Coming back to the airwaves after a season of retreat, we're starting a short season to re-enage our support-base and ministry networks. Today you'll get an unfiltered insight into Trav's heartbeat for AccessTheStory, a bit of the story over the years, and some core practices that sustain our hopes for the future. Enjoy!

how mental health first aid helps us go deeper in our understanding and experience of the incarnation

As Trav reflects on some recent conversations with churches who are trying to find Youth Pastors, he asks the question: "Is the apparent lack of good youth ministry practitioners in local churches symptomatic of a larger problem?" Trav gives four suggestions to help navigate this larger problem.

In the midst of a mental health epidemic, and overly-simplistic religious posturing, what if the care of God is more holistic than we ever imagined?

My church has experienced a migration of sorts over the last few months.  Covid seems to have accelerated the process for people to change their spiritual home, but I'm not sure a church transfer will necessarily equate to spiritual renewal.

We're exploring what it means to plant a micro-church - here's a short reflection on one of the key questions we ask our group.

Part two - where Bekk Sellars  explains what she means by  "My Calcutta".  Do yourself a favour, and listen to Bekk unpack the story of how she initiated the youth outreach community in her neighbourhood, and how she has seen God bring light into the darkness. (Part one of two).

We're chatting with Bekk Sellars again - where she explains what she means by  "My Calcutta".  Do yourself a favour, and listen to Bekk unpack the story of how she initiated the youth outreach community in her neighbourhood, and how she has seen God bring light into the darkness. (Part one of two).

"In all my times of meeting people - especially in my local area - I haven't really met anyone who hates God.  A lot of people hate Christians.  But a lot of people just want someone to care, or be interested in them." Bekk Sellars is no stranger to stepping into unchartered waters when it comes to reaching people with God's love - serving young people in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, she'll admit she's often tired, but her perspective on mission is sharp, and her heart for others is large. I am always encouraged through the stories she tells - here's an insight into what makes Bekk tick!

"Rather than looking for the silver bullet, we need to come back to our faith, and humble ourselves before God." "We're not actually important enough to stuff up God's plans." Beth Hoy shares her stories, frustrations, insights, and hopes for how we might see followers of Jesus raised up from the next generation. Beth is the Generations Facilitator for Baptist Churches in South Australia, and she is living out the message she carries to emerging leaders.