The One Thing
Reach Australia
One solid, practical tip for gospel-centred ministry every week.
Reach Australia is a network of churches - working together to seeing thousands of healthy, evangelistic, multiplying churches across Australia.
Reach Australia is a network of churches - working together to seeing thousands of healthy, evangelistic, multiplying churches across Australia.
Episodes
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Jun 5, 2023 • 17min
301: How Do I Help People Come to Church Regularly? (Part 1)
People think they come to church 17% more than they actually do! Scott chats with Richard Sweatman and Antony Barraclough about their new book Unmissable church with advice for pastors and members of churches to encourage people to come to church more regularly.
How regularly should you come to church?
SHOW NOTES:
Unmissable Church can be bought from Matthias Media or our friends at the Wandering Bookseller
Antony's Doctoral thesis
Homegrown Faith can be heard here
CREDITS:
The One Thing is brought to you by Reach Australia.
For ideas or questions please email resources@reachaustralia.com.au
May 29, 2023 • 21min
300: 300 Episodes into the One Thing!
"It's been a showcase of God's work in the network".
After 6 years and 300 episodes Derek and Scott reflect on the ministry of the One Thing, their favourite episodes and interviews.
SHOW NOTES:
Episode 1: Convictions Drive Direction
Episode 189: The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill
Episode 188: Bible Nudism
Episode 244: Reset: Where are you Now?
Episode 245: Reset: Where do you want to go?
Episode 246: Reset: How will you get there?
Episode 232: You Need Friends in Ministry
Episode 52: The Sending Church (J. D. Greear)
Episode 53: Mobilising the Denomination for Mission (J. D. Greear)
CREDITS:
The One Thing is brought to you by Reach Australia.
For ideas or questions please email resources@reachaustralia.com.au
May 15, 2023 • 18min
299: Raising Up More Gospel Workers
Derek talks to Lee Murray, the new Director of Partnerships at MTS.
May 10, 2023 • 16min
298: Live from Reach Australia's National Conference (Part 2)
Scott, Derek and Jo catch up on Day 3 of the conference in the noisy foyer.
May 9, 2023 • 16min
297: Live from Reach Australia's National Conference (Part 1)
Jo, Derek and Scott catch up on Day 2 of the National Conference.
May 1, 2023 • 26min
296: Peter Jensen on His New Book 'The Life of Faith'
Peter Jensen talks through his new book The Life of Faith. It's a systematic theology you will actually read!
Apr 24, 2023 • 19min
295: Reel Dialogue with Russ Matthews
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.
Apr 17, 2023 • 26min
294: Ed Stetzer on Post COVID Church Planting and Everything Else
Scott sits down an old friend of the network and church planting guru: Ed Stetzer.
Apr 10, 2023 • 23min
293: Why Does My Church's Sound Suck?
Scott chats with Mat Stevens from Turramurra music and talks about how to make sound ministry work and why it's important.
Apr 3, 2023 • 20min
292: How Many Hours Should a Gospel Worker Work?
Derek and Scott dive into the murky world of how long a gospel worker should work.
