New Churches Podcast Season 5 Episode 4
In this episode of the New Churches Podcast, Jeff Medders is joined by Tony Merida, Trevin Wax, and Patrick Schreiner to explore apostolic preaching in the Book of Acts and its implications for church planting.
J.A. Medders
A recent sermon I gave reminded me why sermons “work.” I was preaching on how to experience Jesus, how to enjoy him, rejoice over him, and “extol his love” (Song. 1:4). And at the apex of the message, as my...
New Churches Podcast Season 5 Episode 3
In this episode of the New Churches Podcast, Noah Oldham is joined by Vance Pitman, Bryan Loritts, and J.D. Greear to explore the vital role of prayer and fasting in church planting.
Ronnie Martin
“Forgive me for bothering you with something so minor …” How many times has somebody approached you with words like this? If we’re paying attention, we can probably detect some level of shame in their approach. They are likely afraid...
Church planters wear many hats. Disciple. Missionary. Evangelist. Pastor. Preacher. Counselor. Leader. Theologian. Embrace your role as a theologian. Theology is Practical While some people are technical and professional theologians, you are a missional theologian. A pastor-theologian. A planter-theologian. Your...
New Churches Podcast Season 5 Episode 2
In this episode of the New Churches Podcast, Tony Merida is joined by Patrick Schreiner, Jeff Medders, and Jon Kelly to talk about the power of the Holy Spirit in church planting.
Dan Steel
“When I told a friend we were planting in a rural town, he looked at me like I’d failed the church planter audition.” That was the half-joking confession from a friend, but it reveals something real. In much of the...
Barnabas Piper
One of my ministerial and theological pet peeves is when Christians, especially pastors, respond to contentious societal issues with a glib “that’s a gospel issue.” I’ve seen this response offered to racial disputes, political disputes, and just about every other...
New Churches Podcast Season 5 Episode 1
In this episode of the New Churches Podcast, host Jeff Medders is joined by Tony Merida, Vance Pitman, and J.D. Greear to kick off a new season exploring church planting through the book of Acts.
Noah Oldham
This summer, my son Chaim finished up his 13U baseball season. He’s a catcher, a pitcher, an infielder, and a hitter who plays with all his heart—and this season was a turning point. Among the many improved stats, one thing...
Adam Muhtaseb
The arduous process of finding a facility can be the means by which God shows His glory most in your life and in the church He’s trusted you to lead.
Heather Oldham
If you’ve been in ministry for more than five minutes, you know the pull: the endless list of “urgent” needs, the meetings, the counseling sessions, the events, the texts that always seem to come at bedtime. And if you’re a...
Great preachers are more than attention-getters. They are attention-keepers. They are attention-herders. They are attention-protectors. Every preacher is in a battle against the world, the flesh, and the devil for the attention of their hearers. Even Spurgeon, the Prince of...
I spent some of my formative years living in a rural area of southern California. It was a little-known valley that contained all kinds of mountainy paths, gurgling creeks, and grassy meadows to explore to your heart’s content. In the...
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 70
Revelation 21 and 22 describe the new heavens and new earth as a real, renewed creation where God dwells with His people, free from sin, death, and brokenness.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 69
Hell is a difficult but essential biblical doctrine that underscores the just consequences of sin—eternal death and separation from God for the unrepentant.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 68
Dayton Hartman explains that Revelation 20, which describes Christ’s thousand-year reign and the defeat of Satan, is interpreted through three main views—pre-millennialism, amillennialism, and post-millennialism.
New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 67
Dayton Hartman emphasizes that the return of Christ marks the beginning of the last days, a reality Christians have lived in for over 2,000 years, calling believers to live with hopeful anticipation rather than speculation.
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