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New Churches Podcast
The New Churches podcast offers practical answers to your real ministry questions. We aren’t going to provide lofty pie-in-the-sky theories. Instead, we are going to help you in your real ministry context, with your real thoughts, questions, and issues.
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Practical Leadership: Leading with Purpose as a Church Planter
Host Noah Oldham is joined by Matt Carter, Vance Pitman, and Mark Lee to discuss practical leadership in church planting.
The Nations: Engaged in God’s Global Mission
Host Matt Carter is joined by Tony Merida, Vance Pitman, and Trevin Wax to discuss the essential role of global missions in church planting.
The Church: Loving and Leading God’s People Well
Host Tony Merida is joined by Bryan Loritts and Mark Lee to discuss a church planter’s understanding and love for the Church.
Team Essentials: Theology, Mission, and Teaching in Church Planting Teams
Host Noah Oldham is joined by Jeff Medders, Bryan Loritts, and Jen Oshman to explore how Theology, Mission, and Teaching apply to church planting teams.
Teaching: Be Faithful and Helpful with the Word
Host Tony Merida is joined by Vance Pitman, Bryan Loritts, and Jared C. Wilson to discuss the essential role of preaching and teaching in church planting.
Mission: Evangelism and Discipleship as a Church Planter
Host Jeff Medders is joined by Shane Pruitt and Trevin Wax to discuss the mission of church planting—focusing on evangelism and disciple-making.
Theology: Grounded and Centered on the Gospel
Host Jeff Medders is joined by Trevin Wax and Jared C. Wilson to discuss the essential role of theology in church planting.
Team Vitals: Heart, Calling, and Relationships in Church Planting
Host Noah Oldham welcomes Vance Pitman, Mark Lee, and Jen Oshman explore how the first three essentials—Heart, Relationships, and Calling—apply to teams.
Calling: Discerning and Strengthening Your Call to Plant
Host Tony Merida welcomes Jared C. Wilson, Mark Lee, and Shane Pruitt to discuss the planter’s calling.
Relationships: Thriving in Community as a Church Planter
Host Matt Carter welcomes Noah Oldham, Bryan Loritts, and Trevin Wax to discuss the importance of relationships in church planting as part of the nine essentials of a faithful and effective church planter series.
The Heart: Cultivating a Strong Walk with Christ as a Church Planter
Host Jeff Medders welcomes Tony Merida, Jared C. Wilson, and Vance Pitman for a new season of the New Churches podcast to discuss the nine essentials of a faithful and effective church planter!
Keep on Planting
In this final episode of the season, host Jeff Medders is joined by fellow laborers Vance Pitman, Tony Merida, and Matt Carter to dive into Paul’s closing words for his protege in Titus 3:12-15.
Handling Conflict in the Church
Tune in to discover why Titus 3:10 is so often overlooked and disobeyed within the modern-day church planting context and how you can know how to best address “the attention economy” for the betterment of those you’re called to serve.
How to Engage the City
Uncover what it means for your church plant to foster a culture of good works so that your community will come to know the Lord and be changed by His gospel message of hope.
Who the Gospel Reaches
See how this “all people” vision for planting the church is essential for every church plant in every context, as well as how verse 14 offers a gospel flavor to speak comfort and correction to you when you need it most.
Doctrine and Culture of a Church
Uncover why the deity of Christ is so crucial in church planting and preaching today and how your faithful gospel teaching impacts the sanctification of those whom you’re entrusted to shepherd.
Spiritual Formation of Women
Discover how you, like Paul, can serve, engage, recruit, and commission the women of your congregation by casting an intentional vision for their growth and development as disciples of the Word.
Spiritual Formation of Men
Uncover the exhortations and encouragements needed for your congregation through the lens of Paul’s care for Titus and his flock.