The One Thing Podcast

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 Executive Director of Reach Australia, aiming to grow thousands of healthy, evangelistic and multiplying churches. Derek Hanna leads the Australian church planting network that’s been starting fresh works for the Kingdom for the past 10 years. 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. Be energised and equipped for ministry.

Latest Episodes:

The One Thing Episode #113- What I’d Do Differently (Part 2 with Adam Ch’ng)

Lead pastor Adam Ch’ng reflects on why they don’t upload their services online after Sunday and the specific adjustments they’ve made to their zoom rooms.[...]

The One Thing Episode #112- What I’d Do Differently (Part 1 with Paul Webb)

What do pastors wish they’d done differently in the past 2 months? Paul Webb (lead pastor at Chester Hill Anglican Church) graciously shares 3 areas[...]

The One Thing Episode #111- Self Care

Adjust your expectations for this season. Set yourself up for a great second half of 2020 by caring for yourself now. If you work in[...]

The One Thing Episode #110- New Staff Rhythms For Churches

How does Covid affect church staff meetings? How will you pivot your quarterly offsite? Should you have a daily staff check-ins? What difference does work-from-home[...]

The One Thing Episode #109- Singleness During Covid

How can your church love singles during this season? Particularly, what does it mean for church to be a family right now? Dani Treweek from[...]

The One Thing Episode #108- Mission During Covid Part 2 (feat. Luther Symons)

Luther Symons leads a quickly growing church plant in South West Sydney. Listen in on his chat with Scott Sanders and Derek Hanna about how[...]

The One Thing Episode #107- Mission during Covid (feat. Dave Jensen)

What will it take to see conversions in your church during Covid? Now is the time to create an evangelism plan for the next 6[...]

The One Thing Episode #106- Preaching Easter Online

We've just released our latest podcast episode of The One Thing with Al Stewart, looking at how we can preach Easter well - particularly during[...]

The One Thing Episode #105- If you had 48 hours until lock down

If Australia was given 48 hours before going into a deeper lock-down like New Zealand, would your church be ready? What are the essential preparations[...]

The One Thing Episode #104- Church Finances during Coronavirus

How much should you cut church budget by? What do the new government initiatives mean for your church? What principles of financial management apply right[...]

The One Thing Episode #103- Leadership that leads to hope

At this stage, better than planning 6 months in advance is to ‘walk like a snail’. Craig Tucker shares his wisdom on the current crisis.[...]

The One Thing Episode #102- Sunday Online Gathering

Well done to all the churches who moved to online church for the first time on Sunday. As a complement to (https://bit.ly/2UtPG5L), Derek and Scott[...]