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This week, listen into one of Pastor J.D.’s recent sermons on the life of King David as he answers the question, “What Does It Mean Practically to Follow Jesus?” Show Notes: What does it mean to become a Christian? According to the gospels, very simply, it means to follow Jesus. It doesn’t mean to start being perfect; it’s not to know every answer …

Not everyone should plant a church. As we pursue the goal of thousands of healthy, evangelistic, multiplying churches across Australia, we’d love to be part of helping 200 more churches get started by 2030. But if we want those churches to be healthy, we need to think carefully before starting a new church. SHOWNOTES Church Planting Australia podca…

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Jason Thacker who serves as the Chair of Research in Technology Ethics and is also the Director of the Research Institute at ERLC (The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission) of the Southern Baptist Convention. They discuss how technology is shapin…

This week, listen into one of Pastor J.D.’s recent sermons on the life of King David as he answers the question, “How can I know where God is moving?” Show Notes: David doesn’t figure out what he wants to do and ask God to bless it; he asks God what God wants to do and seeks to follow him. We see countless examples of this, like the question that o…

Derek and Scott discuss mission theology, mission heat and mission funnel. SHOWNOTES The written resource: reachaustralia.com.au/mission The podcast season: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/reach-australia-podcast/id1495281763By LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

This week, listen into one of Pastor J.D.’s recent sermons on the life of King David and his friendship with Jonathan and discover what makes the best friendship. Show Notes: Here’s what David’s friendship with Jonathan did: 1. It shielded David. Jonathan alerted David to danger that he was unaware of. He saw things that David could not see. The ce…

How much should you expect the average church member to give? SHOWNOTES Giving Generously Neither Poverty Nor Riches Vital Signs by the Unstuck GroupBy LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

This week, listen into one of Pastor J.D.’s recent sermons where he explained a question based on Matthew, Chapter 7: “Can you be active in church and still go to hell?” Show Notes: On that final day there will be a lot of people, Jesus says, to whom he says, “You were active in my church; you were super religious; but you never really repented; so…

Are you joining a new ministry team? Is someone joining your team? SHOWNOTES The First 90 Days Staff your church for growth Ep 182 – your church’s first hire Ep 152 – avoid hiring the wrong personBy LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

This week we wrap up our marriage and family series. Pastor J.D. jumps from talking about traditional marriage and family to answer a controversial family question. Show Notes: Two perspectives to this: 1. Is it biblically permissible? 2. Even if it isn’t, is this one of those ‘live and let live’ areas? Not everything Christians believe about moral…

Where should you focus your energy in term 1 as you serve in ministry? What issues are particularly worth your attention in January? SHOWNOTES OKRs – Episode 164 Term 4 – Episode 261 and 262 Term 3 – Episode 248By LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

The presents may all be unwrapped, but how much is too much? It may be too late for this Christmas, but perhaps in the new year this is a question you’d like to wrestle with in your family. Show Notes: Christmas is about gifts, mostly the extravagant gift of Jesus. Jesus calls us to follow him–how did he leverage his resources. Certainly, it’s wise…

3 book recommendations for your summer. SHOWNOTES Strange New World Fight Flight and Faith Acrostic OfBy LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by former co-host Barnabas Piper who is an author, speaker, and an assistant pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee. During the conversation, they discuss how to decide if and when you should go to seminary, how to facilitate community in yo…

This week, as we continue our marriage and family series, Pastor J.D. discusses how many kids Christians should consider having. Show Notes: Proverbs 24:27: Establish your work in the field, afterward build your house. Doesn’t mean you have to wait a long time or that you need to be rich. But you probably don’t want to be on the rocks. In general, …

Jez and Ray from EV Church.By LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

This week, as we continue our marriage and family series, Pastor J.D. gives us the second half of his 10 stages of grace-saturated, gospel-centered fighting. He’s joined by his wife, Veronica, for another episode. Show Notes: If you missed the first half of this episode, take a look now. 10 Stages in Grace-Saturated, Gospel-Centered Fighting: 6. Be…

Greg Cooper (Melbourne) and Curtis Smith (Sydney). Curtis’ Suggestions 1. Oh come all ye faithful 2. Joy to the world 3. Away in a manger 4. Oh come oh come Emmanuel 5. Hark the herald angels sing 6. O little town of Bethlehem 7. Who is he in yonder stall 8. Silent night 9. The first noel 10. O holy night…

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Dan Iten are joined by Todd Unzicker, executive director of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, where we discuss why churches should partner with networks, conventions, or denominations. BEST QUOTES You have not because you ask not. If the churches is God’s plan A, t…

Des Smith started a church in Adelaide in 2022. What are the challenges? What model of church planting are you using?By LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

This week, as we continue our marriage and family series, Pastor J.D. answers a question about marital conflict. He’s joined by his wife, Veronica, for another episode. Show Notes: Let me dispel a myth right from the beginning: good couples are not couples who never fight; good couples are couples who have learned to fight fairly; to fight Christia…

Des Smith started a church in Adelaide in 2022. What are the challenges? What model of church planting are you using?By LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Dan Iten are joined by Dr. Warren Bird, author, writer, and researcher of churches. During this conversation, they discuss Dr. Bird’s new research titled “The New Faces of Church Planting and Multisiting” BEST QUOTES 1) The future will be…more evangelistic. 97% said they started…

This week, as we continue our marriage and family series, Pastor J.D. answers another question about how to parent teenagers. This time he’s joined by his wife, Veronica. Show Notes: A wandering child does not mean failure: God played the parent role for two humans and they both rebelled. Cain and Abel were parented exactly the same. One became a m…

What value does an executive pastor bring to a church? Is it really pastoring? Does an executive pastor need to have graduated from a Bible college? SHOWNOTES Bethlehem Baptist explanation Leading from the second chair Dave Moore + Ben Chapman’s seminarBy LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

What’s the balance between livestream experience and volunteer burden? Nick Utber from Open Box. SHOWNOTES Open Box All Digital Ministry Forum recordings contact Gus at gus@reachaustralia.com.auBy LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

This week, as we continue our marriage and family series, Pastor J.D. answers a question about how to parent teenagers. Show Notes: First, let me say how underprepared and unqualified I am for this one. I’m certainly not the expert! One of my mentors said the teenage years are like the scene in Apollo 13 where they’re coming back into the earth’s a…

A threefold framework for church social media. How can you use social media positively for your church? Liz and Ngaire from Crossbeam media. SHOWNOTES Crossbeam communications All Digital Ministry Forum recordings contact Gus at gus@reachaustralia.com.auBy LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

This week, as we continue our marriage and family series, Pastor J.D. shares the second half of his answer to the question: “What counsel would you give young Christians about dating?” Show Notes: 4. Resolve to seek God first and your significant other second. When you reject the “marriage completes me” myth, you can put your eyes on Jesus and let …

Wayne Connor from Dubbo explains how they’ve been using an online mission funnel. SHOWNOTES All Digital Ministry Forum recordings contact Gus at gus@reachaustralia.com.auBy LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

This week, as we continue our marriage & family series, Pastor J.D. shares the first half of his answer to the question: “What Counsel Would You Give Young Christians About Dating?” Show Notes: You’ve probably noticed this by now, but our culture isn’t doing awesome with the whole dating and marriage thing. Our culture yearns for good, fulfilling, …

Hunter Bible Church’s Dave Moore and EV Church’s Andrew Mitchell explain their different approaches to digital ministry, and their theological underpinnings. SHOWNOTES All Digital Ministry Forum recordings contact Gus at gus@reachaustralia.com.auBy LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

On this episode of Group Answers, Brian and Chris talk about the four questions to always ask when planning for the future. The post Group Answers Episode 245: 4 Questions for Planning appeared first on Adult Ministry.By Chris Surratt

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Dan Iten are joined by Steve Gatena who is an Entrepreneur and the founder of Pray.com, the world’s #1 app for daily prayer and faith-based audio content. RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Pray.comBy Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network

This week, we continue our marriage & family series with part two of last week’s episode: “What Are the Biggest Obstacles Christians Face in Marriage?” Show Notes: Myth 3: Everyone else is doing better than we are. Everyone thinks they are unique in their struggle. Truth: 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has overtaken you…” Social Media has turn…

How long should a sermon be? Gary Eastment and Peter Blanch. SHOWNOTES Gary’s podcast season with Australian preachers will be released in December on the Reach Australia podcast. Paul Harrington (Adelaide) and Andrew Reid’s (Melbourne) sermons from the Reach Australian nation conference are now available on the Reach Australia podcast.…