The One Thing

Derek Hanna and Scott Sanders move into their second episode of their first in-depth TOT collection: Growth barriers. Practically speaking, what are the key barriers to church growth, and what can done in God’s strength to address them?

Assembling a list of helpful insights, tips and resources for breaking through the ‘35 Growth Barrier’, Scott and Derek talk to Aaron Boyd, the pastor of Exchange Church in Darebin, Victoria to get hear what God has taught him.

In a special edition of The One Thing, Derek Hanna interviews Scott Sanders at Multiply 2019 and asks him about his hope for a lost nation.

This week The One Thing team take a break from their normal format to bring you both sides of the ‘professionalism’ debate.

How do you get people who've been in the church a long time go deeper in their relationship with God?

Keith and Sarah Condie serve as Co-directors of the new Institute for Mental Health & Pastoral Care with Anglican Deaconess Ministries. Scott Sanders talks to them about biblically and theologically informed pastoral care that alleviates distress and promotes wellbeing.

You need help, so you’re going to spend the dollars and bring someone in to help shoulder the ministry load. But how do you know who to hire?

Scott Sanders speaks to Keith and Sarah Condie who have been working at strengthening marriages for more than two decades. They have recently produced ‘Building a safe and strong marriage’ and are ready to pass on ‘the one thing’ you need to know about creating a lasting commitment.

How do we go about earning that trust from those we lead? And what sort of corrosive habits do we have to weed out if we’re going to avoid undermining the faith they place in us?

One of the greatest barriers to growing a congregation is our own preparedness to change. The congregation – the volunteers – the leadership team. Unless we’re able to recognise that things at one size group don’t work at another, we’ll never be able to make the changes that undergird growth.