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New Churches Podcast

The New Churches podcast offers practical answers to your real ministry questions. We aren’t going to provide lofty pie-in-the-sky theories. Instead, we are going to help you in your real ministry context, with your real thoughts, questions, and issues.

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Q and A: Church Planter Residencies

Season 1 Episode 636 28:15

Episode 636: Residencies are crucial to multiplication in church planting, but how do you start and organize them? Host Clint Clifton discusses the practical components of residency with Noah Oldham, pastor of August Gate Church in St. Louis. In This...

Getting Serious About Getting Healthy

Season 1 Episode 635 25:02

Episode 635: The physical health of a church planter directly affects his spiritual health – and both are critically intertwined with the work God has called him to do. Host Clint Clifton and Noah Oldham, NAMB’s senior director of church...

Dreaming Big on a Shoestring Budget

Season 1 Episode 634 20:28

Episode 634: Can a church-planter or team dream big on a shoestring budget? Co-hosts Clint Clifton and Todd Adkins explain why being “under-resourced” actually is a big advantage. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Why being “under-resourced” actually is helpful for...

Building a Team from Scratch

Season 1 Episode 633 20:53

Episode 633: If a church planter has “parachuted” into an unfamiliar city, how can he best go about building a team from scratch? Co-hosts Clint Clifton and Todd Adkins offer a plethora of hacks that will promote success. In This...

Starting a Residency

Season 1 Episode 632 25:16

Episode 632: Church-based residencies are a growing trend in ministerial and church planter training. Co-hosts Ed Stetzer and Dhati Lewis discuss the complexities and simplicities of such programs and offer some valuable insight on how churches both large and small...

3 Reasons Church Plants Fail

Season 1 Episode 631 26:04

Episode 631: What three main factors cause church plants to fail? Co-Hosts Clint Clifton and Todd Adkins discuss the role of isolation, conflict among team members and lack of self-awareness in the “slow-motion car crash” of church plant failure. In...

Church Plants Multiplying Early

Season 1 Episode 630 23:51

Episode 630: When should a church plant set its sights on planting a daughter church?  Co-hosts Ed Stetzer and Dhati Lewis discuss the problems of planting too early and the importance of “planting pregnant.” In This Episode, You’ll Discover: When...

Why is Church Planting So Hard?

Season 1 Episode 629 20:57

Episode 629: What two things can we do to encourage more bivo/covo church planting – and what are the relational, financial and missiological benefits? Host Ed Stetzer and Brad Brisco, NAMB’s director of bivocational church planting, discuss bivo/covo church planting...

How Not to be a Jerk

Season 1 Episode 628 33:59

Episode 628: What are some traits of domineering leaders and how can you recognize them in your own life? Host Clint Clifton and Todd Adkins, LifeWay’s director of leadership development, discuss healthy work relationships and how to guard against patterns...

How Does Funding Work for Church Planting?

Season 1 Episode 627 21:34

In This Episode, You’ll Discover: The three categories of church planters The process for developing the financial resources to plant a church Why denominational funding for church planting comes with strings attached What is a church planting “side hustle” and...

How Do I Get Started in Church Planting?

Season 1 Episode 626 21:36

In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Three components of calling to plant a church – and why a call from God is crucial How “an overweight musician with facial hair” decided to plant a church at Marine Corps headquarters How to...

What is a Church Planting Movement?

Season 1 Episode 625 20:44

Episode 625: Host Ed Stetzer and Brad Brisco, NAMB’s director of bivocational church planting, discuss church planting movements and why “church multiplication movement” may be a better goal for church planting in North America. How is that defined? What thinking...

Where is Church Planting in the Bible?

Season 1 Episode 624 21:27

Episode 624: While the words “church planting” don’t appear in the Bible, the entire context of the New Testament is entirely a church planting context. Host Ed Stetzer discusses the topic “Where is Church Planting in the Bible?” with Clint...

What Pastors Should Learn From ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill’

Season 1 Episode 623 32:19

Episode 623: Podcaster Mike Cosper’s groundbreaking series, “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill,” offers several crucial takeaways for pastors and church planters. In this second of two #NewChurches episodes, host Trevin Wax asks Cosper to share what he thinks...

Mike Cosper: Maker of ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill’

Season 1 Episode 622 26:30

Episode 622: Podcaster Mike Cosper’s groundbreaking series, “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill,” takes you inside the story of Mars Hill Church in Seattle – from its founding as part of one of the largest church planting movements in American...

What is Church Planting?

Season 1 Episode 621 24:08

Episode 621: It’s hard to imagine a Christian today not knowing what church planting is all about, but the truth is the most-googled church planting question is “What is church planting?” A lot of folks out there don’t know anything...

Introducing the New NewChurches.com

Episode 620 20:57

Episode 620: It’s no secret that church planting is tough. Church planters and the pastors of the churches that send them need trustworthy guidance and we think we have a unique opportunity here to convene some of the best thought...