The One Thing

When was the last time we preached on generosity — and it wasn’t because the budget was tight?
Money is one of the clearest windows into our trust, our fears, and our worship. Yet many of us only speak about it at the AGM or when pressure rises. In this episode, we reflect on generosity not as fundraising, but as discipleship.
We talk about:
Why giving flows from the grace of the gospel, not guilt

How to build a culture where generosity is normal and joyful

The risk of only addressing money in crisis moments

How leaders can model generosity with integrity

Practical steps to start shaping generous hearts this month

Toolbox:
Jehovah Jireh My Provider Song 
Giving Generously by Rod Irvine
Neither Poverty Nor Riches (New Studies in Biblical Theology Series) by Craig L Blomberg
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Gospel Patrons website
The Journey of Generosity stories
Partner financially with Reach Australia

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This episode was brought to you by Safe Ministry Check
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What do you do when ministry starts to feel heavy and you cannot quite name why?
Burnout is not always dramatic. Often it is a slow disconnect between your gospel convictions and your emotional capacity. In this episode, we explore why that drift happens and how coaching can provide a space to work through it.
We talk about:
What burnout actually looks like in ministry

Why leaders often isolate themselves when they most need support

The difference between coaching, mentoring, supervision, and counselling

How good questions can uncover what is really going on beneath the surface

Why leading yourself well is part of faithful gospel ministry

Toolbox: 
Zeal without Burnout by Christopher Ash
Reach Australia’s Coaching

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This episode was brought to you by Lending Hands Mortgage Brokers
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Morning tea after church can feel like a simple roster: bring a slice, pour the coffee, pack up and head home. But that space after the service is where newcomers decide if they’ll come back, where spiritual conversations begin, and where people take real steps toward Jesus. When we treat it as part of disciple-making, not just hospitality, it changes how we plan it, place it, and lead it.
In this episode, we talk about how to move morning tea from obligation to opportunity, so that more people are known, prayed for, and helped to follow Christ.

Toolbox: 
People are the Mission by Danny Franks

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This episode was brought to you by Reach Australia National Conference
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Over the last few years, churches have become very good at welcoming systems - name tags, check-in flows, connection cards, follow-up processes.
But here’s the uncomfortable question: Have we become organised… but not warm?
Today we’re talking about welcoming teams, and why relationships - not numbers - must be the hero.

Scott Sanders sits down with Amber Edmonds (MBM Parramatta) to talk about follow-up - thinking deeply about how churches welcome people as individuals, not projects - and how training, theology, and culture shape that welcome across the whole church.

Toolbox:
⁠Secret Shopper Evaluation⁠ - Reach Australia
⁠People Are the Mission⁠: How Churches Can Welcome Guests Without Compromising the Gospel - Danny Franks
⁠Welcoming In Action⁠ - Video Episode with Kellyville Anglican

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The foundations you have for follow up at church matter more than you think - how do we move people from a welcome, to a relationship?
Derek Hanna sits down with Dan Gorton (Cross & Crown Gold Coast) to talk about follow-up - not as admin, not as a system, but as love, names & relationships. As churches fill with visitors at the start of the year, this episode asks a deeper question: what does it look like to move from welcome to relationship?
They explore why follow-up matters theologically, why timing shapes perception, how tone communicates care (or kills it), and who should actually own the process. Because people don’t remember polished systems - they remember whether someone genuinely cared.
Follow-up isn’t about finishing a task. It’s about beginning shepherding.

Toolbox:
Welcoming In Action - Video Episode with Kellyville Anglican
Gospel Growth and Christian Community Ebook by Tim Clemens
Becoming a Welcoming Church by Thom Rainer

Credits:
This episode was brought to you by Safe Ministry Check
The One Thing is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠⁠
To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠⁠
For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠
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