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Copy, Paste, or Create? The Art of Contextual Church Planting

Dan Steel

About 2.5 percent of any given population are considered true “innovators.” These are the folks who instinctively think outside the box—the pioneers, the ones who approach problems from unexpected angles and aren’t afraid to take risks on ideas others might...

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Two Shifts to Spark Your Disciple-Making Movement

Vick Green

In the 1920s, it’s believed that two of every three cars on the road were a Ford Model T. Henry Ford changed the automobile industry forever. Not only did his Model T become the most popular vehicle of all time,...

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Doubting Your Call in Down Times

Ronnie Martin

“But what if it turns out that I’m just not called to do this?” The voice on the other end of the phone sounded concerned. Slightly exasperated. Mentally exhausted. The church plant was entering its third year, and although they...

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The 5 Hour Sermon: A Covo Preacher’s Guide

Phil Thompson

We planted in the best year for church planting ever—2020. And as a result, we chucked the typical church planter’s playbook and started with a Sunday morning gathering in a location where people could spread out and distance themselves. But...

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Spurgeon’s 9 Tips for New Preachers

J.A. Medders

Charles Spurgeon was a great preacher and a great trainer of preachers. Through the Pastors’ College, Spurgeon trained and helped hundreds of men become faithful and effective preachers. I took his lecture titled “Sermons” and came up with nine summary...

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Kyle Worley on Union with Christ for the Church Planter’s Soul

Host Jeff Medders is joined by Kyle Worley in this special episode of the New Churches podcast for a discussion on the surprising path that led Kyle to plant Mosaic Church in Richardson, Texas.

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