Nexus Church Planting Podcast

Jesus told his followers, “Go and make disciples of every nation,” but a lot of us stop before we start―because we feel like we don’t have what it takes. But Jesus didn’t ask spiritual superstars to make disciples. He invited ordinary people into the adventure of following Him. Jessie Cruickshank learned how to be a disciple-maker in the wilderness. When she connected her outdoor adventure ministr...

Many pastors today preach a gospel that makes converts but not disciples. This results from "non-discipleship gospels," which exclude the necessity to follow Jesus from their message. Making disciples requires intentionality, starting with the foundation of what we teach those in our care. How we present the message of Jesus has powerful implications. There are many differing "gospels" in the Chur...

The Apostle Paul was a veteran church planter who "laid a foundation like a wise and master builder" and there is much we can learn from his example. Paul indicated that there were basic skills and experiences required to successfully plant a church. From training and sending teams to bi-vocational ministry, fundraising, and so much more. During his time in prison, Paul spent much of his time writ...

Lifeway did a research project that discovered 94% of the people who meet Christ were brought to Christ by someone less than two years old in their faith. Moving past year two of faith, most Christ-followers do not share Christ. Their research also showed that more than half of people who follow Christ have not shared Christ in a meaningful way in the past six months. The average church in the USA...

For decades the church has adopted a come-and-see approach to discipleship establishing itself as a teaching center. But that omits a pretty large part of Jesus' ministry as he trained his disciples for years and regularly sent them out proclaiming the Kingdom and evaluated their progress. We need to transform our churches from teaching centers into training centers! To intentionally raise up disc...

Getting into a building can be extremely difficult for a new church plant. But the bill doesn't have to rest on your shoulders 100%. In this webinar, we're joined by two incredible leaders from The Solomon Foundation. They're going to help us think of creative ways of partnering with local businesses or schools in order to create and share a space for your community. The Solomon Foundation is a no...

Let’s talk all things children’s ministry! Your children's ministry is one of, if not the most important ministry in your church plant. This life-giving ministry is foundational in the success of your church, and your team needs vision and clarity to do it at a high level. Join us for this conversation with pastor and coach, Craig Wilson, as we talk all things Children's Ministry! From mission and...

Churches often miss the mark with silver-bullet strategies that promise to multiply Kingdom impact. More than 2,000 years later, it’s time to get back to the basics it’s time to get back to the basics of reaching His people, His way! If you want to reignite your passion for the local church and see your congregation live out the Great Commission by growing and making disciples you have to be inten...

Pastors care for a soul in the way a doctor cares for a body. In a time when many churches have lost sight of the real purpose of the church, The Care of Souls invites a new generation of pastors to form the godly habits and practical wisdom needed to minister to the hearts and souls of those committed to their care. Harold Senkbeil helps remind pastors of the essential calling of the ministry: pr...

Is it possible to reshape the day-to-day ministry of your church to multiply the number of disciples of Jesus you’re releasing into the world? Absolutely. Future Church will show you how. The church in North America is dramatically over-programmed and under-discipled. Most church leaders know this to be true. The problem is—the generally accepted way of doing church, the current paradigm for how t...

Explorers Lewis and Clark had to adapt. While they had prepared to find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean, instead they found themselves in the Rocky Mountains. You too may feel that you are leading in a cultural context you were not expecting. You may even feel that your training holds you back more often than it carries you along. Drawing from his extensive experience as a pastor and consultant, T...

The Church continues to grow through Disciple Making Movements all over the world. The Church in India has been growing rapidly seeing thousands of churches planted and Central India Christian Mission is on the frontlines. Their Director of Leadership Training, Josh Howard, has been leading many of our bi-vocational and co-vocational church planters to develop simple reproducible disciple-making s...

Would you believe me if I told you, "Your digital location is now more important than your church’s physical location?” Or that, "Your Photography Team is now as important as your Worship Team?” When someone walks into your building for the first time, you want them to feel welcomed, loved, safe, inspired, etc. We take great care of our meeting spaces and buildings to present ourselves well and en...

Have you ever found yourself saying, "We need more leaders?" Most pastors are facing that very struggle and their frustration is growing because they cannot seem to find a solution. Meanwhile, the shortage of leaders decreases the impact of their ministry and increases the stress on their staff. The leadership pipeline process guides you through a framework to build an intentional leadership devel...