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.
For centuries, Christians have dispatched missionaries to far-flung regions, carrying the gospel to those who have yet to hear it. Australia, too, has been a[...]
In August 2021: there were 3.0 million permanent migrants in Australia who arrived since 2000 India was the top country of birth among permanent migrants[...]
Looking at planting a church, or supporting a church plant, but not sure where? Here is a list of the places we need to plant[...]
Can we learn anything from church planting books or should we just get on with ministry and just plant churches? SHOW NOTES: Derek’s top 5:[...]
5 Dysfunctions of a Team is a great tool from business guru Patrick Lencioni. This has been used as a tool in our new team[...]
It’s the time of year where we need to start planning 2024! Derek talks to Des Smith from Trinity Church Lockleys about how to plan[...]
We all have identity issues and it has become the hot topic around the place at the moment. But how does it affect gospel workers[...]
Term 4 is not the time to slow down, we have great opportunities in events like Christmas but also planning for 2024. Make sure you[...]
“Referring people on to experts is an act of love”. Lauren Errington is asked about when is it a good time for someone to see[...]
Pastors what to help people, but when does this desire get the way of actually helping people? Lauren Errington from the Family Systems Institute addresses[...]
What is 'rest'? In our last episode we saw that rest was more than sleep and not working. Derek and Scott look at the work[...]
Is the reason that gospel workers are tired because they don’t understand what rest is? Derek and Scott discuss three myths of rest: Myth #1:[...]