template-test.php

<?php
/* Template Name: Test */

/**
 * Genesis custom loop
 */
function be_custom_loop() {
	global $post;

	// arguments, adjust as needed
	$args = array(
		'post_type'      => 'post',
		'posts_per_page' => 1,
		'post_status'    => 'publish',
		'paged'          => get_query_var( 'paged' )
	);

	// Use $loop, a custom variable we made up, so it doesn't overwrite anything
	$loop = new WP_Query( $args );

	// have_posts() is a wrapper function for $wp_query->have_posts(). Since we
	// don't want to use $wp_query, use our custom variable instead.
	if ( $loop->have_posts() ) : 
		echo '<ul>';
		while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); 

			echo '<li>' . get_the_title() . '</li>';

		endwhile;
		echo '</ul>';
		do_action( 'genesis_after_endwhile' );
	endif;

	// We only need to reset the $post variable. If we overwrote $wp_query,
	// we'd need to use wp_reset_query() which does both.
	wp_reset_postdata();
}
add_action( 'genesis_loop', 'be_custom_loop' );
remove_action( 'genesis_loop', 'genesis_do_loop' );


genesis();

Why make global $post? it's necessary to get pagination?
Thanks