The Church Planting Blind Spot | Why Multiplication Often Stalls : S4E10

About this episode

The episode discusses the disconnect between church planting and disciple making in modern ministries.

In this episode of the Disciple-Making Leader Podcast, Ben Borgman, Craig Etheredge, and Gibson Largent tackle an important question facing churches and church planters today: Why are church planting and disciple making so often treated as separate ministries? Important links from this episode: DiscipleFirst Website: https://disciplefirst.com/ DiscipleFirst Coaching: https://disciplefirst.com/coaching/ CrossCreek Network: https://crosscreeknetwork.org/ CrossCreek Church: https://crosscreekchurch.com/

People in this episode

Guests: Ben Borgman, Craig Etheredge, Gibson Largent

Topics covered

• church planting
• disciple making
• ministry separation
• multiplication
• church growth

Keywords

• church planting
• disciple making
• ministry
• multiplication
• church growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DiscipleFirst, CrossCreek Network, CrossCreek Church

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