Church Plant Chat

Rachel Turner brings her expertise to the Podcast and shares pure wisdom into the topic of how we parent and disciple our children well as Church Planters/Leaders. We cover things from conversations round the breakfast table to how to structure our Sunday gatherings to enable effective intergenerational worship and community.  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: http...

Archdeacon of Charing Cross, Adam Atkinson, unpacks his journey of church planting/revitalisation and how he helped one church embrace different traditions as part of their growing well together. Adam takes us through his learnings as a church planter and also as an Archdeacon and shares what excites him about ministry and what the Spirit of God is doing.  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a C...

Matt Hooper opens up about his experiences in planting Kingdom Company Church with his wife Clare. Along with reflecting on some of the key leadership differences in planting verses his previous church experience, Matt lets us in to some of the things that challenge him in ministry on a day to day basis as a church planter.  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: https:...

Daniel Sih, Senior leader at Together Church in Hobart (Tasmania) talks about their journey throughout the Covid Pandemic and how after years of toiling and waiting God suddenly opened up a global opportunity to plant churches digitally around the world. In this episode Daniel discusses the pros and cons of technology within church life and discipleship, the multiplication of church, missional com...

In this episode Clare Hooper (who amongst many other things) has planted Kingdom Company Church with her husband Matt. Their plant, like all church plants, has a unique story and incredible digital beginnings through Instagram!  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: https://amzn.eu/d/dcFw9By

In this episode Alex Rayment shares with us the journey Penny Lane Church Plant has been on since June 2020 to present day in June 2021! Within the episode Alex covers a range of experiences and shares fantastic stories of God at work in his own life, as well as the life of the church and all the connections from his testimony and passion into the community that is forming in Liverpool. An incredi...

In this episode we chat with Bella about ' what is is like to join a Church Plant '!  Bella unpacks:  the challenges that come with moving out of your comfort zone and going from a large Resource church to a brand new Church Plant discipling your kids when there's no kids work set up yet the growth spurt in her own discipleship & leadership discovering new gifting due to all han...

In this episode we chat to Tom Allsop who with his wife Abi have recently left one church plant (Catch the Fire London - which they helped to plant) in order to plant a new church (Catch the Fire 3 Rivers).  Within the episode Tom shares his experiences with the first plant and dives into planting for a second time too!  Here are some of the topics we cover:  Switching denominations Starting a chu...

In this Special Guest episode we speak to Minister Madge Obaseki. Minister Madge is an ordained minister and CEO of 'Grow the Church now'. She is known as the Healthy Church Growth advocate. Madge works in churches small & medium no matter the denomination in USA & UK, travelling to speak at events on church leadership on her specialism of church retention challenges. Episode hig...

In this episode we are chewing over a few questions on leadership, primarily leadership in a Church Planter's world using the following questions: What leadership lessons have we learnt from Lockdown? How is Church Planting leadership different? Who does a Planter need to be? Has leadership become an idol in the church? Where does trusting God come in? Do connect with us on Instagram @churchp...

The start of Season 2 is here! Join Paul & Malcolm as they tell us a bit about who they are, what's happened since Season 1,  the vision for Season 2,  and what we can look forward to in upcoming episodes. We also spend a little bit of time hearing about a key distinction between leadership in Church Planting, compared to other forms of Church leadership... Follow us on Instagram @churchp...

Bishop Ric is responsible for the London Diocesan goal of creating 100 New Worshipping Communities by 2020 and also works nationally to support other dioceses to plant new churches. Previously, Bishop Ric was the Bishop of London’s Adviser for Church Planting and the Rector of St Paul’s Shadwell. In this episode Bishop Ric answers questions about planting from past to present and what it might loo...

Chris Russell speaks to us on the importance of equipping the church to be faithful witnesses, the learning that can be done between the established church & church plants and how the local church has the power to bring transformation to their communities.  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: https://amzn.eu/d/dcFw9By

Phil Kingham discusses: how we need to lead with God's ideas rather than our own; working with the people God has given; leading our of our comfort zone; the importance of a diverse team and the pros and cons of leading a multi-cultural church.  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: https://amzn.eu/d/dcFw9By

In this episode, recently retired Executive Pastor Andrew Harris, from C3 Church Cambridge, shares his experience and journey to church planting and some of his time at C3. He unpacks the weight of ones calling into ministry and how that has the power to release us into the life God has purposed us with.  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: https://amzn.eu/d/dcFw9By

In this episode we get personal! Jon March opens up about his experience and trials faced in waiting to plant a church, the battles that went with it and learning to lead now in a different season of leadership. But in the midst of it all, having the ability to lead himself through each leadership change has kept him running the race.  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' h...

In this episode Rich Johnson discusses what its like to lead a Resource Church and how the church (as a whole) during this CV-19 season is going through an accelerated period of reviewing its structures and the exciting renewal & reach that can potentially come out of it! Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: https://amzn.eu/d/dcFw9By

Malcolm Gray, a church planting missionary in Thailand - now National leader of WEC-UK in Coventry, shares wisdom on leadership topics such as: success vs failure, impact vs production, planting as a catalyst, quality vs quantity in discipleship and the importance of knowing the culture & context of the mission field you're in. Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter'...

Helen talks about church planting on a North London Estate relationally with core values that empower people to be discipled right from the start. She also discusses what to look for in Core Team members and the importance of Character over gifting.  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: https://amzn.eu/d/dcFw9By

Stuart Plumb shares his leadership experience in revitalising a church in London. Hear about his experiences, lessons learnt, ups & downs as he traverses through his leadership journey of enabling change in this church graft project! Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: https://amzn.eu/d/dcFw9By

John Coles talks about his own experience of renewal through an outpouring of the Holy Spirit and how that shaped his leadership and ministry over the years.  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: https://amzn.eu/d/dcFw9By

David McDougall reflects on years of church planting in London and how he has taken lessons from there to lead a church now that is planting churches across the City of Milton Keynes. Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: https://amzn.eu/d/dcFw9By

Mike Pavlou tells us about the journey from street trader to church planter. He talks to us about the power of God's call and working with the resources God has given us, even if we don't feel equipped for the task ahead. A truly remarkable story of the Holy Spirit bringing growth even when we don't anticipate it on a human level.  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Plan...

Matt Beer hones in on the importance of being part of something bigger when it comes to church and the work of the Holy Spirit. As he embarks, six months into his church planting journey, he shares the experience so far and what it looks like planting a Resource church from scratch. PS - apologies for the audio delay about 2/3rds if the way in, not sure what happened there... Support the show Buy...

Paul Harcourt - National leader of New Wine and leader of All Saints Woodford Wells dives into the importance of following our own unique call and how that carries us through the battle of comparison.  Support the show Buy 'Journal of a Church Planter' here: https://amzn.eu/d/dcFw9By