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Planting Churches with Disciple Making DNA

Is your church plant built for disciple making? — The North American model of church is not based upon disciple making, but that can be changed in a new church […]

52m
Dec 05, 2023
Does Your Discipleship Include Good Theology?

Discipleship MUST always be guided by good theology. — On this episode join Bobby and Carl as they explore why it’s more important now than ever to have good theology. […]

39m
Nov 20, 2023
What’s the Difference Between Discipleship and Evangelism?

Welcome to One Eighty, welcome to Discipleship. Over the next 8 weeks, we will be turning our focus to creating a discipleship culture as we look ahead to our 2024 […]

36m
Nov 08, 2023
Five Practical Prayers to Equip Your Members for Their Personal Mission Field

Are your members equipped for the personal mission? Many of us tried turning our churches into evangelistic “fishing ponds.” That didn’t work. We taught our members to invite others to […]

1h 2m
Oct 30, 2023
The Lost Cause Movement

Dive into a live Q&A session with Faith Eury Cho, Albert Tate and Aaron & Hannah Barnett as they unpack some keys to an evangelism culture and why evangelism is […]

54m
Oct 24, 2023
The Delight of Small Ministry in Small Places

A few years ago, a ministry friend and partner of mine was attending the Exponential conference in Orlando when he overheard a conversation between two prospective church planters that went […]

1s
Oct 23, 2023
Is Church Revitalization the New Church Planting?

In a post-Covid world, almost every church finds itself in somewhat of a revitalization process. But even before Covid, a multi-faceted approach to planting new churches and revitalizing older churches […]

1s
Oct 16, 2023
Is The Gospel Still Good News?

“Gospel” literally means “good news” … but if you ask many people in our increasingly pluralist and secular world, Christians who claim it as our central truth are less and […]

55m
Oct 16, 2023
LNP 49 | Overcoming Resistance to Soul Care

The topic of soul care is often surrounded by confusion or suspicion by hard-driving leaders. Ben Cachairis helps us see this from a senior leader’s eyes, with the hope of […]

1s
Oct 10, 2023
Should We Deconstruct Church Planting?

Evangelism Series // Week 2 Deconstruction has long been the activity of young people inside and outside of the church. However, this new wave of deconstruction has unique challenges that […]

1h 5m
Oct 09, 2023
Unveiling Your Purpose

A remarkable 57 percent of Americans indicate that they search for purpose in their lives on a monthly basis. Additionally, a concerning 42 percent of Generation Z individuals have received […]

1s
Oct 09, 2023
11 Innovative Ministries – Part One

Next Ventures is an innovative approach to finding, connecting, and learning from emerging leaders who are shaping the future of the church. We begin the process by collaborating with our […]

1s
Oct 09, 2023
Peace Be With You

Passing the Peace Growing up in the Catholic church, I always looked forward to the point in each Mass when the priest would invite us to turn towards others nearby […]

1s
Oct 03, 2023
The Four Stages of Discipling This Generation, And How We Finally Move Past Stage One

We’ve all encountered this at some point: We’re just living our lives. Minding our own business. Living the dream. And then one day we get a Facebook message from someone […]

1s
Oct 03, 2023
God’s Lost Cause

Evangelism Series // Week 1 Dive deeper into the conversation of God’s Lost Cause with Dave Ferguson, Aaron Barnett and Hannah Barnett. • The Need for Reviving the Lost Cause: Problem: Evangelism […]

53m
Oct 03, 2023
The Four Stages of Discipling This Generation

So we’ve all encountered this at some point. We’re just living our lives. Minding our own business. Living the dream. And then one day we get a Facebook message from […]

1s
Oct 02, 2023
LNP 48 | Reigniting Interest in the Local Church

If you’re passionate about the intersection of faith, community, and generational shifts, this episode is your compass for navigating these uncharted waters. Join Aaron Barnett & Hannah Gronowski Barnett as […]

1s
Sep 27, 2023
Staffing the Post-Pandemic Church with Volunteer Leaders

One of the most important characteristics of great leaders is that they are not afraid to empower the people around them. Derek Sanford, the Lead Pastor of Grace Church in […]

1s
Sep 25, 2023
The Evangelism Blind Spot That’s Hiding in Plain Sight

Last month, we at Christ Together released a new study on the State of Evangelism in the Church and while much of it highlighted trends we have seen before, there […]

1s
Sep 19, 2023
LNP 47 | Microchurches for the Next Generation

Older paradigms of student ministry were focused on centralized expressions that required the next generation to be good inviters. Gen Z believers are hungry for more. They recognize they’re living […]

1s
Sep 19, 2023
Microchurches for the Next Generation

Every year, more than one million young people will walk away from the Christian faith.  The young people in America are considered to be the first post-Christian generation in our […]

1s
Sep 18, 2023
Run and Tell

At the end of the last piece from Albert Tate (“What Are You Doing Here?”), Jesus was talking with an isolated Samaritan woman beside a well. He came into her […]

1s
Sep 14, 2023
LNP 46 | Mind the Gap

How is you church stepping into the gap? The gap between your church and your community won’t just close itself. It requires a change in mindset. In this podcast, Gabe […]

1s
Sep 12, 2023
How to Become More Innovative

There is a pervasive myth out there that innovation is the exclusive domain of artists, entrepreneurs, and creative types. But is it possible to cultivate innovation? Is there a hack […]

1s
Sep 11, 2023
Engaging the Next Generation

In an era of rapid societal changes and shifting values, many local churches are facing the challenge of engaging the next generation.  With declining attendance and waning interest, it is […]

1s
Sep 11, 2023
How to Be a Hero Maker

At the beginning of this series, I referenced the idea of a magnet that can pull us toward a certain standard of what makes a church “successful.” While this prevailing […]

1s
Sep 08, 2023
What’s Your Story?

Let me share the story of Perpetua, born in 182 AD to a wealthy family in Carthage. When she was just 22, Perpetua was arrested and put in a Roman […]

1s
Sep 06, 2023
Time to Create New Norms

Fifty-five years ago, nearly half of Americans smoked and only 100,000 regularly took a jog.  Then, in 1968, Dr. Kenneth Cooper wrote his groundbreaking book, Aerobics, clearly laying out the […]

1s
Sep 04, 2023
It’s Your Move

I was born in South Korea and moved to Los Angeles when I was five. I remember wondering, “Is there a God?” You see, my great-grandfather was one of the […]

1s
Aug 29, 2023
LNP 45 | Parents And The Next Generation

In this episode, we will discuss the importance of parents and their role within the Next Generation and the church. As Next Gen leaders, it’s vitally important to have a […]

1s
Aug 29, 2023