Church Planting Together

It might feel impossible to take a Sunday off in the early days... and later days of church planting, but do it! Do it now! In this episode, Loren and Carrie share how taking time off has been good for their relationship and church. They share why you should take a vacation and how when the resources aren't there.
Below is a blog post by Ed Stetzer containing free and discounted resources for pastors broken down by state. I have not checked all of these to see if they are current, but it is a great starting place. Also, I included a link to Hume Lake Christian Camps.
List of Pastors' Retreats and Getaways
Hume Lake Christian Camps
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Right before you leave to plant a church, you might experience the tension of still being at your church and knowing you are leaving. In this episode, Loren and Carrie discuss leaving your home church well and bringing along a team when you go. Some of the topics discussed are having clear expectations from your pastor, Learning to trust God when there are so many unknowns and new things to learn, having difficult conversations before you go, and challenges with having people live with you. Loren also shares something he wishes his wife would have known at the time. There is a tremendous learning curve when you go from being "pastoral" to being a church planter.

This is the story of how God used two average (who sometimes feel below average) people to plant a church in a challenging place. Loren and Carrie didn't set out to be church planters, but God changed their hearts, and they had to trust Him completely to work it all out.
For Loren and Carrie, church planting was always a family affair. In this episode, they talk about the call to plant a church and how God did not just call a planter, but he called both of them to embark on this mission. While it was not an audible voice or big supernatural event that helped them recognize God's will for them, God showed them individually that this was his plan. He has clearly called every believer to advance the kingdom, and this was how they felt that they could use their gifts in an area that desperately needed it.
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
Stand to Reason https://www.str.org/
Maven Truth https://maventruth.com/

Episode 49- Church planting is filled with disappointment. It is a massive part of the church planting experience. In this episode, Loren and Carrie discuss some of the disappointments they faced and what God taught them through the experience. They found that they are thankful for the disappointments because disappointments grow you. They can show a window into what is going on in your heart and allow God to change you. Follow us on
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As church planters, our goal is to help people find Jesus and follow Him with their whole lives. However, it can be difficult to know how to get people from the front door into the church's life and a growing relationship with Jesus. In this episode, Loren and Carrie share what they did to connect people in the early days of the church plant and how they were forced to rethink things when it didn't produce the results they were hoping for.
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