Reach Australia Podcast

How can we respond to the complex & contradictory opportunities to present Christ to contemporary culture? This workshop outlines emerging worldviews—liberty, morality, religion, and spirituality—and shows how each one misunderstands the gospel in different ways. Kamal Weerakoon explores how they blind people to their need for Christ by proposing alternative ways of salvation. Understanding these belief systems and the ways of life they inculcate will help us minister to the different people we will encounter in this time of change. Kamal is an assistant minister at Gracepoint Presbyterian [https://www.gracepoint.org.au/] church and an adjunct lecturer at Christ College [https://christcollege.edu.au/] (Sydney) and the Reformed Theological College [https://rtc.edu.au/] (Melbourne). YouTube Version [https://youtu.be/VgjfS7c3IxU] CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ [https://raus.link/RAWeb] To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠ [https://raus.link/RAWhatsAPP] For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ [resources@reachaustralia.com.au] Support Reach Australia's online library [https://reachaustralia.com.au/partner-resource-library/]

Coz challenges churches to think deeply about mission contextualisation: who’s missing from our churches, how boundaries shape our communities, and why demographic averages often hide local realities. Coz helps us think through what it looks like to walk, shop, and live locally—so that we can truly know and reach the people God has placed around us. Coz Crosscombe is the Project Director of the Well Training Centre [https://thewelltraining.org.au/] YouTube Version [https://youtu.be/g6GGrzzA3DI] CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ [https://raus.link/RAWeb] To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠ [https://raus.link/RAWhatsAPP] For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ [resources@reachaustralia.com.au] Support Reach Australia's online library [https://reachaustralia.com.au/partner-resource-library/]

How do you preach judgment without becoming cold—or crushed? Adam Ch'ng speaks to us from Isaiah 24 and the gut-wrenching reality of God’s wrath. It’s not just about saying hard things—it’s about feeling them. We explore what it means to be a preacher who isn’t just right in doctrine but broken in heart. If you’ve ever been tempted to soften the gospel or skip the hard bits, this one’s for you. Brace yourself: it’s heavy, honest, and full of hope. Adam Ch'ng is the senior pastor of Cross and Crown [https://crossandcrown.org.au/] in the suburbs of Melbourne. CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ [https://raus.link/RAWeb] To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠ [https://raus.link/RAWhatsAPP] For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ [resources@reachaustralia.com.au] Support Reach Australia's online library [https://reachaustralia.com.au/partner-resource-library/]

Mission isn’t a bolt-on feature or a singular gear in the engine; it’s the fuel that drives every part of the church ecosystem. Integrate it, and the whole church comes alive.  Greg Lee unpacks how mission can and must be integrated into every area of church life, from welcoming to administration. Doing so doesn't drain ministry, it ignites it. Greg Lee is the lead pastor at Hunter Bible Church [https://www.hunterbiblechurch.org/] in Newcastle. YouTube Version [https://youtu.be/-uo6LwjJQZA] Greg's longer workshop [https://reachaustralia.com.au/reach-australia-podcast-27-13-ecosystem-thinking-to-solve-problems-and-plan-well-greg-lee/] from the 2024 National Conference The Reach Australia Framework ebook [https://reachaustralia.com.au/framework-ebook/] CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ [https://raus.link/RAWeb] To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠ [https://raus.link/RAWhatsAPP] For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ [resources@reachaustralia.com.au] Support Reach Australia's online library [https://reachaustralia.com.au/partner-resource-library/]

Evangelistic urgency must start with the leader. Phil Colgan argues that church leaders must personally bleed for the lost if they want to see their churches grow in evangelism. It's not merely about strategy and vision. Culture flows from the top, and that includes zeal. Churches that burn for the lost are led by pastors who bleed evangelism—personally, visibly, and relentlessly. Phil Colgan is the Senior Minister at St George North Anglican Church [https://www.snac.org.au/] in Sydney. YouTube Version [https://youtu.be/UodvKHuGFjU] CREDITS: The Reach Australia Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠ [https://raus.link/RAWeb] To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠ [https://raus.link/RAWhatsAPP] For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠ [resources@reachaustralia.com.au] Support Reach Australia's online library [https://reachaustralia.com.au/partner-resource-library/]