Reach Australia

21/08/2026

Every week, people in your suburb could be Googling “church near me.”

Does your church actually show up?

Aaron Taylor is a member of Vine Church who is an expert in this space. He put together a guide on simple things churches can do to become much easier to find online. No money or tech background needed.

🔗 Read the article: How to help people find your church on Google:

How to help people find your church on Google

20/08/2026

Are we wasting the power of everyday conversations?

Tony Payne joins Scott Sanders to unpack the opportunities we have for everyday word ministry in this episode of The One Thing Podcast: Ep 460 Creating a culture of everyday word ministry.

Listen to the full podcast episode:
🔗https://reachaustralia.com.au/460-creating-a-culture-of-everyday-word-ministry-tony-payne/

Or search for it wherever you get your podcasts 🎙

19/08/2026

❤️ Covenant Grace launched this August in Geraldton, WA! ❤️

Here’s planter Jordy Musulin’s update:

“We are so thankful to God!

We had over 200 people come along for the launch, and it was such an encouragement to have so many people from the wider Christian family there celebrating with us.

The mutual encouragement is such a blessing, even willing to take the 5 hour drive north from Perth to be with us.

We are also incredibly thankful for God's provision. Looking back over the last few months, it really feels like he has gone before us in so many ways.

He's provided the right people, a fantastic facility to gather in, finances when we've needed them, and just so many other little things and answers to prayer along the way.

It really has felt like he's been bringing mountains low... (spiritually speaking haha! There aren't any mountains in Gero.)

Our theme for the launch was ‘Jesus at the Centre’ from Colossians 1, and that's really our prayer for Covenant Grace. We want him to stay at the centre of everything we do because when Jesus is at the centre, everything else starts to find its right place.

We grow in our love for him, we're motivated by his grace, we become more outward looking, and we make decisions that help advance the gospel rather than ourselves.

We're also really encouraged that we have a number of genuine faith enquirers connecting with us. We'd love your prayers that the Lord would continue drawing people to himself and that we'd faithfully point them to Jesus.

Thanks again for cheering us on. We're really grateful. We are trusting that God will keep doing what he does best - building his church for our good and for his glory.” - Jordy (planter)

💻 Covenant Grace Christian Reformed Churches of Australia: www.covenantgrace.com.au

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We want Jordy to benefit from decades of lessons learned in church planting. That means giving him free training and coaching, and surrounding him with a community of planters who can sharpen and encourage him along the way.

🔗 If seeing churches launched in regional Australia for people like this excites you, consider giving $5 a month to train and support planters. www.reachaustralia.com.au/partner

Covenant Grace Geraldton

13/08/2026

Young adults are looking for something different at church.

This excerpt is from The One Thing Podcast episode 459 Quick wins to keep young adults connected. Where Scott Sanders chats with Holly Stewart and Ray Copland about practical ways EV Church on the Central Coast is tailoring their actions for young adults.

Listen to the full podcast episode:
🔗https://reachaustralia.com.au/459-quick-wins-to-keep-young-adults-connected/

Or search for it wherever you get your podcasts 💫

12/08/2026

‼️ Cairns South Presbyterian Church has just launched on the 2nd of August, 2026‼️

Emma Davies shared this while attending church planting bootcamp:

“Cairns is a beautiful place, but it doesn’t have a strong evangelical presence. There are only a small number of Bible-teaching churches, and many people have to drive into the city centre just to find one.

Our desire is that people wouldn’t have to travel far to find a church, or to invite their friends. We want churches in neighbourhoods, not just in the centre.

For us, that means planting in the southern suburbs. It’s a major growth corridor. Cane fields are being cleared and replaced with housing estates, and tens of thousands of people will live there in the years ahead.

In Cairns, sugar cane fields are everywhere. But many of those fields are becoming housing estates. Some will never be planted again.

Our prayer is for a better harvest than cane. A harvest of people coming to know Jesus, the harvest Jesus points to when he says, ‘Open your eyes and look at the fields. They are ripe for harvest’ (John 4:35).

We’re convinced that new churches reach new people. We want to plant a church that exists to see people converted and brought into the kingdom of light.”

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Pete and Emma’s prayer points:

Praise God for:
❤️ A Dedicated Launch Team: We thank God for a passionate, hard-working launch team who are throwing themselves into the practical work of building this church and boldly inviting their friends.
❤️ Generous Partnership: We praise God for the incredible spiritual and financial support of our sending church, Cairns City Presbyterian.

Please Pray for:
❤️ Hearts Prepared for the Gospel: Pray that the Holy Spirit goes ahead of us in the Cairns South corridor, opening blind eyes and turning hearts to salvation through the preaching of Jesus Christ.
❤️ A Culture of Radical Dependence: Pray that we will be a church marked by persistent prayer, completely depending on our generous God to supply every need according to His riches in glory.

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We want to ensure Pete and Emma Davies are able to draw from the richness of experience and hard-won wisdom from the Reach Australia network.

This means free training, coaching, resources, and connection with other planters that have walked this path.

👉 If seeing churches planted in regional Australia for people like this excites you, consider giving $5 a month to help train and support church planters.

Cairns South Presbyterian Church

23/07/2026

What do you expect of someone who's just become a Christian?

This is an excerpt from our new The One Thing Episode 457: Follow up after your mission course it's a mess and thats okay. Where Adrian Haynes reminds us what life often looks like for a brand-new believer and why our follow-up needs to meet people where they really are, not where we hope they'll be.

Listen to the full podcast episode:
🔗https://reachaustralia.com.au/457-follow-up-after-your-mission-course-its-a-mess-and-thats-okay/

Or search for it wherever you get your podcasts 💫

17/07/2026

📱 This is an excerpt from The One Thing Podcast episode 456 Cultivating the heart of a cheerful giver (Des Smith)

🎧 The One Thing Podcast gives you one practical tip for gospel ministry every week. Search for this episode on your favourite podcast app.

14/07/2026

📱 This is an excerpt from The One Thing Podcast episode 455: When giving is uncomfortable instead of cheerful in your church (Des Smith)

🎧 The One Thing Podcast gives you one practical tip for gospel ministry every week. Search for this episode on your favourite podcast app.

09/07/2026

Read the full case study with Rory Shiner:

🔗 www.reachaustralia.com.au/learning-the-weight-of-the-senior-role-providence-city-perth

29/06/2026

Not every newcomer needs the same next step.

Some are ready to jump straight in, others are still working through hurt from a previous church experience, and some have questions about Christianity.

Dave Kuen (Senior Pastor) from Kellyville Anglican Church, Sydney says that's why churches need a clear moment of triage.

“I say to people, we'll work at the pace you want to work with us. Some people need a little bit of a push. But lots of people are working through particular hurts and traumas. Sometimes pushing them is unhelpful.”

In this episode, Dave explains why he personally meets with newcomers, how a quick 10-minute conversation helps him understand where people are spiritually, and why every church needs a way to help newcomers find the right next step.

🎧 The One Thing Podcast episode 454: How to triage newcomers without making it awkward

📱 Search for this episode on your usual podcast app

👉 This episode is free for you because people give to Reach Australia’s resource library. Give a $20 tax-deductible gift this EOFY to equip gospel workers (two days left!): www.reachaustralia.com.au/partner-resource-library