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Tony Merida delivers the nine essentials of a thriving church planter through the lens of Scripture. Uncover God’s design for faithful and effective church planting, from the earliest days of your ministry to the daily grind of your established church....
Barnabas Piper
When a church is divided, it is awful. Sometimes it spells disaster. It always spells exhaustion and hurt. Whether it is division between leaders, between members, or between leaders and members, division is abominable because it is a breakdown in...
Dan Steel
Church planting is inherently future-focused. Planters begin with a bold vision, prayerful dependence on God, and a strong desire to see gospel fruit. Yet ironically, few planters give serious thought to a future without themselves in the picture. We pour...
Noah Oldham
Summertime State of Mind It’s summertime, and in the church world, this means that everything seems to both speed up and slow down at the same time. Children and students are out of school, and that means ministries related to...
Heather Oldham
I’ve walked through seasons that could’ve swallowed me whole—infertility, the heartbreak of unanswered prayers, and silent waiting. Then, parachute planting a church from scratch, stepping into the unknown with nothing but faith, and launching that church just one month before...
J.A. Medders
Don’t overlook your public prayers. It is too easy to fall into the practice of putting effort and thought into everything that happens on Sunday morning, except your prayers from the stage. These moments matter, are holy, and instructive. You...
Matt Carter
I recently spent a couple of days around a table with 8 pastors discussing life and ministry. They ranged in age from their mid-forties to mid-fifties. Many of these guys, you’d know their names because they’ve had a significant impact...
New Churches Podcast Season 2 Episode 1
Discover why mentor relationships are so vital in the lives of planters and pastors today, as well as what it looks like to equip and deploy planters through the lens of Paul’s and Titus’s examples.
Ronnie Martin
If the fruit of humanity is humility, then the fruit of humility is hopefulness. And hopefulness comes through the refining fires of waiting. For there to be hope, there needs to be something unseen to be hoped for. “We look...
Evangelicalism isn’t just a theology—it’s a movement. At its core is the belief that the Gospel is meant to spread. Jesus didn’t just call His followers to gather—He called us to go. He didn’t just build a church to preserve...
Jon Kelly
We’ve all experienced it—a meeting that dragged on too long, veered off course, or left us wondering why we were even there. The truth is, meetings should be purposeful. They should serve as strategic touchpoints that align your team, clarify...
I don’t know if it’s a trend or if social media and the sharability of video clips have just made it more obvious, but there is a troubling pattern in the communication of many preachers today: the pithy false dichotomy....
A conversation recently has got me thinking about the place of lament in church planting, which may seem an unusual marriage of contradictory ideas, as church planting is often associated with excitement about what might be. The chance to reach...
Danielle Whitley
The following 10 documents will help you as you develop a children’s ministry in your church. You may use documents as is or modify to meet the specific needs of your children’s ministry. For additional information, check out the free...
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There’s a lot to know before starting a church, and finding reliable information can be daunting. There’s a lot out there. The Church Planting Masterclass is valuable, accessible training from expert practitioners, to help kickstart your church planting journey with clarity and confidence.
Years ago, I heard John Piper share a story at a conference I attended. He said that someone once asked him, “John, how do I learn to be humble like you?” He replied, “Who said I was humble?” The pastoral...
Planting a church is a calling that demands faith, endurance, and a willingness to step into the unknown. For church planters and their families, the journey is filled with both joy and sacrifice—long hours, uncertain outcomes, and the weight of...
Church planting is both a thrilling and challenging endeavor. It is a call to step into the unknown, trust God for provision, and engage in spiritual warfare for the sake of the gospel. For those called to this mission, the...
Faithful and effective church planters must be men of prayer. You can only be faithful and effective when you pray to the Faithful One, to the Effector of gospel ministry. Charles Spurgeon taught his students in his Pastors’ College to...
Tony Merida
Church planting is not a casual endeavor. It demands more than ideas or inspiration—it requires conviction—a deep, settled confidence. As we consider the essential traits of a faithful and effective church planter, one rises to the surface: confidence in calling....
New Churches Podcast Season 3 Episode 12
Host Jeff Medders is joined by Vance Pitman, Matt Carter, and Jen Oshman for a final discussion on applying key essentials to church planting teams.
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