Over the coming weeks we will be hearing from varioius women on mission. We will hear their stories. How they overcame difficulties and blockages. Join us as they speak into the challenges of being in ministry and leadership. Hear how they are catalysing other women to reach out. To break through the barriers they face to follow God and his call. We will also dive deeper into understanding a biblical basis for women in ministry and leadership as the series progresses. We start our ‘courageous wo...
Jun 21, 2022•33 min
Praxeis worker, Karen shares with us about how God is powerfully working in her home country of Sri Lanka. Karen shares of how God has changed her heart and called her and her husband, Spenser back to Sri Lanka. As you listen, you’ll be moved by the stories. From a nation currently suffering from economic collapse. Yet hope is being planted in households. From a team of local women seeking to minister amongst the poorest of the poor in central Sri Lanka. The good news of Jesus is spreading from ...
Jun 14, 2022•33 min
This week we catch up with our Praxeis leader Gabi. She has been ministering amongst Gypsy refugees from Ukraine. Gabi shares how her team has been practically serving the Gypsy people since the war broke out. They have been providing emergency food relief to 177 refugee families (representing over 1000 people) across Hungary and Ukraine through the 'love project'. Listen to Gabi share of the wonderful opportunities God is opening up through this ministry amongst a desperate people.
Jun 07, 2022•32 min
This is part two of hearing from Wolfgang Simson. This week Wolfgang answers the question: what is the gospel? Get ready to hit 'reset' in your head and heart as Wolfgang challenges us to live by what he calls 'the constitution of the Kingdom of God'.
May 31, 2022•50 min
This week we have Wolfgang Simson from Germany share with us his powerful story and insights into church. Coming from a Lutheran church background, Wolfgang speaks about his deep discontentment with the status quo of the Christianity around him as a young man. Carrying a passionate heart to see justice, he talks about his search for answers in communism. Finally he encounters an angel as a taxi driver one night. From then, he passionately follows Jesus, still struggling to find answers in tradit...
May 24, 2022•48 min
This is part two of a conversation with David Broodryk. David shares about the importance of not only lostness but also brokenness when identifying multiplying leaders. He speaks into what to look for in potential leaders. Let your faith be fuelled this week to embrace the passions God has placed on each of our hearts.
May 16, 2022•41 min
Many of us have been inspired by David Broodryk and the vision he carries. In this first of two episodes with David, we hear more about his story. David talks openly about the radical shifts that God did in his life. These include some very personal shifts of placing significance in ministry position. Or as David says, “in the work of God versus the God of the work”. David speaks about the tactical shifts that the Discovery Bible Study uncovered. The impact of David Watson and the strategic shif...
May 10, 2022•32 min
We continue to engage with what movements look like in the West. This week we hear from David Milne, a movement catalyser and coach from the 'steel city' of Wollongong, Australia. Since carrying a burden for his generation in his young adulthood, Dave has increasingly dived into participating in and studying movements. Dave shares with us some of his learns over the years. Including the importance of seeing disciple makers belonging to a wider team. For the coaching of workers to pray and sow wi...
May 03, 2022•34 min
For this episode we have Brian Medway from Canberra share with us. Brian is a seasoned disciple making practitioner and church leader in Australia. He has carried the lost close to his heart since being transformed by Jesus as a younger man. If you find yourself in a Western context, you will be deeply encouraged by Brian to obey and share. Get ready to be challenged by Brian’s uncompromising passion for lost people. Brian confronts us with this question as believers: 'What are we willing to sac...
Apr 26, 2022•40 min
This is the second part of an interview that 'Uncle Victor' did with me (Dave). We talk with practitioners from India and Europe with the focus on movements in the West. What are the challenges of making disciples in the Western context? What is bearing fruit?
Apr 08, 2022•33 min
This week we listen to an interview that 'Uncle Victor' did with me (Dave). This is the first part of 2 podcasts. We talk with practitioners from India and Europe with the focus on movements in the West. What are the challenges of making disciples in the Western context? What is bearing fruit?
Apr 04, 2022•42 min
Listen to this powerful story as Paul King shares his story. From growing up in the estates, with an incredibly rough back ground Paul ended up in Jail, twice. Then he found Jesus and had a vision for multiplying groups in the areas he grew up in. Paul is now happily married to Stella, with a beautiful family and plants groups of disciples in the estates.
Mar 26, 2022•42 min
We hear from Jill Birt from Western Australia. Jill shares some recent stories of how her disciple making teams are intentionally engaging with areas of brokenness and lostness. Some of the Perth teams are learning to follow relational networks into regional areas of WA. Be inspired to take bold yet simple steps as disciple makers in engaging with the felt needs of those around us. Learn how Jesus calls us to follow him along relational lines to those who are hungry. Jill encourages us to pray t...
Mar 22, 2022•24 min
Be encouraged as you listen to stories from the harvest! Ron and Paula share how they empower others to make disciples. We can all do this! Those who start groups and make disciples don't need 'deep' theological knowledge or have special training. One of the vital keys in movement is empowering everyone to 'go'. To reach relational connections and start groups right where they are. Without this incredibly important principle we won't see movement take place. You will also hear many important pri...
Mar 11, 2022•35 min
In this pod cast Steve and Mel share stories from the Cape. They share about finding a person of peace. We learn many principles as they share how they have started groups amongst the communities in far North Queensland. Looking at starting a discovery group, they talk about following relational lines and how they have listened very closely to the context. How there was immediate sharing with others within 24 hours and new groups being birthed.
Mar 06, 2022•33 min
Keeping things simple is the way to go! This Podcast is short and sweet. We like things short and sweet don't we! 5 simple things to do to get started in making disciples. Again we dive back into the archives and listen to Floyd McClung as he shares 5 simple ways to get started.
Feb 24, 2022•10 min
Francis Hoe has served ten years on the Praxeis board. Before that he was busy working in the hustle and bustle of financial investments in Singapore. In this podcast Francis shares his journey from corporate finance to prayer walking in the most surprising places. In the picture above Francis is in outback Queensland with our team there. He shares his experience of real healing as people prayed for him. Probably the line in this podcast that grabs me the most is when Francis shares where he mos...
Feb 18, 2022•15 min
In this podcast we are talking with Andrew Pyman, Mel Behrens and Vicki Stokes, and have an open discussion about 'what is a disciple?' Each one are great disciple makers! Instead of dealing with the strategy or method, we turn the spotlight on ourselves and our own hearts. We deal with the traditional answers of discipleship that we grew up with in Church. How did each one of us learn to become a disciple of Jesus? How do we we engage with God's word? There are some great answers such as being ...
Feb 05, 2022•52 min
Our 5th holiday podcast! Here Floyd pours his heart out talking about the 6 essential characteristics of movements. What kind of disciples we are called to be? Passion oozes from his soul. His years of giving everything for God’s mission’s shines through. Everyone is called. Every place is to be reached. All are called to be missionaries. You are God’s mission force, and you can never get more called than you already are. We are signing up for what we are already apart of. Be ready to be challen...
Jan 30, 2022•38 min
Welcome to the 4th holiday podcast from the archives. In this pod cast Floyd discusses models of Church. He talks about ‘Fresh expressions’ and three movement values that are transferable in many cultures, the Word, the Works and Wineskins. Of how we need to learn from where the church is exploding and how the church is to be an apostolic force today as it was in the book of Acts.
Jan 22, 2022•32 min
In our 3rd holiday podcast, we listen to Floyd talking about how Jesus connected with people. He identifies three kinds of people in our worlds. The crowds, the curious and the committed.
Jan 15, 2022•12 min
Our next Holiday podcast from the archives! In his visit with us in 2011 Floyd set the foundations! Here Floyd takes us through the structure of the Discovery Bible Study, the importance of accountability, obedience and simplicity. The ABC of a DBS or Up In Out. Here is a link for the outline of doing a DBS And also here
Jan 07, 2022•22 min
It's holidays here down under! It's the time we down tools and jump into Christmas and the summer break. So over this time we are running a series of podcasts from our archives. Floyd McClung visited us a number of times in our formation as a mission. His input was foundational. Although sadly Floyd passed away recently his voice lives on. In this podcast Floyd takes us through the parable of the sower discovery style. Make sure you read the parable (Luke chapter 8) before-hand, and stop after t...
Dec 17, 2021•26 min
Meet Steve and Mel Behrens who are key leaders in the far North of Australia. They work with a broad variety of people, from immigrants, tradies and also the indigenous. We unpack 'why did you decide to go with DMM?' They also discuss how they start groups, and also give keys to plant groups amongst indigenous peoples. You will be super blessed as you listen to proven practitioners like Steve and Mel.
Dec 09, 2021•36 min
Today we talk with Scott and unpack a passion to 'go'. Scott and his wife Jen have laid down their Australian dream to obey Jesus' great commission. Why would they do this? This podcast un-packs passion, the willingness to sacrifice for something greater.
Nov 26, 2021•29 min
Today we listen to Phil Brown from the ministry of Oikos. In this podcast we ask the question 'What is Church?' Phil take us on a journey of discovery the early Church. We discuss women in leadership and ministry, making disciples, participation and grounding people deeply in faith. We need to make church simple and not more complex. Church is something everyone can do. You will be inspired and encouraged to change from 'going' to church 'being' the church right where you are.
Nov 18, 2021•37 min
In this podcast, we listen to a word that Jim gave as as a Praxeis community. As Covid broke out in 2020 Jim prerecorded a message for us. Jim shares his amazing story of mission. We were really blessed by his encouragement. If you have heard it before, it’s well worth listening again. If you haven’t heard it, then don’t miss out! You will be blessed.
Nov 11, 2021•29 min
From working on the mission field, pastoring churches Jill shares her journey as her husband Peter died in 2012. As a 60 year old widow she wondered ‘Lord what is my life going to be like now?’ Discovering God as ‘Genourous and faithful‘ in the middle of grief, Jill hung onto Jesus as God unfolded a call to being a multiplying disciple maker. Hear how Jill shares about ‘grit’ and perseverance. Her walk with Jesus is central. Dealing with temptation to give up she shares how God walks with us thr...
Nov 07, 2021•33 min
Today we dive into one to the incredible stories of movement in the last 25 years. From the Hindu strongholds of North India the Bhojpuri Church Planting Movement began in the 1990s and continues to spread gospel light into the region of North India that has been called "the graveyard of missions." Dave Coles is the co author with Victor John of the book 'Bhojpuri Breakthrough'. He unpacks principles of this incredible movement and how they might apply to us in the West. I hope you are inspired ...
Oct 28, 2021•47 min
Many will know Stuart Robinson as a significant leader within the Aussie Church. He and his wife Margaret broke new ground as a pioneer missionary of contextualisation in South Asia. This work planted the seeds of a movement which was to grow to tens of thousands. After that he went on to be the pastor of what was to become Australia's largest Baptist Church. He is a voice well worth listening to. Now having 'retired', he has a global ministry. In this season he travels extensively into many nat...
Oct 21, 2021•36 min
