Church Planters Ask

In this episode Danny parmelee and Lee Stephenson discuss what spiritual warfare might look like in a church plant and how to recognize it and combat it.

Danny Parmelee along with Brad Briscoe talk about Bivocational Church Planting and the different things you should consider if you are going down this path. For some it is a great fit and will help to maximize ministry while others in a different context may not.

First it's important to understand the difference between a core team and a launch team. In this episode I will discuss how your approach to launch team members in general will help you to figure out WHO should be on your team and why this perspective might challenge what you've heard else where. Even going so far as to say that the strength of your launch team may not be as tied to the equality o...

Leadership is lonely. Its even more lonely when people you expected to show up at your meetings, trainings, events, or Sunday worship gatherings are simply just not there. In this episode we'll explore some of the self leadership to work through that but also practical follow up ideas.

Email is not dead. As annoying as you may consider emails to be, they are still an essential daily function of most everyone's lives, and the best way to keep in contact with the majority of your community. Consider the email addresses you collect like flecks of gold: they are a small but highly valuable piece of information on the people in your community that you can use to connect with them in...

Last episode we looked and the foundation of WHY to raise financial support for your church plant. Now we look at the HOW to raise financial support. It is Not an easy process but it is one that will do much more than just raise money. You cast vision and gain ministry partners not just donations.

In this episode we discuss with Dr. Steve Shadrach the WHY behind raising financial support. This looks at some of the biblical reasons and examples of raising financial support along with some of the pragmatic benefits of raising personal funds for church planting.

Determining the salary of a pastor can be difficult and especially difficult for a church planter since there isn't a history of salary for the church. Here we discuss how to set salary for a church planter.

It is critical to have Godly leadership in your church. However it can be very dangerous to rush the process of appointing elders in the church

You will have people that will create division and conflict in your church plant. Listen here to know what to look out for.

This is one that every church planter will face when developing their launch team. Is it ok for people to come from other churches. How do you handle this with area pastors?

It's time to open up that Bank Account for your Church Plant. Do you go with a local bank, national bank, credit union? What types of services are a must? We answer those here!

Answering a simple question if your church should use a debit card or credit card. Church finances are important, especially for church plants starting out.

We cover why you need to apply for 501c3 non profit status for your church plant and the steps you need to take. Whether that applying through your denomination or hiring a lawyer to apply for you.

So it's time to name your church plant. Well this is fun and exciting. But also can create some anxiety. There are lots to things to think through when selecting a name.

Welcome back everyone to 101 questions that church planters ask, I’m your host Danny Parmelee. If you are listening to this episode, chances are you are in the exploratory stage of church planting.   Maybe the train is already down the tracks a little bit or you are just kicking the tires or your just not sure at all. Either way, you probably have asked yourself “Am I Crazy?   Youve heard  church...

Just a little introduction of myself and my background in launching epikos church in Milwaukee, WI in 2005.  What started in our living room grew to over 2,000 people on 3 campuses.  The format of this podcast will be very simple answering of questions that I've heard many times in coaching church planters AND your opportunity to submit your questions on www.churchplantersask.com