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Have you forgotten someone at the leadership table?

by Leadership Network: Next week, our very own Kadi Cole will be on the mainstage at the Exponential Global Conference sharing with thousands of church planters and leaders. God has positioned Kadi with influence and insight into how churches can multiply a movement of female leaders. This issue must matter […]

3 Implications of Church Decline

by Jeff Reed: I meet with a mentor twice a month. This fall, one of us brought news to each meeting of a church that had closed, merged, etc. These were all types of churches. Some churches had  800-1000 just 10 years ago; others had 400-500 and multiple staff members. […]

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Episode 469: The Future of Seminary Education

by NewChurches.com: In Episode 469 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss the future of seminary education. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: What seminary programs currently look like Some specific seminary programs worth looking into  Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches): “I’m not discouraged about the future about of education.” – […]

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What Does a Women’s Discipleship Group Look Like?

by Replicate: Imagine how different the story might have read had Jesus chosen to disciple twelve women instead of twelve men. I am certain there would have been more detailed questions and discussion! By God’s design, women think differently, have different emotional needs, interact differently and process things differently than […]

PODCAST 050: Biblical Function of a Digital-Only Church, Part 1

by Jeff Reed: Can a digital-only expression of church hold up to the Biblical standard of a church? This is the question that we, here at The Church Digital and Stadia Church Planting, are wrestling with. Can you create community online? Sure! Can you worship? Of course! Can you pray digitally? […]

5 Tips for Incorporating Live Video in Your Social Media Plan

by Jeff Reed: Video, Video, Video! You’ve heard it – Video is the king of content on social media. So how do you start to incorporate video into your social media plan? Here are five tips! Start Small – Add one video per month to your plan, then, try a […]

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Essentials of a Discipleship Group: Prayer

By Replicate: Even though Prayer is the seventh item on the Replicate list of nine essentials of a Discipleship Group, it could easily be first: prayer ought to permeate every part of the discipleship process. Think about it, before we even begin our discipleship group, we’re praying for God to […]

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Insights into Thriving Relationships Between Elders & Senior Church Leaders with Ben Cachiaras

by unSeminary: Thanks for joining us for this week’s unSeminary podcast. This week we’re talking with Ben Cachiaras, lead pastor of Mountain Christian Church. Mountain Christian Church was founded back in 1824 and currently has four campuses in Maryland. Ben is with us today to talk about how to foster […]

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What’s the Difference? Shepherding vs. Disciple Making

by Justin Gravitt: Clarity breeds brevity. Lack of clarity leads to lots of words. Our churches today lack clarity on disciple making. That confusion is evident by the long list of words used interchangeably such as discipleship, coaching, mentoring, disciple making, and shepherding. Unfortunately, these words aren’t synonyms. Instead of […]