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Pastoring at Home

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 681

Episode 681: Sometimes church planters feel tension between being a pastor and a husband and father. Host Clint Clifton and guests Kathy Litton and Noah Oldham discuss how to deal with the practical issues “Pastor Dad” can face. In This...
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Why Words Matter

Daniel Darling

God has given us the gift of words, but they can be misused. We should care about the way we use words in both everyday conversations and online.
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Serial Church Planting

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 680

Episode 680: Serial church planting hasn’t seemed to be a valued option in the world of church planting. Ed Stetzer talks with two experienced sequential planters – John Worcester and Jared Huntley – about the nuts and bolts of planting...
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What is a ‘Sending Church’?

Clint Clifton

Our new (and free!) Sending Church Masterclass provides training and development for kingdom-minded leaders in the Great Commission work of taking the gospel to the nations.
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From the Brink of Divorce

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 679

Episode 679: Hector Medina came from a gang background and hated God and Christianity. Now he serves as pastor of Salvo Por Gracia in Claremont, California. Host Clint Clifton talks with Hector and his wife, Alicia, about how God miraculously...
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Three Steps to Planting Praying Churches

J.D. Greear

Fruitfulness in church planting only comes through the power of God. To plug into that power, you must make prayer one of your top priorities and plant praying churches.
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Becoming Sustainable Quickly

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 678

Episode 678: As a church planter, what does “sustainable” mean to you? Host Ed Stetzer discusses various aspects of quickly becoming sustainable with experienced planters Jared Huntley and John Worcester. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: The “three self” idea of...
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Developing a Missional Engagement Strategy 

Brad Brisco

As a planter begins to create a missional engagement strategy, these three theological foundations must be kept clearly in focus.
Podcast Episode

Brutally Honest Feedback

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 677

Episode 677: It’s hard to get people who are on your side to give you honest feedback, but without it a leader is doomed to failure. Host Ed Stetzer talks with Dan Darling and Jessica Thompson about creating an environment...
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Assess the Health of Your Church

Kempton Turner

Only a healthy church can properly develop leaders to plant new churches. Here’s helpful advice drawn from our new (and free!) Sending Church Masterclass.
Podcast Episode

Minoring on the Majors

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 676

Episode 676: The ministry demands of church planting can weigh heavily on a pastor, with the result that he finds himself “minoring on the majors.” Clint Clifton discusses with Adam Muhtaseb and Nathan Knight the challenge of properly allocating time...
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The Real Cost of Planting a Church

Chris Dowd

These three aspects of funding a church plant will help you clarify the real cost of planting a church.
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Your Church Can Plant

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 675

Episode 675: Trevin Wax and Clint Clifton review our new (free) Church Planting Masterclass, which offers 80 powerful videos intended to be used in two different ways: (1) If you’re an aspiring planter or a church planter yourself and (2)...
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5 Legitimate Fears of Church Planters

Ron Edmondson

Church planters experience legitimate fears. Don’t be ashamed of that. The key is to walk in the faith that God will complete His plans and enable those He calls.
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Your Church Can Send

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 674

Episode 674: Churches with a desire to multiply will greatly benefit from the expertise of pastors experienced in developing and sending out planters. In this episode, Trevin Wax and Clint Clifton introduce the first part of our new Sending Church...
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Kickstart Your Church Planting Journey

Clint Clifton

The Church Planting Masterclass can help you accelerate your growth as a church planter with 80 presentations focused on church planting basics. You'll get relevant training on both theological and practical topics, like exegeting your community, building a team, making disciples, extraordinary communication and preserving family life.
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Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused

Brad Hambrick

Every church must be equipped to respond well in the initial stages of learning about instances of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused helps leaders understand: Ministry Context Ministry Tension Ministry Responsibilities...
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Church Planting Dealbreakers

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 673

Episode 673: When the preparedness of a prospective church planter is being assessed, different evaluators may come to different conclusions. Clint Clifton, Nathan Knight and Adam Muhtaseb, however, discuss several traits that should be automatic dealbreakers for an aspiring planter’s...