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Create Gospel Culture in Your Church

Adam Muhtaseb & Nate Crew

Ray Ortlund says every healthy church has gospel doctrine, but it also must have a gospel culture – “the shared experience of grace for the undeserving.”
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The Power of Moments

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 639

Episode 639: When people experience powerful moments at church, they leave remembering having encountered the Lord and feeling changed. Clint Clifton and Todd Adkins discuss the challenge of “setting the table” for those moments without crossing the line into manipulation....
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10 ‘Must-See’ Prospectus Samples

Clint Clifton

Trying to plant a church without a prospectus would be like trying to get a job without a resumé. Before you press “Purchase” on that print order for your prospectus, take some time to review these 10 excellent church planting prospectus samples.
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Systems for Multiplication

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 638

Episode 638: Systems for multiplying church leaders must have a healthy balance of the organic and  pragmatic. Host Clint Clifton discusses how to create an effective system of leadership development with Todd Adkins, director of LifeWay Leadership. In This Episode,...
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Who is Your Story’s Main Character?

Deborah Yearwood

The call to the church planting life is both gloriously rewarding and terrifyingly difficult. Trials will come, but God is a promise keeper. When the next storm rages in your life, let this article remind you of the Lord’s grace, goodness and faithfulness.
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Discovering Pastoral Potential

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 637

Episode 637: One of the biggest problems a pastor faces is developing leadership. Host Clint Clifton talks with Noah Oldham, pastor of August Gate Church in St. Louis, about how you can find the future leaders for your church planting...
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How Far Do We Go with Vulnerability?

Ed Welch

That pastors ask regularly for prayer in the church should be a non-negotiable. But how transparent should we be with others about our own situations and struggles with sins? 
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Q and A: Church Planter Residencies

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 636

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...
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3 ‘Worst Practices’ to Knock Your Church Off-Course

Justin Orr

Two years ago, a wonderful church called me serve as their senior pastor in the aftermath of scandalous pastoral failure. Here's what I can tell you about the three “worst practices” that had knocked the church off-course.
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Getting Serious About Getting Healthy

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 635

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...
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Seeking Love Imbalance: Marriage

Ed Welch

How can we love people more than we want to be loved by them?" The marriage relationship offers us insight.
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Dreaming Big on a Shoestring Budget

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 634

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...
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The Planter Comparison Game

Mike Godfrey

“The guys at the 9marks table are uncomfortable right now” At a gathering for aspiring and active church planters we regularly heard from planters describing their experiences, mostly their “wins” in church planting thus far. That day our  designated speaker...
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Building a Team from Scratch

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 633

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...
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Cut Your ‘Needs’ Idol Down to Size

Ed Welch

When your "need" for love from others is unmet, take that hurt to Jesus in repentance.
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Starting a Residency

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 632

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...
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How to Be Present in an Absent World

Daniel Montgomery

You’re a church planter, frantically trying to get your church started. You’re doing it in a pressure cooker from a time standpoint because you’ve only got so much external resources, money that’s going to run out. On top of that,...
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3 Reasons Church Plants Fail

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 631

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...