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I used to surf. Not well, but enough to learn something that has stuck with me for decades. The small waves are where you learn to ride. Most beginners ignore them. They’re watching for the big swells, the dramatic sets that lift you ten feet and carry you all the way to shore. But you…

In this episode of the Church Planter Podcast, Peyton Jones sits down with Todd Wilson, co-founder and former CEO of Exponential, to talk about church growth, church planting, multiplication, and Todd’s new book, How Did We Get Here? Todd shares the story behind Exponential, the influence of Bob Buford and Leadership Network, and how the modern church planting and multiplication movements were shaped by leaders working behind the scenes to “pour gas” on what God was already doing. The conversation also turns toward one of the biggest questions facing the church today: What if our current operating system is not built for multiplication? Todd explains why the American church does not just have a church planting problem, but a disciple-making and mobilization problem. If churches want to see gospel saturation, they cannot rely only on programs, platforms, or Sunday-centered ministry. They need to mobilize everyday disciple-making missionaries. Peyton and Todd also discuss the rise of consumer-driven church models, why programs do not reproduce but disciples can, and why the next generation may need permission to build new playbooks instead of simply inheriting the old ones. The post CPP #653 Is Now Live!!! appeared first on Newbreed Training.

Here’s something that should stop you in your tracks. The person who told you about Jesus was told by someone else. Who was told by someone else. Who was told by someone else. Pull the thread all the way back and you’ll eventually land somewhere near the first century. Near a small group of ordinary…

It’s not about what you do—it’s about who I AM! Those words stopped me in my tracks. The spoon in my hand stopped stirring and hovered over the pot, and for a moment, the clatter of dinner prep faded away. I had been pouring my heart out to God for weeks, asking how I could…

Reposted with permission from the Church Vitality Network, original article by Gary Mortiz: https://www.thechurchvitalitynetwork.com/blog/teambuilding The pastor sat alone in the office at 9 p.m. The bulletin still needed proofing. The volunteer schedule sat half-built. Three texts waited for a reply. He led everything. He owned everything. And the church still was not growing. Sound familiar?…

So who writes a book and calls it Hi-Vis Faith? Who intentionally pitches a book at tradies, manual workers and other people generally not typified as readers? Because that is exactly what I am doing here. Well… Someone who has lived in that world for 20 years and knows it from the inside. Someone who…

This article originally appeared on Fivefold Training. Used with permission. Subscribe to Nathan’s Fivefold Training Newsletter and get a Free PDF download exercise in a gift area of choice. Do you remember the story where Jesus challenged injustice, flipping over tables in the temple in his righteous anger? That was Jesus being a prophet. Do you remember…

In this episode of the Church Planter Podcast, Peyton Jones and Pete Mitchell return to the “church planter diary” format with a real-time update from The Abbey. Peyton shares what happened on a Sunday when almost everything looked like it was working against them: most of the core team was gone, the room was smaller…

Jesus said something deceptively simple to a group of tired fishermen: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They knew fishing. They knew about pools and currents and the difference between casting in the wrong place and pulling in a net so full it nearly breaks. And Jesus was telling them —…

I was 22 years old, fresh out of the classroom, armed with theology and absolutely clueless about real ministry. His name was Dan Boyd. He was 16. And he knew something I didn’t. I had the degree. He had the relationships. I could explain the Great Commission. He was living it. Dan had taken a…