In this powerful episode, we sit down with Lakepointe Pastor of Digital Ministries Carlos Erazo to hear his journey from a college student YouTuber in El Salvador to leading one of America’s most influential digital ministries. His message to churches: stop treating social media as a billboard and start seeing it as the new Mars Hill — a global gathering place where the good news needs to be shared.

Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with the message of Jesus.

Subscribe to Innovative Missions with Pastor Rod Plummer and Team on your favorite audio platform (https://therodcast.captivate.fm/listen) and on YouTube subscribe & turn on bell notifications to get notified as soon as future episodes release.

About Pastor Rod Plummer

Ps Rod and Viv Plummer live in Tokyo, Japan and are true pioneers with a passion for reaching every person with Gods’ message. Senior Pastors of Lifehouse International Church they oversee all of Lifehouse's churches across Japan and Asia. Their heart is to inspire, mentor, and equip hundreds of young Japanese and foreign leaders to minister to the needs of people not only in the greater Tokyo area, but throughout Japan, Asia and beyond.

More about Pastor Rod: https://rodplummer.com/about-rod/

Connect with Pastor Rod Plummer

Website: http://rodplummer.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rodplummer

More about Lifehouse Church

Under Pastor Rod’s leadership, Lifehouse Church has grown from a team of 16 to thousands of weekly attendees across Japan and Asia and thousands of people reached with the gospel every year.

Find out more at http://mylifehouse.com

In this episode, Lakepointe Missions Pastor Shay Fields joins us to talk about being a church on mission. Discover Lakepointe’s approach to missions, the great opportunity for missions in today’s world, and how you can inspire your church to support missions in three important ways.

Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with the message of Jesus.

Subscribe to Innovative Missions with Pastor Rod Plummer and Team on your favorite audio platform (https://therodcast.captivate.fm/listen) and on YouTube subscribe & turn on bell notifications to get notified as soon as future episodes release.

About Pastor Rod Plummer

Ps Rod and Viv Plummer live in Tokyo, Japan and are true pioneers with a passion for reaching every person with Gods’ message. Senior Pastors of Lifehouse International Church they oversee all of Lifehouse's churches across Japan and Asia. Their heart is to inspire, mentor, and equip hundreds of young Japanese and foreign leaders to minister to the needs of people not only in the greater Tokyo area, but throughout Japan, Asia and beyond.

More about Pastor Rod: https://rodplummer.com/about-rod/

Connect with Pastor Rod Plummer

Website: http://rodplummer.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rodplummer

More about Lifehouse Church

Under Pastor Rod’s leadership, Lifehouse Church has grown from a team of 16 to thousands of weekly attendees across Japan and Asia and thousands of people reached with the gospel every year.

Find out more at http://mylifehouse.com

Learn what contextualization is, how it can help your church reach more people, and how you can start implementing it in easy ways in your local church.

Get the Japanese ERV Translation on the YouVersion Bible App: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/

Listen to Lifehouse Worship: https://mylifehouse.com/worship

Chapters:

(00:51) - What is Contextualization

(05:14) - How We Contextualize Church for Japan

(13:02) -  Responding to Pushback on Contextualization

(15:38) - The Story Behind the New Japanese Bible Translation

(17:37) - Rethinking Communion in the Japanese Context

(22:42) - Empowering Leaders to Contextualize Their Ministries

(25:38) - Practical Steps for Contextualizing Church & Mission

Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with the message of Jesus.

Subscribe to Innovative Missions with Pastor Rod Plummer and Team on your favorite audio platform (https://therodcast.captivate.fm/listen) and on YouTube subscribe & turn on bell notifications to get notified as soon as future episodes release.

About Pastor Rod Plummer

Ps Rod and Viv Plummer live in Tokyo, Japan and are true pioneers with a passion for reaching every person with Gods’ message. Senior Pastors of Lifehouse International Church they oversee all of Lifehouse's churches across Japan and Asia. Their heart is to inspire, mentor, and equip hundreds of young Japanese and foreign leaders to minister to the needs of people not only in the greater Tokyo area, but throughout Japan, Asia and beyond.

More about Pastor Rod: https://rodplummer.com/about-rod/

Connect with Pastor Rod Plummer

Website: http://rodplummer.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rodplummer

More about Lifehouse Church

Under Pastor Rod’s leadership, Lifehouse Church has grown from a team of 16 to thousands of weekly attendees across Japan and Asia and thousands of people reached with the gospel every year.

Find out more at http://mylifehouse.com

Discover how to effectively disciple people across different languages and cultures with Lifehouse Senior Pastor Rod Plummer and Tokyo Campus Pastor Monty Plummer.

Read the Blue Book: http://mylifehouse.com/bluebook

Get the Japanese ERV Translation on the YouVersion Bible App: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/

Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with the message of Jesus.

Subscribe to Innovative Missions with Pastor Rod Plummer and Team on your favorite audio platform (https://therodcast.captivate.fm/listen) and on YouTube subscribe & turn on bell notifications to get notified as soon as future episodes release.

About Pastor Rod Plummer

Ps Rod and Viv Plummer live in Tokyo, Japan and are true pioneers with a passion for reaching every person with Gods’ message. Senior Pastors of Lifehouse International Church they oversee all of Lifehouse's churches across Japan and Asia. Their heart is to inspire, mentor, and equip hundreds of young Japanese and foreign leaders to minister to the needs of people not only in the greater Tokyo area, but throughout Japan, Asia and beyond.

More about Pastor Rod: https://rodplummer.com/about-rod/

Connect with Pastor Rod Plummer

Website: http://rodplummer.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rodplummer

More about Lifehouse Church

Under Pastor Rod’s leadership, Lifehouse Church has grown from a team of 16 to thousands of weekly attendees across Japan and Asia and thousands of people reached with the gospel every year.

Find out more at http://mylifehouse.com

Chapters:

00:00 - Why Discipleship Matters

02:13 - Can Biblical Culture Cross Borders?

07:59 - How We Do Discipleship at Lifehouse

12:38 - Our Vision for Small Groups

15:42 - Introducing the Blue Book

17:43 - Releasing the Next Generation of Leaders

26:30 - How to Start Discipleship Today

#RodPlummer #InnovativeMissions #Missions

Lifehouse Senior Pastor Rod Plummer and Tokyo Campus Pastor Monty Plummer unpack the concept of “Innovative Missions” and discuss how this idea helped Lifehouse Church become what it is today.

Chapters:

(00:00) - What is Innovative Missions?

(01:43) - When Missions Became Personal for Ps Rod

(03:42) - Why We Planted in Japan

(06:50) - Finding a New Strategy for Japan

(14:37) - Our First Decision for Jesus in Japan

(18:44) - Learning From Other Churches

(23:11) - What Shifted as We Grew

(27:31) - How to Get Started in Innovative Missions

Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with the message of Jesus.

Subscribe to Innovative Missions with Pastor Rod Plummer and Team on your favorite audio platform (https://therodcast.captivate.fm/listen) and on YouTube subscribe & turn on bell notifications to get notified as soon as future episodes release.

About Pastor Rod Plummer

Ps Rod and Viv Plummer live in Tokyo, Japan and are true pioneers with a passion for reaching every person with Gods’ message. Senior Pastors of Lifehouse International Church they oversee all of Lifehouse's churches across Japan and Asia. Their heart is to inspire, mentor, and equip hundreds of young Japanese and foreign leaders to minister to the needs of people not only in the greater Tokyo area, but throughout Japan, Asia and beyond.

More about Pastor Rod: https://rodplummer.com/about-rod/

Connect with Pastor Rod Plummer

Website: http://rodplummer.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rodplummer

More about Lifehouse Church

Under Pastor Rod’s leadership, Lifehouse Church has grown from a team of 16 to thousands of weekly attendees across Japan and Asia and thousands of people reached with the gospel every year.

Find out more at http://mylifehouse.com

Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with the message of Jesus.

Subscribe to Innovative Missions with Pastor Rod Plummer and Team on your favorite audio platform (https://therodcast.captivate.fm/listen) and on YouTube subscribe & turn on bell notifications to get notified as soon as future episodes release.

About Pastor Rod Plummer

Ps Rod and Viv Plummer live in Tokyo, Japan and are true pioneers with a passion for reaching every person with Gods’ message. Senior Pastors of Lifehouse International Church they oversee all of Lifehouse's churches across Japan and Asia. Their heart is to inspire, mentor, and equip hundreds of young Japanese and foreign leaders to minister to the needs of people not only in the greater Tokyo area, but throughout Japan, Asia and beyond.

More about Pastor Rod: https://rodplummer.com/about-rod/

Connect with Pastor Rod Plummer

Website: http://rodplummer.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rodplummer

More about Lifehouse Church

Under Pastor Rod’s leadership, Lifehouse Church has grown from a team of 16 to thousands of weekly attendees across Japan and Asia and thousands of people reached with the gospel every year.

Find out more at http://mylifehouse.com

Does being Christian mean not being Japanese? Pastor Rod is joined today by Pastor Masashi Shibuya, Campus Pastor of Lifehouse Yokohama as they discuss how the Samurai culture of Japan meets Christianity as good people receive Good News.

Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with the message of Jesus.

Subscribe to Innovative Missions with Pastor Rod Plummer and Team on your favorite audio platform (https://therodcast.captivate.fm/listen) and on YouTube subscribe & turn on bell notifications to get notified as soon as future episodes release.

About Pastor Rod Plummer

Ps Rod and Viv Plummer live in Tokyo, Japan and are true pioneers with a passion for reaching every person with Gods’ message. Senior Pastors of Lifehouse International Church they oversee all of Lifehouse's churches across Japan and Asia. Their heart is to inspire, mentor, and equip hundreds of young Japanese and foreign leaders to minister to the needs of people not only in the greater Tokyo area, but throughout Japan, Asia and beyond.

More about Pastor Rod: https://rodplummer.com/about-rod/

Connect with Pastor Rod Plummer

Website: http://rodplummer.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rodplummer

More about Lifehouse Church

Under Pastor Rod’s leadership, Lifehouse Church has grown from a team of 16 to thousands of weekly attendees across Japan and Asia and thousands of people reached with the gospel every year.

Find out more at http://mylifehouse.com

How does our victory in Christ connect to our prayer life? Join Pastor Rod Plummer today for the final episode of the Colossians: Jesus Total Victory = My Total Victory series.

Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with the message of Jesus.

Subscribe to Innovative Missions with Pastor Rod Plummer and Team on your favorite audio platform (https://therodcast.captivate.fm/listen) and on YouTube subscribe & turn on bell notifications to get notified as soon as future episodes release.

About Pastor Rod Plummer

Ps Rod and Viv Plummer live in Tokyo, Japan and are true pioneers with a passion for reaching every person with Gods’ message. Senior Pastors of Lifehouse International Church they oversee all of Lifehouse's churches across Japan and Asia. Their heart is to inspire, mentor, and equip hundreds of young Japanese and foreign leaders to minister to the needs of people not only in the greater Tokyo area, but throughout Japan, Asia and beyond.

More about Pastor Rod: https://rodplummer.com/about-rod/

Connect with Pastor Rod Plummer

Website: http://rodplummer.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rodplummer

More about Lifehouse Church

Under Pastor Rod’s leadership, Lifehouse Church has grown from a team of 16 to thousands of weekly attendees across Japan and Asia and thousands of people reached with the gospel every year.

Find out more at http://mylifehouse.com

How do we have victory in Christ over the devil? Continue listening to the Colossians: Jesus Total Victory = My Total Victory series with Pastor Rod today!

Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with the message of Jesus.

Subscribe to Innovative Missions with Pastor Rod Plummer and Team on your favorite audio platform (https://therodcast.captivate.fm/listen) and on YouTube subscribe & turn on bell notifications to get notified as soon as future episodes release.

About Pastor Rod Plummer

Ps Rod and Viv Plummer live in Tokyo, Japan and are true pioneers with a passion for reaching every person with Gods’ message. Senior Pastors of Lifehouse International Church they oversee all of Lifehouse's churches across Japan and Asia. Their heart is to inspire, mentor, and equip hundreds of young Japanese and foreign leaders to minister to the needs of people not only in the greater Tokyo area, but throughout Japan, Asia and beyond.

More about Pastor Rod: https://rodplummer.com/about-rod/

Connect with Pastor Rod Plummer

Website: http://rodplummer.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rodplummer

More about Lifehouse Church

Under Pastor Rod’s leadership, Lifehouse Church has grown from a team of 16 to thousands of weekly attendees across Japan and Asia and thousands of people reached with the gospel every year.

Find out more at http://mylifehouse.com

Today Pastor Rod dives into Colossians 2 and how we have complete freedom and victory in Christ today. Join us for this minisode in the series Colossians: Jesus Total Victory = My Total Victory

Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with the message of Jesus.

Subscribe to Innovative Missions with Pastor Rod Plummer and Team on your favorite audio platform (https://therodcast.captivate.fm/listen) and on YouTube subscribe & turn on bell notifications to get notified as soon as future episodes release.

About Pastor Rod Plummer

Ps Rod and Viv Plummer live in Tokyo, Japan and are true pioneers with a passion for reaching every person with Gods’ message. Senior Pastors of Lifehouse International Church they oversee all of Lifehouse's churches across Japan and Asia. Their heart is to inspire, mentor, and equip hundreds of young Japanese and foreign leaders to minister to the needs of people not only in the greater Tokyo area, but throughout Japan, Asia and beyond.

More about Pastor Rod: https://rodplummer.com/about-rod/

Connect with Pastor Rod Plummer

Website: http://rodplummer.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rodplummer

More about Lifehouse Church

Under Pastor Rod’s leadership, Lifehouse Church has grown from a team of 16 to thousands of weekly attendees across Japan and Asia and thousands of people reached with the gospel every year.

Find out more at http://mylifehouse.com