How do we think about our money and resources as Christian disciples? Yoel Frank has written a book to help us practically think through what it means to be a disciple with money.

1. Live Simply

2. Give Habitually

3. Spend Missionally

4. Invest Impactfully

5. Steward Wisely

SHOW NOTES:

The Barefoot Disciple Webpage

**If you purchase the Barefoot Disciple from this link, Yoel will donate the proceeds to Reach Australia**

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Money is a taboo topic for churches, and there has been some ministries that have brought disrepute to the gospel through the misuse of money, Yet we need to manage and talk about money and generosity as churches not just for budgets but because money management is a part of being a disciple.

Jo talks with Tish Maier, Reach Australia's Support Manager, about how and why ministers need to talk about generosity.

SHOW NOTES:

The Generosity Project - a 6 part  interactive resource from Matthias Media aimed at shifting the culture of generosity in our churches, in a positive way.  -

Rod Irvine talking about generosity to church plants

Longer talk from Rod Irvine on raising resources for churches

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There is caring for people who are in need and there is disciple making. But do these things need to be at odds?

Sally Sims is the Care Ministry Coordinator at Christ Church, St Ives, on Sydney's North Shore. She's author of Together Through the Storm A Practical Guide to Christian Care and she sits down with Jo Gibbs to talk about how pastoral care can be disciple making.

SHOW NOTES:

Sally's book can be found here. Watch for the 2nd Edition in August.

Care resource list from the Reach Australia National Conference

Disciple Making Pastoral Care by Sally Sims

Disciple Making Pastoral Care within Small Groups by Sarie King

Keep watching for more Reach Australia Resources

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There's times when life falls apart and things just don't turn out as we planned, and they're often unexpected things that turn up that are not in your diary. It can be a matter of time before gospel workers are overwhelmed with requests and needs. How do we manage all this?

Sally Sims is the Care Ministry Coordinator at Christ Church, St Ives, on Sydney's North Shore. She's author of Together Through the Storm A Practical Guide to Christian Care and she sits down with Jo Gibbs to talk about how to care for people in church without being overwhelmed.

SHOW NOTES:

Sally's Book can be found here. Watch for the 2nd Edition in August.

Care resource list from the Reach Australia National Conference

Sally's workshop...coming soon.

Keep watching for more Reach Australia Resources

CREDITS:

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People think they come to church 17% more than they actually do!  Scott chats with Richard Sweatman and Antony Barraclough about their new book Unmissable church with advice for pastors and members of churches to encourage people to come to church more regularly.

In this episode they look at whether going to a small group is enough, what excuses people make for not going to church and how do you build community with multiple congregations

SHOW NOTES:

Part 1 is here

Unmissable Church can be bought from Matthias Media or our friends at the Wandering Bookseller

Antony's Doctoral thesis

Richard has also written two books on small groups: Being a Small Group Leader and Writing a Small Group Study

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The One Thing is brought to you by Reach Australia.

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People think they come to church 17% more than they actually do!  Scott chats with Richard Sweatman and Antony Barraclough about their new book Unmissable church with advice for pastors and members of churches to encourage people to come to church more regularly.

How regularly should you come to church?

SHOW NOTES:

Unmissable Church can be bought from Matthias Media or our friends at the Wandering Bookseller

Antony's Doctoral thesis

Homegrown Faith can be heard here

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"It's been a showcase of God's work in the network".

After 6 years and 300 episodes Derek and Scott reflect on the ministry of the One Thing, their favourite episodes and interviews.

SHOW NOTES:

Episode 1: Convictions Drive Direction

Episode 189: The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

Episode 188: Bible Nudism

Episode 244: Reset: Where are you Now?

Episode 245: Reset: Where do you want to go?

Episode 246: Reset: How will you get there?

Episode 232: You Need Friends in Ministry

Episode 52: The Sending Church (J. D. Greear) 

Episode 53: Mobilising the Denomination for Mission (J. D. Greear)

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