The One Thing

How hard should we go this Christmas, in light of Covid tiredness and the fact that Boxing Day is a Sunday? Which Christmas songs are worth doing and which songs deserve a rest?

A worked example of using the 'now where how' planning framework for the Kids ministry area of church.

A worked example of using the 'now where how' planning framework for the Mission purpose in church.

A common mistake in church planning is to jump from 'now' to 'how' too quickly. Instead, good planning involves a deep consideration of the desired destination ('where') before jumping to the methods of getting there ('how'). Listen to this week's episode of The One Thing as you make ministry plans for 2022.

Paul and Bec Young planted Providence Bayswater in 2020. What motivated them to plant a church? Have they changed their mind about anything? Look out for the encouraging story towards the end.

Paul and Bec Young planted Providence Bayswater in 2020. What motivated them to plant a church? Have they changed their mind about anything? Look out for the encouraging story towards the end.

What should be on your church calendar next year?

Scott and Derek reflect on a new ebook titled Pastoring: Leadership and Taking Heed.

“It’s a great-granddaughter/conjoined twins/core-team-needs-a-pastor mash up”. That’s Miriam and Duncan Andrews’ description of their network’s model of church planting in Adelaide. Look out for the story of “Yuki and the Jumping Castle”.

Establish Church in Cronulla has been going for about 6 years. What have Lee and Cathra (planting couple) changed their minds about? What's been hardest? Why plant a church instead of taking a job with an existing church?