Breaking Barriers
By Andrew Hopper and Bobby Herrington
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We’re here to help pastors and churches grow so that they can go. Churches can grow without going, but they can’t go without growing. Do you ever feel like church growth and sending is an uphill battle? You’re not alone, many leaders face common barriers that hinder mission success. At Breaking Barriers, we understand these challenges because we’ve been there. Now, we are on a mission to guide churches and leaders like you with Biblical strategies to help your church grow to go. Join Pastors Andrew Hopper and Bobby Herrington from Mercy Hill Church in Greensboro, NC.
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E138 - 5 Principles for Fast and Faithful Decision Making
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Oct 19, 2026 |
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E137 - Pastor Burnout | Overindulgence
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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E136 - Pastor Mental Health: Are You Thriving or Drowning? (Part 2)
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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E135 - Pastor Mental Health: Are You Thriving or Drowning? (Part 1)
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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E134 - Building a Preaching Culture - Sermon Prep (Part 2)
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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E133 - Building a Preaching Culture - Sermon Prep
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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E132 - Why Churches Grow on Big Days, Not in Seasons | 3 Takeaways
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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E131 - Why Most Churches Plan Too Late (And How to Fix It)
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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E130 - Preparation and Prayer: Why Working Hard Doesn't Mean You Trust God Less (Part 2)
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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E129 - Preparation and Prayer: Why Working Hard Doesn't Mean You Trust God Less
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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E128 - The 80/20 Rule of Church Contextualization (What Actually Changes in When You Contextualize)
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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E127 - How to Try Something New in Your Church Without Losing Momentum (Summer Community Group)
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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E126 - Stop Measuring the Wrong Things: Building an Effective Ministry Scorecard
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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E125 - Why Volunteer Culture Is Sending Culture (Most Churches Miss This)
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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E124 - Small Town, Big Vision: Growth Beyond Big Cities | Skip Allen
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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E122 - 8 Cultural Distinctives of the Mercy Hill Collaborative Church Planting Network (Part 2)
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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E122 - 8 Cultural Distinctives of the Mercy Hill Collaborative Church Planting Network
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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E121 - From Warrior to King: How Pastors Transition Leadership in Their 40s
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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E120 - Bryan Frye - Building a Multiplication System That Lasts (Part 2)
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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E119 - Bryan Frye - Building a Multiplication System That Lasts
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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E118 - J.D. Greear on Building a Church That Sends: Multisite, Church Planting, and the Culture of Multiplication (Part 2)
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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E117 - J.D. Greear on Building a Church That Sends: Multisite, Church Planting, and the Culture of Multiplication
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May 25, 2026 |
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E116 - The 4 Keys to Operational Alignment in Your Church (Part 2)
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May 18, 2026 |
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E115 - The 4 Keys to Operational Alignment in Your Church (Part 1)
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May 11, 2026 |
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E114 - Why Every Church Has a Brand (And Why You Should Stop Fighting It) Part 2
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May 04, 2026 |
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E113 - Why Every Church Has a Brand (And Why You Should Stop Fighting It)
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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E112 - How to Lead Your Church Team Through Quarterly Planning: 4 Essential Components Part 2
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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E111 - How to Lead Your Church Team Through Quarterly Planning: 4 Essential Components
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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E110 - 5 Core Functions of an Executive Pastor: What Does an XP Actually Do?
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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E109 - Holistic Health + Sanctification For Pastors PART 2
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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E108 - Holistic Health + Sanctification For Pastors
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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E107 - Why Your Church Feels Stuck: How Vision, Momentum & Systems Create Real Movement
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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E106 - 5 Limiting Beliefs That Are Killing Your Church's Growth
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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E105 - 5 Key Principles on How to Focus on What Matters Most in Church Leadership and Ministry
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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E104 - Identify and Develop the Right People Early (How to Identify Future Church Planters)
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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E103 - Why Pastors Burn Out: Understanding Ministry Seasons and Capacity Changes (Part 2)
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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E102 - Why Pastors Burn Out: Understanding Ministry Seasons and Capacity Changes (Part 1)
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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E101 - How to Cast Vision in Church: From Concept to Execution for Pastors and Leaders (Part 2)
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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E100 - How to Cast Vision in Church: From Concept to Execution for Pastors and Leaders
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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E99 - Personality Assessments in Ministry | Helpful or No?
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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E98 - Strategic Planning for Church Growth - 5 Key Principles
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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E97 - How to Execute on Big Days
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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E96 - Community Ministry | Adoption & Foster Care
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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E95 - Baptisms on Big Days
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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E94 - 5 Ways to Lead Your Church In Biblical Generosity | End of Year Giving
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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E93 - From Community Ministry to the Gospel: Connecting Adoption & Foster Care to Church Mission
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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E92 - Execution Over Theory: How to Actually Make Disciples in Your Church
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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E91 - Debunking Church Growth Myths
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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E90 - End of Year Giving Plan: Vision Casting, Storytelling & Discipleship Tips for Pastors
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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E89 - Corporate Discipleship VS Individual Pathways (2)
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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E89 - Corporate Discipleship VS Individual Pathways
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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E88 - Ben Tugwell | The Weight of Pastoral Ministry (Part 2)
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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E87 - Ben Tugwell | The Weight of Pastoral Ministry (Part 1)
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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E86 - The Edgy Side of Wise | 4 Key Takeaways
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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E86 - The Edgy Side of Wise | 4 Key Takeaways
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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E85 - The Multisite Playbook - The Why, Where, When, and Who of Multisite Church
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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E84 - 6 Marks of Non-Growing Churches
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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E83 - Lessons From a Pastors Wife | Andrew & Anna Hopper
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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E82 - How Multi-Site and Church Plants Serve Different Kingdom Purposes (Part 2)
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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E81 - How Multi-Site and Church Plants Serve Different Kingdom Purposes (Part 1)
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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E80 - God's Faithfulness, Our Excuses
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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E79 - From Growing to Going: Building a Missions Pipeline That Sends (Part 2)
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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E78 - From Growing to Going: How to Build a Missions Pipeline That Sends (Part 1)
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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E77 - The Summer Season Myth: 4 Ways to Think About the Summer Season
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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E76 - How Think Like a 1,000+ Person Church
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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E75 - Skip Allen | From 300 to 1,200: Multi-Site Strategy Mindset
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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E74 - Without This... Your Vision Will Die
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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E73 - The 10 Commandments of Kids Week (VBS) | Part 2
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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E72 - The 10 Commandments of Kids Week (VBS) | Part 1
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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E71 - Part 2: Growth Flywheel | Building s System that Grows Individuals and Churches
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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E70 - Growth Flywheel | Building a System that Grows Individuals and Churches
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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E69 - The Heart Behind Church Mergers | Live From the Church Merger 1-Day Event
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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E68 - Pastor Health: Why Lead Pastors Face Burnout and 5 Strategies to Fight Back
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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E67 - Directional & Shepherding Elders: A Biblical Framework That Scales
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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E66 - The Discipline of Focus: How to Build a True Flywheel in Your Church or Organization
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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E65 - Balancing Brutal Facts and Unwavering Faith: The Stockdale Paradox for Leadership
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May 26, 2025 |
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E64 - 5 Big Day Takeaways | Why Big Days Matter for Church Growth (Easter 2025)
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May 19, 2025 |
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E63 - 3 Key Reasons Your Church Should Do Sabbaticals | 30 Years, Not 3
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May 12, 2025 |
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E62 - Sermon Series Planning Secret Weapon: The Big Idea Document
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May 05, 2025 |
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E61 - What is an Executive Pastor? And When to Hire One (The Right One)
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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E60 - Generosity as Discipleship: 5 Axioms for Church Generosity and Spiritual Maturity (Part 2)
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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E59 - Generosity as Discipleship: 5 Axioms for Church Generosity and Spiritual Maturity (Part 1)
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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E58 - Leadership Pain and Church Growth: You Can Have Growth or You Can Have Comfort, But You Can't have Both
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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E57 - The Flywheel for Life | Fitness, Family, Flock, and Finances for Pastors (Part 2)
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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E56 - The Flywheel for Life | Why Your Church Can't Outgrow Your Personal Health
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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E55 - Time Horizons: How Effective Church Leaders Balance Vision and Execution
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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E54 - The Ethos of Breaking Barriers | Growing to Go: Why Church Growth and Sending Go Hand in Hand (Part 2)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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E53 - The Ethos of Breaking Barriers | Growing to Go: Why Church Growth and Sending Go Hand in Hand
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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S1E052 - 6 Axioms For Moving From Partnering to Planting
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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S1E051 - 3 Guiding Principles for Leading Staff
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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S1E050 - Steven Wade | One Question to See the Crowd Become the Family
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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S1E049 - Easter Planning, Big Days Planning, Projections
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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S1E048 - From 10-Year Vision to 90-Day Rocks (Part 2)
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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S1E047 - The Importance of a 10-Year Vision (Part 1)
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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S1E046 - Church Mergers | The Number 1 Thing to Navigate (Part 2)
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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S1E045 - Failure | 3 Frameworks for Mistakes and 3 Positive Things We Can Do to Grow
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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S1E044 - Stepping Out in Faith VS Waiting on God | 2025 & Beyond
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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S1E043 - Bryant Wright | Missional Mindset, Short-term Trips, Prayer Ministry | LIVE From the NC Baptist State Convention
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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S1E042 - The Process of Building Worship Teams | Writing Worship Music For Your Church (Part 2)
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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S1E041 - Rich Birch | Creating an Invite Culture at Your Church
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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S1E040 - Building Worship Teams - The Leadership Pipeline of Multisite Worship Development (Part 1)
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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S1E039 - JD Greear | Church Growth, Multiplication, The Story of Lydia, & Discipleship | LIVE at NC Baptist State Convention
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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S1E038 - The Importance of Staff Culture | Values & Behaviors
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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S1E037 - Church Mergers | Why They're Such a Big Deal And So Many Pastors Screw Them Up
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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S1E036 - Creating a Sending Culture at Your Church
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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S1E035 - Every Church Has a Brand—Some Do It Well
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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S1E034 - Development VS. Opportunity - Part 2
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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S1E033 - 5 Key Takeaways From All Size Churches That You're Not Hearing About
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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S1E032 - Stressing the Organization | Development VS. Opportunity
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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S1E031 - Q&A 2024 Breaking Barriers Conference
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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S1E30 - 5 Limiting Beliefs That Halt Growth and Multiplication
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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S1E029 - The Power, Paradigm, and Practice of Vision
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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S1E028 - Todd Unzicker | Executive Director-Treasurer of NC Baptist
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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S1E027 - Developing Preachers in Your Church: Sermon Planning Part 2
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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S1E026 - Making Your Sermon Better In Community: Sermon Planning
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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S1E025 - Turning First-Time Guests Into Disciples
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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S1E024 - "Spontaneous" Baptisms - The Playbook (Part 2)
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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S1E023 - Are "Spontaneous" Baptisms Biblical? (Part 1)
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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S1E022 - 5 Steps to Reverse Engineer Your Vision Into Goals
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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S1E021 - 5 Reasons People Aren't Getting Connected to Your Church
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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S1E020 - Generosity is Both a Pathway to and a Product of Discipleship
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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S1E019 - 5 Reasons Pastors Struggle to Talk About Generosity
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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S1E018 - The Real Value of Short-Term Mission Trips
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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S1E017 - Are Short-Term Trips Still Effective? | 3 Considerations
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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S1E016 - Churches Grow on Big Days | The Practical (Part 2)
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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S1E015 - Churches Grow on Big Days | The Philosophy (Part 1)
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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S1E014 - Is Balance a Myth? | Balance and Burnout
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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S1E013 - The Necessary Ingredient to Sending
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May 27, 2024 |
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S1E012 - Are the Best Church Leaders Pragmatists? Wisdom and Theology
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May 20, 2024 |
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S1E011 - Inviter Evangelism From the Story of the Paralytic | Mark 2
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May 13, 2024 |
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S1E010 - Big Days, Inviter Culture, and Church Marketing
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May 06, 2024 |
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S1E009 - The How of Multiple Services - Part 3
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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S1E008 - The How of Multiple Services - Part 2
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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S1E007 - The Why of Multiple Services - Part 1
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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S1E006 - Donnie Griggs | Gospel Ambition
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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S1E005 - Tyranny of the Urgent | What to Do When There’s More to Do Than You Can Do
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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S1E004 - 10 Limiting Beliefs Hindering Your Leadership and Growth
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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S1E003 - Preparing the Jars For God to Work | 2 Kings 4
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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S1E002 - The #1 Thing That Has Led to Growth
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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S1E001 - Church Growth is Not Bad
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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S1E000 - Breaking Barriers Trailer
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Mar 11, 2024 |