Church Planter Podcast

Even though there's a great need for church planting in urban, majority-minority contexts, most church planters today still focus on white suburban neighborhoods. In this interview, Peyton Jones and Dhati Lewis talk about the needed shift in church planting and what it means to make disciples locally.You can connect with Dhati at:myblvd.coThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

The Church today has a DNA problem and the result is a lack of disciple making. Our DNA is preventing us from successfully reproducing. In this episode, Tom Johnston and Mike Chong Perkinson talk about how refocusing on Jesus as a rabbi and his organic discipleship practices can help us rectify our priorities and see kingdom growth once again.You can connect with Tom and Mike at:praxiscenter.orgtriviuminstitute.netThanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

The recent war between Israel and Hamas is heartbreaking, and tensions among Christians have been high as we debate what can and should be done. Peyton and Pete weigh in on how Christians should view the conflict, engage in dialogue, and stay informed.Thanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

For this special episode of the Church Planter Podcast, Robert interviews author, speaker, missiologist and agitator Mike Frost. They talk about a wide variety of topics, from church planting in specific cultural contexts, to adapting missionary methods, clarifying purpose, community-centered initiatives, and kingdom proclamation and transformation. Michael Frost is an internationally recognised Australian missiologist and one of the leading voices in the missional church movement. His books are required reading in colleges and seminaries around the world and he is much sought after as an international conference speaker.He's the founding director of the Tinsley Institute in Sydney Australia, an adjunct lecturer at various seminaries, and the author of 19 books. He is also well known for his protests against Australia’s treatment of refugees, some of which have resulted in his arrest by the NSW police, as well as his advocacy for racial reconciliation, foreign aid, and gender equality.For more from Mike, visit his website https://mikefrost.net/.  Find more from the Church Planter Podcast on instagram @churchplanterpodcast, on Facebook at Church Planter Podcast, and twitter @cPlanterPodcast.

Surprised by the Christian criticism directed towards LA Ink's Kat Von D after her recent baptism, Peyton and Pete talk about why some Christians can't seem to give new believers a break. They discuss how to handle criticism and how to pause and engage wisely before speaking your mind.Thanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

During COVID, many pastors learned a new skillset: they became content creators, broadcasting their services and messages to people everywhere. However, we need to move beyond merely creating content. We need to provide value to our communities. Peyton and Pete discuss how to find your unique calling and mission on this episode so that people see the church on mission more and we become relevant in our communities.Thanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

Robert Frazier joins Pete and Peyton for this special 501st episode on how the landscape of church planting has changed for the better in recent years. Robert shares three key factors he thinks have contributed and all three co-hosts discuss where the next wave of mission should be directed. Thanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

Can it be true, 500 episodes!? In this special edition, Peyton and Pete stop to reflect about everything that's happened with the Church Planter Podcast over the past 500 episodes. They discuss how the show has changed, how church planting has changed, and how they as individuals have changed as well. Don't miss this conversation!

In the West, we take the ability to freely share the gospel, raise funds for missions, and gather as Christians for granted. But when your liberties are removed, how do you plant a church? In this episode, Pete and Peyton are joined by Lana Silk, CEO of Transform Iran. Lana shares how believers find Jesus and plant churches when it's dangerous and illegal in Iran, drawing out principles that can be used by church planters anywhere.Thanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.

With the release of the latest Star Wars series, Ahsoka, Pete and Peyton can't help but to share their thoughts on the podcast. Find out what they loved, what they hated, and what confused them too much to understand.Thanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one else is going and do what no one else is doing to reach people, no one else is reaching.Make sure to review and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast service to help us connect with more church planters.