Exponential Australia Church Leaders Podcast

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LET'S TALK MULTISITE Multisite. One of the more hotly contested conversations when it comes to church planting. And this fortnight we are joined by well-known church leader, and planter along with his wife Bronwyn, Darren Bonnell. Hear from Darren as he coaches churches, and helps them to build capacity when it comes to scaling and multplying. Hear some of the strengths and pitfalls, from a le...

WHAT TYPE OF CHURCH ARE YOU BECOMING? This fortnight we are joined by a church planting legend in Don Reddin. Don is the founding church planter of CityLight Church, a multiplying church associated with Acts 29 in South Australia. On our latest episode, hear from Don regarding his heart for planting and sending, the ways in which he relentlessly pursues the vision for what they sought to give birt...

THE LEADERSHIP NEEDED TO MULTIPLY This fortnight, we are joined by the CEO of the Global Leadership Network (GLN) in Australia & New Zealand, Karen Wilson. Karen has an incredible history of leadership within the Aussie church across a variety of contexts. She joins us this fortnight to talk about the significance and importance of leadership, particularly when it comes to multiplication, but...

FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL This fortnight we are joined by Ps. Mark Varughese, Senior Pastor of the now globally recognized "Kingdomcity" Church. A church that was initially planted in Kuala Lumpur, that now has a global footprint with a passion for multiplication and transformation. Hear the story firsthand from Mark, as well as some of his developed insights regarding global church trends, a...

WHEN PIONEERING AND SHEPHERDING GO HAND IN HAND This fortnight we are joined by Katrina. Katrina launched and planted Connect Church Mornington in 2023. In this episode, Katrina shares about when planting doesn't always go to plan, yet God guides a church plant in its early stages through shepherding. She also reflects upon her role as a female church planter, as the point leader of the plant,...

WHEN YOU CAN'T SHAKE THE COUNTER-CULTURAL CALL TO PLANT Church Planters are the Heroes. That was the takeaway of our recent 2023 conference, and in that vein, we continue to want to hear regularly from those on the front lines planting churches as we listen! This fortnight we are joined by Israel Mohamed, who along with his wife Simone, planted Courageous Church in July 2023. Israel shares the...

IS THE ATTRACTIONAL CHURCH DEAD? DISRUPTIVE TRENDS OF 2024 AND WHEN LEADERS ARE AT THEIR BEST Carey is coming to Australia and New Zealand! This fortnight we are joined by renowned speaker, author, and of course the host of the Carey Nieuwhof podcast. Carey shares about his upcoming time and multicity tour of Australia and New Zealand. He also shares some provocative thoughts around the demise of...

MULTIPLICATION GOD'S WAY To launch 2024 we are joined by globally recognised speaker and author, Danielle Strickland. Danielle is the pioneer, leader, and practitioner related to several initiatives, all of which are having a global impact on the church of Jesus Christ. In this episode, Danielle speaks to the heart of multiplication, how church leaders and planters must endeavor to do it God&#...

WHAT NEEDS TO SHIFT, & WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM EUROPE? For the last podcast of 2023, we are joined by Aussie church planting legend, Steve Wyndham. Steve and his wife Maylin, have been serial church planters within the ACC, within Australia, the UK, and all throughout Europe. Steve is passionate about planting churches that genuinely reach the lost in spaces that have no, or have a dormant Chri...

This fortnight we are joined by the Senior Pastor of Crossway Baptist, Dale Stephenson. Along with leading Australia's largest Baptist church, Dale and his team have also inaugurated an initiative known as, "Building a Discipling Culture". In this episode, Dale speaks to the idea that empowering everyday disciple-makers is not distinct from great Sundays, and being a larger attractio...

BUILDING LEADERS Today we are joined by the Senior Pastor of Glow Church, Joel Cave. Joel has planted and leads a flagship church in Australia, using ARC as his planting strategy. But more than this, Joel has been able to develop a sophisticated pipeline of raising leaders, focusing upon discipleship, and yet audaciously multiplying (now in several locations around Australia, and in the UK, Korea,...

FLOURISHING & RESTORATION IN PLANTING Join us this fortnight as we hear from Emma Payne. Emma has had an incredible diversity of experiences and shares the origins of her formation as a church planter, as well as the things she has had to process and unlearn. As a planter into once held “sacred spaces”, she details the opportunities and stories that have led them to where they are today at Mer...

This fortnight we are joined by Aussie sensation, and well-known speaker, Christine Caine. As a natural evangelist, Christine speaks of her experiences in the life of the body, and how she has been able to be used by God by stepping into her calling. She speaks of the opportunities the church has right across the body and around the nation, and infuses us as listeners with boldness. Church plantin...

This fortnight we are joined by global voice, and Exponential Australia Conference speaker, Jon Tyson. Jon has become known as a global voice in renewal, discipleship, and planting in the West. He shares his experiences from planting in NYC and what he is observing right across the body of the Church, around the globe. Jon shares from a place of deep conviction, a passion for the next generation,...

This fortnight we are joined by one of our keynote speakers for our first National Conference in Australia, Rachel Hughes! Rachel and her husband Tim have planted an incredible church planting church called "Gas Street" in Birmingham UK. With only 1% of the population attending church, they set out to plant a church that was passionate about bringing light to the city, as well as multipl...

This fortnight we are joined by Canadian, Brent Dolfo. Brent has worked extensively in coaching and consulting with Senior Church Leaders, Denominations, and Church Planters. In this episode, he brilliantly articulates the need to multiply on every level in order to plant churches, and while referring to the high need for accountability and goal setting, emphasizes the importance of a compelling d...

This fortnight we are joined by the founder and global leader of 24-7 Prayer, Pete Greig. As a keynote speaker at the upcoming Exponential conference, we hear from Pete about the journey of 24-7 prayer, and as a church planter, the imperative of prayer to do with everything when it comes to advancing the Kingdom! Pete shares openly and honestly about what he senses the Lord calling the church back...

This fortnight we hear from Amanda Saenz, who is the Regional Director of Newthing Oceania. Amanda shares some of her ministry journey, as well as what has led to her great passions found in Newthing. Amanda shares her belief that every church has the potential for movement, and even within an ecology of church planting, we can be passionate about championing and cheering on different models for t...

This fortnight we hear from Aussie Rob Lim. With a Business background, Rob felt a call to ministry and relocated his family to Wilmore Kentucky to commence studying with Asbury Theological Seminary. Asbury has become globally renowned for its emphasis on church planting. However, what has most captured the world regarding Asbury is the recent outpouring that occurred in February of 2023. Hear fro...

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This fortnight we are joined by Sam Lim. Sam and an incredible team, planted Flow Church in the second half of 2021. Coming from an eclectic mix of Pentecostal Pastor, Fuller educated, and City to City assessed, we hear how Sam has been able to pioneer with new wineskins, rhythms, and a hybrid way of gathering in large meetings, as well as small groups. Sam is a fascinating character, and we know...

Revive the Way: What is the new thing that God is doing? This fortnight we hear from Network leader and speaker Rhema Trayner. Rhema shares her experiences in all ranges of church models, and her calling this season to lead a microchurch movement scattered across the globe. She shares about her senses in what the Lord is calling his church back to via the 5 fold gifts as found in Ephesians 4, and...

Acts and the Movement of God: This fortnight we are joined by Aussie author Steve Addison as we celebrate the release of his new book "Acts and the Movement of God". Hear from Steve as he shares the dynamics of movement and how the mission has been unchanged since the book of Acts. Where are the hotspots of movement thinking and how can we join in? This is a great listen for denomination...

Church Planting as joining in the activity of God: This week we hear from Andrew Scott, who along with his wife Bek planted City Lights Church in the north of Brisbane, coming out of lockdown in 2020. Andrew shares how so much of his church planting journey come out of his early years being bathed in prayer, seeing his parents lead a bold life of faith as missionaries in Thailand, and what it mean...