We live in a world where digital tools and platforms are a necessary part of life, and the brutal reality is that the Church's methodology has failed to keep pace with the rate of change in the rest of the world. We are unable to engage with the next gene

The Church today is often woefully behind on conversations surrounding things like pornography, sexuality, and the ways young people get entrapped by Satan. But instead of ignoring it, church planters need to address issues head-on so that the people in o

Staying in step with the Holy Spirit is a lot easier said than done. We often work hard in ministry, expecting results based on our own efforts. New Years Resolutions are built on that assumption. But submitting to the Spirit is tricky in this regard, and

Peyton in Pete collide as they talk about the best books they read in 2023. From timeless classics to brand new books and from fiction to business to ministry, they cover a lot of ground...or at least Peyton does. Pete broods as he suffers through one of

In this episode, Pete and Peyton talk about the purpose of Advent and the 12 days of Christmas that follow. They discuss how you and your church can approach this season reverently and get more out of it.Thanks for listening to the church planter podcast.

Sometimes we get this idea of success as fame and influence, but most of our lives are pretty normal. So what does faithfulness really look like? Drew Dyck redefines success in this podcast as obedience and patient plodding for God. All you have to do is

Christmas is quickly approach, and with it, opportunities are opening up to talk to people about Jesus. During this time of year, people are more willing than usual to have faith conversations. Often, our traditions inform or muddy our theology, so take t

Technology can be a powerful tool for sharing the gospel, making disciples, and planting churches. Sometimes, our temptation is to either build a media empire that generates views and likes for the sake of influence, or spurning media altogether in pursui

Even though there's a great need for church planting in urban, majority-minority contexts, most church planters today still focus on white suburban neighborhoods. In this interview, Peyton Jones and Dhati Lewis talk about the needed shift in church planti

The Church today has a DNA problem and the result is a lack of disciple making. Our DNA is preventing us from successfully reproducing. In this episode, Tom Johnston and Mike Chong Perkinson talk about how refocusing on Jesus as a rabbi and his organic di