The One Thing

(Mini) Episode 226 – Four Moments To Discuss Finances In Church 10.03.2022 2:20 ↓

When to discuss finances in church.

Episode 225 – Run A Vision/Giving Series 07.03.2022 16:42 ↓

How to run a vision/giving series for your church.

Episode 224 – My Church Is Behind Budget 28.02.2022 25:26 ↓

Is your church behind budget? How will you respond?

Episode 223 – Inspiring Generosity In Your Church 21.02.2022 19:24 ↓

How can you cultivate a culture of generosity (without manipulation)?

Episode 222 – Regional Ministry 14.02.2022 19:30 ↓

What's distinct about regional ministry?

(Mini) Episode 221 – Gospel Ambition 10.02.2022 4:39 ↓

Mini episode.

Episode 220 – The Last 2 Years As A Pastor 07.02.2022 17:46 ↓

If you've been pastoring for the last 2 years, this episode is for you

Episode 219 – Spacemakers 31.01.2022 21:03 ↓

How should Christians relate to email, social media and productivity tech? Is digital minimalism right for ministry leaders and churches?

Episode 218 – The Great Return (50% Attendance at Church) 24.01.2022 22:17 ↓

Is your church's Sunday attendance about 50% at the moment? How should we respond?

Episode 217 – Seven Scenarios For Ecosystem Thinking (Part 2) 20.01.2022 18:25 ↓

What is ecosystem thinking and how can it help you lead your church?

Episode 216 – Seven Scenarios For Ecosystem Thinking (Part 1 – edited) 17.01.2022 12:45 ↓

What is ecosystem thinking and how can it help you lead your church?

Episode 215 – A Decade of Learnings 10.01.2022 23:21 ↓

We wanted to see how we were doing in achieving this goal of reaching the lost, celebrate what God had done in that, and look for ways to keep seeing – under God – more people come to know Jesus. Here’s what we found.

Episode 214 – Sustainable Ministry 03.01.2022 20:54 ↓

Establish healthy patterns for 2022 that can last in the long term.

Episode 212 – A Five Part Framework For Ministry 13.12.2021 19:04 ↓

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

Episode 211 – Christmas Services + Songs 06.12.2021 18:31 ↓

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?

(Mini) Episode 210 – Kids Ministry Planning Using Now, Where, How 02.12.2021 6:43 ↓

A worked example of using the 'now where how' planning framework for the Kids ministry area of church.

(Mini) Episode 209 – Mission Planning Using Now, Where, How 29.11.2021 6:15 ↓

A worked example of using the 'now where how' planning framework for the Mission purpose in church.

Episode 208 – Now, Where, How (A Planning Tool for 2022) 22.11.2021 14:18 ↓

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.

Episode 207 – Church Planting In Perth (Part 2) 17.11.2021 16:05 ↓

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.

Episode 206 – Church Planting In Perth (Part 1) 15.11.2021 14:32 ↓

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.

Episode 205 – Church Calendars 08.11.2021 18:33 ↓

What should be on your church calendar next year?

Episode 204 – Pastoring: Leadership and Taking Heed 01.11.2021 17:15 ↓

Scott and Derek reflect on a new ebook titled Pastoring: Leadership and Taking Heed.

Episode 203 – Church Planting In Adelaide 25.10.2021 20:27 ↓

“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”.

Episode 202 – Church Planting In Sydney 18.10.2021 19:30 ↓

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?

Episode 201 – Difficult Conversations Between A Church Leader and Staff Member 11.10.2021 21:28 ↓

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