The One Thing

The One Thing


Latest Episodes

403 Live from the plant conference (RANC 2025)
May 20, 2025

Derek and Pete talk with Paul Harrington at the new church planting campus of the Reach Australia National Conference 2025.  Multisite is an important concept in church planting and they dig into the concept and application for the Trinity Network in Adel

402 Rethinking kids ministry with Quiz Worx (Matt Gorton and Scruff)
May 12, 2025

Matt Gorton and Scruff chat aboutcommon mistakes in kids' ministry:Assuming biblical knowledgeUsing Christian jargon without explanationLack of visual engagementTrying to teach too much at onceNeglecting dramatic conflictMatt Gorton is the Creative D

401 Burnout in kids ministry (Sandy Galea)
May 11, 2025

Kids' ministry burns out leaders faster than most church roles, and the trend is spiking. Sandy Galeashares her real-life struggle as a children's ministry director, as well as her observations as someone who oversees many people who work in this

400 Why people don’t take kids ministry seriously (Sandy Galea)
April 28, 2025

Perceptions shape a ministrys effectiveness. For kids ministry, were exploring Bible-based views to reinforce it and tackling harmful misconceptions.What are some of the ministry pressures that kids ministry faces?How pressures effect the perception and

399 How do you bring a problem to your leader? (Russ Smidt)
April 21, 2025

Raising issues with your leader or your team can be toughtoo many ideas may overwhelm, confuse or burden them unnecessarily, or it might intimidate you. Russ Smidt from MTS created a tool to help you present problems to your leader or team effectively.Wh

398 Live translation during church services (Chuhao Liu)
April 13, 2025

As Christians, we want everyone to understand our message about God, but language barriers can hinder fellowship. Sunflower, an AI tool, helps churches bridge this gap by enabling non-native English speakers to follow services and conferences with ease.Ch

397 Mission in Action: Lighthouse Church (Jeremy Kidd)
April 07, 2025

Lighthouse Church, located on the mid-central coast of NSW, has significantly increased its mission effectiveness.A key measure of this success is the ratio of individuals professing faith as a percentage of average weekly attendance.In just three years,

396 Mapping out Mission: How to Plan your Church's Mission Calendar (Dave Jensen)
March 31, 2025

Building an effective church mission calendar is like conducting an orchestrait requires careful coordination, intentional rhythm, and a deep understanding of both the individual instruments and the overall symphony of church life. The calendar is not ju

395 Gaps and Missed Opportunities: Mission Planning Fails (Dave Jensen)
March 25, 2025

'A failure to plan is a plan to fail' an adage that rings especially true when planning for mission. In this episode, Dave Jensen explores common pitfalls churches encounter when planning for mission.Why having a plan helps you with reactivity a

394 Social Media for Church Teams Who Don't Like Social Media (Liz Fong)
March 17, 2025

Lots of gospel workers intentionally don't use social media (often for wise reasons!). But lots of churches in our networkare seeing more people through their doors and engaging with the gospelthrough their social mediapresence.Liz Fong is in charg