There’s a lot of church planting networks out there. But what makes Send Network unique? In this episode, Dhati Lewis, Noah Oldham and Heiden Ratner discuss who Send Network is, where we’re going and how we’ve seen our values play out this year.

We Are Send Network (Video)

What’s Send Network all about?

Beginning Sept. 24, new co-hosts Noah Oldham and Heiden Ratner will join Dhati Lewis for “We are Send Network.” Here’s a quick word from the guys about what’s in store.

New co-hosts join Dhati Lewis!

How do you inspire your church planting team to own, sacrifice and hone the vision of your church plant? In this episode, Dhati Lewis interviews Heiden Ratner, lead pastor and church planter of WALK Church in Las Vegas, Nevada to talk about how church planters can practically help their team own the vision of the church plant and the three types of callings church planting teams members should consider before planting.

Developing your church planting team

If you surveyed your church and asked what the essence of the Church is, what would they say? You may find many members answer along the lines of the church being a vendor of religious goods and services instead of a missionary incubator. In this Send Network Gathering breakout session Brad Brisco — Send Network’s director of bivocational church planting — talks about how vital it is for the Church to regain its missionary mindset and nature. To view more content from the virtual Send Network Gathering visit sendnetworkgatherings.com.

Empower smaller expressions of church

How can God get the greatest glory in every aspect of your members’ lives and thus solve your city’s greatest problem? Bruce Moore, lead pastor of Christ Fellowship Church in Tampa, Florida, answers this question in this virtual Send Network Gathering breakout session. Moore reminds us that every time God calls us into a God-size vision to solve our city’s problems, we’re invited to start with what He’s already given us — the people, places and resources around us. To view more content from the virtual Send Network Gatherings visit sendnetworkgatherings.com.

How to solve your city’s greatest problem

Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world. More than 50% of the population is born outside of the country. So, how do church planters pastor and plant in such a diverse context with varying traditions and viewpoints? In this episode, Dhati Lewis interviews Kesavan Balasingham, lead pastor of Fellowship Park in Rouge, Toronto, to talk about the historical ethnic tensions in Canada and how their church has continued to make disciples in a multi-ethnic city and church. Want to learn more about how your church can have candid conversations about race, ethnicity and our present cultural moment? Register for the watch-party style Send Network Gathering on August 20. Download Undivided: More than a Hashtag at undivided.net on August 20.

Church planting in the most diverse city in the world

This is a “Spouse Spotlight” episode with guest host, Jackie Taylor, a member of the Send Network Spouse Development team and Melinda Pacheco, church planting wife of Redemption Church in Brooklyn, New York. In this episode, Jackie and Melinda discuss how church planting has impacted her family, the blessing of the COVID-19 pandemic and what she wished she had known at the start of their church planting journey. Related Post: An Interview with Church Planting Wife Melinda Pacheco

SPECIAL EPISODE: Church planting in Brooklyn

What’s next? It’s a question we ask about ourselves, but have we asked it about the leaders we are leading? In this episode, Dhati Lewis sits down with Ed Kang, lead pastor of Gracepoint Church in Berkeley, California, to talk about how he leads and develops the next generation of church planters. 

Raising up the next generation of church planters

Many church planters look to the promised land of a permanent building, but Mark Lee — lead pastor of Vantage Point Church in Eastvale, California — challenges planters to see their building as a tool and not necessarily the end goal. In this episode, Mark Lee and Dhati Lewis discuss Mark’s church’s move from a portable church structure to a permanent one and the number one reason he recently joined Send Network. This episode is a recording from the Send Network Gathering in Phoenix, Arizona. Watch content from previous Send Network Gatherings at SendNetworkGathering.com. Register for the next virtual Send Network Gathering August 20 at 1 p.m. EDT as we release an all-new resource, Undivided: More Than a Hashtag.

The promised land of a permanent church building

Church planter, are you seeking to plant a church or start a worship service? In this episode, Dhati Lewis interviews Chris and Libby Phillips— planting couple of Journey Point Church in Denver, Colorado—to talk about the difference between planting a church and starting a church and what it means to be for the city, and not just in the city. 

Planting A Church or Starting A Church?

Church planter, are you seeking to plant a church or start a worship service? In this episode, Dhati Lewis interviews Chris and Libby Phillips — planting couple of Journey Point Church in Denver, Colorado — to talk about the difference between planting a church and starting a church and what it means to be for the city, and not just in the city.

Whose church are you planting — God’s Church or your church? In this episode Rob Wilton, lead pastor of Vintage Church Pittsburg, shares four ways to help you ensure you’re planting God’s Church and not just your church. This episode is an excerpt from the May 21 virtual Send Network Gathering. Watch content from previous Send Network Gatherings at SendNetworkGathering.com. Register for the next virtual Send Network Gathering on August 20 at 1 p.m. EDT as we release an all-new resource, Undivided: More Than a Hashtag.

How to plant God’s Church, not yours

Every member in your church is your next potential church planter or church planting team member. This week, Dhati Lewis sits down with Brian Bowman, lead pastor of Valley Life Church in Phoenix, Arizona, to talk about how his church has raised up missional leaders from within their congregation to plant churches in metro Phoenix. Related Article: 5 ways to generate vision and passion for church planting by Garth Leno

Your next church planter is in your church

When Noe Garcia accepted the job as lead pastor of North Phoenix Baptist Church (NPHX) — a church in desperate need of revitalization — the only other non-Anglo person on staff was the janitor. “It wasn’t the church I had always dreamed about, and in the same token, I wasn’t the pastor they’d always dreamed about,” Garcia explained. In this episode, Dhati Lewis interviews Noe Garcia about his experience with depression, ethnic identity and the immense freedom that accompanied it all while revitalizing NPHX.

Church revitalization as a CEO or shepherd

The surge in racial angst may make you want to either riot or run. This episode is a round table discussion with Dhati Lewis, Vice President of Send Network and lead pastor at Blueprint Church, and Wesley Price and Domingo Guyton, shepherding elders at Blueprint Church, about the recent race-related riots throughout the country, white shame, black pain and what it means to corporately lament. This recording is used with permission.

Run or Riot: Corporate lament and injustice

Join Send Network VP Dhati Lewis on the front lines of ministry with church planters across North America. Dhati, a pastor and former church planter, hits the road to talk to other planters about life, ministry and the unique privileges and challenges of planting in their context. To hear their stories of community, church multiplication and neighborhood restoration, subscribe today!

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