New Churches Podcast | Season 1 | Episode 800

Ministry Safeguards

Vance Pitman & Noah Oldham

Episode 800

Hosts Vance Pitman and Noah Oldham team back up with pastor and planter Ray Ortlund to share the internal and external measures you can take as a church planter to keep your leadership and ministry healthy and guarded from harm. Discover the personal and theological safeguards you can set in place to protect the calling God has placed upon you and your church.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

  • The significance of personal and relational transparency
  • How to combat isolation and pursue Christ’s freedom through fellowship
  • Why online precautions are essential in the digital age
  • How to establish accountability for the longevity of your ministry
  • How to invest in the community God has given you, from the pulpit to the small-group meeting space

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  • Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

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Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

Walking in the light is not sinless perfection. It’s where we confess sin and experience cleansing. — Ray Ortlund

We come together with an advocacy, a solidarity, a cohesion, and a tenderness that’s unmatched in all this world; that’s real Christianity. — Ray Ortlund

We could wake up one day in a place we never thought we’d be because we lack that level of honest transparency in our lives.  — Vance Pitman

We can’t improve on the gospel, and the gospel’s not going to be better than it is right now, five minutes from now. So, let’s just jump into the gospel God gave us and go deep, not only holding onto the gospel but exploring it boldly. — Ray Ortlund

The desire for proper accountability and safeguards is powerful evidence of God’s grace. — Ray Ortlund

Where in the New Testament do we see Jesus or the apostles saying, “Go it alone”? — Ray Ortlund

Published on January 30, 2024

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Meet the Authors

Vance Pitman

President Send Network

Vance Pitman is president of Send Network, founding pastor of Hope Church, and author of UNBURDENED: Stop Living for Jesus So Jesus Can Live Through You and The Stressless Life: Experiencing the Unshakable Presence of God’s Indescribable Peace. As a seasoned church planter and now leader of the largest church planting organization in North America, Vance seeks to inspire people to join in God’s eternal, redemptive mission of making disciples, by multiplying the Church all over North America, that the nations may come to know Him.  Vance and his wife Kristie have four children and four grandchildren, and live in Georgia.

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Noah Oldham

Executive Director Send Network

Noah Oldham is the Executive Director of Send Network. He served as the founding and lead pastor of August Gate Church for 15 years and the Send City Missionary to St. Louis for almost 10. In both these roles, he led his church and dozens of others to plant churches throughout the St. Louis region and beyond. He holds master’s degrees in Biblical Studies and Christian Leadership and is a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach. He writes, speaks, and trains in the areas of two of his greatest passions: the local church and physical fitness. Noah and Heather have been married since 2005 and have 5 children.

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