Welcome to The One Thing – a podcast designed to give you one solid, practical tip for Gospel-centred ministry, every week. Scott Sanders is the managing director of Reach Australia, aiming to grow thousands of healthy, evangelistic and multiplying churches. Derek Hanna leads The Geneva Push, the Australian church planting network that’s been starting fresh works for the Kingdom for the past 10 years. Madeleine Galea works at The Geneva Push as part of the team that assesses new church planters. Together they’ll tell you what you need to know, about a crucial ministry topic, that’s relevant to your context – all in 15 minutes. Browse – click – be energised and equipped for ministry!
How hard should we go this Christmas, in light of Covid tiredness and the fact that Boxing Day is a Sunday? Which Christmas songs are worth doing and which songs deserve a rest?
A worked example of using the ‘now where how’ planning framework for the Kids ministry area of church.
A worked example of using the ‘now where how’ planning framework for the Mission purpose in church.
A common mistake in church planning is to jump from ‘now’ to ‘how’ too quickly. Instead, good planning involves a deep consideration of the desired destination (‘where’) before jumping to the methods of getting there (‘how’). Listen to this week’s episode of The One Thing as you make ministry plans for 2022.
Paul and Bec Young planted Providence Bayswater in 2020. What motivated them to plant a church? Have they changed their mind about anything? Look out for the encouraging story towards the end.
Paul and Bec Young planted Providence Bayswater in 2020. What motivated them to plant a church? Have they changed their mind about anything? Look out for the encouraging story towards the end.
What should be on your church calendar next year?
Scott and Derek reflect on a new ebook titled Pastoring: Leadership and Taking Heed.
