If You’ve Got Good News, You Want to Share It
SERVICE TEAM MINI-SERIES: World Team— If You’ve Got Good News, You Want to Share It
Mission has always been at the heart of God’s plan. From the very beginning, God’s people were called to make his glory known—not just to one tribe or nation, but to the whole world. In this episode of The Shock Absorber mini-series on the World Team, Joel, Tim, and Jai explore how that big picture of mission shapes the way we live as a church today.
The Speed of Culture vs. the Call of Mission
The conversation begins with Dua Lipa memes and Banksy’s Girl with Balloon—reminders of how quickly something can spread across the globe in our time. Culture moves fast. One moment of creativity can have worldwide impact almost instantly, but it doesn’t always last.
Mission, however, is not just a viral moment. At Soul Revival, we see it as long-term, low-key, relational, and intentional. It’s about being good neighbours, living as imitators of Christ, and sharing the love of Jesus in ways that endure. That’s the work of the World Team: to remind us that mission isn’t only for overseas workers or professional evangelists. Mission is for all of us.
The World Team’s Role
From the earliest days of Soul Revival, we were encouraged by our bishop Peter Hayward to be a church-planting church. That encouragement has shaped a posture of mission at every level—local, regional and global. The World Team exists to help the whole church see that mission is a shared responsibility. As Jai puts it,
“If you’ve got good news, you want to share it.”
Sometimes the hardest part is overcoming our own fear. Talking about faith can feel awkward. We don’t want to be pushy or come across as socially inept. But when people see our lives shaped by kindness, gentleness and humility, they encounter something different. That difference often opens the door to conversations about Jesus.
Theology of World
Mission is not a human invention—it’s God’s idea. Scripture shows God’s plan has always been to the “ends of the Earth”. Matthew 28:19–20 calls us to make disciples of all nations. Psalm 67 prays that God’s ways would be known across the earth. Isaiah 49 declares that Israel is to be a light for the Gentiles.
Jesus fulfils this plan. Through his death and resurrection, salvation is not contained but explodes outward. It reaches the ends of the earth—including us. That means mission is not optional for the church; it’s central to our identity. We are a holy people, set apart in Christ, called to declare his praises so that the whole world may know him.
The World Team’s job is not to do mission in place of the church, but to encourage, equip and remind every member that mission is everyone’s calling.
Strategy: Local, Regional, Global
Mission takes many forms. The World Team thinks in terms of three interconnected levels:
• Local — everyday friendships, neighbourhood presence and being the kind of church that welcomes people into community. Mission starts with how we love the people right in front of us.
• Regional — partnering with ministries across our state and country, including learning from Indigenous leaders in North West NSW, who have taught us about intergenerational and cultural expressions of faith. Mission is strengthened when we listen and walk alongside others.
• Global — supporting missionaries overseas through finances, encouragement, communication and prayer so the gospel continues to reach places that still need to hear it.
This approach creates a cycle: what happens outside the church feeds back into the life of the church, and what happens inside flows outward into mission. Intergenerational ministry is especially powerful here, in a culture that often separates people by age, a church where generations mix is striking—and deeply missional.
Practice: Living It Out
Week to week, the World Team collaborates with other service teams so mission is embedded across the life of Soul Revival. They coordinate trips, organise prayer for partners, encourage missionaries, and help other teams communicate effectively about mission.
Prayer is central. By praying for our mission partners we recognise that God is already at work. He doesn’t need us, but he invites us to partner with him. Prayer unifies us across distance and shapes our hearts to care for God’s global work. As the team put it, “It’s God who makes things grow.”
Through small acts of faithfulness—support, encouragement, visits and prayer—the World Team helps the whole church live out God’s mission. It’s not a separate program but a way of life.