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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”
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This Episode’s Sponsor:
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16 min
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:
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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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18 min
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:
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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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15 min
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:
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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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20 min
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:
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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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16 min
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:
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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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21 min
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:
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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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15 min
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
Help us Multiply the Mission:
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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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16 min
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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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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16 min
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
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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19 min

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