Cover image of Plant Better

Plant Better

Plant Better is a podcast dedicated to helping church planters launch and lead Gospel-centered and life-giving churches. James and Kenny interview church planters about specific topics directly relate... Read more

Ranked #1

Podcast cover

24: What Should a Church Planter’s Day Look Like? w/ Dan Freng

24: What Should a Church Planter’s Day Look Like? w/ Dan Freng

Kingdom work is accomplished not just in lifetimes, but in days as well. In this episode, Dan Freng from Calvary Littlet... Read more

18 Feb 2016

19mins

Ranked #2

Podcast cover

26: 3 Major Obstacles That Church Planters Face

26: 3 Major Obstacles That Church Planters Face

Overcoming the odds is something church planters do daily—especially in a town like Los Angeles. In today’s episode, Cas... Read more

25 Feb 2016

14mins

Ranked #3

Podcast cover

25: How to Plant a Church in an Unfamiliar City w/ Bryan Barley

25: How to Plant a Church in an Unfamiliar City w/ Bryan Barley

Bryan Barley moved to Denver from North Carolina to start The Summit Church. His goal was to join the community instead ... Read more

22 Feb 2016

17mins

Ranked #4

Podcast cover

29: Everything You Need to Know About Church Staff Hiring w/ Jim Essian

29: Everything You Need to Know About Church Staff Hiring w/ Jim Essian

One of the biggest mistakes in church planting is hiring any warm body just because you need help.  Instead, you want a ... Read more

7 Mar 2016

20mins

Most Popular Podcasts

Ranked #5

Podcast cover

27: A Lesson in Jealousy From Matt Chandler's Roommate

27: A Lesson in Jealousy From Matt Chandler's Roommate

Dr. Steve Bezner, Senior Pastor at Houston Northwest Church, was Matt Chandler’s college roommate—so he’s qualified to t... Read more

29 Feb 2016

20mins

Ranked #6

Podcast cover

28: How to Grow Beyond 200 Regular Attenders w/ Michael Lukaszewski

28: How to Grow Beyond 200 Regular Attenders w/ Michael Lukaszewski

Up until about his church has about 200 attenders, a pastor can power through with passion or talent. But if he wants to... Read more

3 Mar 2016

23mins

Ranked #7

Podcast cover

23: Tools for Holding Your Church Schedule Together w/ Doug Serven

23: Tools for Holding Your Church Schedule Together w/ Doug Serven

What qualities describe most pastors? Wild guess: you probably didn’t think “organized.” Listen in to hear James talk wi... Read more

15 Feb 2016

20mins

Ranked #8

Podcast cover

22: How a Multi-Generational Focus Can Stabilize Your Church Plant w/ David Ritchie

22: How a Multi-Generational Focus Can Stabilize Your Church Plant w/ David Ritchie

Young, hip churches are all the rage in church planting, but they’re not right for every city’s context. David Ritchie f... Read more

11 Feb 2016

20mins

Ranked #9

Podcast cover

21: 3 Reasons Church Planters Don’t Have Friends

21: 3 Reasons Church Planters Don’t Have Friends

You could always be doing more as a church planter. And the toughest part? They’re all good things you could be doing. I... Read more

8 Feb 2016

18mins

Ranked #10

Podcast cover

40: 3 Weekly Priorities of a Church Planter w/ Ryan Prater

40: 3 Weekly Priorities of a Church Planter w/ Ryan Prater

It’s always helpful to clearly schedule the most important things in your week. For pastors, this means asking yourself ... Read more

14 Apr 2016

23mins

Ranked #11

Podcast cover

39: The Value of Patience and Priorities in Church Planting w/ Aaron Stern

39: The Value of Patience and Priorities in Church Planting w/ Aaron Stern

When church planters have more dreams than money, how should they respond? Aaron Stern, Lead Pastor of Mill City Church ... Read more

11 Apr 2016

17mins

Ranked #12

Podcast cover

38: Finding the Potential in Ministry Gaps w/ Jason Parrish

38: Finding the Potential in Ministry Gaps w/ Jason Parrish

A plant team delivering 20,000 door hangers by hand because finances were low… A new church running its services out of ... Read more

7 Apr 2016

13mins

Ranked #13

Podcast cover

37: How to Delegate Without Dumping w/ Kevin Campbell

37: How to Delegate Without Dumping w/ Kevin Campbell

It’s one thing to give someone a responsibility at your church, and another to equip them to do it. Hear how Kevin Campb... Read more

4 Apr 2016

22mins

Ranked #14

Podcast cover

36: Inside the Acts 29 Assessment Process w/ Brad Borowski

36: Inside the Acts 29 Assessment Process w/ Brad Borowski

Brad Borowski has been lead pastor of D3 Church in Winnemucca, NV for a year and a half, but the church officially joine... Read more

31 Mar 2016

15mins

Ranked #15

Podcast cover

35: How to Make Your Church Website Awesome w/ Brady Shearer

35: How to Make Your Church Website Awesome w/ Brady Shearer

About 46% of people will discredit a website (and thus an organization) if the design of the website is poor (per Stanfo... Read more

28 Mar 2016

21mins

Ranked #16

Podcast cover

34: Underestimating the Spiritual Side of Church Planting w/ Aaron Jayne

34: Underestimating the Spiritual Side of Church Planting w/ Aaron Jayne

At the end of the day, the goal of a church is to bring people into relationship with God. If we’re just trying to build... Read more

24 Mar 2016

15mins

Ranked #17

Podcast cover

33: Where Should Prayer Fit Into Your Church Planting Schedule? w/ Josh Bueno

33: Where Should Prayer Fit Into Your Church Planting Schedule? w/ Josh Bueno

It’s easy for church planters to give their time to people who want to join their church—but it’s often so much harder t... Read more

21 Mar 2016

18mins

Ranked #18

Podcast cover

32: How to Guide People to Get Involved at Your Church w/ Shaun Nepstad

32: How to Guide People to Get Involved at Your Church w/ Shaun Nepstad

If the people at your church aren’t invested, they could care less whether it grows and flourishes. The question then is... Read more

17 Mar 2016

22mins

Ranked #19

Podcast cover

31: The Damaging Effects of Planting “Cookie Cutter” Churches w/ Brandon Washington

31: The Damaging Effects of Planting “Cookie Cutter” Churches w/ Brandon Washington

Almost immediately after moving to Denver, Brandon Washington realized that a church that would thrive in Dallas—his for... Read more

14 Mar 2016

17mins

Ranked #20

Podcast cover

30: 3 Online Strategies to Recruit Your Launch Team w/ Danny Schulz

30: 3 Online Strategies to Recruit Your Launch Team w/ Danny Schulz

One of a church planter’s nightmares is getting to the day of launch and doing everything themselves.  To avoid that nig... Read more

10 Mar 2016

14mins

“Podium: AI tools for podcasters. Generate show notes, transcripts, highlight clips, and more with AI. Try it today at https://podium.page”