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Brutal Feedback is Your Friend

Mike Godfrey

We all need mentors and trustworthy brothers and sisters in Christ willing to give us honest feedback. When the feedback is brutal, remind yourself they are saying hard things to you for your success, not your failure.
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Our Most Discouraging Moments

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 668

Episode 668: The past couple of years have been a difficult season for church planters and too many have thrown in the towel. Host Clint Clifton and veteran church planter Peyton Jones open up about their most discouraging moments in...
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Should I Have Family Members as Team Members? 

Will Klotz

Would your family be a fruitful addition to your core team or send you toward a Jerry Springer-style family meltdown? Will Klotz offers some pros and cons, along with a few pieces of practical wisdom he picked up as a planter himself. 
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7 Ways Church Planting Will Bless Your Church

Brian O'Day

My conviction that the Great Commission is a call to plant churches has been strengthened by observing firsthand the blessings it has had in the life of the church I planted several years ago. Let me list seven ways church planting will bless your congregation.
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Singleness in Church Planting

Noeman Diaz, planter and pastor of Iglesia Vida in La Mesa, California, is one of the few unmarried church planters in the Send Network. Our Clint Clifton sat down with him to discuss the unique benefits and challenges of planting as a single man.
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What Every Church-Planting Wife Needs to Hear

Christine Hoover

“Words of encouragement to a wife are like water to a plant.” Every wife needs and craves encouragement from her husband – especially when he is a church planter.
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5 Steps for Planning Your Preaching Calendar

Rick Duncan

Digital media have made it easy to hear excellent communicators. That has created high expectations among today’s church attendees. Planning your preaching ought to be a top priority and Rick Duncan offers five steps to get you there.
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Church Planter, Plan What You Preach!

Mike Godfrey

You don’t want to wait until the last minute decide what you will preach. Mike Godfrey lists seven benefits of planning what you will preach.
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Building A Church Planting Family

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 661

Episode 661: When the Lord casts a vision of planting a network of multiplying churches, the planter finds himself sorting through all sorts of unexpected developments. Host Clint Clifton discusses some of the unique aspects of building a church planting...
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Articulating Your Leadership Ethos

Clint Clifton & Colby Garman

Putting the intangibles of culture into words isn’t very easy. We offer our church's values document with the hope you find it helpful as you work to build Jesus’ church and lead His sheep.
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Organizing Your Week

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 660

Episode 660: Pastors and church planters feel the pinch of not having enough time. Host Clint Clifton discusses the value of – and techniques for – organizing your week with Todd Adkins, director of leadership development at LifeWay Christian Resources...
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When Crisis Strikes Your Ministry

A veteran of 20 years in strategic communications, Christian Pinkston offers a big-picture overview of several key factors in church crisis communications.
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Naming Your New Church

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 659

Episode 659: Choosing a church name is like picking an outfit you’re going to wear for the rest of your life. Host Clint Clifton discusses the pro and con arguments for six categories of church names with Todd Adkins, director...
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Resources for Residencies

Bob Burton

As you look to resource your residency, three key components ought to be included to produce health.
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Leveraging Your Limitations

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 658

Episode 658: Each individual planter and every church context has a unique set of limitations and constraints. Host Clint Clifton discusses how those limitations can become strengths with Jessica Thompson, director of operations for the New City church planting network,...
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Bold Approaches to Funding Residencies

Ryan Johnston

When it comes to funding residencies, we have everything we need within arm’s reach to do everything God has asked of us.
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Sabbaticals for Church Planting Pastors

New Churches Podcast Season 1 Episode 657

Episode 657: As pastoral work has in recent years grown more difficult, sabbaticals seem to be a growing trend. Host Clint Clifton discusses the need for, value of and different approaches to sabbaticals with Jessica Thompson, director of operations for...
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Ways to Find Great Residents

Bob Burton

What are the two best things any pastor could do to find great residents?