BILLION  FOR  A  MILLION
STRATEGIC  SUMMARY

God is doing great things both in the earth and at Australian Heart Ministries & Music. Both are ministry functions of The Marshes.  This musical family are playing their part in taking the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel”.  Warwick & Alison Marsh and family have ministered in a dozen countries around the world over the last 3 years.  They have plans to touch a billion people through music based TV multimedia outreach over the next 5 years.

Warwick, Alison and family have been ministering for the last ten years in Australia and overseas.  During that time they have toured around and across Australia many, many times, reaching hundreds of thousands of people in face-to-face ministry, in concerts, churches, crusades, festivals, conferences, seminars, schools and gaols.  The Marshes, with friends, have achieved significant national secular radio airplay, reaching several million people in 1992 with “Christmas from the Australian Heart”, 1995/6 with “Straight from the Heart” and in 1997 with their sons’ band  “Unusual Addiction”.  Warwick & Alison Marsh and family have been on national and pay TV with stories in national publications and media several times.  God used “Church in the Pub” in 1993 to not only reach hundreds in Wollongong but several hundred thousand people were reached through radio, TV and print media stories about Jesus, the friend of sinners, and God’s work at the North Wollongong pub.

The Marsh family ministry, through Australian Heart Ministries & Music, has a proven track record over ten years of successful ministry both in Australia and the world.  They are keen to put these hard earned Christian music and media skills to work.  The earth is rapidly becoming a global village. This is offering amazing opportunities for multimedia evangelism.  The Olympics in the Year 2000 have opened Australia to a 3 billion worldwide audience.  Secular world interest in Australia is growing and God is working in a wonderful way through Australian Christian Music.   ‘Hillsongs’ are fast becoming the leading source of international worship and praise music.  God is raising up the Australian church to have a significant role in end time worldwide evangelism.

The Marshes plan to reach a billion people with the Gospel through music based multimedia opportunities is only a part of what God is going to do through the Australian church over the next 5 years.  The Marsh family ministry team have calculated the cost to reach a billion people will be $1,000,000.  This includes wages, salaries, general overhead costs, TV production costs, music production costs, literature costs, postage and communication costs as well as touring costs over a 5 year period.  The Marshes are already asking God for 1 million souls to be born into the Kingdom of God over this period of time. If by God’s grace they are able to reach these faith goals, the effective cost of outreach per person will be .01 of a cent, and per salvation, equivalent of $1.00, which would seem to be a good return for the investment needed.  Warwick & Alison Marsh and family desire to be good stewards of their finances and have finalised an interdenominational ministerial advisory board who are  providing Godly counsel and prayerful support for this strategic missions plan to reach a billion people for an outlay of a million dollars over the next five years.