We thank God for your partnership in seeing churches that are growing spiritually and in number. We want to see active church memberships reflecting their local communities, celebrating regular conversions, serving sacrificially and urgently praying for the lost in their region and throughout the world.
We’re praising God that in 2023 we saw 8 new churches launch and over 67 church leaders equipped through our development programs. These can just seem like numbers, but they’re people and churches working towards seeing individuals transformed with the gospel. I want to introduce you to some of these people throughout this Impact Report.
Reach Australia was established to see growth and change across Australian Christianity. From the start, the desire was to see Reformed evangelical churches grow through conversions and spiritual deepening. Since then, we’ve seen church members keen to start new churches and revitalise existing churches. By 2035 we’re praying that there will be 750+ healthy, evangelistic, multiplying churches across Australia.
How are we going to do that? Under God, through church leaders and their teams working together to stir each other towards transformation as a network. It’s hours of praying, planning, and conversations highlighting the importance and urgency of Jesus’ command in Matthew 28: ‘to make disciples of all the nations’. Teams working out how to reach not only a suburb, but a region with the good news of Jesus.
What has this looked like in 2023? You’ll read stories below. But it often looks slow. The results take time. But in God’s goodness it looks like people making first-time decisions to follow Jesus; prodigals returning to church; and active members growing in their knowledge and love of God. And a bunch of people trying new things to reach the lost.
As a network, it means lots of coaching conversations. It means leaders taking time to reflect on their own practice. Leaders working hard to share what they’ve learnt from their context. A humble dependence on our gracious God, who is the one who gives growth. It’s taking hold of the privilege of being ‘fellow workers’ building on the foundation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
This Impact Report is just a snapshot of all that God is doing amongst your Reach Australia network. We would love you to be praying for the new churches launching in 2024, for the 90+ leaders being developed in Australia and New Zealand, and the army of people giving and praying for the work of Reach Australia.
Starting new churches
New churches are five times more effective at drawing people in who either have no history with church or who haven’t been to church in a very long time.
We want to plant 300 new churches by 2030.
Church Planter Assessment
Planting Bootcamp
Leadership Development Program
Team Development Program
Church consulting
Coaching
Planting Incubators
Learn to Lead
National Conference
Women in Leadership Network
Wives Network
Resources
Reach Digital
Leadership Pipelines
Questionnaires
Gospel Future Fund
Church Starter
Ministry Grid
God uses his people to provide for his ministry, and we’re so thankful for the 270+ people and churches who gave to Reach Australia last year. You know who you are.
We also praise God for the 180+ people who pray regularly with us each week.
In 2024, we want to see another 12 churches planted and another 60 senior pastors equipped to lead their church better so more people hear the gospel.
Behind every number in this Impact Report are people who need Jesus.
We need healthy churches because we don’t want anyone to perish.
If you’d like to be a part of what God is doing through Reach Australia this year, please give below.
We spend 100% of what we’re given to help pastors be equipped to love, care and grow their members. We pray it’ll lead to people coming to know Christ and God being glorified.
Imagine the power of generosity in the Australian church as we share our wisdom and resources. Picture churches growing, new churches launching and people praising God in the most challenging circumstances.
If you would like to be a part of what Reach Australia is doing in a more significant way, please email Natasha at [email protected] to talk about where there is the most need. We’re so thankful to God for all those who support us.
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