Unfiltered: Real Church Planting Conversations
166 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUnfiltered: Real Church Planting Conversations is a podcast featuring the often-missed conversations about church planting. Join hosts Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee, experienced church planters who lead a national church planting movement. You'll experience authentic discussions about real issues that church planters face. Lee and Danny hit the in-between-the-lines issues and talk about the topics you don't hear about when it comes to church planting.
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7: Targeting your audience in church planting
May 15, 2018 03:00 - 24 minutes - 23.2 MBWho will your church focus on reaching? Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss the importance of creating a niche for your church plant by targeting the audience you want to reach and share some thoughts on how to reach your target audience. 1:19 - Danny explains the importance and the biblical precedent of targeting an audience when planting a church 2:33 - Danny talks about how specific a target audience should be 3:45 - Lee discusses four groups of p...
Models of church planting
May 01, 2018 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBThere are multiple ways to plant a church. Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss various models of church planting and how church planters can create momentum in planning by using the right model. 1:14 - Danny discusses the pioneering method of church planting and planting in a community where you have no local contacts 2:54 - Danny talks about the advantages and disadvantages of the pioneering model of church planting 4:22 - Danny talks about how a pioneer chu...
6: Models of church planting
May 01, 2018 03:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBThere are multiple ways to plant a church. Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss various models of church planting and how church planters can create momentum in planning by using the right model. 1:14 - Danny discusses the pioneering method of church planting and planting in a community where you have no local contacts 2:54 - Danny talks about the advantages and disadvantages of the pioneering model of church planting 4:22 - Danny talks about how a pi...
Facing a personal, financial or leadership crisis
April 17, 2018 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBEvery church planter will face a personal, financial or leadership crisis, and it's likely they will face two or all three of them. Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss the ins and outs of facing crises and obstacles as a church planter. Lee and Danny are transparent about their own challenges and how the challenges affected them as leaders and in their personal and family lives. 1:02 - Lee tells his story of personal, financial, spiritual and leadership crises ...
5: Facing a personal, financial or leadership crisis
April 17, 2018 03:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBEvery church planter will face a personal, financial or leadership crisis, and it's likely they will face two or all three of them. Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss the ins and outs of facing crises and obstacles as a church planter. Lee and Danny are transparent about their own challenges and how the challenges affected them as leaders and in their personal and family lives. 1:02 - Lee tells his story of personal, financial, spiritual and leadershi...
Two more critical questions church planters wrestle with
April 03, 2018 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBWhat are the critical questions church planters face? Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee continue their discussion from the last episode of Unfiltered, when they discussed three of those critical questions. In this episode, Lee and Danny tackle two more questions facing potential church planters: should you align with a tribe and what are the most difficult challenges facing a church planter? 1:35: Question 4: Will I have a tribe? Who should I pair up with, or should ...
4: Two more critical questions church planters wrestle with
April 03, 2018 03:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBWhat are the critical questions church planters face? Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee continue their discussion from the last episode of Unfiltered, when they discussed three of those critical questions. In this episode, Lee and Danny tackle two more questions facing potential church planters: should you align with a tribe and what are the most difficult challenges facing a church planter? 1:35: Question 4: Will I have a tribe? Who should I pair up with, o...
Three critical questions church planters wrestle with
March 20, 2018 06:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBWhat are the critical questions that potential church planters face? Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss three of those questions, including how church planters get paid, how to transition into the church planter role and how church planting could affect the church planter's family. 1:11 - First question: How do I get paid? 4:40 - How long did it take Danny's and Lee's churches to become self-sustaining? 6:50 - Danny explains why he is passionate about raisin...
3: Three critical questions church planters wrestle with
March 20, 2018 02:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBWhat are the critical questions that potential church planters face? Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss three of those questions, including how church planters get paid, how to transition into the church planter role and how church planting could affect the church planter's family. 1:11 - First question: How do I get paid? 4:40 - How long did it take Danny's and Lee's churches to become self-sustaining? 6:50 - Danny explains why he is passionate abo...
[BONUS EPISODE] Walking through seasons of pain in ministry
March 07, 2018 05:34 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MB[Recorded live at Exponential] Every church planter will face a personal, financial or leadership crisis, and it's likely they will face two or all three of them. Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss the ins and outs of facing crises and obstacles as a church planter. Lee and Danny are transparent about their own challenges and how the challenges affected them as leaders and in their personal and family lives. 1:33 - Lee shares about three types of crises that c...
[BONUS EPISODE] Creating a culture of generosity
March 06, 2018 19:15 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB[Recorded live at Exponential] Building a culture of generosity in your church isn't easy, but it matters to God and it should matter to church leaders. Experienced church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee, hosts of Unfiltered: Real Church Planting Conversations, are joined by Mark Albrecht, lead pastor and planter of NorthBridge Church in Antioch, Illinois. The trio discusses the ins-and-outs of building generosity as a cultural value in their churches and how generosity is...
[BONUS EPISODE] From portable location to permanent
March 06, 2018 19:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MB[Recorded live at Exponential] One of the most critical decisions a church planter has to make in its early years is when to purchase a permanent location. Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss their experiences moving from portable to permanent, along with the possible positives and negatives that come with the move. 0:33 - Lee talks about the transitioning aspect of moving from portable to permanent 1:16 - Danny shares about his experience of moving from porta...
Church planting assessment
February 16, 2018 20:29 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBWhy is assessment so important to the potential church planter? Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss the need for church planting assessment, four types of assessment, what happens during the assessment process and how that process made them better church planters. 1:20 - Lee describes four popular ways to assess potential church planters 2:06 - What is an assessment center? What happens at an assessment center? Why is it necessary for a husband and wife to take part in the assessment...
How do you know if you're called to plant a church?
February 16, 2018 18:36 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBHow do you know God is calling you to church planting? Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee introduce you to their own church planting experiences, how they knew they were called to church planting, the discussions between themselves and their wives during the process and what happens between the call to plant and actually planting a church. 2:31 - Danny talks about his journey from coming to know Christ to knowing he was called to church planting 7:00 - Danny talks ab...
2: Church planting assessment
February 16, 2018 16:29 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBWhy is assessment so important to the potential church planter? Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss the need for church planting assessment, four types of assessment, what happens during the assessment process and how that process made them better church planters. 1:20 - Lee describes four popular ways to assess potential church planters 2:06 - What is an assessment center? What happens at an assessment center? Why is it necessary for a husband and wife to take part in the a...
1: How do you know if you're called to plant a church?
February 16, 2018 14:36 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBHow do you know God is calling you to church planting? Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee introduce you to their own church planting experiences, how they knew they were called to church planting, the discussions between themselves and their wives during the process and what happens between the call to plant and actually planting a church. 2:31 - Danny talks about his journey from coming to know Christ to knowing he was called to church planting 7:00 - Danny...