Author: Sean Cronin

PODCAST 094: The Challenge of Church Discipline in Digital Spaces
By The Church.digital: This is not going to be your typical The Church Digital Podcast. What does church discipline look like at your church? I want to be clear with the question. I’m not necessarily talking about spiritual disciplines here. Not digging into discipleship. Wikipedia defines Church Discipline as: “the […]

Deconstructing the Lies We Believe
Home > Blog > Deconstructing the Lies We Believe Deconstructing the Lies We Believe By New Churches Team Who Do These Lies Apply To? In You Are What You Do: And Six Other Lies About Work, Life, and Love, Daniel Im outlines seven lies that the culture says are truth. […]

Great Leaders Do the Mission
By Ken Adams: After a half century of involvement with my local church, I have concluded that there are two types of leaders: those who talk about the mission of making disciples, and those who actually do it. Do the Work If you find a leader who actually does the […]

Parachute Church Planting
Home > Blog > Parachute Church Planting September 9, 2020 Parachute Church Planting By New Churches Team Called to City Dan and Amber Sweaza met in Bible college in Texas. Soon after, they were called to a church in Florida, where Dan served as a youth pastor for ten years. […]

Picture of a Disciple
By Justin Gravitt: It’s the best known, most visited, most written about, and most famous work of art in the world. You know the one, right? Picture it in your mind. This is the most famous painting in the history of the world. It’s so famous that you can clearly […]

When You Have to Fire Someone You Don’t Want to Fire
Home > Blog > When You Have to Fire Someone You Don’t Want to Fire When You Have to Fire Someone You Don’t Want to Fire By New Churches Team When you think about our COVID-19 context, everything began shutting down in March. There were government programs put in place […]

Change Begins with Absolute Surrender to King Jesus and His Mission!
by Stan Rodda: Many followers of Jesus have heard at some point in their life about something called the Great Commission. This command of Jesus is among the final sentences He would share with His disciples on this earth. If I asked you, “What is the Great Commission,” I imagine […]

Episode 523: Should I Plant a House Church?
by NewChurches.com: In Episode 523 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss house church planting. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Why house churches might become more popular How cultural disruption might change church practices Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches): “There is a context, a place if you will, for nimble, […]