We Are Send Network

We Are Send Network

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We Are Send Network episodes

  • Partnering with Your Community: Blessing over Burden

    On this week’s episode of We Are Send Network: On the Front Lines with Church Planters, Dhati explores Las Vegas with Heiden Ratner, a locally raised church planter who returned to be senior pastor of Walk Church in Las Vegas. Heiden describes the unique experience of having grown up in the neighborhood where his church is now planted and conducting Sunday worship services in the gym where he played middle school basketball. Join us as Heiden talks about the ethnic diversity of Las Vegas, their process of finding a location to worship and how they sought to be a blessing instead of a burden for the school where they worship.

    Show Notes:

    To keep up with Heiden Ratner follow him on Twitter at @HeidenRatner.

    Mentions:

    • Walk Church, Las Vegas
    • Hope Church, Las Vegas
    • The Frequency Conference
    • Vance Pitman, Senior Pastor at Hope Church
    • Eric Mason, Lead Pastor of Epiphany Fellowship
    • Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor of The Village Church
    • North American Mission Board
      • 25 min
    • Hard Beginnings: Making Disciples in the City

      On today’s episode of We Are Send Network: On the Front Lines with Church Planters, Corwin Oglesby interviews Dhati Lewis, the Lead Pastor and church planter of Blueprint Church in Atlanta, GA. In this episode, they discuss the hard beginnings of planting Blueprint, including: his family and church-planting team’s move from Texas to Atlanta, the process of finding a building to meet in and Dhati’s vision for himself as a laborer in God’s kingdom.

      Show Notes

      • Dhati is the author of “Among Wolves: Disciple-Making in the City” and “Advocates: The Narrow Path to Racial Reconciliation”.
      • Mentions:
        • Blueprint Church
          • 20 min
        • Following God’s Call When the Unexpected Happens

          On today’s episode of We Are Send Network: On the Front Lines with Church Planters, Dhati sits down with Milton Campbell to talk about his experience planting The Midtown Bridge Church in Atlantic Station, Atlanta, Ga. They discuss the specific need for the gospel in Atlanta, the excitement and challenges of reaching the community around Atlantic Station (upscale commercial and residential area) and the process of grieving with his congregation about a former pastor’s moral failure.

          Show Notes

          To keep up with Milton, follow him on Instagram @miltoncampbell.

          Learn more about The Midtown Bridge Church

          Mentions:

          • Who’s Your One
          • UYWI
            • 19 min
          • Planting in a Forgotten Part of the City
            On today’s episode of We Are Send Network: On the Front Lines with Church Planters, Dhati sits down with John Onwuchekwa, Lead Pastor of Cornerstone Church, to talk about his experience planting Cornerstone in the Atlanta’s West End. They discuss the necessity of teamwork in church planting, the power of prayer, the sting of grief and more.
            21 min
          • Church Planting in a Collision of Cultures

            On this week’s episode of We Are Send Network: On the Front Lines with Church Planters, Dhati sits down with Ryan McCammack to talk about his experience planting Gospel Hope Church in Decatur, on Atlanta’s east side. They discuss the joys and struggles of church planting as a family, the social and economic dynamics of living in an ethnically and generationally diverse community and church, their church’s robust church planting leadership pipeline and more.

            Show Notes

            Learn more about Gospel Hope Church at gospelhopechurch.com

            Mentions in the video:

            • Blueprint Church
            • Undivided: Your Church & Racial Reconciliation
            • Pipeline
            • Send Network
              • 21 min
            • Introducing: We Are Send Network

              Beginning June 9, join Send Network VP Dhati Lewis on the front lines with church planters. Hear stories of camaraderie, church multiplication and neighborhood restoration as Lewis, who started as a church planter, hits the road to chat with planters about life, ministry and the unique privileges and challenges of planting in their context.

              1 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…