Exponential Australia Church Leaders Podcast

• Ep 114: REGIONAL ROOTS, REPRODUCING LEADERS: THE SLOW WORK OF MULTIPLICATION - Josh and Berlinda

  In this powerful and refreshingly grounded conversation, Josh and Berlinda O’Callaghan (Lifehouse Church, Murray Bridge) share their journey of raising up young leaders, sending them out to plant churches, and embracing the rhythms of loss and renewal that come with multiplication. From shrinking youth ministries to church planters rising from the ranks, they unpack what it really means to invest deeply, live incarnationally, and cultivate kingdom-minded leadership in a regional context.Together we explore how planting churches in country towns isn’t a step down, but often the most catalytic move a church can make. With honesty, hope, and hard-won wisdom, Josh and Bel call us to a slower, more relational, Spirit-empowered vision for multiplying leaders and churches—where discipleship looks like training, not just trying, and where every “goodbye” makes room for another “yes” to the mission.Whether you’re leading in the suburbs, the city, or the country, this episode will stir your faith for what’s possible when we see people as Jesus does—and dare to send them.

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• Ep 113: KINGDOM IMAGINATION, REDEMPTIVE VENTURES & THE FUTURE OF SACRED INNOVATION - Zosia Ericksson

  What if the future of mission and church impact wasn’t led by celebrity voices or content creators, but by cartographers—those mapping new paths of redemptive imagination?In this episode of the Exponential Australia Church Leaders Podcast, we explore what God might be doing through business leaders, innovators, and risk-takers who carry a vision for kingdom transformation across every sphere of society. This conversation leans into the sacred tension between holy ambition and humble formation, between sustainability and spirit-led innovation, and asks what role the Church must play in creating the kind of table where entrepreneurs, pastors, and prophets can dream together.We also introduce the idea of Redemptive Ventures—a growing movement and initiative designed to activate capital, collaboration, and courage around gospel-fuelled vision.🔗 Learn more about Redemptive Ventures: https://www.redemptive.au

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• Ep 112: MULTIPLYING IN A MOSAIC CHURCH: LEADERSHIP SHIFTS FOR A MULTI MODEL FUTURE - Gary Rucci

  What happens when leaders stop asking, “Which model wins?” and start asking, “How do multiple models work together for Kingdom impact?” In this episode, Gary Rucci unpacks the leadership shifts behind Australia’s “blended ecology” — from rows to tables, from platform to people, from building church to making disciples who make disciples. We explore hybrid expressions (large gatherings and table church), the rise of microchurches, why unity across tribes matters, and how denominations are beginning to validate smaller, contextual communities without losing necessary governance and care. Gary shares grassroots stories (running clubs, factory lunchrooms, beach gatherings), a pro-Kingdom posture that refuses “mega vs. micro,” and a practical vision for churches holding multiple models in one movement so more Australians hear the gospel. If you lead a church, a network, or a denomination, this conversation will help you rethink success and re-tool your ecosystem for multiplication.

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• Ep 111: FROM MAINTENANCE TO MOVEMENT: REIMAGINING CHURCH WITH THE SALVATION ARMY - Di Jarvey - Exponential Australia Church Leaders Podcast

  In this compelling episode of the Exponential Australia Church Leaders Podcast, we sit down with Dianne Jarvey, National Faith Community Development Secretary for The Salvation Army Australia, to explore what it truly takes to catalyse renewal within a historic denomination.With vulnerability, wisdom, and passion, Dianne unpacks the Salvation Army’s intentional journey away from maintenance mode and back to its movemental roots — marked by innovation, inclusion, and grassroots disciple-making. From coffee carts to paddleboard churches, she shares how small, faithful experiments are weaving a powerful spiritual web across the nation.We explore the role of shock absorbers and bridge builders, the theology of innovation, and the importance of permission-giving leadership cultures. Most of all, this is a story of hope: that God is not done with the Church, and that fresh winds of the Spirit are blowing — even in the most unexpected places.Whether you’re a denominational leader, church planter, or pastor navigating change, this conversation will encourage you to dream again, unlearn, and join in what God is already doing.“Be faithful in the little things, and God will do the big things with you.” — Dianne Jarvey

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• Ep 110: START WITH A BURDEN : THREE THINGS I'D CHANGE - James Murray - Exponential Australia Church Leaders Podcast

  In this candid conversation, James Murray names three missteps from his planting journey—and the shifts they sparked. He unpacks starting against something instead of for a Spirit-given burden, leading from comparison rather than calling, and copy-pasting models instead of discerning a context-shaped approach. James then shares the course corrections: becoming burden-driven, reframing Sundays for edification that fuels everyday mission, and adopting a healthier scorecard—baptism, obedience, endurance, and multiplication over mere attendance. It’s a practical, pastoral guide for leaders who want depth without losing mission—and who are ready to lead differently.

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