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May 24, 2021Episode 596: Changing Direct Reports
In Episode 596 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss the nuance and the skill of changing your direct reports.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
How to tell someone their direct report is changing
Why it is helpful to prepare for the change for several months before making it official
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“In a multisite setting, there are going to be multiple times where you are going to be supervising an individual who used to be supervised by someone else.” – @danielsangi
“Changing your direct reports is something that is going to happen, but this is different than onboarding a new employee.” – @danielsangi
“You are going to get to the point where the lead pastor cannot supervise everyone on staff anymore.” – @danielsangi
“Help them understand how this is better, first of all, for the church and, second of all, for them.” – @toddadkins
“Set things up so that it is easy, obvious, and strategic for everybody that we make this move.” – @toddadkins
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 588: The Relationship Between a Lead Pastor and a Campus Pastor
Listen to Episode 590: The Relationship Between a Campus Pastor and the Central Location Staff
Listen to Episode 592: What Ministry Planning Looks Like
Listen to Episode 594: Leading People You Don’t Like
Help us Multiply the Mission:
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Ask a question by clicking Send Voicemail on the right hand side of NewChurches.com
If you’re on a phone or a tablet, then go to www.speakpipe.com/newchurches to download the app and record your message
When you’re recording, introduce yourself and your context in about 15 seconds and then record your question for 30 seconds
This Episode’s Sponsor:
No matter how many people you have on staff at your church, there’s only so much you can accomplish in a day, right? Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can.

So BELAY, the innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches with virtual assistants, bookkeepers and social media strategists, is offering a free download of their resource, ‘Church Leaders: Essential Strategies to Unleash Productivity.’

Let BELAY help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less and accomplish more. Visit belaysolutions.com/lifeway for your free download.
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May 20, 2021Episode 595: Revitalizing a Church Plant, part 2
In Episode 595 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed continue to discuss what it looks like to revitalize a church plant.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
Why you need to remember the journey
What it means to renew all things
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“We have to intentionally make the time to recast the gospel vision.” – @edstetzer
“When you rush to the practical without doing your theological, biblical, and missional homework you end up just maybe creating new patterns and problems that you have to undo later on.” – @edstetzer
“You have to own and embrace that you are on a journey with people.” – @edstetzer
“It’s not a plant, it is a family. You have to change the metaphors and that’s the key part when it comes to remembering the journey.” – @edstetzer
“When we begin to see the renewal in the life of our community that is one of the ways that renewal is evident and at work in us.” – @edstetzer
“If you just go to organizational renewal, you are not going to get the full reengagement that your called to.” – @edstetzer
“This is gospel work. This is Holy Spirit work. This is theological work. And you have to take those things into account as you walk through revitalization.” – @edstetzer
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 593: Revitalizing a Church Plant, part 1
Help us Multiply the Mission:
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Ask a question by clicking Send Voicemail on the right hand side of NewChurches.com
If you’re on a phone or a tablet, then go to www.speakpipe.com/newchurches to download the app and record your message
When you’re recording, introduce yourself and your context in about 15 seconds and then record your question for 30 seconds
This Episode’s Sponsor:
No matter how many people you have on staff at your church, there’s only so much you can accomplish in a day, right? Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can.

So BELAY, the innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches with virtual assistants, bookkeepers and social media strategists, is offering a free download of their resource, ‘Church Leaders: Essential Strategies to Unleash Productivity.’

Let BELAY help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less and accomplish more. Visit belaysolutions.com/lifeway for your free download.
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May 17, 2021Episode 594: Leading People You Don’t Like
In Episode 594 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss how you lead people you don’t like.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
Why it’s important to learn how to handle difficult team members
How prayer can draw you closer together
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“In a multisite reality, you are not building your team from scratch.” – @danielsangi
“While you should love everyone on your staff or volunteer leadership team, it’s OK for you to like some people more.” – @toddadkins
“It’s important for you to realize that at some point in time you will end up with someone on your team that you don’t completely jive with.” – @toddadkins
“You have to manage expectations for what healthy boundaries are when you bring new people on your staff.” – @toddadkins
“We have to be friendly, professional, and courteous with everybody.” – @toddadkins
“You and your team member are both filled with the same Holy Spirit, so spend time praying for one another.” – @danielsangi
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 588: The Relationship Between a Lead Pastor and a Campus Pastor
Listen to Episode 590: The Relationship Between a Campus Pastor and the Central Location Staff
Listen to Episode 592: What Ministry Planning Looks Like
Help us Multiply the Mission:
Please subscribe
Leave a rating and review on iTunes
Ask a question by clicking Send Voicemail on the right hand side of NewChurches.com
If you’re on a phone or a tablet, then go to www.speakpipe.com/newchurches to download the app and record your message
When you’re recording, introduce yourself and your context in about 15 seconds and then record your question for 30 seconds
This Episode’s Sponsor:
No matter how many people you have on staff at your church, there’s only so much you can accomplish in a day, right? Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can.

So BELAY, the innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches with virtual assistants, bookkeepers and social media strategists, is offering a free download of their resource, ‘Church Leaders: Essential Strategies to Unleash Productivity.’

Let BELAY help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less and accomplish more. Visit belaysolutions.com/lifeway for your free download.
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May 13, 2021Episode 593: Revitalizing a Church Plant, part 1
In Episode 593 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss what it looks like to revitalize a church plant.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
How to revitalize a church plant in a gospel-centered way
Why this isn’t organizational work
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“There are many reasons why you might have to revitalize a church plant.” – @danielsangi
“Every church plant is going to eventually become an established church.” – @edstetzer
“We have to reframe on grace.” – @edstetzer
“How are you making sure that people understand that what you are doing here is built by and living through grace?” – @edstetzer
“Refocusing on mission reminds you that you are not building an organization, you are actually helping the people of God live on mission for Jesus’ name and fame.” – @edstetzer
“At the end of the day, this is not just organizational work, this is gospel work.” – @edstetzer
“All of your man-made methodologies have been undermined, and that’s OK, because the Lord is still building the house.” – @edstetzer
Recommended Resources:
Read “The Five R’s of Gospel-Centered Church Revitalization, Part 1“
Read “The Five R’s of Church Revitalization, Part 2”
Help us Multiply the Mission:
Please subscribe
Leave a rating and review on iTunes
Ask a question by clicking Send Voicemail on the right hand side of NewChurches.com
If you’re on a phone or a tablet, then go to www.speakpipe.com/newchurches to download the app and record your message
When you’re recording, introduce yourself and your context in about 15 seconds and then record your question for 30 seconds
This Episode’s Sponsor:
No matter how many people you have on staff at your church, there’s only so much you can accomplish in a day, right? Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can.

So BELAY, the innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches with virtual assistants, bookkeepers and social media strategists, is offering a free download of their resource, ‘Church Leaders: Essential Strategies to Unleash Productivity.’

Let BELAY help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less and accomplish more. Visit belaysolutions.com/lifeway for your free download.
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May 10, 2021Episode 592: What Ministry Planning Looks Like
In Episode 592 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss how you do ministry planning effectively across campuses of different sizes.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
The challenge that every multisite church faces
What needs to be planned ahead and what is better planned in a shorter cycle
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“If you are not clear on your vision and your values, and those have not been fully fleshed out and demonstrated and clarified, you are in big trouble.” – @toddadkins
“Before you even plan ministry, you need to make sure the vision and values are driving things, not the policies.” – @danielsangi
“Everything you do is going to be informed by the central vision and values.” – @toddadkins
“Plan three family reunions a year that are really service-focused and ministry-based.” – @toddadkins
“You can have a more active feedback loop by planning three times a year.” – @danielsangi
“Ministry planning, each area leads their team centrally and across all campuses.” – @danielsangi
“In light of what ministry looks like across the next four months, what are unique contextual pieces that each campus can do apart from the central campus?” – @danielsangi
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 588: The Relationship Between a Lead Pastor and a Campus Pastor
Listen to Episode 590: The Relationship Between a Campus Pastor and the Central Location Staff
Read “6 Ways to Lead Staff You Don’t Like“
Help us Multiply the Mission:
Please subscribe
Leave a rating and review on iTunes
Ask a question by clicking Send Voicemail on the right hand side of NewChurches.com
If you’re on a phone or a tablet, then go to www.speakpipe.com/newchurches to download the app and record your message
When you’re recording, introduce yourself and your context in about 15 seconds and then record your question for 30 seconds
This Episode’s Sponsor:
No matter how many people you have on staff at your church, there’s only so much you can accomplish in a day, right? Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can.

So BELAY, the innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches with virtual assistants, bookkeepers and social media strategists, is offering a free download of their resource, ‘Church Leaders: Essential Strategies to Unleash Productivity.’

Let BELAY help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less and accomplish more. Visit belaysolutions.com/lifeway for your free download.
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May 06, 2021Episode 591: Church Plant Location Zoning and Other Issues
In Episode 591 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss zoning issues surrounding finding a location for a church plant.
“I’m a realtor in North Idaho and was approached by a client who wants to start a church. I took him to a local mall and we found some space that was perfect for the project, but when we went to mall management we were told we could not use the space because an anchor store had a contract that limited houses of worship from being able to use the rest of the mall. Is there anything we can do? Is this confrontable?”
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
How zoning can affect church location options
How enclosed malls and strip malls are different options
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“There are very specific rules and laws that keep churches from being zoned out of different areas.” – @edstetzer
“It is specifically restricted for places of worship because they do not collaboratively create foot traffic for the benefit of the other tenants in the mall.” – @edstetzer
“In some places three are certain activities that take place in a mall, like restaurants that serve alcohol, and in some zoning areas you can’t serve alcohol within a certain distance of a church.” – @edstetzer
“There are valid business reasons why people would be less than enthusiastic about letting a church in.” – @edstetzer
“There may be zoning issues around how close a restaurant that serves alcohol can be to a church.” – @edstetzer
“It would be helpful to be in a strip mall with external doors.” – @edstetzer
Recommended Resources:
Read “For Some Struggling Malls Churches Offer Second Life“
Read “Lease of Faith: Why Churches Are Going Into Malls“
Help us Multiply the Mission:
Please subscribe
Leave a rating and review on iTunes
Ask a question by clicking Send Voicemail on the right hand side of NewChurches.com
If you’re on a phone or a tablet, then go to www.speakpipe.com/newchurches to download the app and record your message
When you’re recording, introduce yourself and your context in about 15 seconds and then record your question for 30 seconds
This Episode’s Sponsor:
No matter how many people you have on staff at your church, there’s only so much you can accomplish in a day, right? Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can.

So BELAY, the innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches with virtual assistants, bookkeepers and social media strategists, is offering a free download of their resource, ‘Church Leaders: Essential Strategies to Unleash Productivity.’

Let BELAY help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less and accomplish more. Visit belaysolutions.com/lifeway for your free download.
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May 03, 2021Episode 590: The Relationship Between a Campus Pastor and the Central Location Staff
In Episode 590 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss what the relationship looks like between a campus pastor and the director level staff of the central location.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
Different ways campus pastors can interact with ministry director staff at the central location
Knowing when to push to make a different decision for your context and when not to
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“You have to watch when people get innovative when they should be static, and static where they should be innovative.” – @toddadkins
“There will always be a tendency toward mission drift and vision drift the more campuses that you have and the further they are removed from the central vision.” – @toddadkins
“Your job as a senior pastor, executive pastor, or campus pastor director is to bring together those two people and help them understand where they are the same and where they need to have a little grace with each other.” – @toddadkins
“Let’s not deviate just because we want it our way.” – @toddadkins
“Campus pastors know their context the most and they are responsible for that campus.” – @danielsangi
“That central pastor is the one who is most researched and experienced in that area and they need to see themselves as coaches and facilitators.” – @danielsangi
“Pick your battles and leverage the position and relationships you have carefully.” – @toddadkins
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 588: The Relationship Between a Lead Pastor and a Campus Pastor
Help us Multiply the Mission:
Please subscribe
Leave a rating and review on iTunes
Ask a question by clicking Send Voicemail on the right hand side of NewChurches.com
If you’re on a phone or a tablet, then go to www.speakpipe.com/newchurches to download the app and record your message
When you’re recording, introduce yourself and your context in about 15 seconds and then record your question for 30 seconds
This Episode’s Sponsor:
No matter how many people you have on staff at your church, there’s only so much you can accomplish in a day, right? Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can.

So BELAY, the innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches with virtual assistants, bookkeepers and social media strategists, is offering a free download of their resource, ‘Church Leaders: Essential Strategies to Unleash Productivity.’

Let BELAY help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less and accomplish more. Visit belaysolutions.com/lifeway for your free download.
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April 29, 2021Episode 589: Student Ministry in a Micro-Church Context
In Episode 589 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss what student ministry can look like in micro-churches.
“How, as we launch micro-churches or small church plants, can we encourage and develop strong student ministries?”
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
What student ministry looks like in micro-church context
Why student ministry volunteers are important
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“The idea is that the house church is not going to be age-graded in the same way.” – @edstetzer
“Students will be brought into the life of the congregation as the young adults that they are.” – @edestetzer
“If it is a movement, sometimes the student ministry does connect across the movement.” – @edstetzer
“There can be community student ministry. There can be collaborative student ministry with other micro-churches.” – @edstetzer
“My experience has been that most people in micro-churches who have student age participants, they are actually involved in the life of the church and are often engaged in the student ministry of another church in town in a larger context.” – @edstetzer
“As a volunteer, you have an opportunity for profound impact.” – @edstetzer
“Perhaps your role within a micro-church context within a student ministry is about equipping students and developing them into leader-developers and disciplers who can disciple others in their context.” – @danielsangi
Recommended Resources:
Read Organic Church by Neil Cole
Help us Multiply the Mission:
Please subscribe
Leave a rating and review on iTunes
Ask a question by clicking Send Voicemail on the right hand side of NewChurches.com
If you’re on a phone or a tablet, then go to www.speakpipe.com/newchurches to download the app and record your message
When you’re recording, introduce yourself and your context in about 15 seconds and then record your question for 30 seconds
This Episode’s Sponsor:
No matter how many people you have on staff at your church, there’s only so much you can accomplish in a day, right? Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can.

So BELAY, the innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches with virtual assistants, bookkeepers and social media strategists, is offering a free download of their resource, ‘Church Leaders: Essential Strategies to Unleash Productivity.’

Let BELAY help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less and accomplish more. Visit belaysolutions.com/lifeway for your free download.
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April 27, 2021Episode 588: The Relationship Between a Lead Pastor and a Campus Pastor
In Episode 588 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss the nuances, tension, and best practices between a lead pastor and campus pastor.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
What the relationship looks like in an identical twin and sibling multisite model
Why being on the same page about vision and decision making is important
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“In the scenario where it’s a solid line, the lead pastor is either seeing his role as one of development in nature or he has a very hands on approach.” – @toddadkins
“If you are a campus pastor or senior pastor in the solid line model, your relationship is key.” – @danielsangi
“As the campus pastor you want to make sure you are aligning with the lead pastor and the elders and the vision of the church so that you are not inadvertently creating a church split down the road.” – @danielsangi
“One of the most important things to do if you are in this situation is to develop a strong relationship with one another and figure out how to have the same mind in decision making.” – @danielsangi
“While you may not be preaching, you still need to be a strong pastor and a strong communicator in that pastoral role.” – @toddadkins
“If you are in a dotted line relationship it is going to take that much more effort to be of the same vision and the be able to lead well.” – @danielsangi
“You need to shepherd your campus pastors as they shepherd their congregations.” – @danielsangi
Recommended Resources:
Read The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling
Help us Multiply the Mission:
Please subscribe
Leave a rating and review on iTunes
Ask a question by clicking Send Voicemail on the right hand side of NewChurches.com
If you’re on a phone or a tablet, then go to www.speakpipe.com/newchurches to download the app and record your message
When you’re recording, introduce yourself and your context in about 15 seconds and then record your question for 30 seconds
This Episode’s Sponsor:
No matter how many people you have on staff at your church, there’s only so much you can accomplish in a day, right? Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can.

So BELAY, the innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches with virtual assistants, bookkeepers and social media strategists, is offering a free download of their resource, ‘Church Leaders: Essential Strategies to Unleash Productivity.’

Let BELAY help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less and accomplish more. Visit belaysolutions.com/lifeway for your free download.
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April 22, 2021Episode 587: Reconsidering Events for Evangelism
In Episode 587 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed reconsider the effectiveness of events for evangelism in church planting.
“What methods or events do you find most effective for evangelism in a post-Christian context?”
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
If big events will return
When the weekend service will become an effective evangelism outreach tool again
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“Events are going to come back, but right now is tricky.” – @edstetzer
“Summer outside events have potential, and I think by Fall it is going to be prime time for events.” – @edstetzer
“There is this idea that the era of big events has come to an end, but this is not the first pandemic.” – @edstetzer
“People get over what is kind of a collective trauma that causes large crowds to trigger people.” – @edstetzer
“I wonder if the sudden shift in cultural currents is going to build a more negative reputation for the church.” – @edstetzer
“For millennia people have known that proximity spreads disease, and they have scattered during pandemics and then when pandemics moved on they moved back into community with one another.” – @edstetzer
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 5: Growing From the Outside In
Help us Multiply the Mission:
Please subscribe
Leave a rating and review on iTunes
Ask a question by clicking Send Voicemail on the right hand side of NewChurches.com
If you’re on a phone or a tablet, then go to www.speakpipe.com/newchurches to download the app and record your message
When you’re recording, introduce yourself and your context in about 15 seconds and then record your question for 30 seconds
This Episode’s Sponsor:
No matter how many people you have on staff at your church, there’s only so much you can accomplish in a day, right? Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can.

So BELAY, the innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches with virtual assistants, bookkeepers and social media strategists, is offering a free download of their resource, ‘Church Leaders: Essential Strategies to Unleash Productivity.’

Let BELAY help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less and accomplish more. Visit belaysolutions.com/lifeway for your free download.
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