In your first few years of church planting, you will be focused on ⬇️ ✳️ Setting culture ✳️ Leading leaders ✳️ Creating discipleship pathways ✳️ Preaching & shepherding *For some systems and programs, you’ll need to grow comfortable saying “not yet.”

Every church aims to be friendly. But friendliness is not the same as building pathways in your church that foster friendships. That’s what @deaninserra discussed in this new episode, Systems for Mission. You can find the podcast here 👇 https://t.co/Yj6olqK2Vq

Church planting means change. People grow, life shifts, culture moves — and your church will, too. Here’s how to lead through those key seasons of change without losing sight of Jesus’ mission. Read the full article by @noaholdham here ⬇️ https://t.co/vexkD56N6p

Full podcast with @trevinwax linked here ⬇️ https://t.co/Yj6olqK2Vq

Worshippers evangelize. When your heart delights in Jesus, boldness follows. You don’t speak to win arguments — you speak because you’ve been captured by grace and long to see others saved. “We are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” -Acts 4:20

Passion is like fire in that it is useful and dangerous — fire fuels engines & passion fuels drive. But fire can also rage out of control. It scalds and burns. It leaves swaths of damage. And unguided, untempered passion does the same.  Full article: https://t.co/JeaodN0tyC

Opposition may actually be affirmation 💡 Ep. 6 of Acts - Gospel Boldness - feat. @BryanLoritts Full episode linked here 👇 https://t.co/Yj6olqK2Vq

This new article from @dansteel77 covers 3 main ideas: 1️⃣ The Rootless and the Rooted 2️⃣ The Challenges of Pastoring at Speed 3️⃣ Gospel Goodbyes and Gospel Growth Full article here 👇 https://t.co/Auh94usLjk

Consider taking “church activities,” like meals and fellowship gatherings outside the walls of the physical church, where some might be more likely to engage with you. The full episode with @missjazzyliz — “Devoted to Fellowship” — is available here 👇 https://t.co/Yj6olqK2Vq

Planting a church in today’s culture isn’t easy. But what if the tools we need aren’t new at all? What if ancient wisdom could shape modern church planting—and help new believers grow deep roots in Christ? Full article by @TweetingThomas_ 👇 https://t.co/A6P5yZR4Bb

Proactive hospitality is more than a nice gesture — it’s kingdom work. ✅ It fuels unity in the church ✅ It propels His mission in the world Full episode — with @deaninserra 👇 https://t.co/v8czdduNZP

Need a place to meet? Consider forming a strategic partnership in your community that will provide space for your church and simultaneously allow you to shine the light of Christ in that establishment.

Pastor, your marriage is your first ministry. Guard it. Invest in it. Fight for it. Full article by Jon Kelly here ⬇️ https://t.co/9s3Tf5u0nd

Preaching skills have the power to get people to like you and to cultivate compliments. They are also powerful enough to trick you into forgetting the supernatural aspect of preaching: God.  Full article by @drmedders here: https://t.co/tnHWbU8pjl

The gospel invites repentance. In Acts 2, Peter understood his context, resisted timidity, and called people to repent and turn to Jesus. Ep. 4, Preach like the Apostles, availible here 👇 https://t.co/Yj6olqK2Vq ✳️ Featuring @pj_schreiner & @drmedders

When the crowd heard Peter’s message in Acts 2, they asked, “What must we do?” Christ-centered preaching stirs the same response. It changes hearts and minds—and calls for changed lives. Full episode with @trevinwax here: https://t.co/Yj6olqK2Vq

Jesus made clear what He desires for the reputation of His church. Full podcast with @vancepitman available here ⬇️ https://t.co/Yj6olqK2Vq

The pain of fasting calls us to pray! This entire episode of the New Churches Podcast covers prayer and fasting as we walk through the book of Acts. You can find the full episodes with @BryanLoritts & others here 👇 https://t.co/Yj6olqK2Vq

“A dream without a calendar and a budget is just an empty aspiration.” If you want to see prayer ACTUALLY integrated, get it in your calendars and budgets! Full episode on prayer and fasting with @jdgreear 👇 https://t.co/Yj6olqK2Vq

❌ Performances & personalities ≠ God’s presence & power. ✅ But the Spirit of God responds to those who submit themselves to His word and desperately seek Him through prayer. Find the full podcast with @vancepitman and others here 👇 https://t.co/Yj6olqK2Vq