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Dave Lodwig, a pastor in Missoula, Montana, shares how the church was a refuge from a turbulent childhood. Several years in ministry in various roles have led him to River Valley Church, where he is turning around a historic church that had been a fixture of the town for over 130 years. Dave shares the unique challenges, struggles, and triumphs involved in this process.

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Josh is one of the founding pastors of Multiply Indiana, a regional (and multi-denominational) church planting network rapidly planting churches throughout Indiana. Multiply Indiana has the vision to plant 100 churches regionally within the next 16 years in every context of their state (urban, suburban, and rural...) -  MultiplyIndiana.com.

Additionally, Josh is the founding pastor of the Mercy Road Family of Churches. Mercy Road is an atypical, fast-growing church with an emphasis on micro-churches (outposts) and disciple-making (huddles). Additionally, Mercy Road gives 50% of its total giving "outside the walls" of the church! Josh is married to his beautiful wife Lisa and is dad to Jake, Jenna, and Jet.

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Matt and Carrie Dilley have been in full-time ministry for the last 10 years. They are passionate about helping people discover their purpose, potential, and most importantly knowing Jesus because they believe that following Jesus makes your life better and makes you better at life.

Over the past several years they've grown weary of watching young families become marginalized in the local church because of politics, tradition, and theology.  They launched Tribe Church September 16th, 2018.

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Peyton started in Huntington Beach, CA at a megachurch, then went to Wales, and served as the evangelist at Lloyd-Jones’s church Sandfields, and started planting churches in public spaces, like Starbucks. He has served in collegiate campus churches, rural and urban churches, legacy churches, churches in public space…you name it. Peyton has written several books. Most recently Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches. His goal in life is to expand today's believers' minds to think as believers in the 1st century did, and like church leaders in the Developing World, Western Europe, and Persecuted Church have to.

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Paul is almost as passionate about Georgia Bulldogs football as he is about reaching people with the saving message of the gospel. A church planter at heart, Paul planted Rivers Crossing Community Church in 2007. Rivers Crossing is passionate about reproducing other missional churches. He has been married to Farrah for 25 years and together they have four children: Alexandria, Ansley, Gavin, and Eli.

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Pastor Scott and his wife Kim Lackey founded New Story Church in Buffalo, New York. Home of the most zealous football fans the Bills Mafia. Prior to planting New Story Church, Scott and Kim both worked at The Chapel in Getzville, NY, and a church plant locally. Scott and Kim are passionate about building the local church and inviting all to discover the New Story God has for their life.

Scott also just released a new book called Journey into a Greater Concern. Through the story of Jacob, he discovers how each of us can live in the greater concern that we have been designed for.

Check out his book here:  https://amzn.to/2SCmrk4

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Willie Nolte is the CEO/Mission Lead of Transformation Ministries. Transformation Ministries (TM) is a covenanting association of leaders and 200 churches in the United States, and Northern Mexico committed to seeing more healthy churches. Before joining TM, Willie pastored in local congregations for 32 years in Illinois and California. Willie enjoys reminding church leaders that “No church or leader was ever meant to do ministry alone - so don’t!” 

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Simon Geller, his wife Amanda, and their six children moved to Texas in 2015 to plant a church in Livingston. As a former police officer, Simon offers a unique perspective on the conversations happening around the country today. In addition, he shares some real suggestions for pastors as they lead their communities through challenging times.

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David Diaso has served in missions for almost 30 years. He and his wife Dawn began church planting in Mexico City in 1990, one of the world's largest and neediest cities. Then they ministered out of Colorado Springs preparing and training missionaries. Now they minister in the world’s largest bi-national city: the San Diego-Tijuana border. On the podcast, he shares some of his harrowing stories, including how he survived a kidnapping while serving in Mexico.

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