Church Planter Podcast

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.

Church planting is the extreme sport of faith building. You have to learn how to trust God if you're going to be successful. In this episode, Peyton and Pete talk about times when their need drove them into greater faith in God and Peyton underscores it with a theology of faith.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.

John D. Hanson is a top 1% influencer on LinkedIN, so he knows a thing or two about engaging with business leaders. Sadly, the the pressures of leading a business are growing – increased operations costs, recruiting reliable workers, the list could go on. While the pressures increase, the Church is not always ready to provide spiritual support. Chestly and John discuss how church planters can build relationships with business leaders in their community and provide the kind of support that they need.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:@JohnDHanson on LinkedINJohnDHanson.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.

How your church uses digital technology is merely an optional outreach method, it's central to how the next generation builds relationships and engages with the world. Young people are spiritually hungry and more willing to get involved and give to missions that change lives, but churches do not know how to communicate or relate through digital pathways. Brad Hill and Chestly Lunday explain how you can begin to bridge the generational and technology gap that is hampering local missions.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Gloo.us/FreeTextingReliant 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 Paul took to tent making to support his ministry, what did that look like? How did he continue reaching the lost while having a marketplace vocation? In this episode, Peyton and Pete use their experience of decades of marketplace ministry to paint a picture of how the Apostle Paul would have built relationships with people while working as a tentmaker.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.

During a challenging time, good leaders tend to fall into old habits because those are the things that brought them success int he past. However, when we're facing new challenges, our old habits might just be the things keeping us from achieving future success. In this episode, Tod Bolsinger talks about the need to undo some of these habits in order to successfully navigate change.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingMissionbyBusiness.comThanks 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.

Although pastoral burnout and the reporting of it seem to be on the rise, we're still often shocked when it happens. Too often, we believe that "what you see is what you get" with leaders and we don't realize that support systems were never in place to avoid burnouts and blow ups. Peyton and Pete are joined by Christian counselor Bill Faris to talk about how leaders become vulnerable and what you can do to stay healthy.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:BillFaris.comReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingMissionbyBusiness.comThanks 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.

Leadership development isn't always clean and linear, in fact it rarely is! Church leaders are often unprepared for the challenges of developing leaders and consistently rank leadership development as their top struggle. In this episode Mac Lake and Chestly Lunday talk about how to empower the next generation and break out of the patterns that aren't working.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Multiply GroupeBook: Rethinking Leadership DevelopmentReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingMissionbyBusiness.comThanks 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.

You want to plant Christ in your community, but where do you start? Most churches today exist more for themselves than the people around them who don't know Jesus. Whereas Jesus sent his disciples out on mission, we've forgotten how to do that. In this episode Peyton and Pete outline some of the most common challenges, and help you figure out where to start.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Scattering Disciples cohort: newbreedtraining.com/scatterReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingMissionbyBusiness.comThanks 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 this episode, Chestly Lunday is joined by Stan Jantz, CEO of Come and See Foundation, which is the company behind fundraising and producing The Chosen. Together, they talk about the principles that Stan has applied while working with The Chosen and how they can be utilized by church planters.Chestly and Stan discuss new funding strategies for church planters, authenticity, relatability, how to leverage digital technology, and how to collaborate with business leaders.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Come And SeeGlooReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingMissionbyBusiness.comThanks 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.

With the release of The Acolyte, Peyton and Pete take a break from church planting talk to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of this new Star Wars series.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingMissionbyBusiness.comThanks 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.

Our job as church leaders should be to help people move from being anonymous to known and engaged in our churches. We need to help people move deeper into their discipleship journey. However, that's often a confusing and poorly communicated process. In this episode, Blue Van Dyke and Chestly discuss how more clearly communicate and implement your discipleship journey within your church.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:thestudioc.orgReliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingMissionbyBusiness.comThanks 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 people aren't transformed by their involvement with a church because the church does not have a defined transformation process. We expect people to magically become more like Jesus without any intentionality. Chestly and Pete talk about how to build a process that anyone in your church can go through and help lead.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:To work with Chestly, text TRANSFORMATION to 330-774-2126Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingMissionbyBusiness.comThanks 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're back with another Wednesday episode, the next in our Wednesday series on rethinking evangelism and reaching lost people. Today, Mat and Robert discuss the evolving views on religion in the U.S. and the importance of being present in order to join where the Spirit is already moving in the world around you. They explore the shift in American society towards a non-majority religious population, highlighting the continued spiritual hunger and the role of shared experiences that foster a sense of belonging, the power of vulnerability and the value of creating soft spaces for people to care for one another. Look out next week for a discussion on how to have gospel conversations with the people of peace in your life!  Find more from the Church Planter Podcast on instagram @churchplanterpodcast, on Facebook at Church Planter Podcast, twitter @cPlanterPodcast, and YouTube at Church Planter Podcast. Church planting Church plant Church startup New church Planting a church Christian community Fa

Church planters have the opportunity to set their culture for all sorts of leadership practices including empowering the next generation, developing women, and creating systems of accountability. Kadi Cole and Chestly discuss all of these critical topics and why church planters need to think hard and plan carefully so that they don't end up perpetuating the example of many established churches that often fail in these areas.Resources mentioned in this episode:MomentumMarketplace.orgKadiCole.comNewBreedTraining.comMissionByBusiness.com

Our culture is changing whether you're ready or not. The next generation of leaders will be different from us and it's our job to figure out how to relate to them and equip them to follow Jesus in their own ways. In this episode, Chestly Lunday interviews Russ Ewell on how he's living this out in his local church and how he sees the generational shifts continuing into the future.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:https://russewell.com/Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingMissionbyBusiness.comThanks 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 told you there'd be another part! Jump back in, as Robert and Mat delve again into the it-doesn't-have-to-be-so-cringy work of evangelism. They focus on fostering healthy relationships with your neighbors and people of peace, having meaningful conversations, and walking the long road as a co-journerer with the people on their own spiritual journeys. Hop over to our DM's and let us know what practices you found helpful! What do you want to hear more about? Tell us in the comments! Find more from the Church Planter Podcast on instagram @churchplanterpodcast, on Facebook at Church Planter Podcast, twitter @cPlanterPodcast, and YouTube at Church Planter Podcast. Church planting Church plant Church startup New church Planting a church Christian community Faith community Church growth Church development Christian ministry Church outreach Spiritual community Church planting network Church planting resources Church planting strategies Church planting organization Church planting conference Church pl

If you're a church planter, chances are that digital automations don't sound very fun, but they could be one of the most powerful tools available to help you reach your community. Check out the latest conversation with Pete Mitchell and Chestly Lunday to find out how to start reaching new people today.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingMissionbyBusiness.comThanks 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's mini-episode from Robert is a short, deep dive into the good work of evangelism. He debunks a typical, common way that existing churches and church plants tend to think about church planting, and suggests other ways to become the answer to the world through following the way of Jesus (missional purpose) and proclaiming the good news where and how people will hear it.  Find more from the Church Planter Podcast on instagram @churchplanterpodcast, on Facebook at Church Planter Podcast, twitter @cPlanterPodcast, and YouTube at Church Planter Podcast. Church planting Church plant Church startup New church Planting a church Christian community Faith community Church growth Church development Christian ministry Church outreach Spiritual community Church planting network Church planting resources Church planting strategies Church planting organization Church planting conference Church planting movement Church planting missions Church planting training Church planting assessment Church planting consu

Money is a touchy subject in churches, and with good reason. Too often we try to guilt people into giving, when we should be motivating them. In this episode, Pete and Peyton help explain how viewing giving as worship and mission is the biggest paradigm shift that we need to help people make, and they give some practical steps for how your church plant can begin to model that.Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode:Reliant Mission: reliant.org/cppNewBreed TrainingMissionbyBusiness.comThanks 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.