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New Churches Podcast
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The New Churches podcast offers practical answers to your real ministry questions. We aren’t going to provide lofty pie-in-the-sky theories. Instead, we are going to help you in your real ministry context, with your real thoughts, questions, and issues.
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Shepherding with Gospel Vision
Nov 1800:44:10Tap to summarizeWatch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vdQsML7EoJs In this episode of the New Churches podcast, host Jeff Medders is joined by Noah Oldham, Tony Merida, and Patrick Schreiner, to explore the often-overlooked role of pastoral care, offering practical advice on shepherding a congregation, protecting against false teaching, fostering unity, and cultivating enduring relationships with church members. Listeners gain both biblical insight and real-world strategies for sustaining long-term, healthy ministry. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes. The post Shepherding with Gospel Vision appeared first on New Churches.
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When Conflict Happens
Nov 1100:44:45Tap to summarizeWatch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ag-1BY5zpG8 In this episode of the New Churches podcast, Noah Oldham sits down with pastors Will Basham, Bryan Loritts, and Jon Kelly to explore the inevitable conflicts church planters face, drawing lessons from Acts 15. They discuss practical strategies for navigating disagreements, fostering healthy conflict, and leading with humility, patience, and grace. Listeners gain insights on maintaining unity, protecting relationships, and modeling Christlike responses amid the challenges of planting and leading a church. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes. The post When Conflict Happens appeared first on New Churches.
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Raising Leaders and Teams
Nov 400:42:13Tap to summarizeWatch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bkxFNlTXCrk In this episode of the New Churches Podcast, host Jeff Medders is joined by Jon Kelly, Elizabeth Woodson, and Dean Inserra to explore Acts 16 and the principles of church planting and leadership development. They discuss identifying and mentoring leaders, fostering shared ownership on church teams, and equipping young adults and students to serve effectively. Listeners gain practical insights for building healthy, mission-driven churches rooted in discipleship and spiritual growth. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes. The post Raising Leaders and Teams appeared first on New Churches.
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Keep on Planting
Dec 10, 202400:39:21Tap to summarizeWatch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tNEarkxWK-c In this final episode of the season, host Jeff Medders is joined by fellow laborers Vance Pitman, Tony Merida, and Matt Carter to dive into Paul’s closing words for his protege in Titus 3:12-15. Take a listen as these planters recount their experiences in life after church planting, their next seasons in ministry, and what it looks like to become a sending church with an intentional multiplication mindset. Jeff Medders serves as the Director of Theology and Content for Send Network. He is also an author, a preacher, and a PhD student of biblical spirituality at Southern Seminary, studying Charles Spurgeon and the Song of Songs. Vance Pitman is the President of Send Network and was the founding pastor of Hope Church Las Vegas. Vance is an author and speaker who seeks to inspire people to join in God’s mission of making disciples and multiplying churches. Tony Merida is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, and he serves as the Vice President of Planter Development for Send Network. He is an author and also serves as a board member for The Gospel Coalition. Matt Carter is Send Network’s Vice President of Mobilization and was the founding pastor of The Austin Stone Church in Texas. Matt earned a master’s of divinity from Southwestern Seminary, as well as a doctorate in expositional preaching from Southeastern Seminary. Helpful Resources: Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes. The post Keep on Planting appeared first on New Churches.
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Handling Conflict in the Church
Dec 3, 202400:45:37Tap to summarizeWatch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UJ0YtjSYCoM Host Jeff Medders brings back guests Trevin Wax and Adam Muhtaseb to discuss the challenges planters face, both inside the church as well as out in the community. Tune in to discover why Titus 3:10 is so often overlooked and disobeyed within the modern-day church planting context and how you can know how to best address “the attention economy” for the betterment of those you’re called to serve. Jeff Medders serves as the Director of Theology and Content for Send Network. He is also an author, a preacher, and a PhD student of biblical spirituality at Southern Seminary, studying Charles Spurgeon and the Song of Songs. Trevin Wax is the Vice President of Resources and Marketing at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor at Cedarville University. He is the author of multiple books, including The Thrill of Orthodoxy, The Multi-Directional Leader, Rethink Your Self, This Is Our Time, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Adam Muhtaseb serves as the Baltimore Send City Missionary and is a church planter and pastor at Redemption City Church in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned his master’s of divinity from Southeastern Seminary and was a recipient of the Joe B. Brown preaching award. Helpful Resources: Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes. The post Handling Conflict in the Church appeared first on New Churches.
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How to Engage the City
Nov 26, 202400:43:28Tap to summarizeWatch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RN2CCKEa6Rw Host Noah Oldham is back with friends Matt Carter, Vance Pitman, and Adam Muhtaseb to share a little insight into what it means to engage your city and context all the while devoting yourself to good works through the lens of Titus 3:1-8. Uncover what it means for your church plant to foster a culture of good works so that your community will come to know the Lord and be changed by His gospel message of hope. Noah Oldham serves as the Executive Director of Send Network. He planted August Gate Church in St. Louis, Missouri in 2009. Noah is a writer and speaker who holds a master’s in biblical studies and Christian leadership. Matt Carter is Send Network’s Vice President of Mobilization and was the founding pastor of The Austin Stone Church in Texas. Matt earned a master’s of divinity from Southwestern Seminary, as well as a doctorate in expositional preaching from Southeastern Seminary. Vance Pitman is the President of Send Network and was the founding pastor of Hope Church Las Vegas. Vance is an author and speaker who seek to inspire people to join in God’s mission of making disciples and multiplying churches. Adam Muhtaseb serves as the Baltimore Send City Missionary and is a church planter and pastor at Redemption City Church in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned his master’s of divinity from Southeastern Seminary and was a recipient of the Joe B. Brown preaching award. Helpful Resources: Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes. The post How to Engage the City appeared first on New Churches.
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Who the Gospel Reaches
Nov 19, 202400:41:32Tap to summarizeWatch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8HL19lBE07Q Host Matt Carter teams up with Doug Logan and Jen Oshman to dive more deeply into the “all people” that Paul addresses in Titus 2:11. See how this “all people” vision for planting the church is essential for every church plant in every context, as well as how verse 14 offers a gospel flavor to speak comfort and correction to you when you need it most. Matt Carter is Send Network’s Vice President of Mobilization and was the founding pastor of The Austin Stone Church in Texas. Matt earned an master’s of divinity from Southwestern Seminary, as well as a doctorate in expositional preaching from Southeastern Seminary. Doug Logan, Jr. serves as the Pastor of Church Planting at Remnant Church in Richmond, Virginia, and he has authored On the Block: Developing a Biblical Picture for Mission Engagement and The Soul-Winning Church: Six Keys to Fostering a Genuine Evangelistic Culture. Jen Oshman is an author (Enough about Me, Cultural Counterfeits, Welcome, and It’s Good to be a Girl), podcaster (All Things), church planter’s wife, and mom of four daughters. She has served as a missionary and church planter for over two decades on three continents. Helpful Resources: Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes. The post Who the Gospel Reaches appeared first on New Churches.
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Doctrine and Culture of a Church
Nov 12, 202400:39:31Tap to summarizeWatch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/U-_XWA6n7cQ Host Tony Merida meets back up with Trevin Wax and Joel Muddamalle to discuss the planter’s role in cultivating a gospel culture within his church, in alignment with Paul’s instruction from Titus 2:11-15. Uncover why the deity of Christ is so crucial in church planting and preaching today and how your faithful gospel teaching impacts the sanctification of those whom you’re entrusted to shepherd. Tony Merida is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, and he serves as the Vice President of Planter Development for Send Network. He is an author and also serves as a board member for The Gospel Coalition. Trevin Wax is the Vice President of Resources and Marketing at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor at Cedarville University. He is the author of multiple books, including The Thrill of Orthodoxy, The Multi-Directional Leader, Rethink Your Self, This Is Our Time, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Joel Muddamalle is the Director of Theology and Research for Proverbs 31 Ministries and is on the preaching team at Transformation Church. He earned his Ph.D. in Theology with an emphasis on Paul’s household language in Ephesians as it relates to the Old Testament. Helpful Resources: Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes. The post Doctrine and Culture of a Church appeared first on New Churches.
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Spiritual Formation of Women
Nov 5, 202400:41:21Tap to summarizeWatch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D_XQUCzoFTs Host Tony Merida spends time with Vance Pitman and Jen Oshman to demystify the planter’s role in the spiritual formation of the women in the church. Discover how you, like Paul, can serve, engage, recruit, and commission the women of your congregation by casting an intentional vision for their growth and development as disciples of the Word. Tony Merida is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, and he serves as the Vice President of Planter Development for Send Network. He is an author and also serves as a board member for The Gospel Coalition. Vance Pitman is the President of Send Network and was the founding pastor of Hope Church Las Vegas. Vance is an author and speaker who seeks to inspire people to join in God’s mission of making disciples and multiplying churches. Jen Oshman is an author (Enough about Me, Cultural Counterfeits, Welcome, and It’s Good to be a Girl), podcaster (All Things), church planter’s wife, and mom of four daughters. She has served as a missionary and church planter for over two decades on three continents. Helpful Resources: Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes. The post Spiritual Formation of Women appeared first on New Churches.
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Spiritual Formation of Men
Oct 29, 202400:44:58Tap to summarizeWatch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EuGVMWpD5xs Host Jeff Medders sits down with Doug Logan and Trevin Wax to discuss the implications of Titus 2’s call for the spiritual formation of the men in your church. Uncover the exhortations and encouragements needed for your congregation through the lens of Paul’s care for Titus and his flock. Jeff Medders serves as the Director of Theology and Content for Send Network. He is also an author, a preacher, and a PhD student of Biblical Spirituality at Southern Seminary, studying Charles Spurgeon and the Song of Songs. Doug Logan, Jr. serves as the Pastor of Church Planting at Remnant Church in Richmond, Virginia, and he has authored On the Block: Developing a Biblical Picture for Mission Engagement and The Soul-Winning Church: Six Keys to Fostering a Genuine Evangelistic Culture. Trevin Wax is the Vice President of Resources and Marketing at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor at Cedarville University. He is the author of multiple books, including The Thrill of Orthodoxy, The Multi-Directional Leader, Rethink Your Self, This Is Our Time, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. Helpful Resources: Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here. Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating and review on iTunes. The post Spiritual Formation of Men appeared first on New Churches.
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