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Many church planters look to the promised land of a permanent building, but Mark Lee — lead pastor of Vantage Point Church in Eastvale, California — challenges planters to see their building as a tool and not necessarily the end goal. In this episode, Mark Lee and Dhati Lewis discuss Mark’s church’s move from a portable church structure to a permanent one and the number one reason he recently joined Send Network.

This episode is a recording from the Send Network Gathering in Phoenix, Arizona. Watch content from previous Send Network Gatherings at SendNetworkGathering.com.

Register for the next virtual Send Network Gathering August 20 at 1 p.m. EDT as we release an all-new resource, Undivided: More Than a Hashtag.

Church planter, are you seeking to plant a church or start a worship service? In this episode, Dhati Lewis interviews Chris and Libby Phillips— planting couple of Journey Point Church in Denver, Colorado—to talk about the difference between planting a church and starting a church and what it means to be for the city, and not just in the city.

Whose church are you planting — God’s Church or your church? In this episode Rob Wilton, lead pastor of Vintage Church Pittsburg, shares four ways to help you ensure you’re planting God’s Church and not just your church. This episode is an excerpt from the May 21 virtual Send Network Gathering.

Watch content from previous Send Network Gatherings at SendNetworkGathering.com.

Register for the next virtual Send Network Gathering on August 20 at 1 p.m. EDT as we release an all-new resource, Undivided: More Than a Hashtag.

Every member in your church is your next potential church planter or church planting team member. This week, Dhati Lewis sits down with Brian Bowman, lead pastor of Valley Life Church in Phoenix, Arizona, to talk about how his church has raised up missional leaders from within their congregation to plant churches in metro Phoenix.

Related Article: 5 ways to generate vision and passion for church planting by Garth Leno

Whether it’s a pandemic, racial injustice, or the critical importance of spreading the gospel to communities across North America through church planting, this is the moment for the Church of Jesus Christ. Moments of crisis are always opportunities for the church to make Jesus known and invite others into His kingdom. This episode is an excerpt from Vance Pitman, senior pastor of Hope Church in Las Vegas, from the May 21 virtual Send Network Gathering.

Watch content from previous Send Network Gatherings at SendNetworkGathering.com.

Register for the next virtual Send Network Gathering on August 20 at 1 p.m. EDT as we release an all-new resource, Undivided: More Than a Hashtag.

You can’t give what you don’t have, and in hard seasons, caring for our souls is one of the first disciples to go. In this episode, Dhati Lewis interviews Rivers Partin —  a planting wife, member of the spouse development team for Send Network and licensed professional counselor —  to talk about the challenges and importance of caring for your soul in difficult seasons.

As pastors and church leaders grapple with a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and the reopening process, they’re having to look at the future of their church with new eyes. What aspects of life and ministry will quickly return to normal, slowly return to normal and what will never be the same again? In this episode, Dhati Lewis interviews Bruce Moore, lead pastor of Christ Fellowship Church in Tampa, Florida, to discuss churches’ reopening process.

Related Blog: Florida Send Network churches aid healthcare community

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These days, it feels like we’re being engulfed with bad news. As pastors and leaders, it’s tempting to feel the pressure to say the right thing, at the right time, in the right way without first processing our own thoughts and emotions. In this episode, Dhati Lewis sits down with Noah Oldham, Send Network’s senior director of Deploy, to talk about the need for pastors and leaders to process complex emotions in challenging seasons — especially in light of the recent killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

Related Blog Post: Pastor, you need to process your grief too

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