Special guest: Brandon Petty
Unfiltered: Real Church Planting Conversations
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Brandon Petty joins Converge church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee to discuss his church plant near Nashville, Tennessee.
1:07 Brandon talks about what drew him to plant Generation Church in Portland, Tennessee, in 2012.
2:16 Brandon says Portland has seen an influx of impoverished people since 2008. There’s also a high percentage of divorce, sexual abuse and drug addiction there.
4:02 Brandon discusses the advantages of planting in a city the size of Portland (population of about 13,000).
5:41 Brandon talks about the challenges that come with planting in a city the size of Portland.
7:45 Brandon shares how he developed a launch team and built relationships in the community.
10:13 Brandon talks about the excitement his launch team had leading up to the church’s launch.
12:19 Brandon says one of his church’s biggest challenges is finances, because of the demographic it reaches. "Our financial situation is pretty good for a church our age, but not good for a church our size."