Podcast
New Churches Podcast
The New Churches podcast delivers biblical and practical insights to help you be a faithful and effective church planter. Learn from trusted pastors, theologians, missiologists, and faithful leaders who can help you pursue the mission God has given you.
Subscribe
Team Essentials: Theology, Mission, and Teaching in Church Planting Teams
Host Noah Oldham is joined by Jeff Medders, Bryan Loritts, and Jen Oshman to explore how Theology, Mission, and Teaching apply to church planting teams.
Teaching: Be Faithful and Helpful with the Word
Host Tony Merida is joined by Vance Pitman, Bryan Loritts, and Jared C. Wilson to discuss the essential role of preaching and teaching in church planting.
Mission: Evangelism and Discipleship as a Church Planter
Host Jeff Medders is joined by Shane Pruitt and Trevin Wax to discuss the mission of church planting—focusing on evangelism and disciple-making.
Theology: Grounded and Centered on the Gospel
Host Jeff Medders is joined by Trevin Wax and Jared C. Wilson to discuss the essential role of theology in church planting.
Team Vitals: Heart, Calling, and Relationships in Church Planting
Host Noah Oldham welcomes Vance Pitman, Mark Lee, and Jen Oshman explore how the first three essentials—Heart, Relationships, and Calling—apply to teams.
Calling: Discerning and Strengthening Your Call to Plant
Host Tony Merida welcomes Jared C. Wilson, Mark Lee, and Shane Pruitt to discuss the planter’s calling.
Relationships: Thriving in Community as a Church Planter
Host Matt Carter welcomes Noah Oldham, Bryan Loritts, and Trevin Wax to discuss the importance of relationships in church planting as part of the nine essentials of a faithful and effective church planter series.
The Heart: Cultivating a Strong Walk with Christ as a Church Planter
Host Jeff Medders welcomes Tony Merida, Jared C. Wilson, and Vance Pitman for a new season of the New Churches podcast to discuss the nine essentials of a faithful and effective church planter!
Keep on Planting
In this final episode of the season, host Jeff Medders is joined by fellow laborers Vance Pitman, Tony Merida, and Matt Carter to dive into Paul’s closing words for his protege in Titus 3:12-15.
Handling Conflict in the Church
Tune in to discover why Titus 3:10 is so often overlooked and disobeyed within the modern-day church planting context and how you can know how to best address “the attention economy” for the betterment of those you’re called to serve.
How to Engage the City
Uncover what it means for your church plant to foster a culture of good works so that your community will come to know the Lord and be changed by His gospel message of hope.
Who the Gospel Reaches
See how this “all people” vision for planting the church is essential for every church plant in every context, as well as how verse 14 offers a gospel flavor to speak comfort and correction to you when you need it most.
Doctrine and Culture of a Church
Uncover why the deity of Christ is so crucial in church planting and preaching today and how your faithful gospel teaching impacts the sanctification of those whom you’re entrusted to shepherd.
Spiritual Formation of Women
Discover how you, like Paul, can serve, engage, recruit, and commission the women of your congregation by casting an intentional vision for their growth and development as disciples of the Word.
Spiritual Formation of Men
Uncover the exhortations and encouragements needed for your congregation through the lens of Paul’s care for Titus and his flock.
Planters are Preachers
Learn how preachers are made, what the elements of sound teaching are, and why it is essential to set an example through preaching.
Challenges in the Planting Context
Discover how you can grow as a public theologian and apologist in your community as you discern and address the differences between sound teaching and false teaching, wrong teaching, and different teaching.
Churches Need Strong Leaders
Tune in to discover why character is so essential to the health and longevity of your church plant.