This is our second podcast with Mike Hey. In this episode Dave finds out what Mike Hey tick. Dave looks at the Lord's Prayer (Luke 11:1-4) and how it is connected to the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:2-12) with Mike. We listen to Mike's reflections on these two passages and how they have helped him to pray. Acronyms Mike loves Mike shares his 'WALK' acronym for prayer: W - waiting in his presence A - aligning with his purpose L - loved and loving K - knowing him as our Shepherd Steve Smith's last book (...
Dec 15, 2023•28 min
During our next two episodes, Dave catches up with Mike Hey in Salisbury (Adelaide’s northern suburbs). Mike is a mature practitioner and is part of Operation Mobilisation’s (OM) international leadership. Brief background Mike shares a little of his and his wife, Ann’s background including serving with OM since the 1970’s in India. Since then they have focused on catalysing disciple making amongst unreached people groups as the director of OM’s ‘Doulos’ ship, working amongst university students ...
Dec 07, 2023•30 min
We catch up with Phil Brown from Oikos Australia who shares about his new book release, ‘The Seven Calls of Jesus’. Phil’s story Phil begins by giving us some insight into how he has become involved in disciple making movements. He carries a passion of seeing ordinary people empowered to creatively take the Gospel into every nook and cranny of Australia. Phil’s book ‘The Seven Calls of Jesus’ looks at the simple yet profound calls Jesus made that framed his own ministry, the early church and is ...
Nov 23, 2023•38 min
This week we speak with Steve Addison. Steve has recently said goodbye to his wife, Michelle, after her struggle with cancer. We catch up with Steve to not only see how he is going but to hear from him how the Gospel is true and real in the hardest of times and places. He shares what the Gospel means when we face the reality of life and death. “We made it!” Steve starts by saying how he has a deep sense of satisfaction in the goodness of God after going through the last four years of Michelle ba...
Nov 16, 2023•28 min
We continue our conversation with Ian Kristofer in Mozambique. In this episode we hear about what Ian has been learning as he sees movement take off around him in various unreached contexts of Mozambique. Reaching the Shona “We disciple in everything” During the forming stage of seeing movement amongst the Shona people in central Mozambique, Ian shares how God refined him to make disciple that would make disciples. He encourages us to remember the ‘MAWL’ (Model, Assist, Watch and Leave) method t...
Nov 10, 2023•44 min
Over the next two weeks, we'll hear from Ian Kristofer, missionary and author of the book ‘Making disciples and leading others to make them’* Ian’s story - from the US to Africa In this episode, Ian shares his story of growing up in the US. He comes to faith in Jesus through his father’s bible study and then has two radical encounters with God as a teenager. After meeting his wife Carla during college in the late 90s, his call to missions was confirmed from these encounters. Fifteen years later,...
Nov 02, 2023•31 min
We hear Dave’s latest sermon at Crossway Baptist Church in Melbourne. He draws from familiar themes and stories from those like Wilson and Roy Moran that we have heard recently in this podcast. Get ready to reproduce and multiply as a disciple maker. God doing a new thing - do we perceive it? Be inspired as you hear how God is doing a new thing (Isaiah 43:18-19; Mark 1:15). Dave describes how God’s kingdom is advancing today among the poor, prisoner, blind and oppressed (Isaiah 61:1-2; Luke 4:18...
Oct 18, 2023•36 min
This is part 2 of our two part series with Chris Galanos. People of peace (in a western context) Chris shares how he came to realise the significance of the person of peace by sharing a powerful story from an access ministry his father was part of in a local US gaol. Engaging with 'PIPSY' people Chris encourages us to join God where he is already working. Jesus tells us when we help those in need, we help him (Matthew 25:31-46). Chris sums up those in need in this passage in four groups: P - Poo...
Oct 09, 2023•37 min
Chris Galanos joins the conversation over the next two episodes. In this podcast, Chris starts by sharing the challenging journey of his successful Texan megachurch in the US switching to embrace a vision for multiplication. From 10,000 to 1 million - compelled into multiplication by a God sized vision After reaching their ten year vision to reach 10,000 people in just eight years, Chris describes how God gave him and the church leadership a new God sized vision for the next ten years. After ask...
Oct 02, 2023
Today we hear from movement catalyser and author, Cynthia Anderson who joins the conversation to share about her book, ‘The Multipliers Mindset: Thinking Differently about Discipleship’. Be equipped as you listen to Cynthia share some of the paradigm shifts needed to release God’s movement based from her own story as a disciple making practitioner. Cynthia carries a deep passion for the unreached which has seen her serve with YWAM for more than 30 years, along with her husband Todd in places lik...
Sep 22, 2023•48 min
In this episode, we hear from Mary Ho, the leader of All Nations which has a special place in our hearts as Praxeis. Many of us know All Nations from Floyd McClung’s visits* to us in the late 2000s. Floyd poured into us and set us up to run the race of making disciples. Listen to Mary share her story and the good things God is doing with All Nations... Mary's story Born in Taiwan, Mary grew up in the nations with her father serving as a diplomat. As a 17 year old international university student...
Sep 15, 2023•36 min
In this second podcast with Wilson from Uganda, we hear of how the beginning of Wilson’s story ended up birthing not only a movement in Uganda but multiplying movements. Watch part 1 and 2 of this interview with Wilson here: https://vimeo.com/852884075/0a973688f8?share=copy “Discipleship is not talking but modelling” We hear of Wilson's personal suffering through beatings, robbery and strangulation as Wilson gave up everything as a successful banker to, as he says, “hang out with bad guys”. What...
Aug 27, 2023•31 min
Over the next two episodes, you will hear Wilson’s story. It's sure to inspire and challenge you! Click on this video to see Wilson's interview (or listen via the podcast): https://vimeo.com/852884075/0a973688f8?share=copy Wilson works with ‘All Nations’ in Uganda. All Nations helped birth us as Praxeis through Floyd McClung’s multiple visits over a decade ago. Growing up in Uganda, Wilson's story begins with him finding himself caring and providing for his 22 other siblings as a young teenager ...
Aug 20, 2023•24 min
Dr Aila Tasse first received Jesus’ forgiveness as a teenager and is now catalysing movements across Africa. He has seen 42 movements* birthed across east Africa with over 18,000 churches being planted. In this podcast, Aila shares his story and shares some of the keys to seeing movement happen. He finishes by encouraging us in the West to humbly pray and intentionally obey God to see him move in our context. Aila’s journey During Aila’s Muslim upbringing in Kenya, he started to ask "who is Alla...
Aug 14, 2023•30 min
This is part 2 of our two part podcast with Roy Moran. In this episode, Roy shares about the challenges of seeing movement in the West and finishes by sharing what hybrid church* looks like in his North American context. To watch part 1 and 2 of this interview, click on the video below: https://vimeo.com/911028633/fc15fdd38f?share=copy Why not the West? Roy’s gives some great insights into how we are wired as westerners: Individualism Much of the early DMM training that came to the West was abou...
Aug 03, 2023•26 min
Please note: this recording was done from back of the hall where the Catalyst camp was held. The audio has been affected as you will hear by the surrounds of heavy rain on one side and people on the other. We hear from movement leader Roy Moran, the author of Spent Matches which many of us have read. In this first of two podcasts, Roy shares a little of his journey to becoming part of DMM (Disciple Making Movement). He then gives his insights into what God is doing on the earth today with some k...
Jul 28, 2023•30 min
This is our third Nairobi Gathering podcast. In this episode, we will hear a case study from Rwanda. Justin shares about a God movement that has been birthed in his nation. The start of Justin’s journey Since coming to Christ, Justin always carried a call to go from house to house and share the Gospel. Justin became the bishop of his church. He held a big vision for the Gospel to spread across his nation. But it wasn’t happening. So he started to ask the question, "What is wrong?". Justin tells ...
Jul 13, 2023•45 min
This is the second podcast from the Nairobi gathering. We go wider still as we hear Stan share what God is doing around the whole world. We have created a video that goes with this podcast here: https://vimeo.com/841504361/b9f6b25981?share=copy This gives a visual of all the figures you’ll be hearing. Be deeply encouraged as God calls you afresh to buy into his big picture of what he is doing on the earth. To be part of the generation that will rise up that will run the final lap of the Great Co...
Jul 03, 2023•31 min
Over the next few weeks, we are going to listen to some talks that have come straight out of the DMM (Disciple Making Movement) Global Catalyst Camp* in Nairobi, Kenya. Today we will listen to the introduction to the whole gathering by Dr Aila Tasse. Aila reflects about his previous struggle to believe that God would move amongst the 14 Unreached People Groups (UPGs) in his own context of Northern Kenya. He shares how he once thought, “It cannot happen here”. How faith was produced in his life. ...
Jun 24, 2023•23 min
This week we are in for a treat as we hear from Keith in New Zealand share his story of being called into planting seeds across Asia with the vision to seeing movements. Excitingly, movement is now happening! The call We hear how God called Keith and his wife Joy to Thailand after living their whole life in New Zealand until their 50s. Keith poured himself into training people across Thailand and many parts of Asia. These days, Keith shares how we are now seeing movement spark in Thailand amongs...
Jun 16, 2023•35 min
Today Dave is sharing a great sermon he heard recently from Dave Ferguson who was speaking at Crossway Baptist Church. You can access the sermon here (or just listen to this podcast!). Dave (Ferguson), who has helped plant over 9000 churches last year, talks about the ideas of apprenticing, hero making and kingdom building. Jesus is asking us, “will you follow me and change the world?” (Matthew 4:19; Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8). But what are the missing practices in our disciple making efforts? Dav...
Jun 09, 2023•36 min
We have launched our Praxeis online training! Vicki joins the podcast to share how the training has been developed and shares its purpose. We hear how the training is for everyone, everywhere. In fact, that's the very reason behind it. As the network grows around us, we see the need to equip people all across the world who might not be able to meet face to face. Vicki shares how this online training can be accessed by anyone in whatever space and be done at whatever pace they need. The content V...
Jun 01, 2023•33 min
This is our second episode talking with Steve Addison about his new book, 'Acts and the Movement of God'. You are in for a treat as Steve takes us on a journey through the book of Acts. Themes and structure of Acts Steve explains how the God movement started in Jerusalem but how the living God was always going to expand out as Jesus said it would. Right at the beginning of Acts, we see the core elements of a God movement: the living presence of God through the Holy Spirit to bear witness to Jesu...
May 25, 2023•29 min
We have a treat these next two podcasts. Movements author and teacher, Steve Addison is sharing with us about the Book of Acts from his latest book. You can purchase ‘Acts and the movement of God’ here. In this episode, Steve shares how he has learnt that the Book of Acts isn’t just about the Apostles or the Spirit. It is the acts of God. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Word Steve teaches us about the importance of the Word of God in movement. In Acts, we see how the spread, multiplication and ...
May 18, 2023•34 min
This episode, we hear from our Praxeis team in Western Australia (WA). Jill, Karen and Rowan share with us what they have been up to as they strategically pray across this vast state. Learn how to take on a region in prayer where God has called you! These guys give us some keys in how they have been not only praying across the city of Perth (WA) but the country towns of Australia’s biggest state. We hear stories of how they are engaging with people, spending time in all night prayer meetings and...
May 12, 2023•31 min
It is essential to multiply workers if we are to see disciple making movements (DMM). Jesus himself tells us to pray for workers to be sent into his harvest (Luke 10:2). Aung and Gabi are both multiplying workers and starting Discovery Bible Studies (DBS). They find themselves in the war torn contexts of Myanmar and Ukraine. Despite this ‘darkness’, as Aung describes it, they share some of the breakthroughs and blockages of multiplying leaders. They both tell us how intentionally training leader...
May 04, 2023•46 min
We listen to Jerry and Esther share how they are engaging in spiritual conversations. Jerry is a GP obstetrician who, together with his wife Katie and children are catalyzing disciple making movement in South Australia. Jerry shares Paul Watson’s process of engaging in casual > meaningful > spiritual > discovery conversations. He also tells us how he includes his young family who he and Katie see as a vital part of their team. Esther works amongst Persians and other central Asian Muslim...
Apr 26, 2023•27 min
Today we listen to Paul King from Northern England share how he is engaging his city and starting Discovery Groups. He shares with us the spiritual condition of his nation as the church is in dramatic decline. Paul and his wife Stella are pioneering in needy places amongst some of the poorest communities in England. Even here it can seem spiritually dry. However Paul sees it as his main job to find what he calls the 1%. Those God prepared people who are only found through abundant prayer and con...
Apr 18, 2023•22 min
Wondering how to start a Discovery Group? Listen to three fruitful practitioners in Mel, Steve (from North Queensland and PNG) and Mike (from Hong Kong). You'll be practically equipped in learning how to start discipleship groups with lost people around you. Here's some keys these guys are learning as they see dozens of groups multiplying in various contexts around them: Start and sustain it all with personal and multiplying prayer Observe the culture Find connection points through 'two way hosp...
Apr 06, 2023•47 min
We listen in to what God is up to through a fruitful church planter, Ben Taylor in England. You’ll be inspired by how God is multiplying disciples and churches through the powerful stories Ben shares. Ben encourages us to keep the gift of faith we have alive since this is what God wants to grow in us the most. As he sees demons cast out and brand new churches being started around him recently in Somerset, Ben reminds us that God’s vision is in fact a promise to us. Finally, Ben finishes by givin...
Mar 19, 2023•43 min
