The One Thing

If you’re not posting on social media, you’re just not … social. These days social media giants like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are the way in which people share the multitude of digital moments in their lives. So how do you, as a church, make the most of these digital interactions? Scott and Derek talk to Gus, a former social media guru for major consumer electronic and FMCG brands for all the tricks of the trade. SHOW NOTES The Communications and IT course at Church In A Box Marketplace A team to show you how to do IT effectively: New Front Door The Australian Bureau of Statistics' QuickStats site ID.com.au – The Population Experts

A critical part of leadership is recognizing that your fruit grows on other people’s trees. Many churches are waking up to the fact that every pastor is an interim pastor, and this maxim plays out at every level of your church’s leadership pipeline. Tod Adkins from Lifeway Leadership shows us how e very role in the local church is an interim role, and every leader is not successful until they have developed at least one successor. SHOW NOTES Succession at every level, by Tod Adkins Transition plan: Seven secrets every leader should know, by Bob Russell 5 Leadership Questions episodes on this topic: Pastoral succession Leadership pipelines: content Leadership pipeline: the people 90 Second Leadership - Succession 9-Box , with Todd Adkins

The Australian church often looks to the US church for what’s next – you can think of them as our big R&D department over the other side of the pacific. Today’s special guest, Daniel Im, is here to help us get a handle on how the North American church is going, and what’s worth taking note of. SHOW NOTES The State of Church Planting in the US, from New Churches The New Churches website No Silver Bullets, by Daniel Im

Sam Hilton, Mission Pastor at Hunter Bible Church, shares his insights on planning a mission calendar that effectively engages the community. He critiques traditional one-off evangelism events, advocating for a year-round, strategic approach to outreach. Sam emphasizes the importance of creating a flow between initiatives and fostering connections through engaging events. He also discusses how adapting evangelistic efforts to different church sizes can enhance community involvement and spiritual discussions, encouraging a more deliberate methodology in outreach.

Leadership that deliberately shares authority is leadership that has an eye on the future. It mobilises, empowers and equips others to achieve significant tasks and fulfil substantial roles. Some people call this delegation, but we think the word “empowering” provides a better picture of what’s involved. And we speak to Grahame Fuller from EV Church about how to hand on responsibilities without ‘dumping and running’. SHOW NOTES Here's the all-important 25% discount code for the Building Teams course at the Church In A Box Marketplace. Just enter BTTOT025 when you reach the payment window. The Coaching & Delegation course with Peter Mayrick, on Church In A Box Online The Building Teams course with a host of ministry experts on Church In A Box Online Building Leaders: Blueprints for Developing Leadership at Every Level of Your Church, by Aubrey Malphurs and Will Mancini The One Minute Manager Meets The Monkey, by Ken Blanchard

Cathie Heard, Reach Australia's Directors of Coaching, discusses recruiting volunteers for church ministries, emphasizing personalized conversations, articulating vision, and aligning skills with opportunities. They explore strategies for motivating volunteers, building conviction, and the evolving dynamics of staff and volunteer roles within church ministries.

This week on ‘The One Thing’, we’re going to look at the Life-Cycle of the Team - how they start out, the stages they’re likely to move through, and what you have to be ready for, before they really get going. To help us with that, we’ve got a real team guru to join us at the microphone - EV Church’s Ministry Pastor, Rhett Harris. He’s had a huge amount to do with founding, fomenting and finalising teams over the years … and he’s here to share his hard-won lessons, plus THE ONE THING we need to know about our own teams. SHOW NOTES The Building Teams course on Church In A Box Online.  (Discount/Promo code: BTTOT025) An article explaining The Tuckman Stages of Group Development, supplied by the ToolsHero website Also, a Salvation Army hand-out PDF showing the Tuckman stages as a flow chart, and graphed for easy understanding, for use with your teams Google’s Re:Work site on what makes for a great team

There were far too many questions left unanswered, so… Following on from Episode 18, Matt Varcoe from Grace City Church returns to talk about strategies for contacting and preaching to people who identify as having ‘No Religion’. 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

The media just called my church! In the words of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, "Don't panic!"

Joining the discussion is Matt Varcoe, Pastor at Grace City Church in Sydney, known for his mission-driven approach. They tackle the challenges of addressing faith with Australia’s growing non-religious demographic. Matt shares innovative strategies for engaging the local community and building relationships without pressure. He highlights the importance of creating safe spaces for open dialogue about life's meaning, ultimately making faith discussions more accessible and inviting for those skeptical of religion.