CPP #636 – Brian Sanders on How Microchurches Grow Out of Mission
From Church Planter Podcast by Pete Mitchell & Peyton Jones
April 13, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 636
About this episode
Peyton Jones interviews Brian Sanders about the relationship between disciple making and microchurch planting.
In this episode of the Church Planter Podcast, Peyton Jones sits down with Brian Sanders, founder of The Underground Network, to talk about the relationship between disciple making and microchurch planting. Brian explains why churches aren’t meant to be planted first and disciples made later. Instead, churches should emerge from the soil of mission as disciples are formed in real life and real relationships. The conversation explores mobilization, calling, relational networks, and why smaller expressions of church often mobilize more people for mission than larger models. They also discuss the importance of proximity in discipleship, why microchurches form naturally out of relational networks, and how discovering your “where” (your calling to a people or place) often leads to new ministries and new church expressions. If you’re interested in disciple making movements, microchurches, or mobilizing everyday believers for mission, this conversation will challenge how you think about church planting...and where it really begins. Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode: NewBreed Training Thanks for listening to the church planter podcast. We’re here to help you go where no one…
People in this episode
Host: Peyton Jones
Guest: Brian Sanders
Topics covered
- microchurches
- disciple making
- church planting
- mission
- relational networks
- mobilization
Keywords
- microchurches
- disciple making
- church planting
- mission
- relational networks
- mobilization
- calling
- proximity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Underground Network
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