The Rodcast: Innovative Missions with Dr. Rod Plummer and Team

The local church is the hope of the world. Discover why Jesus loves the local church, the reason why believers should be planted in a local church, and how to champion the local church as a leader or pastor. Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders...

What's the key to planting a church that actually lasts? In this episode, Pastor Monty sits down with Dr. Rod Plummer to unpack the 24-year history of Lifehouse Church in Tokyo. Discover the seven essential keys to a successful church plant, which make sure your church is accessible to the culture and planted firmly in the local soil. Whether you're just starting out or looking to scale your leade...

In this episode, Pastors Rod Plummer and Gerard Keehan, Senior Pastor of Globalheart Church, look back on their 43-year friendship and how it's kept them on mission no matter how tough the journey has been. Learn how to navigate the highs and lows of ministry and why you should never do ministry alone, with plenty of encouragement for pastors and church planters. Plus, a special announcement from...

What's the secret to 40 years of ministry without burning out? In this episode, Ps Rod and Monty Plummer dive into a raw, honest conversation about mental health for leaders. Discover why Ps Rod gives himself a "24-hour rule" on difficult days, the power of what he calls the "Flick of Faith," and the simple daily rhythm that keeps his ministry sustainable for the long haul. If you’re feeling the w...

How do you move from doing ministry yourself to raising up a team of leaders? Join Pastor Rod and Pastor Monty as they unpack 40 years of church planting insights to answer that very question. Plus, discover a powerful framework for developing pastors and leaders within your local church. Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no...

Last year, Dr. Darryn Scheske joined a training event in Tokyo with some of our Lifehouse leaders. After sharing his story of planting Heartland Church (featured in last month's episode), he answered some of our questions, including how to know when God is speaking to you (and it's not your own idea) and what he did to build a diverse church in a historically divided city. Learn how to reach the u...

25 years ago, Darryn Scheske arrived in Fishers, Indiana, with a word from God that he was to plant a church there. The only problem? He had no connections, no money, and not a single attendee at his first interest meeting. So how did he plant one of the biggest multiethnic churches in the Midwest? Hear his amazing story of faith and learn how you can find breakthroughs in your city or mission fie...

In this episode, Bishop Gilbert Foliente of Victory Church Manila shares the incredible story of how the good news of Jesus spread across the Philippines in just one generation. If you’re believing for a move of God in your nation, this is one you don’t want to miss. Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are...

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Lakepointe Pastor of Digital Ministries Carlos Erazo to hear his journey from a college student YouTuber in El Salvador to leading one of America’s most influential digital ministries. His message to churches: stop treating social media as a billboard and start seeing it as the new Mars Hill — a global gathering place where the good news needs to be share...

In this episode, Lakepointe Missions Pastor Shay Fields joins us to talk about being a church on mission. Discover Lakepointe’s approach to missions, the great opportunity for missions in today’s world, and how you can inspire your church to support missions in three important ways. Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matte...

Learn what contextualization is, how it can help your church reach more people, and how you can start implementing it in easy ways in your local church. Get the Japanese ERV Translation on the YouVersion Bible App: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ Listen to Lifehouse Worship: https://mylifehouse.com/worship Chapters: (00:51) - What is Contextualization (05:14) - How We Contextualize...

Discover how to effectively disciple people across different languages and cultures with Lifehouse Senior Pastor Rod Plummer and Tokyo Campus Pastor Monty Plummer. Read the Blue Book: http://mylifehouse.com/bluebook Get the Japanese ERV Translation on the YouVersion Bible App: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the...

Lifehouse Senior Pastor Rod Plummer and Tokyo Campus Pastor Monty Plummer unpack the concept of “Innovative Missions” and discuss how this idea helped Lifehouse Church become what it is today. Chapters: (00:00) - What is Innovative Missions? (01:43) - When Missions Became Personal for Ps Rod (03:42) - Why We Planted in Japan (06:50) - Finding a New Strategy for Japan (14:37) - Our First Decision f...

Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with the message of Jesus. Subscribe to Innovative Missions with Pastor Rod Plummer and Team on your favorite audio platform...

Does being Christian mean not being Japanese? Pastor Rod is joined today by Pastor Masashi Shibuya, Campus Pastor of Lifehouse Yokohama as they discuss how the Samurai culture of Japan meets Christianity as good people receive Good News. Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod...

How does our victory in Christ connect to our prayer life? Join Pastor Rod Plummer today for the final episode of the Colossians: Jesus Total Victory = My Total Victory series. Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they...

How do we have victory in Christ over the devil? Continue listening to the Colossians: Jesus Total Victory = My Total Victory series with Pastor Rod today! Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, min...

Today Pastor Rod dives into Colossians 2 and how we have complete freedom and victory in Christ today. Join us for this minisode in the series Colossians: Jesus Total Victory = My Total Victory Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around t...

Today Pastor Rod continues to break open the book of Colossians, sharing about the word "Reconciled!" and how that affects our lives today. Join us for this teaching minisode. Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they d...

Today Pastor Rod continues the series Colossians: Jesus Total Victory = My Total Victory following the experiences of some of the Japanese people in our church who have come to church, made a decision to believe in Jesus, joined a connect group and grown into leadership about why they came to church and what encouraged them to stay. Join us for this episode diving into Japanese society and the str...

Join Pastor Rod and special guest; Japanese pastor Tasuke Nakaoka from Tokyo, Japan as they explore the rich history of Japan’s samurai culture and how this intertwines with how they share the Gospel today. Drawing from Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan (武士道) by Inazō Nitobe, they unpack timeless samurai principles—honor, loyalty, discipline—and how these values shape the way the message of Je...

Why do people love the local church? Join Pastor Rod Plummer today as he shares his experience and the experience of others in a variety of circumstances about why they love the local church. #localchurch #churchinjapan #churchinasia Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plum...

Today Pastor Rod Plummer Senior Pastor of Lifehouse International Church is joined by Pastor Richard Welsh, campus pastor of Lifehouse Hong Kong as they break down how to pray, how to integrate prayer more easily in your life and debunk some of the world's misconceptions about prayer. Ever wanted to know how and when to pray? Don't miss today's episode. #prayer #asia #hongkong #japan Learn how to...

Join Pastor Rod in today’s episode of Colossians: Jesus’ Total Victory = My Total Victory as he dives into both science and Scripture to uncover the truth of how all things hold together. Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the wor...

Why is there evil in the world? Join Pastor Rod today as he dives into this topic through the book of Colossians.  Learn how to reach the unreached, build healthy local churches, and raise up the next generation of leaders no matter where you are in the world. Join Pastor Rod Plummer, his team, and leaders from around the world as they discuss missions, ministry, and reaching more people with...