I sat down with Pastor Taurus Solomon to talk about his journey of planting a church in Dallas, Texas. Taurus came out of a painful church split in Atlanta that left deep wounds. He did everything he could to avoid planting a church. But God had other plans. What Taurus has built in Dallas is […]
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I sat down with Pastor Erik Oliveras from Axios Church in Lakeland, Florida, to talk about what it means to plant a church during a global pandemic. Erik announced his church plant just weeks before the COVID-19 shutdowns in March 2020. While most people were retreating, Erik and his team were stepping out in faith.
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I got to sit down with Greg Surratt, co-founder of ARC and founding pastor of Seacoast Church, for a conversation that every pastor needs to hear. Greg planted Seacoast in 1988, grew it to 14 campuses, transitioned lead pastor responsibilities to his son Josh, and now runs Pastor’s Collective, an organization dedicated to supporting the
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I sat down with Pastor Rod Vargas from Union Houston in Houston, Texas, for one of the most real conversations I have had on this podcast. Rod is pastoring in Spring Branch, one of Houston’s most diverse and challenging neighborhoods. His church reaches immigrants, single moms, former addicts, business owners, and people living in extreme
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I sat down with Pastor Rod Vargas from Union Houston in Houston, Texas, for one of the most real conversations I have had on this podcast. Rod is pastoring in Spring Branch, one of Houston’s most diverse and challenging neighborhoods. His church reaches immigrants, single moms, former addicts, business owners, and people living in extreme
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I sat down with Pastor Rory Chance from Genesis Church in Monroe, Louisiana, to talk about what it really looks like to plant a church in a small town. Rory has been in ministry for over 20 years, and two and a half years ago, he and his wife took a leap of faith and
I had the chance to join Drew Barker and Tim Ferrara on the Eyes on Jesus Podcast to talk about something I care deeply about: how churches can use social media to reach new families and grow their congregations. This was a really fun conversation because Drew and Tim brought up some tough questions, including
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I recently sat down with Brady Shearer, the founder of Pro Church Tools and Nucleus, for an episode of the ChurchCandy podcast. If you have been doing ministry and have any kind of social media presence, you have probably come across Brady’s content. He has been creating resources for churches for years, and this conversation
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I recently sat down with Jacob Salguero, a Gen Z creative and youth pastor whose work focuses on helping churches understand the next generation. We recorded our conversation via Zoom specifically to help pastors like you understand how to reach Gen Z. Gen-Z Sees Following Jesus as Edgy From Millennials to Gen-Z: A Shift in
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Pastor Sammy’s journey reminds me that church growth rests on obedience to God’s call, loving people well, and using every tool at your disposal to make disciples. If you’re a pastor dreaming of reaching more people, take heart. God used a teenager’s yes to birth a thriving church in Athens, and He can do the
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