The One Thing

A summary of the five-part Reach Australia ministry framework.

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.

“It’s a great-granddaughter/conjoined twins/core-team-needs-a-pastor mash up”. That’s Miriam and Duncan Andrews’ description of their network’s model of church planting in Adelaide. Look out for the story of “Yuki and the Jumping Castle”.

Establish Church in Cronulla has been going for about 6 years. What have Lee and Cathra (planting couple) changed their minds about? What's been hardest? Why plant a church instead of taking a job with an existing church?

Eventually, any ministry will include difficult conversations between ministry leaders and staff members - conversations that someone won't necessarily want to hear.

More important than our 200th episode is the vision of 200 more church plants over the next 10 years

How should a ministry leader manage an underperforming staff member? Is it even ok to use the term 'underperforming' in a church context?

How should a ministry leader manage an underperforming staff member? Is it even ok to use the term 'underperforming' in a church context?

Andrew Heard lays out EV Church's 5 priorities as they approach the end of 2021:

'The staff are not a distraction to your work, the staff are your work'

"Fight for clarity for a season, so you don’t fight confusion forever."

Trying to achieve lots with a small amount of resources?

If you're enjoying Church Planting Australia, you might enjoy some of the other podcasts in the Reach Australia podcast network.

What's your church's plan for developing leaders?

Quarterlies, offsites and how to modify them for online.

On the one hand, Spurgeon said 'God save us from living in comfort while sinners are sinking in hell’ and Christmas Evans (British Evangelist) said 'I’d rather burn out than rust out in the service of the Lord’. On the other hand, Acts 20:24 pictures ministry like a marathon rather than a sprint.

Dr Jonathan Andrews offers practical advice and suggestions to help you address burnout in your ministry.

'Burnout feels like driving without tyres'