We Are Send Network

“I wanted to quit so many times,” said James Roberson, lead pastor and church planter of The Bridge Church in Brooklyn, New York. On this episode of We are Send Network Roberson vulnerably shares the unique challenges and fears of planting a church in New York and two essential aspects of church planting anywhere.

Martin Vargas planted Iglesia Church out of a deep need in his community. Forty percent of the people in his community were Spanish-speaking residents, but there were no healthy Spanish-speaking churches in Hollywood, Florida. Dhati Lewis sits down with Martin to talk about Vargas’ church planting story and his heart to discover and develop three types of church planting leaders in his community and across the world.

No one has ever said being a multiplying church is easy. At Lifepoint Church, it’s not uncommon for life groups to become churches—and with church multiplication comes the reality of saying goodbye to key leaders and friends. On this episode of We are Send Network Dhati Lewis interviews Dean Fulks, lead pastor at Lifepoint Church in Columbus, Ohio, about how they became a multiplying church through their life groups.

Rob Wilton, founder and pastor of Vintage Church in New Orleans and Pittsburgh sits down with Dhati Lewis, Vice President of Send Network and founder and pastor of Blueprint Church in Atlanta, to talk about church planting at home and in a new city. Related Blog Post: Church Planting: A Low Road with a High Calling namb.net/send-network-blog/church-planting-a-low-road-with-a-high-calling/.

We say we love the lost, but do the lost feel loved by us? This week, Dhati Lewis interviews Sean Sears, lead pastor at Grace Church in Boston to discuss the need for church planters to have relationships with non-Christians, and how planters can equip their members to do the same. Related Blog Post: namb.net/send-network-blog/whos-your-one-sunday-initiative/

Everyone has trauma. It’s the great divider in our nation and our relationships, and it keeps us from intimacy and healing. This week, Dhati Lewis interviews Chip Dodd, author of Voice of the Heart: A Call to Full Living, to discuss how we overcome trauma through feeling our feelings, telling the truth to the right people and giving ourselves back to a process that allows us to respond to life, not react to it. Related Blog Post: namb.net/send-network-blog/healing-from-trauma-in-a-divided-nation

Pastors—and anyone serving in caregiving vocations—are some of the most vulnerable to burnout. They generously pour out their lives to others, and often at the expense of their themselves. This week, Dhati Lewis sits down with Chip Dodd, author of Voice of the Heart: A Call to Full Living, to discuss why it is necessary for pastors to be vigilant about what’s going on in their heart.

Bruce Moore sits down with Dhati Lewis, Vice President of Send Network and founder and pastor of Blueprint Church in Atlanta, to discuss planting in the urban context, being resourceful as a church planter and the importance of being plugged in to the Send Network.

David Butler oversees church planting strategy throughout greater Boston by shepherding kingdom leaders and church planters.

Keynon Akers and Shay Bethea sit down with Dhati Lewis, Vice President of Send Network and founder and pastor of Blueprint Church in Atlanta, to discuss the importance of restoration and the best practices while working to restore dignity to underserved people in our communities.