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    New Churches Podcast

    The New Churches podcast offers practical answers to your real ministry questions. We aren’t going to provide lofty pie-in-the-sky theories. Instead, we are going to help you in your real ministry context, with your real thoughts, questions, and issues.

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    Jesus’ Power in Church Planting Mar 07, 2024
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    Host Ed Stetzer returns with writer, speaker, and professor Kyle Strobel to dive more deeply into the leadership challenges of church planting today. Tune in to discover the profound paradox of leading from weakness as you make much of Christ and abide in His strength.

    In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

    • How our church context impacts our views of congregational health
    • Christ’s purpose in rebuking Peter in Mark 8
    • How to acknowledge your gifting without allowing it to lead you
    • The challenge of selfish ambition, from church planting to pastoring a megachurch
    • How abiding in Christ’s power impacts the mission and vision of our congregations

    Helpful Resources:

    • Kyle Strobel’s new book: Formed for the Glory of God: Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards
    • Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel’s book: The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb: Searching for Jesus’ Path of Power in a Church that Has Abandoned It
    • Eugene Peterson’s Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination
    • Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here.
    • Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

    Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes.

    Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

    I learned spiritual gifts like, “Here’s how to never minister in your weakness—only minister in your strength.” Then, I read 1 and 2 Corinthians and realized my understanding was the opposite of what I saw in Scripture. – Kyle Strobel

    We can wield our ministry in the flesh, but the fantasy is thinking that we can somehow reap in the Spirit. – Kyle Strobel

    A lot of church planters get up every day wishing to have all the wonderful, good things that happen in a church that’s grown to a very large size. But that motivation and how we pursue it is part of the challenge. – Ed Stetzer

    What does it mean to not be afraid of my weakness? Because that’s where the Lord is actually working. Most church planters’ weakness is recognizing how much they want to wield themselves rather than trust in the Lord. – Kyle Strobel

    Your growth will always be growth in seeing your need for forgiveness. And that must be true not only individually in terms of your sin in your life, but in terms of your ministry in your church planting. – Kyle Strobel

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    Jesus' Power in Church Planting Mar 07, 2024
    Show notes

    Host Ed Stetzer returns with writer, speaker, and professor Kyle Strobel to dive more deeply into the leadership challenges of church planting today. Tune in to discover the profound paradox of leading from weakness as you make much of Christ and abide in His strength.

    In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

    • How our church context impacts our views of congregational health
    • Christ’s purpose in rebuking Peter in Mark 8
    • How to acknowledge your gifting without allowing it to lead you
    • The challenge of selfish ambition, from church planting to pastoring a megachurch
    • How abiding in Christ’s power impacts the mission and vision of our congregations

    Helpful Resources:

    • Kyle Strobel’s new book: Formed for the Glory of God: Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards
    • Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel’s book: The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb: Searching for Jesus’ Path of Power in a Church that Has Abandoned It
    • Eugene Peterson’s Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination
    • Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here.
    • Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

    Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes.

    Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

    I learned spiritual gifts like, “Here’s how to never minister in your weakness—only minister in your strength.” Then, I read 1 and 2 Corinthians and realized my understanding was the opposite of what I saw in Scripture. – Kyle Strobel

    We can wield our ministry in the flesh, but the fantasy is thinking that we can somehow reap in the Spirit. – Kyle Strobel

    A lot of church planters get up every day wishing to have all the wonderful, good things that happen in a church that’s grown to a very large size. But that motivation and how we pursue it is part of the challenge. – Ed Stetzer

    What does it mean to not be afraid of my weakness? Because that’s where the Lord is actually working. Most church planters’ weakness is recognizing how much they want to wield themselves rather than trust in the Lord. – Kyle Strobel

    Your growth will always be growth in seeing your need for forgiveness. And that must be true not only individually in terms of your sin in your life, but in terms of your ministry in your church planting. – Kyle Strobel


    Encouraging Women in Evangelism Mar 05, 2024
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    Hosts Vance Pitman and Noah Oldham meet with pastor’s wife, mom, and National Director of Women’s Evangelism, Catherine Renfro, to discuss the significance of women’s evangelism in the life of the church. Tune in to discover how you can mobilize the women of your congregation to join in the activity of God, one gospel conversation at a time.

    In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

    • The biblical precedent for women’s evangelism
    • How to intentionally utilize your women’s gatherings for the sake of mobilization
    • Why celebration is a key component in your ongoing women’s evangelism efforts
    • The power of your testimony in reaching others for Christ
    • How to help the women in your congregation leverage their unique mission fields, no matter their stages of life!

    Helpful Resources:

    • Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here.
    • Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

    Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes.

    Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

    The message of the resurrection was first entrusted to women in the New Testament to take and share. So, for Jesus to elevate the voice of women in carrying the most significant theological event should speak to us today about the role of women in evangelism. – Vance Pitman

    Jesus gives us examples of women having kingdom impact in sharing the hope of the gospel. – Catherine Renfro

    If we can help women think about living out their purpose in these everyday moments, God can eradicate fear. He’s greater than our fears and worries of rejection. – Catherine Renfro

    The global church is empowering and unleashing both men and women to engage in evangelism and mission. I’ve just seen women used by God as incredible evangelists who engage cities to see disciples made and churches born. – Vance Pitman

    We don’t naturally drift towards evangelism, so we have to keep it in front of our people. Keep talking about it and encouraging it. There is nothing more exciting than when you see someone realize that God can use them. – Catherine Renfro

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    Raising Up Women Leaders Mar 05, 2024
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    Hosts Vance Pitman and Noah Oldham team back up with pastor’s wife, mom, and National Director of Women’s Evangelism, Catherine Renfro, to dive into the impact of investing in the ladies of your congregation. Tune in to discover why God is calling each and every member of your church to live on mission—and why it’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss.

    In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

    • Three focus areas of women’s leadership engagement
    • The unique challenges women face inside and outside the church
    • How you can equip the ladies of your church with hands-on training and education
    • What God can do with the willingness and availability of your church’s women
    • New resources for every leader in your church plant!

    Helpful Resources:

    • Catherine’s free eBook: Women in the Mission of God
    • Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here.
    • Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

    Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes.

    Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

    If we don’t have a plan for it, it’s probably not going to happen. So, creating a specific plan for raising up women leaders in your ministry context is where it all begins. – Catherine Renfro

    A lot of women need someone who will say, “God has gifted you in this way, and I want you to leverage those gifts for the kingdom.” – Catherine Renfro

    I want to challenge the pastors listening today. Yes, it’s your responsibility as Paul gave in 2 Timothy to pour into faithful men. But as a shepherd of the body of Christ, you have a responsibility to build intentional pathways to raise up both men and women to engage in the mission. – Vance Pitman

    So many church planters think that to multiply a church, they have to raise up their next church planter, but that is so shortsighted. We need to raise up teams and for every man, woman, boy, and girl to understand their callings as the leaders God made them to be. – Noah Oldham

    If you say you value something, you’ve got to build for it. So, if we want to see something changed to mobilize women to lead in their giftings, we have to change how we do things. – Noah Oldham

    What if we were to start talking about the possibilities for women in ministry at a younger age? It was terrifying for me to step out of the career path I thought God was leading me on to go a completely different way that I had no context for. – Catherine Renfro

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    3 Practices to Endure in Ministry Feb 29, 2024
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    Host Tony Merida teams back up with Matt Carter, Send Network’s Vice President of Mobilization, to discuss the rhythms and patterns that have helped them thrive in ministry, as well as in their personal health and families. Tune in to discover why your earliest days in ministry are so significant and how you can reclaim your days for the sake of God-honoring endurance.

    In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

    • What it means to be faithful to Jesus Christ until the end
    • Why the full armor of God is necessary for each new day
    • How eschatology impacts your day-to-day living
    • What your heart may be telling you about your overall health as a planter
    • What you should prioritize as your first business of the day!

    Helpful Resources:

    • Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here.
    • Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

    Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes.

    Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

    I think we forget that we have an enemy who is studying us and has an intentional, thoughtful scheme on how to take us out. This is not some weird, nebulous enemy. – Matt Carter

    Part of endurance is surrounding yourself with men who have proximity to you. Pray for folks that you can give permission to speak into your life and who will help you grow in Christ along the way. – Matt Carter

    Unfortunately, eschatology has made people fanatical rather than faithful. But the goal is to remember that we’re going to see Jesus Christ and that it impacts the present moment. – Tony Merida

    Your people are going to want access to you, so you’ve got to set the culture with your family, your staff, and your church that your time management is a priority from day one. – Matt Carter

    Instead of going straight into critique mode or problem-solving mode, start looking for evidences of grace first. Consider how you can see God working. – Tony Merida

    Somehow, we’ve envisioned a personal holiness that’s separate from our relationships with our wives, but part of what it means to live a godly life is to cultivate a healthy, thriving marriage. – Tony Merida

    The post 3 Practices to Endure in Ministry appeared first on New Churches.


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    Responding to Criticism Feb 27, 2024
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    Host Noah Oldham teams back up with pastor and planter Adam Muhtaseb to discuss their relationships with constructive criticism throughout their journeys as church planters. Tune in as they discuss what Scripture has to say about your life, ministry, and righteousness in Christ and how God intends to form you in His image as you shepherd your flock for His glory.

    In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

    • How your personality type could be impacting your relationship with feedback
    • Why you don’t have to perceive criticism as a threat to your ministry
    • The importance of balancing humility with confidence
    • Why extending gospel honor is an essential part of your church’s culture
    • How to maintain emotional and spiritual resilience when faced with criticism

    Helpful Resources:

    • Alfred J. Poirier’s “The Cross and Criticism”
    • Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here.
    • Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

    Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes.

    Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

    When someone criticizes me, it’s really just reiterating what I know in the foundation of my faith, that I’ve fallen short. I use it as an opportunity to find the kernel of truth and repent of it. – Adam Muhtaseb

    The person I’m criticizing or have an issue with matters, is my brother or sister, and was valuable enough for the Son of God to die for him or her. When we view people as that valuable, it changes the way we handle our disagreements. – Adam Muhtaseb

    Our swagger turns into a limp the longer we go through experiences of God humbling us. – Noah Oldham

    The call was never to love the city for the city’s sake. It was to love it for Jesus’ sake and then continuing to go to Him and say, “Lord, give me Your heart for that.” – Noah Oldham

    Church planters don’t want to be humanized. We want people to think we’re superhuman, that we can do it all. We build that up, and then we get burned out. – Noah Oldham

    In all that criticism, God’s doing something, forming you into somebody. What matters more than the actual church is the kind of person you’re becoming. He’s making you rely on Christ’s work and reputation, not your own. – Adam Muhtaseb

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    Spiritual Formation Feb 22, 2024
    Show notes

    Host Ed Stetzer meets with writer, speaker, and professor Kyle Strobel to discuss the impact of spiritual practices—both personally and corporately—in the life of the church planter. Discover what it means to find your strength in the Lord and how to lead your people to do the same.

    In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

    • The stark contrast between spiritual formation and self-help
    • How to better dissect the work of your own entrepreneurialism versus that of the Spirit
    • The basics of spiritual disciplines you may need to get back to
    • Why you should add the practice of watchfulness into your prayer life
    • The Apostle Paul’s words of encouragement and exhortation for church planters

    Helpful Resources:

    • Kyle Strobel’s new book: Formed for the Glory of God: Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards
    • Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel’s book: The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb: Searching for Jesus’ Path of Power in a Church that Has Abandoned It
    • Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here.
    • Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

    Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes.

    Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

    A lot of burnout and toxicity comes from planters building an entire ministry and an entire life, quite honestly not on the Spirit, but on their flesh. – Kyle Strobel

    I need to constantly be growing so that it’s more of the Spirit of God and less of the spirit of “Entrepreneurial Ed.” – Ed Stetzer

    If a church planter’s selfish ambition, jealousy, and envy are left unchecked, they become root sins that bear all sorts of sinful fruit in life. – Kyle Strobel

    You can be a profoundly sick tree and bear what looks like visibly impressive fruit. – Kyle Strobel

    Our spiritual practices are like cogs in a grand machine that need to mesh well for the whole thing to work. If we lose what we’re doing in the church or our individual spiritual practices, then the whole thing will come apart. – Kyle Strobel

    Most preachers I know have come to realize that no matter how much preaching they do, they can’t undo the formation that is going on day in and day out in their homes by what they’re doing and consuming through media. – Kyle Strobel

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    Spiritual Formation 101 Feb 22, 2024
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    Host Ed Stetzer meets with writer, speaker, and professor Kyle Strobel to discuss the impact of spiritual practices—both personally and corporately—in the life of the church planter. Discover what it means to find your strength in the Lord and how to lead your people to do the same.

    In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

    • The stark contrast between spiritual formation and self-help
    • How to better dissect the work of your own entrepreneurialism versus that of the Spirit
    • The basics of spiritual disciplines you may need to get back to
    • Why you should add the practice of watchfulness into your prayer life
    • The Apostle Paul’s words of encouragement and exhortation for church planters

    Helpful Resources:

    • Kyle Strobel’s new book: Formed for the Glory of God: Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards
    • Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel’s book: The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb: Searching for Jesus’ Path of Power in a Church that Has Abandoned It
    • Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here.
    • Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

    Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes.

    Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

    A lot of burnout and toxicity comes from planters building an entire ministry and an entire life, quite honestly not on the Spirit, but on their flesh. – Kyle Strobel

    I need to constantly be growing so that it’s more of the Spirit of God and less of the spirit of “Entrepreneurial Ed.” – Ed Stetzer

    If a church planter’s selfish ambition, jealousy, and envy are left unchecked, they become root sins that bear all sorts of sinful fruit in life. – Kyle Strobel

    You can be a profoundly sick tree and bear what looks like visibly impressive fruit. – Kyle Strobel

    Our spiritual practices are like cogs in a grand machine that need to mesh well for the whole thing to work. If we lose what we’re doing in the church or our individual spiritual practices, then the whole thing will come apart. – Kyle Strobel

    Most preachers I know have come to realize that no matter how much preaching they do, they can’t undo the formation that is going on day in and day out in their homes by what they’re doing and consuming through media. – Kyle Strobel


    Preaching to the Lost Feb 20, 2024
    Show notes

    Host Noah Oldham sits down with Adam Muhtaseb, the pastor, planter, and recipient of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Joe B. Brown Preaching Award. Listen in as they discuss the impact of your church’s Sunday morning preaching culture and how you can take strides to engage the assembled nonbelievers as you strengthen your flock from the platform.

    In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

    • What expository preaching offers our audiences
    • The difference between moralism and true evangelism
    • Why you should consider explaining the “why” behind your Sunday morning sacraments
    • How you can promote a missional culture that engages the lost throughout the week
    • The big question you can ask those who are seeking and searching for truth

    Helpful Resources:

    • Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here.
    • Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

    Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes.

    Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

    Preaching is both the precursor and the ongoing mission of church planting. It’s so much more multifaceted than we anticipate as we go into this field. – Noah Oldham

    Preach to who you want to be there. Intentionally preach like there are lost people in the room. – Noah Oldham

    The meat and potatoes of what we communicate should be God’s Word. Every now and then, I like to say, “We can go out to eat” and do a topical sermon on some random topic, but we try and stick to the Word. – Adam Muhtaseb

    We need to preach sermons in which an unbeliever can come in and be like, “Oh, this makes sense,” fall on their face, and worship God. – Adam Muhtaseb

    Make sure that if somebody were to come to your service, it feels like good news. You’re not proclaiming something they need to do, but the good news of something that’s already been done. Proclaim the “It is finished” of the text. – Adam Muhtaseb

    If you can honestly just bear your soul to people and apply the text and its good news to your life, that is the start of an amazing sermon. – Adam Muhtaseb

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    What Role Does Preaching Play in Church Planting? Feb 15, 2024
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    Episode 805

    Host Tony Merida meets with Matt Carter, Send Network’s Vice President of Mobilization, to discuss their journeys through preaching the Word within their respective church-planting contexts. Tune in to discover their wisdom gained and lessons learned throughout their years of preaching and planting.

    In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

    • How to contextualize your message to your mission
    • Why warmth, wisdom, and servanthood should characterize your preaching presence
    • What cultural awareness offers to your diverse congregation
    • Why your authentic style is essential for effective preaching
    • The steps you can take to build out your new church’s evangelistic culture!

    Helpful Resources:

    • Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here.
    • Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

    Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes.

    Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

    You can say things in the midst of a sermon that will completely derail the main point of your text, whether you’re preaching in a small or large, rural or urban, conservative or not-so-conservative environment. – Matt Carter

    You need to be wise about who you’re talking to but be authentic to who you are. – Matt Carter

    “I’ve made myself a servant to them all” sounds a lot like Jesus, who did the real contextualization in coming to earth and becoming a servant to us. – Tony Merida

    In preaching, you’re not just exuding a passage, but you’re showing why it’s significant to this day and age and to whatever set of ideas is prevalent today. – Tony Merida

    Part of contextualization is knowing where your flock is right now. Are they beat up? Do they need to hear the words of a loving shepherd? Or are they running from their responsibilities and from God, and are they in need of that prophetic voice? – Matt Carter

    The last thing you want is to send a message that your church is just for insiders or for people who are familiar with the Bible. You wouldn’t be sacrificing substance; you’d be preaching with expositional hospitality. – Tony Merida

    The post What Role Does Preaching Play in Church Planting? appeared first on New Churches.


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