Terminal: The Dying Church Planter

A lot can happen in one year when you’re terminally ill and planting a church. This update episode tells the story of a completely unexpected and miraculous surprise that landed in Richard Pope’s lap shortly after the Terminal podcast was released twelve months ago.

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It’s crazy what you can learn about living after you find out you’re dying. This is a story about how Richard Pope found an incomparable weight of glory in the middle of his light and momentary afflictions. 

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Inside, it’s standing room only. And outside, people gather around Canvas Church’s open windows just so they can hear the pastor up on the stage. This is a story about what it’s like to attend a worship service that is truly like no other.

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How do you plant a church when you’re terminally ill? The same way you’d plant a church if you were perfectly healthy. Kind of. This is the story of how Canvas Church in Salisbury, Maryland, grew and multiplied in spite of, or because of, their unique circumstances.  

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When Richard Pope announced to his church plant launch team that he’d received a terminal diagnosis, he told them, “You can leave if you want.” This is a story about what happened next.  

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No one can plant a church by themselves. Not even Richard Pope. This is a story about how Richard serendipitously found friends in high — and low — places.  

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Killing monsters requires love in all its earthly and heavenly forms. This is a story about hamburgers and hometowns and girlfriends and Jesus and other lovely things.  

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If Charles Dickens was alive today, “Young Richard” would be the title of his darkest modern-day work. This is a story about a little boy named Richard and all of his big, scary monsters. 

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Everybody says Richard Pope is a little crazy—in a good way. And everybody says talking to Richard means talking about crazy things. This then, is a story about a crazy thing.  

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