Plant Strong Podcast: Championing Women in Church Planting

Do you ever have trouble admitting that you’re actually an imperfect human? During this practical conversation, Mandy Smith, Pastor of University Christian Church in Cincinnati, tackles the topic of vulnerability and weakness in leadership and what it really looks like to lead strong.

What an interesting time in the world to be a woman in church planting! In this special episode of the Plant Strong Podcast, Stadia President Greg Nettle—and also a husband, dad, and former pastor—shares three important insights for women that will challenge and encourage you as you learn and lead in 2018.  

What does it truly mean to love our neighbors? Chi Chi Okwu, Senior Community Relations Advisor at World Vision, discusses this question, as well as several other challenging questions for women in church planting as we consider the intersections between our faith and justice.

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In this mini-episode, Karrie shares a lot of what summer looks like with kids, but there’s also a lot of great ideas for whatever stage of life you’re at in church planting--especially in the area of connecting with God and resting. As the Associate Pastor at Restore Christian Church, she shares some practical examples of how to have fun with your church and family over the summer.

As women in church planting, we can easily fall into playing the comparison game: constantly comparing ourselves to others in countless ways. In this episode, Dori Gorman shares her experiences with comparison in ministry and practical ways that she fights comparison in her co-pastoring role at NewStory Church. You will be challenged not only to escape the comparison game, but also to hold tightly to Jesus!

When you think about leaving a legacy, what comes to mind? Gail Hamilton shares about empowering other women, both in her daily life and around the world. You may want to have a tissue ready for this one.

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Sometimes in ministry we just get tired, overspent, and burnt out. Join Suzi Lantz as she shares how she says yes to the important things and no to the rest on her quest to still be rocking out healthy ministry throughout her entire life.

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Do you have expectations about what you believe your church planting story will look like? Lisa Bennett candidly shares about how God continues to show her how to deal with detours and ambiguity through the ups and downs of this journey.

How do you figure out if you are called to plant a church?  At 19 years old Vanessa became a Christian and shortly thereafter a pastor’s wife. For Vanessa and her husband Scott church planting was not even on their radar.  After attending church planter assessment center they knew they were called to plant a church, and that God had truly been preparing them.

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