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Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FJIFudTQe8g Host Jeff Medders teams back up with Matt Carter and Tony Merida to share how preachers are made (1:9), what the elements of sound teaching are (2:1), and why it is essential to set an example through preaching (2:7). Learn why a “proclamation mindset” is essential for preachers in the modern-day church planting context. 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. 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. 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. 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 Planters are Preachers appeared first on New Churches.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zHzMXT_zIck Host Jeff Medders meets with Vance Pitman, Trevin Wax, and Joel Muddamalle to discuss the eternal impact of confronting culture with truth and love, as seen in Titus 1:10-2:1. Discover how you can grow as a public theologian and apologist in your community as you discern and address the differences between sound teaching and false teaching, wrong teaching, and different teaching. 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. 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 PhD 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 Challenges in the Planting Context appeared first on New Churches.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jk0jWEz9DAY Host Noah Oldham sits down with Matt Carter, Vance Pitman, and Doug Logan for a conversation on qualified leadership and sound doctrine through the lens of Titus 1:5-9. Tune in to discover why character is so essential to the health and longevity of your church plant, as well as what it looks like to hold fast to sound doctrine and to likewise hold it out to those whom you shepherd. 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 and has 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 seeks to inspire people to join in God’s mission of making disciples and multiplying churches. 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. 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 Churches Need Strong Leaders appeared first on New Churches.