We Are Send Network

We Are Send Network

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We Are Send Network episodes

  • Pastors Need Shepherding, Too

    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. In the midst of shepherding their people and cultivating their hearts to love God and others, their own heart gets lost in the shadow of the needs of others. 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.

    20 min
  • The resourceful urban church planter

    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.

    23 min
  • Better Together

    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.

    Read more about restoration from Dhati in his blog post Restoration through the Great Requirement.

    24 min
  • Dealing with the expectations of being a pastor’s wife

    Dhati Lewis, Vice President of Send Network and founder and pastor of Blueprint Church in Atlanta, sits down with his wife, Angie to discuss managing expectations as well as finding your own stride as a pastor’s wife.

    Related Blog Post: Three ways pastors’ wives set healthy expectations

    25 min
  • Pastors’ Wives: There are no molds

    Jackie Taylor and Pam Wolfe sit down with Dhati Lewis, Vice President of Send Network and founder and pastor of Blueprint Church in Atlanta, to discuss how they navigate their roles in the church as pastors wives.

    Related Blog Post: Pastor’s Wives: There are no molds

    22 min
  • Replanting with a Posture of Prayer

    Pastors Sam Calhoun and Jimmy Steele sit down with Dhati Lewis, Vice President of Send Network and founder and pastor of Blueprint Church in Atlanta, to discuss how God used their replant experience to transform, not only their church, but also their community.

    Watch this video to hear more about Jimmy and Sam’s unique story.

    Sam was recently honored with the inaugural Replanter of the Year Award from NAMB. Read more about this special award here.

    Related Blog Post: Three Prayers for a Dying Church

    29 min
  • Leadership Development in Pastoring and Church Planting
    What does it take to raise up leaders from within your congregation to plant local churches in another context? In this round table episode of We Are Send Network: On the Front Lines with Church Planters Dhati Lewis talks with pastors Ryan McCammack and John Onwuchekwa about their church’s leadership pipelines and the time and investment it takes to raise up qualified leaders and residents from within their congregation.
    33 min
  • Kingdom Movement in a Pre-Christian City

    What will it take to see a gospel movement in the United States? “If we’re going to have a movement to the gospel in America, the only hope to that again is the Western U.S.,” says Vance Pitman, senior pastor of Hope Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join Dhati Lewis in part two of his interview with Vance Pitman, as they discuss the need for gospel influence in the West and the refreshing ways God has saved many in Las Vegas, in a pre-Christian context.

    Follow Vance Pitman on Instagram and Twitter at @vancepitman.

    Mentions:

    • Hope Church, Las Vegas, Nevada
    • Heiden Ratner, senior pastor of Walk Church, Las Vegas, Nevada
      • 19 min
    • Planting in a Multi-Ethnic City with a Homogenous Team
      How did 16 middle class, Southern Baptist, Anglo-American families plant a church in Las Vegas, Nevada, where people speak 54 languages across a socioeconomically diverse population? Find out in part one of Dhati Lewis’ two-part interview with Vance Pitman, senior pastor of Hope Church.
      20 min
    • Church Planting in a Spiritual Desert

      On today’s episode of We Are Send Network: On the Front Lines with Church Planters, host Dhati Lewis interviews Steve Witt, senior pastor of The Well Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the southern part of the continental U.S., most have a general idea of Christianity and the Bible, but with the abundance of cultural and religious differences in Las Vegas, church planting and evangelism present particular challenges. Listen in as Steve discusses how he uses his opportunity as a football coach to share the gospel, his family’s call to move from the familiar comforts of Tennessee to the unknowns of Las Vegas, and how church planters can stay grounded and have longevity in ministry.

      To keep up with Steve, follow him on Instagram at @stevethewellchurch.

      Mentions:

      • The Well Church
        • 30 min

      About We Are Send Network

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      Join church planting leaders and lead pastors Dhati Lewis, Noah Oldham and Heiden Ratner for engaging conversations about all things church planting. We are Send Network — a podcast by church planters…