464 What 15 years of church planting taught Al Stewart

<p>New churches reach new people. So why is planting still such hard work?</p><p>Scott Sanders catches up with Al Stewart to look back on 15 years of Geneva Push and Reach Australia: wins, mistakes and pushback.</p><ul><li>Why denominations can get in the way of planting</li><li>The challenges of planting in established ministry contexts</li><li>Why new churches are often better placed to reach new people</li><li>What we’ve learned about supporting planters well</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Al Stewart has worked with FIEC, City Bible Forum, Geneva Push and Katoomba Christian Convention, as well as serving as a bishop and director within the Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Toolbox: </strong></p><p><a href="https://reachaustralia.com.au/church-planting-australia-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Church Planting Podcast </a></p><p><a href="https://reachaustralia.com.au/church-planter-questionnaire/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Church Planter Questionnaire </a></p><p><a href="https://reachaustralia.com.au/give-new-churches/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Support Planting Financially</a><br></p><p><strong>Credits: </strong></p><p>This episode was brought to you by <a href="https://mts.com.au" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">MTS</a></p><p>The One Thing is brought to you by <a href="https://raus.link/RAWeb" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠</a></p><p>To pray for Reach Australia, join our <a href="https://raus.link/RAWhatsAPP" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠</a></p><p>For ideas or questions please email <a href="mailto:resources@reachaustralia.com.au" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠resources@reachaustralia.com.au⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://reachaustralia.com.au/partner-resource-library/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Support Reach Australia&#39;s online library</a><br></p>