In this episode, we answer common questions about what makes for effective preaching in a church plant setting.

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New Church Hustle is a podcast designed to highlight the big faith and hard work behind every thriving church.

In our last episode we discussed the importance of a weekly process for getting people out of the seats and on to a serve team. This week we discuss the nuts and bolts of a 3 week Next Steps track, and we share every mistake we've made as we continually attempt to figure out the most efficient way to assimilate new visitors.

Here are the links mentioned in the show: NextSteps 1 Booklet Enneagram Bingo Cards

Enneagram Packet

NextSteps 3 Packet

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New Church Hustle is a podcast designed to highlight the big faith and hard work behind every thriving church.

Whether you call it Next Steps, Growth Track, Crash Course or something else, a weekly assimilation class is one of the most critical pieces of your church plant. Unfortunately, most new churches either don't run a Next Steps class or make mistakes that compromise its effectiveness. Today we're beginning a conversation in which we lay out our experience; how our Next Steps went from completely ineffective to vibrant in the space of just three months!

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New Church Hustle is a podcast designed to highlight the big faith and hard work behind every thriving church.

When you begin planting a church, you may have to do something that most people never have to deal with - setting a salary for yourself. To navigate this issue well, you will have to manage the tension between your church plant's needs and your family's needs. In this episode, we share some best practices and biggest mistakes when it comes to church planter salaries. -- New Church Hustle is a podcast designed to highlight the big faith and hard work behind every thriving church.

In part two of our discussion on free-market small groups, we discuss who is qualified to lead a group (and who isn't), the one simple goal every small group exists to accomplish, uncommon metrics for small group success, and how to get more people into groups each semester. View our online small group leader training by clicking HERE. -- New Church Hustle is a podcast designed to highlight the big faith and hard work behind every thriving church.

Groups are absolutely vital to a healthy church. But in a new church plant, you typically have a lack of leaders and people can be hesitant to make a long-term commitment to people they don't know (and perhaps won't even like!). That's why we've become big fans of the "Free Market" small group system. It allows Christians to be quickly trained to use their hobbies and interests as an opportunity to help other people take a step closer to Christ. In the first of two episodes, we lay out this counter intuitive approach to grouping, and how it can revolutionize community and leadership development at your church. -- New Church Hustle is a podcast designed to highlight the big faith and hard work behind every thriving church.

Thriving as a woman in the world of church planting can sometimes be tricky. You have to navigate expectations and responsibilities that men often do not. You may feel pressure to fit into the mold of "submissive pastor's wife" or "fierce female preacher." But what if you simply gave yourself permission to be yourself. What if you stopped worrying about the "ideal" church planting woman, and simply got comfortable with who God has made you to be?

In today's episode Amber sits down with Stephanie Lueck, one of the founding pastors of City Life Church in Vancouver, British Columbia. They discuss the joys and hurdles of being a woman in ministry, and share varied perspectives on what God has called them to do in their local church. MEN - DON'T SLEEP ON THIS EPISODE! This is one your wife will want you to hear. -- New Church Hustle is a podcast designed to highlight the big faith and hard work behind every thriving church.

What does a Life-Giving church service look like? Is it only about the energy and vibe, or is there more to it? How do we balance the needs of mature Christians with the needs of lost people in the same hour? This episode is a deep dive into effective Sunday mornings. -- New Church Hustle is a podcast designed to highlight the big faith and hard work behind every thriving church.

The business world has developed a concept called "The Trough of Sorrow" that every church planter can relate to. It's the name for that long stretch of time when you are working harder than ever, but seeing less results than ever. It WILL hit every church plant sooner or later, so in this episode we discuss what to do when nothing seems to be working. -- New Church Hustle is a podcast designed to highlight the big faith and hard work behind every thriving church.

When you sign up to be a church planter, you sign up to be BUSY. How do you prioritize rest when all you want to do is hustle for Jesus? We share hard-earned lessons in this episode. (Tempted to skip this episode? That probably means this is one you need to hear.)

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New Church Hustle is a podcast designed to highlight the big faith and hard work behind every thriving church.