Taking Flight

The guest on episode eight is Dave Dummitt, Lead Pastor of 2|42 Community Church in Brighton, MI, ranked by Outreach Magazine for 4 years in a row as one of the top 20 fastest-growing churches in America. As one of the core members of the original launch team, Dave has played an integral part in keeping the mission and vision of 2|42 in focus - “helping people take next steps with God”. Under Dave’s leadership over the last ten years, 2|42 has grown from a 40-member launch team to over 6,000 people meeting at 3 different campuses each weekend.

Shawn Johnson serves as Lead Pastor of Red Rocks Church. He is passionate about seeing the people of Denver transformed by the Word of God and making heaven more crowded! Shawn is the author of Transit, a book dedicated to taking people closer to God. In this interview with Shawn, you will hear about his […]

Church planter, preacher, programming director, wife, mother—Jodi does it all. Jodi, her husband Mike, and their 4 best friends came together to launch Mission Church in Ventura, CA in 2011. From fundraising to hospitality to assembling a team, lean in as Jodi shares the big wins and the challenges they've faced as God moves through Ventura.

The guest on episode five is Jeanne Stevens, the co-founding pastor of Soul City Church. As they say at Soul City, they are wholly committed to "leading people into a transforming relationship with Jesus where grace and growth are inseparably connected." Launched in November of 2010, Soul City has become one the premier churches in Chicago and is in many ways a model in urban church planting.

Thank you for listening to Taking Flight, a Podcast showcasing the raw stories of how church plants have gone from fumbles and failures to innovation and impact. The guest on episode four is Mark Jobe, the founding pastor of New Life Community Church. As they say at New Life, they are “one church, many locations. […]

EPISODE 3 – Wayne Cordeiro Thank you for listening to Taking Flight, a Podcast showcasing the raw stories of how church plants have gone from fumbles and failures to innovation and impact. The conversation with Pastor Wayne was so incredible we decided to turn it into two unique Episodes for you. If you missed Episode […]

EPISODE 2 – Wayne Cordeiro Thank you for listening to Taking Flight, a Podcast showcasing the raw stories of how church plants have gone from fumbles and failures to innovation and impact. The guest on episode two is Wayne Cordeiro, the founding pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu. In addition to leading New […]

Taking Flight, powered by NewThing, is a brand new Podcast launching this April at Exponential. Taking Flight will showcase the raw story of how church plants have gone from fumbles and failures to innovation and impact.