Daniel and Ed discuss what to do when a mega church opens a multi-site near your small church plant.
Episode 381: How Do I Create a Prospectus?
Daniel and Ed discuss what should be included in a church planting prospectus.
Episode 379: Best Practices Around Raising Funds for a Future Church Plant
Daniel and Ed discuss how and when to raise funds for a future church plant.
Episode 377: Ways to Guard Yourself From Moral Failure
Daniel and Ed discuss good habits and strategies to safeguard oneself from moral failure.
Episode 375: Should We Revitalize Old Churches or Plant New Churches?
Daniel and Ed discuss church planting and revitalization in the context of Finland, Europe.
Episode 373: Planting a Multi-Denominational Church
Daniel and Ed discuss ideas about incorporating more than one denomination in your church plant.
Episode 371: Rural Matters
Daniel and Ed do a live podcast recording at Exponential 2019 in Orlando. On this episode, Daniel and Ed discuss rural multi-site ideas.
Episode 367: When Your Friends Want to Start a Church 40 Yards From Yours
What do you do when a church wants to open their doors 40 yards away from your church?
Episode 365: How to Rest After the Launch
Daniel and Ed discuss ways to rest after the launch of a new church plant.
Episode 361: Christians and Social Media
In Episode 361 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel interviews Ed about his latest book, Christians in the Age of Outrage.
Episode 359: Discerning the Next Step in Your 30s and 40s
Daniel and Ed talk about discerning your next steps while you are in your 30s and 40s.
Episode 357: You Want to Gift Us Your Church Building?!
Daniel and Ed discuss the pros and cons of accepting the possible gift of a church building.
Episode 355: When Small Churches Partner Together
Daniel and Ed discuss the possible benefits of smaller churches partnering together in ministry and sharing of resources.
Episode 353: Church Planting in Closed Nations
Daniel and Ed discuss church planting in closed nations.
Episode 351: Reproducing Churches
Daniel and Ed discuss what it takes for a successful church to reproduce itself.
Episode 349: Micro-Churches in North America
Daniel and Ed discuss the emergence of micro-churches in North America.
Episode 347: So You Want to Write a Book
Daniel and Ed discuss their writing processes and share tips about how to start writing a book.
Episode 345: Planting an Internal Multisite
Daniel and Ed discuss how to plant another church within an already existing church.
Episode 343: Church Planting Movements versus Church Multiplication Movements
Daniel and Ed discuss the differences between church planting movements and church multiplication movements.
Episode 341: Residencies and Church Planting
Daniel and Ed answer the question about the benefits of doing a residency before church planting.
Episode 339: Moving from a Consumeristic to a Missionary Mindset
Daniel and Ed answer the question about how to help shepherd your congregation from a consumeristic to missionary mindset.
Episode 337: The Importance of Children’s Ministry in Church Plants
Daniel and Ed answer the question about how much focus a new church should dedicate to their children’s ministry.
Episode 335: Church Planting and Christians in the Age of Outrage
Daniel interviews Ed Stetzer about his new book, Christians in the Age of Outrage, in the context of church planting and new churches.
Episode 333: Can a Non “Type A Personality” Succeed in Church Planting?
Daniel and Ed discuss what type of personality is needed to be a successful church planter.
Episode 331: When to Use a SWAT (Special, Willing, and Temporary) Team
Learn when a SWAT (special, willing, and temporary) Team should be used and how to ensure that their roles will be filled once they leave.
Episode 329: When to Add an Additional Worship Service
Daniel and Ed discuss adding a second service and the pros and cons of different worship service times.
Episode 327: Clarifying Your Vision and Mission
Daniel and Ed discuss how to continue to make the mission and vision clear to your congregation.
Episode 325: What Items to Purchase when Starting your Church Plant
Daniel and Ed discuss the importance of making wise and practical purchases when starting your church plant.
Episode 323: How to Start a Church Plant
Everything you need to know about church planting in twelve minutes.
Episode 321: What To Do The Monday After Your Preview Service
Daniel and Ed discuss what a church plant should do from their first preview service to official hard launch.
Episode 319: Membership and Church Covenant for Church Plants
Daniel and Ed discuss when and how to introduce membership and a church covenant to your church plant.
Episode 317: Multi-Housing Ministry
Daniel and Ed discuss how to cast vision to the larger group gathering when the church’s primary means of gathering is home groups.
Episode 315: Factors in Starting and Growing a Healthy Church Plant
Learn how to determine if your church plant will be successful and some key factors to keep in mind while planting.
Episode 313: Leading a Small Church in a Global Context
Daniel and Ed discuss pastoring a small church in a global setting
Episode 311: Advice for Aspiring Church Planters
Are you wired to be a church planter? Daniel and Ed give advice for aspiring church planters.
Episode 309: We Need Evangelistic Church Plants
Daniel and Ed discuss why evangelism should be the purpose of planting
Episode 303: Core Groups vs Launch Teams
The terminology, ‘core group’ and ‘launch team’ fundamentally mean something different.
Episode 300: A Glimpse Into the Lives of Ed Stetzer, Todd Adkins, and Daniel Im
Daniel, Ed, and Todd answer questions about their personal life, share some fears they have, and give helpful advice on ministry.
Episode 299: Who to Take With You in a New Church Plant
Daniel and Ed discuss launching a new church plant and assessing who to take with you.
Episode 295: Failed Church Plants
Daniel and Ed discuss church plant failures and processes to recover.
Episode 291: Collaborating with Established Churches
How do you get older churches to collaborate with your new church plant?
Episode 289: Introducing Change to Your Church Plant
You can’t be with the ones you love, honey, love the one you’re with.
Episode 287: Rural Church Planting
What does it look like to plant in a smaller community?
Episode 286: Tools & Resources We’ve Been Using
Daniel and Todd discuss different tools and resources that they have been using lately.
Episode 283: Parachute Planting
Daniel and Ed discuss ministering to the saints while you’re in the early stages of planting your church.
Episode 281: Your First Offering
Should you give away your first offering?
Episode 279: Training a Launch Team
Daniel and Ed discuss developing a launch team for a missional attractional church.
Episode 277: Dynamics of Growing Your Church
At what point do you go from meeting in your living room to opening up your church to the public?
Episode 275: Leadership vs Discipleship
Discipleship is a long obedience in the same direction.
Episode 273: Convert Growth & Developing Self-Feeders
Daniel and Ed discuss convert growth and developing a deep and abiding passion for evangelism in your church community.
Episode 269: Starting a New Church After a Split
If you got pushed out of your last church, and you decided to start another church in the same community, that’s not church planting. That’s a church split.
Episode 265: Missional Discipleship
In a world that is balkanizing, what does it look like to have a universal mission?
Episode 263: Bivocational Church Planting
What should your focus be when starting off as a bivocational church planter?
Episode 261: Positively Engaging a Community
You can’t really engage a community well unless you deeply love a community and its people.
Episode 257: Financial Support Options for Church Plants
What are the best financial support options for funding a new church plant?
Episode 255: Tim Keller on The Vanishing Neighbor & Polarization
In cities today, people are dividing more often than uniting and coming together.
Episode 253: Gentrification & Metropolitanization
In this episode, Tim Keller’s talks about the urban city trends of gentrification & metropolitanization.
Episode 251: Reurbanization
Reurbanization calls for an increase of church plants within cities.
Episode 249: When to Start Planting Again
You don’t want to lose the forward momentum of church planting.
Episode 246: Obstacles and Roadblocks of Replanting
Sometimes you have to let a church die and let something new be birthed.
Episode 243: Finding the Right Venue
What are the best venue options for new church plants?
Episode 242: Engaging with Visitors and Follow-Up
How do you make visitors feel welcome and like they belong?
Episode 240: Missional Community Through Small Groups
Why do weekly worship services matter?
Episode 234: Rental Fatigue
Life is full of surprises…and so is church planting.
Episode 232: Planting with a Multigenerational Approach
How do you encourage age diversity in your new campus?
Episode 230: Community Outreach
Is door-to-door and street park evangelism more effective than relational evangelism?
Episode 228: What to Look for in a Facility
What kinds of things should you look for in a facility?
Episode 226: Building a Lifespan Into a Church
Should church plants have expiration dates?
Episode 224: Monthly Preview Services
What’s an optimal schedule for preview services?
Episode 220: Mother-Daughter Church Plants
What does a healthy relationship between a mother-daughter church plant look like?
Episode 218: Church Revitalization
Learn how to introduce change to your church.
Episode 216: Church Planting Assessments
How important are church planting assessments?
Episode 214: Person of Peace
How do you become a leader in your community and get people connected?
Episode 212: Reaching the Unchurched
What does it look like to plant a church in a non-Christian society?
Episode 210: Preventing Burnout for Volunteers
How do you prevent burnout for volunteers?
Episode 208: When to Plant Another Church
How do you know when it is time to plant another church?
Episode 204: Long Distance Discipleship
How do you disciple your team from a distance?
Episode 202: The First 100 Days
What should your focus be in the first 100 days of your new church plant?
Episode 200: The Future of Church Planting & Multisite
What’s next in church planting and multisite?
Episode 198: Planting with a Focus
How do you plant with a focus while avoiding exclusivity?
Episode 196: Deciding Governance
Should deciding church governance be a solo or team effort?
Episode 194: Second Chair Leadership
What makes a good Second Chair Leader?
Episode 192: Outreach Ideas for Children
What are some creative ways to evangelize to children?
Episode 190: Relaunching an Existing Church
Is relaunching an existing church plant a good idea?
Episode 188: Co-Planting
Is two better than one when it comes to church planters?
Episode 186: Unhealthy Churches
What defines an unhealthy church and how do you know when it’s time to leave?
Episode 178: Filling the Role of the Campus Pastor
Learn about different tools to utilize when looking for a potential campus pastor.
Episode 176: Planting Churches in Resistant Areas
What methods and models should a church planter use when planting in a more resistant area?
Episode 170: Raising Funds Post Launch
Your church has already launched, but you’re still in need of funds. What now?
Episode 168: Leaving Their Church To Come To Yours?
Someone is wanting to leave their church and join your church plant. What now?
Episode 166: Maintaining Momentum After Launching
What do you do when the excitement of launch Sunday is done?
Episode 164: Prayer and Vision Meetings
Faithfully integrate prayer into the lifeblood of your new church.
Episode 162: Relationship with “the Mothership”
Your sending church is a vital relationship. Here’s how to honor it without overstaying your welcome before launch.
Episode 160: Organizing Your Church Plant’s Legal Framework
Learn what you have to do to get off the ground legally as a new church.
Episode 158: Starting Small Groups in Your Church Plant
Small groups are a crucial part of church life. But when should you start them?
Episode 156: Church Podcasting Best Practices
Leverage podcasting for your church for maximum impact.
Episode 154: Upcoming Trends in Church Planting
Hear our forecast for the incoming church planting weather system.
Episode 152: Writing a Church Plant Master Plan
Draft a master plan for your church plant to craft vision for the long haul.
Episode 150: Building a Launch Team While Bivocational
Consider these factors when recruiting a core team while working bivocationally.
Episode 143: Rural Church Planting and Multisite Trends
Looking to go multisite in a rural context? We’re here to help.
Episode 141: Planting a Monocultural Church
Is there a right time and place to plant a monocultural church?
Episode 139: Scripturally Faithful Cultural Engagement
We are called to be both incarnational and faithful to the Word of God.
Episode 137: Raising Funds for an Organic Church Plant
Raising the funds you need for the type of church you have.
Episode 135: Are Early Church Leadership Structures for Today?
How should we apply the Ephesians 4 “APEST” model in our churches today?
Episode 133: Planting with Multiple Class Differences
Learn how your church can be a unifying force in the struggle between classes.
Episode 125: Getting People to Give to the Vision
Learn how to raise money through inspiration instead of guilt.
Episode 123: Planting in a Bilingual Context
Do bilingual ministry in a multi-ethnic context.
Episode 121: Working Alongside Established Churches
Inspire others toward the work of church multiplication.
Episode 119: Best Practices in Bivocational Ministry
The kind of jobs church planters generally go to are the kind of jobs they don’t need.
Episode 117: Setup Teams and Portable Church
Reduce burnout among volunteers in portable church.
Episode 115: Mapping and Engaging a City Context
Uncover and become intimately familiar with the heartbeat of your city.
Episode 113: Cultivating an Ethnically Diverse Church
Learn how to build a multi-ethnic church from day one.
Episode 111: Church Response to Natural Disaster
We should be known as those who rushed to the aid, not who were too busy to care.
Episode 109: Responding to the Cultural Challenges of Our Day
Feel what it’s like to be a part of the minority culture.
Episode 105: Hiring Right For the First Time
Ed and Daniel talk about staffing for growing churches looking to make their first hiring decision.
Episode 103: Developing a Multigenerational Church
Learn how to build a church that reaches every generation for Christ.
Episode 101: Developing a Multiplication Culture in Your Church
Cultivate a culture of multiplication in your church utilizing these principles.
Episode 99: How Far You Should Plant Away From Your Mother Church
Ed and Daniel talk vision for multiplication out of mother churches.
Episode 97: Dealing with Discouragement in Church Planting
Ed and Daniel talk about discouragement in planting a church.
Episode 95: Best Practices for Church Plant Fundraising
Fundraising can be one of the toughest parts about planting a church. Hear from Ed and Daniel on how to do it right.
Episode 87: Planting and Evangelizing with Other Religions in Mind
Hear from Ed and Daniel as they talk about reaching people of other faiths.
Episode 85: Gaining Commitment in Your Core Team
Strengthen your core team with clear and compelling vision.
Episode 83: Doctrinal Demarcations in Church Planting
We all possess beliefs. What are the necessary beliefs to share when starting a church?
Episode 81: Developing and Being Developed
Maximize your effectiveness by spending your time on the right things.
Episode 79: Developing a Culture of Generosity in Your Church
Uncover the best practices in talking about financial stewardship and developing a generous culture.
Episode 77: Engaging the Millennial Generation
Learn what is important and maybe what’s not so important in reaching the millennial generation.
Episode 75: Leading Your Church Plant on the Road To Multiplication
How to transition your church from a church plant to a multiplying church.
Episode 71: Avoiding Distraction and Burnout
Keeping the main thing in front of you and not fizzing out in the process.
Episode 69: Leaving Your Current Church with Blessing
Learn the in’s and out’s of leaving your existing church in a healthy fashion.
Episode 67: Choosing the Right Place and Time to Plant a Church
Learn how to choose the right time and context for your church plant.
Episode 54: Ed Stetzer and Critical Knowledge
Learn about The 5 Things Every Church Planter Needs to Know from Ed Stetzer.
Episode 53: Ed Stetzer and 30 Years of Planting
Learn about The Secrets I’ve Learning From 30 Years of Church Planting from Ed Stetzer.