New Churches Podcast

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The New Churches podcast offers practical answers to your real ministry questions. We aren’t going to provide lofty pie-in-the-sky theories. Instead, we are going to help you in your real ministry con... more

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April 19, 2021Episode 586: Leadership Succession
In Episode 586 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss the system for leadership succession.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
How do you create a culture of succession within the church
What positions hold the most potential for developing potential senior pastors
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“Every pastor will at one point need to think about succession.” – @danielsangi
“We have to celebrate succession if we want to embed it into the culture.” – @toddadkins
“Their greatest gift to the body is not just what they do, it is who they are developing.” – @toddadkins
“You don’t necessarily need the same archetype of person to take over.” – @toddadkins
“To have a development plan spelled out is so important.” – @danielsangi
“What’s even more transferable is making sure you have competencies set out.” – @danielsangi
“If you don’t have those core competencies, you are going to make decisions based on emotion or what the person has accomplished or not accomplished. It’s almost impossible to look at it objectively without some sort of framework.” – @toddadkins
Recommended Resources:
Take the Leadership Pipeline Competency Overview on Ministry Grid
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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 15, 2021Episode 585: Revisiting Fundraising That Works
In Episode 585 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed revisit the discussion from episode three on fundraising.
“In a context with so few believers, what strategies would you recommend for church planters to expand their network in order to raise financial support?”
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
Ways to leverage new networks
Different types of fundraising
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“Join a network or a denomination.” – @edstetzer
“Getting an endorsement from someone else and leveraging their network is one option.” – @danielsangi
“Joining an association, denomination, or network is another way to expand your network to raise financial support.” – @danielsangi
“If there are churches of your denomination and network near you, you can reach out.” – @edstetzer
“Fundraising doesn’t always mean that I get someone else to pay me full time, it can mean that I get a job.” – @edstetzer
“There are so many ways these days with the gig economy that you don’t need to be tied to a schedule or a desk, but be free to minister and to plant and not 100% rely on outside fundraising.” – @danielsangi
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 3: Fundraising That Works
Read You Are What You Do by Daniel Im
Read “One-on-One with Daniel Im on ‘You Are What You Do’”
Help us Multiply the Mission:
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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 12, 2021Episode 584: Property Strategy
In Episode 584 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss church planting and multisite church property strategies.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
Advice for church planters who are ready to think about property
Considerations for launching a new campus
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“We are increasingly going to see the importance of owning a piece of property, at least in the states, as the lines of church and state continue to erode.” – @toddadkins
“For a church planter to have a solid property strategy, and not live off of continually renting, is going to be important.” – @danielsangi
“In some regards, there is not a better time to buy because to service that debt is going to be pretty cheap and they are not going to make more land.” – @toddadkins
“Make sure you are saving, and depending on what your budget is, make sure that you are under spending.” – @danielsangi
“What is the giving like of people that live in that zip code and the surrounding zip codes?” – @toddadkins
“I am not a big fan of a long-term lease for purchase believing that over the course of time that congregation is going to be able to do that on its own.” – @toddadkins
“There are many pastors who are at retirement age who want to lead their church through this phase and then give it away to a new person – a planter to relaunch or a church who they think will be a good steward from a multisite perspective.” – @toddadkins
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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 08, 2021Episode 583: Reconsidering Pitfalls, Landmines, and Blind Spots in Church Planting
In Episode 583 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed reconsider the question posed in the very first podcast about pitfalls, landmines, and blind spots in church planting.
“As a young church planter, what are some blind spots that I need to be aware of?”
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
Why vision can cause tunnel blindness
How the tension of leadership is affecting pastors
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“Church planters get drunk with the vision.” – @edstetzer
“A key blind spot is you get obsessed with the vision and then forget other things.” – @edstetzer
“It seems like today pastoral health and family health seems to be talked about so much more.” – @danielsangi
“A lot of church planters plant a church in their head, rather than in their community.” – @edstetzer
“I’m not sure there are more pastoral failures right now, I just think we see them more.” – @edstetzer
“The pandemic is killing pastors, and it’s wounding others.” – @danielsangi
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 1: Pitfalls, Landmines, and Blind Spots in Church Planting
Learn more about Resilient Church Leadership
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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April 05, 2021Episode 582: Creating a Rolling Budgeting Cycle
In Episode 582 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss creating a rolling budgeting cycle instead of budgeting for an entire year at a time.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
How you can move from a yearly budget to a rolling budget
What to do when you have a budget surplus
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“The majority of our finances that go toward making ministry happen is what we are actually budgeting on a rolling cycle.” – @danielsangi
“We are planning ministry around an 85% budget, and if we hit 100% we would use that toward ministry initiatives.” – @danielsangi
“If you don’t end up using the surplus, you put it into reserves.” – @danielsangi
“There are always going to be ministry needs in the community that you can fulfill with your surplus.” – @toddadkins
“As a church you are stewarding Gods money for kingdom purposes.” – @danielsangi
“You don’t want to be in a place where every time something happens you are in crisis mode.” – @danielsangi
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 580: The Effectiveness of One-on-One Meetings
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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April 01, 2021Episode 581: The Role of Churches in Church Planting
In Episode 581 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss the role that churches play in church planting and how they can work with denominations and networks.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
Advice for discerning what denominations and networks to join
How to plant churches when you are lacking denominational support
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“You need to view your denomination not in the same way you view your local church.” – @edstetzer
“The church is not the center of God’s plan, Jesus is, but the church is central to God’s plan.” – @edstetzer
“The best denominations in church planting support churches that want to plant churches.” – @edstetzer
“I think that long term being connected to a denomination you will have the opportunity to have bigger influence and make a bigger difference.” – @edstetzer
“There doesn’t always have to be perfect alignment between your denominational identity and your church planting community.” – @edstetzer
“You can get your church planting ideas from another denomination.” – @edstetzer
“We believe church planting needs to be done together.” – @danielsangi
“Being connected to others within a tribe of a denomination or a network or a fellowship of churches is so important.” – @danielsangi
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 577: The Role of Denominations in Church Planting
Listen to Episode 579: The Role of Networks in Church Planting
Read Planting Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer and Daniel Im
Read Viral Churches by Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird
Help us Multiply the Mission:
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March 29, 2021Episode 580: The Effectiveness of One-on-One Meetings
In Episode 580 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss one-on-one meetings with people in formal leadership roles.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
What an effective meeting strategy look like
How to handle quick hallway meetings in a post-COVID world
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“Once a week one-on-ones can be overwhelming, and honestly can waste time.” – @toddadkins
“The traditional one-on-one is more aptly used monthly.” – @toddadkins
“The advantage of weekly one-on-ones is the direct report feels very cared for and the supervisor knows whats going on.” – @danielsangi
“The more frequently you get together there is a higher level of care, but when is too much too much?” – @danielsangi
“If you have a major issue, I am expecting you to just give me a call. Some things won’t wait.” – @toddadkins
“If you haven’t already implemented some sort of chat system into your team, it’s not too late.” – @danielsangi
“The implication is that we could be better at connecting with not just our paid staff, but our volunteers as well.” – @danielsangi
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 578: The Importance of Feedback and Evaluation
Read Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni
Help us Multiply the Mission:
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March 25, 2021Episode 579: The Role of Networks in Church Planting
In Episode 579 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss why a church planter might consider partnering with a network.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
What kingdom collaboration looks like
How networks have changed over the years
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“If a network is going to put significant resources into a church plant, they have a right to expect, and strategically should desire, for those church plants to then become churches that start new churches in side the network.” – @edstetzer
“With networks, it’s like this fire that planters and individuals have been attracted to.” – @danielsangi
“All innovation happens on the periphery and then good organizations move it to the center and rejuvenate themselves.” – @edstetzer
“The string has to grow because a movement generally can’t just be church planting. It can be primarily church planting, but overtime you end up more of a system.” – @edstetzer
“Institutions tend to persevere. They need to be reminded of their mission, and when they are they can remarkably effective.” – @edstetzer
Recommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 577: The Role of Denominations in Church Planting
Read Planting Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer and Daniel Im
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
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March 22, 2021Episode 578: The Importance of Feedback and Evaluation
In Episode 578 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss the role of performance reviews in a post-COVID church.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
Why performance reviews are looked at in a negative light
Why performance reviews are an important part of leadership development
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“Performance reviews, historically, have been that annual or biannual opportunity formally where a supervisor and supervisee sit down and talk about things are going.” – @danielsangi
“Performance reviews are part of a development strategy.” – @toddadkins
“You owe them, the ministry, and the Lord to do an occasional check-in to make sure everybody knows where we are going, where they fit in, how they are doing, what they are doing awesome at, and where they could grow a little bit.” – @toddadkins
“Regardless of what you call it, regardless of the frequency at which you do it, it’s about leadership development.” – @danielsangi
“The thing that separates the best leaders from the rest is the emphasis around leadership development.” – @danielsangi
“If there is a major issue, you should find out about that during the course of your regular meeting time or if it was a real crisis it should be addressed in the moment, not in a performance review.” – @toddadkins
“Performance reviews are not weapons, but they are all about development.” – @danielssangi
Help us Multiply the Mission:
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March 18, 2021Episode 577: The Role of Denominations in Church Planting
In Episode 577 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss why denominations are still important in church planting today.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
What some denominations are doing to support church planting
What benefits are gained from joining a denomination
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“Denominations can and do have a significant place to play.” – @edstetzer
“Churches associate for the Great Commission and that’s why denominations exist.” – @edstetzer
“What is the most effective way to cooperate for the Great Commission? I think that a denomination is part of that.” – @edstetzer
“Almost every movement starts with a greater centrifugal outward energy.” – @edstetzer
“When denominations are focused on missional purposes they are powerful tools of God’s Word.” – @edstetzer
“People have written off denominations for the 30 years I have been involved in church planting, and denominations still do most of the church planting in the U.S. today.” – @edstetzer
“Associationalism flows out of a commitment to a Great Commission because you can’t do it with one local church. You need others.” – @edstetzer
Recommended Resources:
Learn more about the Church Planting Leadership Fellowship
Help us Multiply the Mission:
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