Broadcast Church Planting Podcast

Conversation with Liam Thatcher and Colin Baron about how to maximise preaching in a multisite church.

One of the key challenges faced in any multisite church is how leadership will operate. What will be the responsibility of site leaders? How will this interact with the 'centre' of the church and the senior pastor? How do elders fit into this? What about staff? Trustees? There is no one size fits all solution to these questions, but for the church to thrive as it grows to multiple sites these are key issues to think through, and we discuss them in this episode.

In the first iteration of a multisite church, there may be ready-made leaders who can head up the new site whilst others remain in leadership in the sending site. This division of labour can only take you so far however, and in order to keep multiplying sites you need to bring through new leaders. For a senior leader in a multisite church this presents unique challenges and unique opportunities as many of those potential leaders are in sites that you don't have as much direct involvement in as others. In this conversation we explore some of these challenges and how multisite church offers new opportunities for bringing through new leaders.

Colin Baron started church planting in the early 1990s and has started several churches through the UK, particularly across Manchester where he has been ministering for the last 25 years. In this episode Colin talks the multipanting model that he has developed. For more about Colin's story and church planting philosophy, see his recent book 'Multiplanting'.

For many of the challenges that multisite churches face, there are a variety of different approaches, and these flow from the philosophy of the church. Not all multisite churches are the same. Some are heavily centralised with each site acting like a 'franchise' with a common experience. Others are much more devolved, with leadership, vision, finance, teaching and other aspects of church life operating at a local level. Still others have a model somewhere between these extremes. One of the keys to navigating the different challenges of multisite church is gaining clarity on exactly what type of multisite you are building. In this webinar we talk through the different models of multisite and look at what the implications of each model are for how you build. Special Guest: Brad House (executive pastor of ministry at Sojourn Church in Louisville, Kentucky and co-author of 'Multichurch: Exploring the Future of Multisite')

Colin Baron started church planting in the early 1990s and has started several churches through the UK, particularly across Manchester where he has been ministering for the last 25 years. In this episode Colin talks about his first wave of multisite church planting in Manchester. For more about Colin's story and church planting philosophy, see his recent book 'Multiplanting'.

Colin Baron started church planting in the early 1990s and has started several churches through the UK, particularly across Manchester where he has been ministering for the last 25 years. In this episode Colin talks a bit about his background and how he got into planting multisite churches. For more about Colin's story and church planting philosophy, see his recent book 'Multiplanting'.

Tim and Matt Simmonds are church planting brothers who are pioneering churches in Manchester and Amsterdam. In this series of podcast episodes they interview church planters about mistakes they have made along the way. Today they talk to Pete Cornford about the effect of gathering new people.

Tim and Matt Simmonds are church planting brothers who are pioneering churches in Manchester and Amsterdam. In this series of podcast episodes interview church planters mistakes they have made along the way. Today they talk to Phil Whittall about being willing to take whoever you can get.

Teaching from Matt Hatch on how to plant a church in a way that is sustainable for both the planter, and the church.

Excerpt from an interviews with Sam Foulds about his experiences of managing multiple roles simultaneously, plus a Q&A with Sam.

Excerpt from an interviews with Sam Foulds about his experiences of reaching out into Muslim communities

Excerpt from an interviews with Sam Foulds about his experiences of leading through other people.

Steve Addison is a Christian leader who has studied multiplying movements. In this episode of the podcast we talk to Steve about the ideas in his newest book - The Rise and Fall of Movements.

Excerpt from an interviews with Sam Foulds about his experiences of taking leadership in a church plant that he didn't start himself.

Tim and Matt Simmonds are church planting brothers who are pioneering churches in Manchester and Amsterdam. In this series of podcast episodes they discuss mistakes they have made along the way. Today they talk about how we can sometimes overthink contextualisation.

In this episode, Tim and Matt discuss another mistake that church planters commonly make - assuming that people don't want to talk about money.

Andrey Bondarenko has pioneered and now leads a group of churches and church plants in Ukraine, Russia, India and other nations. Many of these churches are located in areas that have been ravaged by war, primarily due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and some are in places where their faith is opposed by the new government. In this hangout, Andrey talks about Faith for Growth.

Tim and Matt Simmonds are church planting brothers who are pioneering churches in Manchester and Amsterdam. In this series of podcast episodes they discuss mistakes they have made along the way. Today they talk about the myth that your church plant will be successful.

Tim and Matt Simmonds are church planting brothers who are pioneering churches in Manchester and Amsterdam. In this series of podcast episodes they discuss mistakes they have made along the way. Today they talk about the myth that people will join the church because they follow you.