Noah Oldham
I can still remember the jingle from a gym in St. Louis. “Ten bucks, ten bucks, ten bucks…Club Fitness! Better fitness, better price!” Ten dollars. That’s the hook in the jingle, as well as the hook to get you in...
New Churches Podcast Season 2 Episode 9
See how this “all people” vision for planting the church is essential for every church plant in every context, as well as how verse 14 offers a gospel flavor to speak comfort and correction to you when you need it most.
Jen Oshman
Church planting is exhausting, round-the-clock work. When we planted over seven years ago, every family member poured themselves out for the task. Along with our church-planting friends, we did everything from counseling and teaching to web design and childcare. So...
Barnabas Piper
It doesn’t matter the size or polity of your church, you cannot have a healthy leadership culture (or church culture) without having an honest leadership culture. Without honesty, there is no trust. Without trust, there is no relationship, no togetherness,...
New Churches Podcast Season 2 Episode 8
Uncover why the deity of Christ is so crucial in church planting and preaching today and how your faithful gospel teaching impacts the sanctification of those whom you’re entrusted to shepherd.
Ronnie Martin
I am always struck by the different kinds of environments pastors find themselves in. I’m in a context where things like rest and renewal are talked about often. Many of the churches in the network I serve have either taken...
Dan Steel
Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” from the 2022 Midnights album is a self-reflective track dealing honestly with her insecurities, quirks, foibles, imperfections, and flaws—seeing herself as her own worst enemy. It’s catchy and light-hearted (and I apologize if you’re singing it for the...
New Churches Podcast Season 2 Episode 7
Discover how you, like Paul, can serve, engage, recruit, and commission the women of your congregation by casting an intentional vision for their growth and development as disciples of the Word.
Gus Hernandez Jr.
On a recent trip to Legoland Florida with my family, I came across a mind-blowing stat about Lego brick combinations. A Danish mathematics professor, Søren Eilers, calculated that with only 6 identical 2×4 Lego bricks of the same color, you...
Jon Kelly
Prayer is as essential to the life of the Christ follower and the work of God as blood is to the body. It was the practice of the ancient church to regularly pray together. Scripture states that the apostles, “with...
New Churches Podcast Season 2 Episode 6
Uncover the exhortations and encouragements needed for your congregation through the lens of Paul’s care for Titus and his flock.
J.A. Medders
Charles H. Spurgeon (1834–1892) is often referred to today as “the Prince of Preachers” for being one of the best preachers of Christ in church history. In addition to his strong preaching and teaching, Spurgeon should also be known as...
Trevin Wax
Church planting can often feel like a solitary endeavor. It’s easy to become consumed by local challenges, unaware of the broader context of what God is doing around the world. That’s why it’s a good practice for those on the...
New Churches Podcast Season 2 Episode 5
Learn how preachers are made, what the elements of sound teaching are, and why it is essential to set an example through preaching.
Christian leadership author and speaker John Maxwell has famously said, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” The sovereignty of God assumed, and making ample room for hyperbole, I mostly agree. This is true especially in the earliest days of a...
Matt Carter
How important is a personal calling from God to church planting? While there’s no question we’re all called to the Great Commission, how critical is it that you have a personal calling from God before you plant a church? I...
New Churches Podcast Season 2 Episode 4
Discover how you can grow as a public theologian and apologist in your community as you discern and address the differences between sound teaching and false teaching, wrong teaching, and different teaching.
New Churches Podcast Season 2 Episode 3
Tune in to discover why character is so essential to the health and longevity of your church plant.
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