Episode 574: Warren Bird and JJ Vasquez on The New Math on Church Plants, How Church Planting is Changing, and What Happens When Superman Dies

Researcher and bestselling author Warren Bird and church planter J.J. Vasquez talk about fresh research on the changing face of church planting, the new math church planters need to know, how church planting is changing, and what happens when Superman dies.

Welcome to Episode 574 of the podcast. Listen and access the show notes below or search for the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts and listen for free.

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Compassion International

Compassion’s mission is to release children from poverty in Jesus’ Name, and they fulfill their mission by partnering with churches located in areas with extreme poverty.

Did you know that every sponsored child, all 2.2 million, are cared for by a local church in their community? Every single one.

Compassion partners with over 8400 churches in the developing world, which means if your church partners with Compassion, you are helping a pastor and church reach its community with the love of Jesus.

If you are a church leader, Compassion also provides valuable resources for your congregation.

As a pastor, Compassion offered our church an amazing opportunity for outreach. It allowed everyone in our church to be personally engaged in missions – I trust Compassion and they made it easy for me as a lead pastor.

Visit compassion.com/carey to explore the resources Compassion has available for your church.

Preaching Cheat Sheet

Pastors, I know how difficult it can be to keep your sermons feeling fresh and relevant, especially when you’re preaching week after week.

Whether you’re hitting writer’s block or in a rush trying to put the finishing touches on your sermon, things don’t always go as planned.

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It’s easy to use, with just 10 simple prompts—and examples—that you can start using as early as this Sunday.

To start transforming your preaching visit preachingcheatsheet.com and get free and instant access.

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Quotes from Episode 574

As pastors, we have to realize that our job is not to do the ministry. According to Paul, our job is to equip the saints for the work of the ministry. - @JJLVasquez Click To Tweet Gravity, in every church no matter how old it is, is an inward tug to an internal focus which ends up with no new lives in Christ. - @warrenbird Click To Tweet If we’re not careful, we’ll start a church built to reach lost people, but then we’ll be influenced by transfer growth and lose the mission. - @JJLVasquez Click To Tweet Due to the pandemic, the gospel is in every language, accessible all around the world for people to hear. - @warrenbird Click To Tweet

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