In The Trenches Church Planting Podcast

5 things that can derail any ministry or church plant

This week, Matt & Jared talk about 5 things that can derail any church plant.

An incredible case study of how church planting and church revitalization can work in conjunction to plant healthy churches in cities across North America.

Matt & Jared discuss Christmas outreach ideas, “Do’s and Dont’s” for your Christmas Eve service, and more in this week’s episode!

Should we do away with the lead pastor title and plant churches with APEST teams?

The most productive thing a Christian can do with his or her time is pray. This is especially true for church planters who are in the trenches engaged in spiritual warfare.

The guys sit down with Kesavan Balasingham to spend time talking about how to spot and develop character in a church planter.

Joshua Harris shares how God delivered him from cocaine addiction and then called him to start a ministry dedicated to reaching men just like him

How can church planters & pastors cut down on the chaos and be more effective with their time?

In this episode, we talked to Curtis about specific ways he’s reaching his high rise complex through an incarnational approach and then shifted to discussing how to push through and persevere in very hard soil.

Matt & Jared talked with Colby about multiplying with limited resources, creating a culture where your entire congregation is on board with planting as many churches as possible, and how to encourage a church planter whose church doesn't make it.

How can you make evangelism as natural as breathing for your church?

This week Jared and Matt interviewed Scott Ridenour about his journey from planting a church to being called to hand off his church plant to the next pastor.

This week Matt and Jared talk about the pitfalls and challenges of putting together and developing a church planting core team.

The rigours of church planting can make what should be a joyful process burdensome. This week we talked to Darryl about how to avoid this by applying the Gospel to all of your life.

What place does marketing have if you are church planting to reach unchurched people? That's this week's topic!

Matt & Jared talk about preview services and a checklist of things to remember as you head towards launching weekly public worship gatherings

Matt & Jared talk about the value of having a mentor, the characteristics of a good mentor, and how to find a mentor if you don't have one.

Matt and Jared talk about what to do when you find yourself doing everything

This week the guys talk to Jeff Christopherson, author of Kingdom Matrix and Kingdom First and the President of Church Planting for the SBC's Send Network.