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Podcast Episode

Trauma-Informed Care in Your Church: Response

New Churches Podcast Episode 750

Episode 750 Hosts Vance Pitman and Noah Oldham team back up with The Hub Urban Ministries’ Cassie Hammett to share how your church can take the next step in serving the most vulnerable populations in your city. Here’s how you...
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5 Ways for Pastors to Practice Self-Care

Noah Oldham

Self-care isn't contrary to biblical Christian living. Here are a few ways you can view caring for yourself as a means of worshipping God.
Should I be a church planter?
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Should I Be a Church Planter?

Chris Dowd

You may be wondering about the role that church planting plays in your life. Here's how you can add clarity to your calling to multiply disciples to the ends of the earth.
Podcast Episode

The Seasons of Preaching for a Pastor

New Churches Podcast Episode 749

Episode 749 Host Ed Stetzer meets with Tony Merida and Adam Muhtaseb to discuss the ins and outs of preaching within the church-planting context. Here’s how you can find your rhythm as a pastor, preacher, and planter. In This Episode,...
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5 Tips for Presenting a Gospel Invitation

The time to extend a gospel invitation is now. Here's how you can create space for the lost to respond to the gospel in your next worship service.
5 Ways to Set Goals by Faith
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5 Ways to Set Goals by Faith

As we continue on our journey as church planters, we venture into new seasons and opportunities for growth. But how can we know what's next? Here are five ways to rely on God as you move confidently into the future.
Podcast Episode

Trauma-Informed Care in Your Church: Assessment

New Churches Podcast Episode 748

Episode 748 Hosts Vance Pitman and Noah Oldham meet with The Hub Urban Ministries’ Cassie Hammett to discuss how you can best assess the needs of the most vulnerable populations in your midst. From your church pews to the city...
How Not to Lead Your Core Team
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How Not to Lead Your Core Team

Will Browning

The Core Team phase of church planting sets the course for where your church will go. Here are seven common mistakes to avoid as you embark on your journey as a new church planter.
Work as Worship: Covocational Planting and Vocation
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Work as Worship: Covocational Planting and Vocation

Brad Brisco

If God is sovereign over all things, then our work in the marketplace is an act of worship, too. Here's how we can see His divine hand at work, even in the midst of the mundane.
Podcast Episode

Evangelizing the Next Generation

New Churches Podcast Episode 747

Episode 747 What is the next generation looking for in discipleship relationships? Host Ed Stetzer chats with Shane Pruitt and Catherine Renfro on how we can effectively meet Gen Zs with the gospel of Jesus Christ and equip them to...
3 Reasons Every Planter Needs a Network
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3 Reasons Every Planter Needs a Network

Aaron Cavin

Church planting is difficult work; you can't accomplish the work of God's kingdom alone. Here are three ways that joining a church-planting network will change the trajectory of your missional calling forever.
A Biblical Foundation for Discipleship
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A Biblical Foundation for Discipleship

Keith Wieser

Christ's command to "go and make disciples" may seem confusing or even overwhelming to you. So, here are three ways you can intentionally focus your circle of influence as you pursue a life on mission.
Podcast Episode

How to Mobilize Your Church

New Churches Podcast Episode 746

Episode 746 We talk about “mobilizing the church” but what do that really mean? Noah Oldham, Vance Pitman and Matt Carter talk about unleashing the church to join in God’s mission. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: How churches can partner...
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The Word Works: Preaching the Bible in a New Church Context

Noah Oldham

Planters should preach Bible messages they spend time developing themselves, but time is at a premium. Here are suggestions for what to preach and why in various contexts.
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How To Thrive as a Church-Planting Family

Amy Bloye

If planting a church scares you to death, I want to offer you some amazing encouragement: You not only can survive, but you and your family can thrive on this journey! Here's how.
Podcast Episode

Giving an Effective Gospel Presentation

New Churches Podcast Episode 745

Episode 745 As our society tips toward majority non-Christian, the need for clearer calls to the gospel becomes paramount. Ed Stetzer, Shane Pruitt and Catherine Renfro talk about how to give an effective gospel presentation. In This Episode, You’ll Discover:...
Article

Rethink Multiplication 

Brad Brisco

If our goal is rapid church multiplication, we must strive toward a movement that, as the saying goes, “breeds like rabbits.” Here are four characteristics of multiplying churches with movement cultures.
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3 Lessons I Learned in Year Zero

Brian Bowman

When I planted my first church, I had never heard of Year Zero. We didn’t even have a Week Zero! But I now understand I suffered three important losses by being in a hurry to launch weekly services.