Churches Planting Churches https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/acts-29/ Churches Planting Churches is a podcast produced by Acts 29 in partnership with The Gospel Coalition. Tony Merida talks with various church planters, pastors, theologians, and innovators; sharing stories and insights to help you serve Christ’s church more faithfully and effectively. en_US 2024-07-05T00:28:59-04:00 2024-07-05T00:28:59-04:00 Acts 29 and The Gospel Coalition clean no 608017 podcasts@thegospelcoalition.org Introducing The Acts 29 Podcast Thu, 05 Nov 2020 05:04:46 +0000 J. A. Medders https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/3f6605d1-019d-4379-9790-230e4f74587b/episodes/a5e7ced6-a35a-4753-8881-ba34ad41b5d7/audio/0c20cc4d-ba3a-445a-ad1e-f382a217bf36/default_tc.mp3 2:39 no Church Planting and Cultural Engagement Thu, 24 Sep 2020 04:04:59 +0000 Tony Merida, Daniel Strange https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/21122851/2020.09.24_Dan-Strange_mixdown.mp3 no Church-Planting Momentum in Japan Thu, 10 Sep 2020 04:04:23 +0000 Tony Merida, Adam Ramsey https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/08100305/09.10.2020-Adam-Ramsey_mixdown.mp3 no The Impact of Kenya’s School Shutdown Until 2021 https://unsplash.com/photos/9aAr_EFqYdc Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:04:15 +0000 Tony Merida, Ronald Kogo https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/24104308/08.27.2020-Ronald-Kogo_mixdown.mp3 https://unsplash.com/photos/9aAr_EFqYdc no How the Ascension Enables Church Planting Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:04:25 +0000 Tony Merida, Patrick Schreiner https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/11090412/2020.08.13-Patrick-Schreiner_mixdown.mp3 no Training Indigenous Church Leaders Thu, 30 Jul 2020 04:04:49 +0000 Tony Merida, Matthew Spandler-Davison https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/27115132/2020.07.30-MSD_mixdown.mp3 no Tony Merida Reflects on His Church-Planting Journey Thu, 16 Jul 2020 04:04:33 +0000 Tony Merida, Harvey Turner https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/14070056/2020.07.16-Harvey-Turner_mixdown.mp3 no Funding the Mission Thu, 02 Jul 2020 04:04:14 +0000 Tony Merida, Shaun Garman https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/29120704/2020.07.02-Shaun-Garman_mixdown_1.mp3 no Women’s Ministry in a ‘You Do You’ World Thu, 18 Jun 2020 04:03:00 +0000 Tony Merida, Jen Oshman https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/15113810/2020.06.18-Jen-Oshman_mixdown.mp3 no Early Stages of Urban Church Planting Thu, 04 Jun 2020 04:04:06 +0000 Tony Merida, Adam Muhtaseb https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/01123801/2020.06.04_Adam-Muhtaseb_mixdown.mp3 no Training and Equipping Church Planters Thu, 21 May 2020 04:05:55 +0000 Tony Merida, Philip Moore https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/23153417/2020.01.24-Philip-Moore_mixdown_UPDATED.mp3 no Planting a Church in Uncertain Times Thu, 07 May 2020 04:04:55 +0000 Tony Merida, Travis Cunningham https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/04111441/2020.03.26-Travis-Cunningham_mixdown.mp3 no Planting Churches in Hard Places During a Global Crisis Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:04:41 +0000 Tony Merida, Doug Logan https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20112514/2020.03.26-Doug-Logan_mixdown.mp3 no Best Practices for Church Planters During COVID-19 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 04:05:30 +0000 Tony Merida, Brian Howard https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/30141014/2020.03.26-Brian-Howard_mixdown.mp3 no Parenting in the Throes of Church Planting Thu, 12 Mar 2020 04:03:00 +0000 Tony Merida, Renaut van der Riet https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/06120909/2020.01.09-Renaut-van-der-Reit_mixdown_1.mp3 no Celebrating Church-Planting Milestones Thu, 27 Feb 2020 05:04:35 +0000 Tony Merida, Eric Roseberry https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/24113921/Eric-Roseberry_mixdown.mp3 no Church Planting in (Spiritually Desolate) Dublin Thu, 13 Feb 2020 05:04:40 +0000 Mark Smith, Tony Merida https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10135850/2020.02.04_Mark-Smith_mixdown_1.mp3 no The Best Kind of Mercy Ministry Thu, 16 Jan 2020 05:04:03 +0000 Tony Merida, Tyler St. Clair https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/14113844/2019.10.16-Tyler-St-Clair_mixdown.mp3 no Churches That Merge to Plant More Churches Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:04:00 +0000 Tony Merida, David Doran Jr. https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/30140544/2019.12.26-David-Doran_mixdown.mp3 no What Does Singleness Look Like in Church Planting? Thu, 19 Dec 2019 05:04:56 +0000 Tony Merida, Hunter Beaumont https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/17160443/2019.11.28_Hunter-Beaumont_mixdown.mp3 no Pastoral Transition in Church Planting How can church planters ensure that faithful men will be able to lead the church when they're gone? Thu, 05 Dec 2019 05:03:46 +0000 Tony Merida, Luke Humphrey, Blaine Boyd https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/08132154/2019.11.14-Humphrey-and-Boyd_mixdown.mp3 How can church planters ensure that faithful men will be able to lead the church when they're gone? no Training Pastors and Planters in the Church, by the Church, for the Church Thu, 14 Nov 2019 05:04:37 +0000 Tony Merida, Doug Logan, Bryan Laughlin https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/13073044/2019.11.12-Logan-and-Laughlin_mixdown.mp3 no Mez McConnell on Shepherding Abuse Victims Thu, 31 Oct 2019 04:04:08 +0000 Tony Merida, Mez McConnell https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/03044127/08.20.2019_Mez-McConnell_mixdown.mp3 no Should a Pastor Leave One Church to Plant Another One? How does a church planter consider transitioning to a new ministry after planting a healthy church? Thu, 03 Oct 2019 04:04:50 +0000 Tony Merida, Harvey Turner https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/30223845/2019.10.03-Harvey-Turner_mixdown.mp3 How does a church planter consider transitioning to a new ministry after planting a healthy church? no Want to Combat the Prosperity Gospel? Support Church Planting. Healthy churches are the answer to the perennial problem of the so-called prosperity gospel. Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:04:44 +0000 Tony Merida, Robert Manda https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/28052811/2019.09.19-Robert-Manda_mixdown.mp3 Healthy churches are the answer to the perennial problem of the so-called prosperity gospel. no Pastoring in the Forgotten Places We must view the small places with both realism and gospel hope Thu, 05 Sep 2019 04:04:44 +0000 Tony Merida, David Pinckney https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/14050248/2019.05.19-David-Pinckney_mixdown.mp3 We must view the small places with both realism and gospel hope no When the Weight of Ministry Feels Crushing How can a church planter endure through the dark days in ministry? Thu, 22 Aug 2019 04:03:08 +0000 Tony Merida, Kyllum Lewis https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/17092022/2019.05.31-Kyllum-Lewis_mixdown_1.mp3 How can a church planter endure through the dark days in ministry? no Ray Ortlund and Sam Storms on Finishing Well in Ministry To finish well in ministry, we need the power of God Thu, 08 Aug 2019 04:03:44 +0000 Tony Merida, Ray Ortlund, Sam Storms https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/02113751/2019.07.30-Ortlund-and-Storms_mixdown.mp3 To finish well in ministry, we need the power of God no Challenges and Opportunities in Church Revitalization Church revitalization presents unique challenges and opportunities that require careful shepherding Thu, 25 Jul 2019 04:04:07 +0000 Tony Merida, Steve Robinson https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/12104754/2019.07.04-Steve-Robinson_mixdown.mp3 Church revitalization presents unique challenges and opportunities that require careful shepherding no Must Church Planters Be Entrepreneurs? Entrepreneurial skills, rightly defined and employed, can be useful in church planting Thu, 11 Jul 2019 04:04:50 +0000 Tony Merida, Brian Howard https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/08170624/07.02.2019-Brian-Howard_mixdown.mp3 Entrepreneurial skills, rightly defined and employed, can be useful in church planting no Pastor, Your Relationships Are Not Secondary A healthy church can't exist without healthy relationships Thu, 20 Jun 2019 04:04:19 +0000 Tony Merida, Lucas Parks https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/18091033/2019.05.23-Lucas-Parks_mixdown.mp3 A healthy church can't exist without healthy relationships no Maturity Matters in Church Planting Apart from biblical maturity, "competence" counts for nothing in ministry Thu, 06 Jun 2019 04:04:57 +0000 Tony Merida, J. A. Medders https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/03113009/2019.05.14-Jeff-Medders_mixdown-V4.mp3 Apart from biblical maturity, "competence" counts for nothing in ministry no How Discipling and Church Planting Catalyze Each Other Discipleship fuels church planting, and vice versa Thu, 23 May 2019 04:04:58 +0000 Tony Merida, Scott Zeller https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/17093321/2019.4.19-Scott-Zeller_mixdown.mp3 Discipleship fuels church planting, and vice versa no Why Church Planters Must Lead in Mission How can church planters lead their congregations in gospel proclamation? Thu, 09 May 2019 04:04:21 +0000 Tony Merida, Shaun Cross https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/26055025/2019.04.09-Shaun-Cross_mixdown3.mp3 How can church planters lead their congregations in gospel proclamation? no Tips for Cultivating a Healthy Marriage in Ministry A healthy marriage doesn't guarantee healthy ministry, but an unhealthy marriage will almost certainly undermine healthy ministry Thu, 25 Apr 2019 04:04:49 +0000 Tony Merida, Orion Berridge https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/23042707/2019.04.18-Orion-Berridge_mixdown.mp3 A healthy marriage doesn't guarantee healthy ministry, but an unhealthy marriage will almost certainly undermine healthy ministry no ‘Conviction’ Isn’t Enough to Plant a Church Conviction is important, but if a planter isn't commended by others, we have reason for concern Thu, 11 Apr 2019 04:04:52 +0000 Tony Merida, Eric Mason https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/27132027/A29Podcast-Eric-Mason_mixdown2.mp3 Conviction is important, but if a planter isn't commended by others, we have reason for concern no The Danger of Spiritually Unhealthy Pastors Spiritual health is more important than "giftedness" Thu, 28 Mar 2019 04:04:57 +0000 Tony Merida, Brian Lowe https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/26052432/BrianLoweA29_mixdownEDIT.mp3 32:43 Spiritual health is more important than "giftedness" no