kids. (It's not everyone and we love people who are single or kids is not an option for them!). But some people find themselves about to have kids, but are at a congregation that does not have a kids program.
Geoff and Wendy Lin from Holy Trinity in Adelaide talk about how they prepare couples for kids. Here is what they cover:
What people can do before they have kids to develop great habits

How ministers can help the transition and preparing people for it

The importance of farewelling people from one congregation,

Some of the changes people should expect as they change churches

What is different for mums or dads to change churches

Making sure family does not become the idol
TOOLBOX:
"Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come. (Psalm 71:18)
61: Marriage and Ministry with Keith and Sarah Condie
98: Marriage and Ministry with Dan and Teresa Lee
Webinar with Paul Tripp, Craig Tucker and Ruth Sheath

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29 min
September 09, 2024367 Helping Youth Transition to Young Adults in Church (Karl Bonner)
Youth and young adults have unique challenges. Karl Bonner from Northlight Anglican Church shares:
Changes from school to post-school: from programmed to self-initiated

Church provides constancy when there is a lot of change

Effects of COVID on people leaving school

Differences between adults and young adults

Young adults are less likely to conceal their sins, but are less likely to continue in good habits?

Appropriate levels of responsibilities

How to teach them in ways that leaves them wanting more

TOOLBOX:
247 Youth Ministry
The Ecosystem and Youth Ministry
The Leadership Pipeline ebook
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30 min