Church Planter Podcast

When planting a church, you will probably find that your vision outpaces your funding. So, how do you get funding to advance that vision and mission? Chestly and Pete talk about a system for developing relationships with people that can help you reach your goals.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

We all know that there are noticeable differences between generations, but understanding how to work together and lead across generational divides is now more important than ever. Millennials are increasingly taking over for Boomers and Gen X in church leadership and are navigating how to empower Gen Z for ministry at the same time. With all these generational dynamics, Tim Elmore helps us chart a path forward.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:TimElmore.comReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

Community is critical to anyone navigating change, whether it's adapting to a changing world or changing a personal habit. For church leaders, we know that's why Jesus hardwired community into his Church. In this episode, Chestly Lunday is joined by Gina Bianchini, CEO of Mighty Networks and an expert on creating community to discuss the fundamentals of community development.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Mighty NetworksReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

The idea of personal branding might sound weird in the ministry world, but that's because we have misconceptions about what it means. Everyone has a personal brand, whether we like it or not. AJ Vaden joins us to explain how to be intentional about your brand, how to make it others-focused, and then how to expand it to reach more people.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:FreeBrandCall.com/AJReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

The world around us is rapidly changing and to reach more people, the way we evangelize and integrate them into our church communities will need to change with it. Chestly Lunday is joined by Dave Ferguson in this episode to discuss how Dave has helped Exponential, Community Christian, and NewThing adapt to innovation. They discuss the implications of what being "one church with multiple expressions" means as well as how to invest in things that are "wanting to happen."Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:DaveFerguson.orgReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

Churches are dying because they're not on mission and reaching young people. Peyton predicted this in Church Zero over 10 years ago, and now it's happening. That's why the second edition of this book (The Unstoppable Church) is more important now than ever. Check this episode out as Peyton and Pete talk about how to mobilize people onto mission.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

Walter Kim, the president of the National Association of Evangelicals, joins Chestly Lunday for a conversation on how the political climate in the United States is impacting the future of evangelicalism. Whether we like it or not, evangelicalism has grown to have some negative connotations in the United States in spite of many of the good things evangelicals provide for society. As a result, we need to do the hard work of maintaining a listening and missionary posture that sees opportunities for the advancement of the gospel rather than political battlefields.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Difficult ConversationsReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

We live in a time where people are more apt to view others as enemies and treat each other poorly as a result. We reject the possibility of meaningful relationships and maintain a distorted, hostile view of the world. This impacts our ability to make discipleship, which is the primary relational mission of the church. Jim Wilder helps us understand the dynamics that cause us to enter "enemy mode" and how we can avoid it in this podcast episode.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:EscapingEnemyMode.comReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

During a politically charged season, it's easy to lose sight of what's most important, which is following the heart of God. We're called to pray for our leaders and that's because prayer changes us. Prayer puts things back into perspective and reminds us about who's really on the throne. Listen in as Pete and Peyton talk about the importance of prayer right after an election.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

Churches used to be the primary gathering space of a community, but today we rarely make use of our buildings outside of Sunday mornings. Frank Bealer joins Chestly Lunday on this episode to discuss how churches can leverage their spaces to meet needs in their communities and become a gathering space where people encounter the church and hear the gospel.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Phase.Center/FranchiseReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

This episode features the recording of a webinar with Peyton Jones and Ralph Moore on Ralph's updated book Let Go of the Ring, which chronicles how his hands on disciple making led to over 2700 churches being planted.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Let Go of the RingReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

Addiction has accelerated in recent years and church planters need to know how to deal with substance abuse and other forms of addiction if they want to serve their community. Sooner or later, you're going to encounter addictions that you're not sure how to engage with and in this episode, Peyton and Pete discuss how to handle problems as they arise.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

Change is at your doorsteps whether you like it or not. You can either proactively adapt and innovate or you can reactively scramble to cope with how ministry intersects with the world. Rich Robinson helps us understand how to become a disruptor and take people along with us on the journey of change in this episode of the Church Planter PodcastResources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:All ChangeThe mX PlatformReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

When you're planting a church, you'll feel like you're stuck from time to time. No matter what you do, you just can't seem to get traction. Pete and Peyton discuss three of the most common reasons church plants get stuck and how to overcome those obstacles in this episode.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

Ralph Moore is the founder of the Hope Chapel Movement, which has spawned over 2700 churches globally. In this podcast, Peyton Jones interviews Ralph about his journey through ministry and how to let go of personal ambitions to let God work through him.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Let Go of the Ring bookReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

Today, anybody can broadcast their church services online, but it's how you broadcast that matters most. Hybrid events typically result in either your physical or your digital audience becoming disengaged. Oftentimes, both are actually disengaged because most church services lack interactive components. Don't miss this episode, where Bari Baumgarnder and Chestly Lunday talk about the critical need for interaction to produce meaningful events.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:SageHub.comReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

In most churches, discipleship is not getting us where we need to go. We still tend to think of discipleship as a program. It lacks purpose and clear outcomes, so it's no wonder we're spinning our tires trying to make disciples and plant churches. Peyton and Pete discuss how our mindset needs to shift in this episode.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

At this point, most churches use digital technology in some form, but it's mostly to market events to members or extend the imprint of physical services. We tend to ignore the fact that people go online to meet their needs. Mark Lebrun shares how churches can use their digital platforms to meet real needs and engage culture.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Digital Influencer Co.Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

In a broken world, there are hundreds of missional focuses that you can choose from for your church plant, so how do you figure out what's right for you? Peyton and Pete discuss assess the gift mix of your team, finding a person of peace, prayer, and other elements that factor into determining your mission.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

Many churches try to implement a discipleship program without first building the foundation of a disciplemaking culture. Later, church leaders are scratching their heads, wondering why discipleship doesn't "work." In this podcast, Justin Gravitt explains why the gap between what Jesus did to make disciples and today's church practices give us different results.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:The Foundation of a Disciplemaking CultureReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.