Plant Strong Podcast: Championing Women in Church Planting

By Lisa Bennett

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Episodes: 100

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The Plant Strong Podcast features the stories of both men and women who lead and serve in diverse ministry contexts. Lisa Bennett hosts special guests ranging from longtime leaders to authors, thinkers, and ministry minds who offer fresh perspectives.

Episode Date
Ep 169 Annual Reflection and Celebration with Heidy and Lisa
Dec 10, 2025
Ep 168 How to Develop Leaders Around You (Re-release of Cynthia Durant -ep 115)
Nov 12, 2025
Ep 167 Re-release of Emerging Adults and Singles: Ways The Church Can Actually Do Better (with Leigh Boggs
Oct 29, 2025
Eps. 166 Marriage & Ministry: How to Pursue Growth and Impact as a Couple (with Ashley & Bryce Hales)
Oct 15, 2025
Ep 165 When Hurting People Come to Church (with Shaunti Feldhahn)
Oct 01, 2025
Ep 164 How Loving our Church Well Starts by Believing We are Deeply Loved (with Kristi Gaultiere)
Sep 17, 2025
Ep 163 -Jesus Math: How Kingdom Metrics Tune my Focus and Lighten the Load (with Lisa Bennett)
Sep 03, 2025
Ep. 162 How to Create Healthy Ministry Teams: Women and Men Excelling Together (with Rachel Short)
Aug 20, 2025
Ep. 161 How to Stay Anchored in the Beautiful, Messy Middle of Church Planting and Parenting (with Katie Alesso)
Aug 06, 2025
Eps. 160 How to Sense a Ministry Shift and Keep Growing Into It (with Kerry Smith)
Jun 18, 2025
Ep 159 Surprising Answers to "Where are the next Church Planters?" (with Craig Whitney and Jeff Bennett)
Jun 04, 2025
Ep 158 How a Decade of Church Planting has Formed, Focused, and Fueled Me (with Krystin Gilpin)
May 21, 2025
Ep. 157 Stadia Vision Trips: Learn How Your Church Can Multiply Better (with Chad Manbeck and Ashley Stegeman)
May 07, 2025
Ep. 156 How Women and Men Can Navigate Barriers So That Those Gifted in Leadership, Lead (with Kadi Cole)
Apr 23, 2025
Ep 155 - How Learnings from Women, Work, and Calling can be Catalysts for Change (with Joanna Meyer)
Mar 26, 2025
Ep. 124 How Blueprint's First Year Created a Community and Clarified our Vision (with Falyn Davis)
Mar 12, 2025
Ep. 153 How Stadia's Comprehensive Discovery Process Helps You Discern and Activate God's Calling
Feb 26, 2025
Ep. 152 How to talk about Divorce - How we can do better, Better than Okay (with Brandi Wilson)
Feb 12, 2025
Ep. 151 How to Hone your Craft and Hang on to God in the Pre-launch stage (with Erin Taylor)
Jan 29, 2025
Ep. 150 5th Annual Reflect and Celebrate with Lisa and Heidy!
Jan 15, 2025
Ep 149 Curiosity and Surrender: A Joyful Life with Lots of Questions and Little Control (Re-Release of Julie Stegman)
Dec 18, 2024
Ep 148 - What I'm Learning to Celebrate and Surrender at Year #5 (Re-Release with Loren Abernathy)
Dec 04, 2024
Ep. 147 How I Look to Jesus for Answers and Deal when there are None (with Lisa Bennett)
Nov 20, 2024
Ep. 146 How to Thoughtfully Engage in an Election Year with Hope and Humility (with Janet McMahon)
Nov 06, 2024
Ep. 145 How Emotional Intelligence Strengthens the Impact of Multiplying Leaders (with Jenni Keller)
Oct 23, 2024
Ep 144 How it IS Possible to Faithfully Serve, Humbly Lead, and Love it! (mostly) - with Lori Wilhite
Oct 09, 2024
Ep. 143 How Church Planting Joyfully Hooked Me and How God is Lovingly Forming Me - Katie Fowler
Aug 28, 2024
Ep 142 How Parakaleo Comes Alongside and Champions Women in Church Planting - with Denine Blevins
Aug 14, 2024
Ep 141 How Exposing the Lies we Believe can Fuel Joyful Service for the Long Haul (with Jan Limiero)
Jul 31, 2024
Ep. 140 My View from Here: A Female Lead Planter Shares Her Latest Learnings (with Lindsey Heslop)
Jul 17, 2024
Ep. 139 How Managing Leadership Anxiety with Curiosity and Connection Actually results in Change (with Steve Cuss)
Jun 19, 2024
Ep. 138 How the Gift of Faithfulness in Small Things is Actually the Big Thing (with Beatriz Torres)
Jun 05, 2024
Ep 137 How to Find God's Goodness and Purpose Despite Life-Altering Challenges (with Brandi Wilson)
May 22, 2024
Ep 136 How to Create Resilient Churches: Gen Z Navigating Complex Questions with Love (with Micah Davis)
May 08, 2024
Ep.135 How to Break the Silence in Church: Honest Talk about Mental Health (with Jennifer Antonucci, M.A., LMFT, LCADC)
Apr 24, 2024
Ep. 134 How to Energize Your "Quiet Time": Why Bible Memorization is a Gift (with Betsy Spring)
Apr 10, 2024
Ep. 133 Encore Episode (83) of TCPP - New Metrics of Ministry Success (with Crystal Chiang)
Mar 27, 2024
Ep. 132 -How an Unconventional Path can be God's Very Intentional Plan (with Tara Woolard)
Mar 13, 2024
Ep 131 - Curiosity and Surrender: A Joyful Life with Lots of Questions and Little Control (with Julie Stegman)
Feb 28, 2024
Ep 130- Life After Launch Sunday: Celebrating from 3 Weeks In! (A Conversation with Suzan Thompson)
Feb 14, 2024
Ep 129 -Three Achievable Challenges to Make Room for Deep Joy and Flourishing (with Lisa Bennett)
Jan 31, 2024
Ep 128 - Lisa and Heidy Tandy Reflect and Celebrate!
Jan 17, 2024
Eps. 127 How a different way of thinking about Sabbath can help you keep it! Sarah Lynn Grubb Encore
Dec 13, 2023
Ep. 126 How prayer is not only a lifeline but an exercise in trust (with Kim Perry)
Nov 22, 2023
Ep 125 How soul care keeps you in the game (Encore Mindy Caliguire)
Nov 08, 2023
Ep 124 - How Ancient Practices Can Be A Breath of Fresh Air (with Leilani Sizemore)
Oct 25, 2023
Eps 123 - What I'm Learning to Celebrate and Surrender at Year #5 (with Loren Abernathy)
Oct 11, 2023
Eps 122- How to Help the Next Generation Build an Everyday Faith (with Mike Clear)
Sep 27, 2023
Ep 121- Emerging Adults and Singles: Ways The Church Can Actually Do Better (with Leigh Boggs)
Sep 13, 2023
Eps 120- Share Your Faith - Make it Less Weird - Experience More Joy with Translating Jesus (with Shauna Pilgreen)
Aug 30, 2023
Eps 119 - Anne Milam - Trusting God's Timing
Jul 26, 2023
Eps. 118 Summer Fun with Heidy and Lisa
Jul 12, 2023
Eps. 117 Sarah Burnett- Talking Transitions
Jun 28, 2023
Eps. 116 Nancy Beach-Sabbath- but HOW?
Jun 14, 2023
Eps. 115 Cynthia Durant- Developing Leaders Around You
May 31, 2023
Eps. 114- Liz Harfield, All About That Grit
May 17, 2023
Eps. 113 Lisa Bennett-Delighting Even When...
May 03, 2023
Eps. 112 Kerry Smith- Real Talk About Friendship
Mar 01, 2023
Eps. 111 Melissa Mashburn- Thriving as a Women in Ministry
Feb 15, 2023
Eps. 110 Sara Simons- Healthy Transitions
Feb 01, 2023
Ep. 109 Find Your People at Expo- Matt Murphy and Ashley Stewart
Jan 18, 2023
Eps. 108 Katie Tyndall: Delight-The 2023 Theme for Bloom
Jan 04, 2023
Eps. 107 End of Year Celebration and Reflection with Lisa Bennett and Heidy Tandy
Dec 07, 2022
Eps. 106 Tami Free: Escaping the Comparison Trap
Nov 23, 2022
Eps 105 Jyothi James - The Deep Work of Paying Attention and Knowing our Story
Nov 09, 2022
Eps. 104 Ruth Haley Barton - Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest
Oct 26, 2022
Eps. 103 Part 2-The Church of Today: A Conversation with Laura Stull and Becca Palmer of Anderson University
Oct 12, 2022
Eps. 102 Part 1-The Church of Today: A Conversation with Laura Stull and Becca Palmer of Anderson University
Sep 28, 2022
Eps. 101 Margaret Nitzel- Nothing Wasted
Sep 14, 2022
Eps. 100 Madi and Macy Bennett - Church Planting and Your Kids
Aug 31, 2022
Eps. 99 Accessible Church: Rob and Kendrah's Story
Aug 17, 2022
Eps. 98 Micah Balch- Rhythms of Discipleship in the Home
Aug 03, 2022
Eps. 97 Summer Fun! with Betsy Spring, Angela Cachero, and Katie Alesso
Jun 22, 2022
Ep 96 Kendra Adachi - The Lazy Genius
Jun 08, 2022
Ep 95 Lisa Bennett - Sticky Note Sourcing: Summer Edition
May 25, 2022
Ep 94 Kim Perry- Prayer
May 11, 2022
Ep. 93 Heidy Tandy - Until Every Child Has a Church. Every. Child.
Apr 27, 2022
Ep. 92 Melissa Hoover - Juggling Ministry and Marketplace
Apr 13, 2022
Ep. 91 Sarah Lynn Grubb-The Nitty Gritty on Sabbath & Sabbaticals
Mar 30, 2022
Ep. 90 Marriage Refresh with Lisa and Jeff Bennett
Mar 16, 2022
Ep. 89 Lumar Vargas - Carrying your Calling with Joy
Mar 02, 2022
Ep. 88 Mindy Caliguire- Soul Care
Feb 16, 2022
Ep. 87 Beth Backes -The Faithfulness of the 'Yes'
Feb 02, 2022
Ep. 86 Jan Limiero- Press Refresh
Jan 19, 2022
85. Nancy Beach: Transitions and Healthy Teams
Jan 05, 2022
84. Heidy and Lisa's Year End Celebration!
Dec 08, 2021
83. Race and Responsibility: Engagement for the Long Haul - Yucan Chiu
Nov 24, 2021
83. Kadi Cole: Find Your Leadership Voice in 90 Days
Nov 10, 2021
81. Fearless In Spite of Fear: Betsy Spring
Oct 27, 2021
80. Hard Conversations: Two Friends Talk About Race - Angela Cachero
Sep 29, 2021
79. Fearless in Spite of Fear with Lisa Bennett
Sep 15, 2021
78. Kerry Smith - NextGen: Impact Built to Sustain
Sep 01, 2021
77. Leilani Sizemore- Telling your time what to do
Aug 18, 2021
76. A Conversation with Courtney Wright: COO of Christian Alliance of Pastors
Aug 04, 2021
75. Listening with Intention: Heidy and Lisa discuss discernment
Jul 07, 2021
74. Edible Theology with Kendall Vanderslice
Jun 23, 2021
73. Shauna Pilgreen- Love Where You Live
Jun 09, 2021
72. Angela Craig- Courage to Live Your Calling
May 26, 2021
71. Kristi Gaultiere- Journey of the Soul
May 12, 2021
70. Bianca Juarez Olthoff- Fearless in the Fire
Apr 28, 2021