The One Thing

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The One Thing episodes

August 19, 2018 Episode #19 – When the media calls
The media just called my church! In the words of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, "Don't panic!"
17 min
August 12, 2018 18: Talking Religion With People Who Identify As ‘No Religion’
According to the 2016 Australian Census, Australia is one of the least religious nations in the developed world. 7 million Australians identify as having ‘No Religion’. So how do you start ‘talking religion’ to someone whose core belief system is built on the idea that religion doesn’t matter? Join Derek and Scott as they quiz special guest Matt Varcoe on designing missions that target this vital demographic.
SHOW NOTES
Evangelism: How the Whole Church Speaks of Jesus, by Mack Stiles

Apologetics Canada

Grace City’s Conversations That Matter resources

Evangelism in a Skeptical World: How to Make the Unbelievable News about Jesus More Believable, by Sam Chan
18 min
August 05, 2018 Episode #17 – Small groups
What you call them depends a lot on your spiritual background - they could be Bible studies, community groups, cell groups or fellowship groups … what they should always be though, is the one place where the Christian growth really gets going.

If we want small groups to flourish, we need to think through how we build the right small group culture.
SHOW NOTES
Growth Groups, by Col Marshall

Leading Better Bible Studies, by Rod and Karen Morris

Pathways Bible Studies, by Matthias Media

Church In A Box Marketplace’s Small Group Studies
17 min
July 29, 2018 16: Role Descriptions
Do you want to grow the members of your team as disciples of Jesus? Do you want to empower them to be on mission with you? Then begin loving them enough to provide them clear role descriptions - not only of the roles they’re going to play, but how they contribute to the wider mission of your church or ministry.
17 min
July 22, 2018 Episode #15 – Getting your meeting rhythms down
Hate them or love them, meetings are still a crucial part of leadership. Teams have to be organised, informed, allowed to contribute and sent out - unless you want to do all the work yourself. So, if you’re going to lead well, you have to learn to run meetings well.

What are the types of meetings you need to run? How often do you need to run them? And how do you make sure they achieve their purpose? Scott and Derek let you know.
SHOW NOTES
Death by Meeting, by Patrick Lencioni

A great note taking tool to record what happens in a meeting, including Evernote and Microsoft OneNote

Asana online project managing software
18 min
July 15, 2018 Episode #14 – Ministry Dashboards
Ministry Dashboards – what are they, how do they work, and why should you want one? When you’re trying to work out how a ministry is going, there’s actually a place for data, statistical trends, and bright and shiny graphs. Scott Sanders and Derek Hanna speak to two Adelaide ministers who’ve managed to put Ministry Dashboards to great use.
SHOW NOTES

Vital Signs by Tony Morgan
The Ministry Dashboard Session with Andrew Mitchell and Tim Clemens, from Multiply18
Simple Church, by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger
Examples of different Ministry Dashboards:

Church health indicators
Church health indicator examples
Grace City Ministry Dashboard
15 min
July 08, 2018 Episode #13 – Proclaiming and Persuading
You’re a minister of the Gospel - you’d love to tell someone about Jesus, of course! But Christianity is increasingly on the nose in Australia and around the world. What do you need to do in order to side-step the cultural landmines that lie between you and a soul-saving conversation? Live from Multiply18, Scott Sanders and Derek Hanna speak to prominent Christian blogger and agent provocateur Steve McAlpine on PERSUADING an audience as you set about PROCLAIMING the gospel.
SHOW NOTES

The Disappearing Church: From Cultural Relevance to Gospel Resilience, by Mark Sayers
The Jordan Peterson Podcast
How Not To Be Secular, by Jamie Smith
Our Secular Age: Ten Years of Reading and Applying Charles Taylor, by Collin Taylor
First Things Journal
17 min
July 01, 2018 Episode #12 – The Good Life
How does a Christian balance enjoying God’s goodness and sacrificing your life? The reality of life ‘under the sun’ is that the everyday circumstances of life - the highs, the lows - are full of mundane stuff, and multiple options, choices and sacrifices... This episode we talk to Mikey Lynch, author of The Good Life In The Last Days and see how a Christian ministry worker should go about making decisions.
SHOW NOTES

The Good Life In The Last Days, by Mikey Lynch
The Prodigal God, by Tim Keller
The Reason For God, Tim Keller
Guidance And The Voice Of God, by Phillip Jensen and Tony Payne
The Word, One To One
18 min
June 24, 2018 Episode #11 – What should I be doing now?
The most difficult question in any ministry has to be, “What should I be doing… now?” What’s next on my agenda? Al Stewart tells us setting priorities in ministry is a must. It’s too easy to follow a particular passion down a rabbit hole, and wake up to realise you’ve forgotten something truly important.
SHOW NOTES

Google Inbox, by Gmail
Google Calendar
How to add reminders in Google Calendar
15 min
June 17, 2018 Episode #10 – The top three apprentice issues
Ministry apprentices can play an integral role in building a culture of training in your church. But what are the top three issues that apprentices have, as they take on a ministry? And maybe just as important, what are the top three issues you want to address in years you’ve got them?
SHOW NOTES

The Trellis and the Vine, by Col Marshall and Tony Payne
The Ministry Training Strategy ‘G8 Conference’. The 2019 event will be posted here
Passing the Baton, by Col Marshall
16 min