New Churches Q&a Podcast On Church Planting, Multisite, Multiplication, Leadership Development, And Discipleship

Year in Review | Episode 723: Pastors and church planters feel the pinch of not having enough time. Host Clint Clifton talks with Todd Adkins and Jessica Thompson about the value of – and techniques for – organizing your week.

Year in Review | Episode 722: Many church planters set out to reach people with the gospel but often find their new churches full of folks from other churches. Host Ed Stetzer talks with Heiden Ratner and Vance Pitman about the challenge of staying outwardly focused to reach people far from God.

Episode 721: Many pastors intend for their church to multiply, but very few actually start new churches. Host Clint Clifton talks with John Welborn about what churches that multiply do differently than those that don't.

Episode 719: Pastors are so overwhelmed with responsibilities that they often move the bar really low to having a maintenance mindset, rather than pursuing a vision of multiplication. Host Clint Clifton talks with John Welborn about how to move from maintenance to multiplication.

Episode 717: What happens in churches when pastors don't properly plan for someone to succeed them? Host: Clint Clifton talks with Jess Thompson and Todd Adkins about the connection between developing leaders and successfully transitioning a plant to next-stage leadership.

Episode 716: Raising funds for a church plant in the expensive urban core of a city poses many challenges – among them the task of financing the ministry. Host Ed Stetzer talks with James Roberson and Taylor Field about their planting experiences in New York City.

Episode 715: Even if we say growth is really not a congregation's goal, there's a subtle pressure for our churches to always be numerically larger. Host Clint Clifton talks with Jess Thompson and Todd Adkins about five advantages to staying relatively small.

Episode 714: The complex diversity of places like New York City poses challenges and creates opportunities for church planting. Host Ed Stetzer talks with James Roberson and Taylor Field about the missiology of planting in such an environment.

Episode 713: People talk about calling in such subjective way that it's a little hard to pin down, but one of the most invigorating, satisfying things a pastor can do is tap the shoulder of someone who demonstrates ministry leadership qualities. Host Clint Clifton talks with Scott Pace and Shane Pruitt about specific ways to "call out the called."

Episode 712: Seasonal community outreach isn't a topic of widespread discussion but it's a very practical component to the ministry of a church planter. Host Clint Clifton talks with John Ames leveraging holidays to engage the community for gospel impact.

Episode 711: Is a multi-leader organization really a "two-headed snake"? Or is co-pastoring a restoration of a New Testament trend? Host Ed Stetzer talks with Jon Mollohan and Colby Garman about whether and how co-pastoring can work.

Episode 710: Planters face challenges raising up pastors, but they also have some advantages. Host Clint Clifton talks with Adam Muhtaseb and Greg Gibson about raising pastors from within your plant.

Episode 709: As you reach people for Jesus, inevitably they are going to ask what the church believes about a particular point of theology – and a pastor better know what he's talking about as he explains. Host Ed Stetzer talks with Trevin Wax and Colby Garman about why theology position papers matter in a practical way for a church planter.

Episode 708: Leveraging business for mission presents numerous challenges, yet there are strong arguments to be made for its benefits. Host Clint Clifton talks with Adam Muhtaseb and Greg Gibson about the value and tensions inherent in mixing the two.

Episode 707: There's so much to book writing that's unknown and kind of mysterious to those who desire to write a book. Host Clint Clifton talks with Ed Stetzer and Christine Hoover about steps aspiring writers need to take.

Episode 706: When disaster strikes your community, every church planter must see it as a God-given opportunity to get the gospel into lives. Host Clint Clifton talks with Taylor Field and Kay Bennett about ways a church can position itself to be ready to respond.

Episode 705: As we're coming out of Covid, how do we get churches thinking about church planting again? Host Ed Stetzer talks with Chuy Rodriguez and Catherine Renfro about raising the "church planting IQ" of a congregation.

Episode 704: Planters and church-planting networks and organizations are trying to figure out how they fit alongside other. Clint Clifton, Trevin Wax and Vance Pitman hash through the relational levels between and value of national and micro-networks.

I'm Trevin Wax. In October, I'm starting a new podcast called Reconstructing Faith that examines the state of the American church's witness. For years now, we've seen the church rocked by sin and scandal and our credibility as Christ's followers has been diminished. Reconstructing Faith avoids the simplistic knee-jerk reactions you see on social media and instead looks at the church the same way you'd look at your home after a natural disaster, say a flood. We'll examine the foundations of the church that have stood the test of time, both here in America and around the world. We'll also examine the rot in the church, the attitudes and practices that have sprung up over the decades like mold.

Episode 703: Church planters and their teams are on the lookout for best practices in starting kids ministry. Host Clint Clifton talks with Danielle Whitley, author of a new free resource, :10 Steps to Developing a Kids Ministry," which lays a great foundation for discipling young Christ-followers – for generations to come.