Episode 640: Shauna Pilgreen on Church Planting Mistakes and Best Practices in a Post-Post-Christian and Progressive Culture, Planting a Church Without a Playbook, and How to Communicate with Deeply Unchurched People

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Episode 640: Shauna Pilgreen on Church Planting Mistakes and Best Practices in a Post-Post-Christian and Progressive Culture, Planting a Church Without a Playbook, and How to Communicate with Deeply Unchurched People

Shauna Pilgreen talks about planting a church in San Francisco without a playbook, church planting mistakes and best practices in a post-post Christian, Progressive culture, and how to communicate with deeply unchurched people.

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As believers engaging with a progressive culture, to put on love catches this culture by surprise. - @shaunapilgreen Click To TweetListening is a lost art. - @shaunapilgreen Click To TweetFor anyone who's planting in hard places, in what they would describe as a progressive city, awareness and attentiveness are crucial to the lives of believers. - @shaunapilgreen Click To TweetTalk to Jesus about your people and talk to your people about Jesus. - @shaunapilgreen Click To Tweet

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Carey Nieuwhof is a best-selling leadership author, speaker, podcaster, former attorney, and church planter. He hosts one of today’s most influential leadership podcasts, and his online content is accessed by leaders over 1.5 million times a month. He speaks to leaders around the world about leadership, change, and personal growth.