No matter where you are in the church planting journey, finding new, simple, creative ways to reach your neighborhood is tricky (and vital.) We get stuck in our same rhythms, and wait for people to come to us, when we are the ones called to be missional a

Today, we usually associate the idea of mission with scattering, or being "out there." On the flip side, we usually associate worship with the times we gather. But Jesus' ministry didn't look like that. Jesus gathered and scattered people on mission. In t

What do you do when you can't find a place for your church plant to actually gather? Or you've found some great spaces but can't afford them? Mat and Robert are back, tackling what seems to always be a huge hurdle in church planting (and church sustaining

Have we lowered the bar for what it means to be a Christian? If disciplemaking is a participatory sport, how are the people in your church doing? Chances are, not good. So, how do we get everyday believers engaged on the mission to make disciples? David S

As the next election season is quickly approaching, are you finding yourself wondering how to engage politically in the culture and with your congregation (or if you even should?) In this episode, we chat with author, teacher, and speaker Preston Sprinkle

This episode of the Church Planter Podcast features a sermon from Peyton as he handed Refuge Long Beach over to Kris Langham. It's an inside look at preaching in a church planting context, and how to remain apostolically agile, releasing others to continu

When you're thinking about planting a church, what aspects of the process make you panic? Budget? People? Building? What if you didn't actually need to panic (and what if you didn't actually need a building the way you think you do?) Today, Robert and Mat

Microchurch is one of ministry's buzzwords today, but there are many debates over what it is and how it works. In this episode, Peyton proposes that microchurch is a function rather than a model. Any church could utilize microchurch, and it would likely h

Have you ever thought about doing church differently? Or felt the desire to try something different in your ministry, but didn't have the context for it? If so, today's episode is for you. In this Wednesday episode, we talk with Brian Johnson, Reproducing

There are a lot of misconceptions about the role of the Holy Spirit in church planting, but the key thing to keep in mind is that manifestations of God's grace cannot be systematized or predicted. Peyton and Pete talk about their experiences with healings