The Dynamics of Urban Church Planting

Mar 14, 2024

Explore the dynamics of urban church planting with Dr. Doug Logan as he shares insights on investing in mental health, meeting community needs, and the challenges of urban environments. Discover the diverse characteristics of urban planters, the impact of city dynamics on discipleship models, and the support sending churches can provide. Dive into the transformative journey of a former barber turned successful church planter, the importance of flexibility in urban outreach, and the significance of character growth and relationships in sustainable church planting.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Exploring the Transformation of a Former Barber into a Church Planter

01:31 • 2min

Embracing the Challenges of Urban Church Planting

03:32 • 11min

Importance of Flexibility and Adaptability in Urban Church Planting

14:05 • 2min

Exploring Upcoming Books on Church Planting and Missional Living

16:21 • 2min

Host Tony Merida chats with long-time friend and colleague Dr. Doug Logan, Send Network’s Director of Urban Planter Development, to share the latter’s experiences in urban church planting. Tune in as the author, pastor, and planter shares insight into loving your city well, investing in your mental and emotional health, and reaching your people through meeting their needs.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

The diverse contexts and characteristics of church planters in urban areas
How funding and self-sufficiency look different for urban planters
Why the heartbeat of our cities cannot be found in our charts and graphs
How the fast-paced, ever-changing nature of the city impacts our discipleship models
What sending churches can provide to the planters they send to the city

Helpful Resources:

J.A. Medders and Doug Logan’s book: The Soul-Winning Church: Six Keys to Fostering a Genuine Evangelistic Culture
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Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.

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Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):

I like to say that our best church planters are not even Christians yet. We never know where the Lord might go to snatch a guy up and put him on this path. Praise be to God for the gospel. – Tony Merida

Just like we exegete the texts, we pull from it what’s actually in it. We don’t superimpose our ideologies or our non-researched understandings into our sermons. You can’t do that in the context of the city. – Doug Logan

We have to understand the historical brokenness and listen to people’s stories of the current devils and old devils, their current joys and hopes. That’s only going to come through relationship-building conversations. – Doug Logan

Serving the planters we send out has to not be an anomaly, but it has to be the normative reality for churches as we play an Antiochus role as sending churches. – Doug Logan

The nature of the inner city is ever fast-moving. You have to get the gospel in and build relationships with almost a microwave mentality–not a marathon mentality. You and your discipleship have to be flexible because things move fast. – Doug Logan

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