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The One Thing is a podcast designed to give you one solid, practical tip for Gospel-centred ministry, every week. Scott Sanders is the managing director of The Geneva Push, the Australian church planting network that's been starting fresh works for the Kingdom for the past eight years. Derek Hanna is an experienced church planter who now works to train the next generation of ministers breaking new ground for Jesus. 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.

LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

Australia


    • May 22, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 302 EPISODES


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    Episode 300 – 300 Episodes into The One Thing!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 20:52


    After 6 years and 300 episodes Derek and Scott reflect on the ministry of the One Thing, their favourite episodes and interviews.

    Episode 299 – Raising up More Gospel Workers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 18:04


    Derek talks to Lee Murray, the new Director of Partnerships at MTS.

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    Episode 298 – Live from Reach Australia National Conference Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 15:41


    Scott, Derek and Jo catch up on Day 3 of the conference in the noisy foyer.

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    Episode 297 – Live from Reach Australia National Conference Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 16:25


    Jo, Derek and Scott catch up on Day 2 of the National Conference.

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    Episode 296 – Peter Jensen on his new book the Life of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 26:06


    Peter Jensen talks through his new book The Life of Faith. It's a systematic theology you will actually read!

    Episode 295 – Reel Dialogue with Russ Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 19:03


    What if going to the movies was not just entertaining, but also useful in evangelism?  Peter Blanch sits down with Reel Dialogue guru Russ Matthews to talk about how you can become an expert in using movies to talk about Jesus.

    Episode 294 – Ed Stetzer on Post COVID church planting and everything else

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 25:33


    Scott sits down an old friend of the network and church planting guru: Ed Stetzer. 

    Episode 293 – Why does my church sound suck?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 22:50


    Scott chats with Mat Stevens from Turramurra music and talks about how to make sound ministry work and why it's important.

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    Episode 292 – How many hours should a gospel worker work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 19:31


    Derek and Scott dive into the murky world of how long should a gospel worker work?

    Episode 291 – What does my church need to prepare for in Term 2?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 14:44


    Scott and Derek look at why is term 2 different and

    Episode 290 – The Importance of Clarity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 18:41


    Peter and Scott get back to basics on clarity and why it is so important and yet hard to keep.

    Episode 289 – Asking Hard Questions of Reach Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 22:23


    Pete and Scott look at the Reach Australia Impact Report

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    Episode 288 – Analysing Australian Culture with Steve Mcalpine (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 16:13


    Featuring a discussion of Steve's new book.

    Episode 287 – Analysis Australian Culture with Steve Mcalpine (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 21:00


    How can a busy ministry worker keep up to date with the flows of Australian culture?

    (Mini) Episode 286 – Silos and Pathways

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 9:37


    Every church has a pathway, how's yours?

    Episode 285 – What We’ve Noticed Through Church Consultations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 20:32


    Trends across Australian churches, with Mike Sams.

    Episode 284 – Reignite Your Conversion Engine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 21:24


    What is a conversion engine?

    Episode 283 – When Not To Plant A Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 21:26


    Not everyone should plant a church.

    Episode 282 – Mission: A New Written Resource

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 17:57


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    Episode 281 – How Much Can I Expect The Church To Give In 2023?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 20:50


    How much should you expect the average church member to give? 

    Episode 280 – Joining A New Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 18:44


    Are you joining a new ministry team? Is someone joining your team?

    Episode 279 – What’s Most Important In Term 1?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 18:27


    Where should you focus your energy in term 1 as you serve in ministry?

    Episode 278 – What Should I Read Over Summer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 12:38


    3 book recommendations for your summer. 

    Episode 277 – What Is A Focus Pastor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 25:26


    Jez and Ray from EV Church. 

    Episode 276 – What Songs Should We Sing For Christmas? (Greg Cooper and Curtis Smith)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 16:04


    Greg Cooper (Melbourne) and Curtis Smith (Sydney). Curtis' Suggestions 1. Oh come all ye faithful 2. Joy to the world 3. Away in a manger 4. Oh come oh come Emmanuel 5. Hark the herald angels sing 6. O little town of Bethlehem 7. Who is he in yonder stall 8. Silent night 9. The first noel 10. O holy night

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    Episode 275 – 9 Months Ago I Planted A Church in Adelaide (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 13:29


    Des Smith started a church in Adelaide in 2022.

    Episode 274 – 9 Months Ago I Planted A Church in Adelaide (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 20:24


    Des Smith started a church in Adelaide in 2022.

    Episode 273 – Do You Need An Executive Pastor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 20:13


    What value does an executive pastor bring to a church?

    Episode 272 – Livestreaming Experience vs Volunteer Burden (And other tech issues)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 12:29


    What's the balance between livestream experience and volunteer burden?

    Episode 271 – Church Marketing (Especially Social Media)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 13:08


    A threefold framework for church social media.

    Episode 270 – Online Mission (Wayne Connor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 18:22


    Wayne Connor from Dubbo explains how they've been using an online mission funnel. 

    Episode 269 – Theology of Digital Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 26:34


    Hunter Bible Church's Dave Moore and EV Church's Andrew Mitchell explain their different approaches to digital ministry, and their theological underpinnings.

    Episode 268 – Sermon Length

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 19:56


    How long should a sermon be?

    Episode 267 – One Year Ago I Planted A Church (Andrew West)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 22:49


    What was it like planting a church during covid?

    Episode 266 – Change Your Church’s Name?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 30:34


    Does your church need a name change?

    Episode 265 – How Often Do People Attend Church?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 19:01


    Although some churches have more or equal total bums on seats, church attendance frequency per member seems to be down in lots of churches in the Reach Australia network.

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    Episode 264 – Healthy Relationships Between Men and Women in Ministry (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 20:08


    Part 2. The issue of relationships between men and women in ministry has been thrown into the spotlight recently

    Episode 263 – Healthy Relationships Between Men and Women in Ministry (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 23:00


    The issue of relationships between men and women in ministry has been thrown into the spotlight recently

    Episode 262 – What should I focus on in term 4? (part 2 – Christmas)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 18:00


    Using term 4 to prepare for Christmas. SHOWNOTES Building Leaders Mission planning Term 3 focus is episode 248. Reset (book)

    Episode 261 – What should I focus on in term 4? (part 1 – mission)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 13:36


    What should a ministry worker focus on in term 4? 

    Episode 260 – Stepping Down A Volunteer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 21:20


    How and when should you step down a volunteer in church life? 

    Episode 259 – Church Planting Assessment (Madeleine’s last podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 25:05


    It's Madeleine's last podcast, so we'll focus on her area of expertise - the church planting assessment process.

    Episode 258 – Courageous Leadership (with Ray Galea)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 14:46


    What does courageous leadership look like in an Australian church? 

    Episode 257 – Creativity vs Organisation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 24:33


    Do you feel the tension between creativity and organisation?

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