In The Trenches Church Planting Podcast

This week, Jared and Matt interviewed Micah Millican, the Senior Director of Planter Development at the North American Mission Board

This week we’re talking about that thing nobody ever wants to talk about: Church discipline!

Matt and Jared talk about their experiences doing outreach events and then discuss some strategies for putting on events that will produce lasting fruit.

In this week’s episode, Matt and Jared interview their their wives, Arrica and Jen, to discuss the role and perspective of being a church planter’s wife.

Matt & Jared interview church planting veteran Mac Lake, who now equips church planters across North America to develop leaders.

Every planter and pastor knows small groups are important, but few things can be more frustrating than getting our people to commit to them! In this episode we talked about some of the lessons we’ve learned when it comes to starting healthy & multiplying small groups

A big, God-sized vision and a clear and compelling mission statement can help get everyone in your church on the same page and get more people involved. Matt & Jared discuss what a great vision and mission statement looks like and how to craft them!

Peyton Jones, author of Church Zero and Reaching the Unreached, joins the show to talk about apostolic church planting and dependency on the Holy Spirit in missions and church planting

Matt & Jared interview Thi Mitsamphanh to discuss how churches in North America can effectively reach the growing number of immigrants and refugees

Matt & Jared talk about the greatest threat to every church planter: Placing your identity in ministry success

Matt & Jared talk to Seba about how to implement a discipleship culture in your church and then tackle some common questions and frustrations pastors have surrounding discipleship

In part 1 of this 2 part interview, Matt and Jared interview Seba Vasquez to talk about how to implement a discipleship pathway that will get more people in your church participating in discipleship.

What are some best practices for preaching in an unchurched context? Matt & Jared talk about the nuances of preaching to unchurched people, the sermon preparation process, expository vs topical sermons, and more!

In ministry, new believers will fall away, key leaders will leave, and attacks will come from within & without. In this episode, Matt & Jared talk practical ways you can prepare for & react to conflict, criticism, and disappointment.

Matt & Jared discuss how to cultivate good relationships between supporting churches and church plants.

Church planting IS evangelism. Matt & Jared discuss the central task of evangelism in church planting & give practical tools to effectively reach the lost.

Jared Huntley and Matt Hess discuss the cause & effect of loneliness in ministry & what can be done about it.