The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele

• The missing 70% - Coz Crosscombe, Andrew Beddo and Simon Gillham

  Reaching the 70% of the population who are significantly underrepresented in our churches.We’re talking about everyday Australians — people who’ve gone straight into the workforce rather than university. That includes hairdressers, plumbers, builders, business owners, factory workers, truck drivers, IT staff, and media creatives — as well as many in marginalised communities.Within this group, there’s huge diversity:Some are winners — financially successful builders and entrepreneurs.Others are respectables — valuing hard work, morals, and family.Some are survivors — juggling multiple jobs and doing it tough.And there are those living in hard places — facing struggles with welfare, addiction, and family stress.Yet while this group represents the majority of Australians, they make up only a small minority in our churches. Why is that? And how can we do better?Andrew Beddo — principal trainer at the Vocational Bible College, equipping gospel workers for everyday Australians.Coz Crosscombe — director of The Well Training Program at Mount Druitt, focused on training leaders from marginalised communities.Simon Gillham — vice principal at Moore Theological College, working on cross-cultural and literacy challenges in ministry.We discuss why this group is missing from many of our congregations, the cultural and learning barriers they face, and how we can shape ministry, training, and preaching to better reach them with the good news of Jesus.The Church Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches. Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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• A bounceback in attendance – and a clear mission goal - with Pete Stedman, Jon Kwan, and Jo Gibbs

  Twelve months ago we heard the sobering news of a significant attendance drop in Sydney Anglican Churches. Over the decade from 2013 to 2023, weekly attendance fell by 7% – and when you factor in population growth, attendance was 14% behind.At last year’s Sydney Anglican Synod, the mood was serious. A resolution was passed calling for confession and humble repentance – acknowledging that their hadn’t been sufficient priority, attention, reflection, or resources to seeing the lost saved by Jesus. Synod called for a five-year focus to reverse the decline – putting prayer, evangelism, church health, and leadership development at the very centre of priorities.Ahead of this year’s Synod, there is a response. The Standing Committee appointed a subcommittee, led by the Archbishop, to bring forward concrete proposals. And what they have come back with is significant:A galvanising target – to pursue 5% annual growth through conversion for the next five years.A range of initiatives and actions designed to support churches, leaders, and congregations in this mission.Our guests are Pete Stedman, senior minister at Norwest Anglican Church, and a member of the Archbishop’s subcommittee that has proposed the new goal, Jon Kwan, lead pastor at St. David's Forestville and Jo Gibbs, senior consultant with Reach Australia.The Church Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches. Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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• How to keep going when the knives are out at church? - with Brian Croft and Matthew Spander Davison

  The call to ministry is a call to lay down your life for others, but how do we create a well-thought-out roadmap toward pastoral perseverance - when there are external and/or internal difficulties? How do we approach congregational conflict, criticism, unrealistic expectations or personal health, financial and family stress? Why is pastoral friendship not optional, but essential? Today on The Pastor’s Heart, there’s advice for pastors who feel isolated and are feeling like quitting. Brian Croft leads Practical Shepherding in Louisville Kentucky.Matthew Spandler Davison also lives in Louisville, serves with Practical Shepherding, and as an executive director of 20 Schemes, Church in Hard Places in Scotland as well as the preaching pastor for Redeemer Fellowship in Bardstown, Kentucky. The Church Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches. Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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• How to improve our preaching - with David Cook and Robin Sydserff

  Today our focus on The Pastor’s Heart is on how to preach for transformation for real changes in people’s lives. Two men with a lifetime’s passion for preaching — Robin Sydserff,  Director of the Proclamation Trust and David Cook, former principal of Sydney Missionary and Bible College and a long-time preaching mentor - now with the Expository Preaching Trust.We start by looking at how Christian leaders the UK and Australia influenced preaching patterns overseas. We look at preaching that has led to record enrolments at Bible Colleges, the purpose of preaching, the life and relationships of the preacher, training preachers and what patience is needed in preaching growth. The Church Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches. Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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• Beyond the Crisis: Global Perspectives on a training culture for the next generation

  A training culture for the next generation:  Healthy Churches producing new ministers for the next generation.Across the world, the number of candidates putting themselves forward for gospel ministry is in decline. Many churches are feeling the pinch—struggling to find leaders and often looking elsewhere to fill ministry gaps. Yet healthy churches don’t just maintain ministry; they reproduce it. They raise up and send out the next generation of gospel workers.This week in Sydney, a group of evangelical movement leaders from across the globe have gathered to sharpen one another in this task: creating a culture of training that will multiply gospel workers for the decades ahead. The shift they are calling for is from passively plotting decline to actively asking, What are we going to do?—and then taking decisive steps toward it.We’re joined this afternoon by three of those symposium participants. From the UK, Robin Sydserff of the Proclamation Trust. From Santiago, Chile, Matt Pope—pastor and trainer of pastors in five Latin American countries, formerly of St Ebbe’s in Oxford. And from Cleveland, Ohio, Marty Sweeny—pastor for training at Old North Church and long-time champion of multiplying ministry apprentices.The Church Cothechurchco.com is a website and app platform built specifically for churches. Advertise on The Pastor's HeartTo advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsorSupport the show

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