Sojourn’s executive elder team recently traveled with Lifeway Research President Dr. Ed Stetzer and a group of pastors to Europe, as part of the Upstream Collective.  While in Paris, our Lead Pastor Daniel Montgomery and our Pastor of Teaching, Leadership & Church Multiplication, Brian Howard each recorded short video vignettes.  They spoke on aspects of the mission to plant churches internationally and spread the gospel throughout the world.

You can see the interviews on the Upstream Collective blog, as well as on Dr. Stetzer’s blog (each also contains to written thoughts on the trip, on Pastors Daniel and Brian, and on Sojourn).

You can also view each short video interview below:
Pastor Daniel, giving words of encouragement for church planters:

Pastor Brian, on considering global missions as part of a church planting strategy:

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darrin-patrickWatch this video interview with Darrin Patrick, Lead Pastor of The Journey in St. Louis, a member church in the Acts 29 Church Planting Network.

This is part of a series of video interviews with church planters recorded by Crossing Church Pastor Dustin Neeley at Sojourn’s 930 Art Center, during the Acts 29 Network 2009 Louisville Boot Camp (Ambition).  In this video, Pastor Darrin discusses:

  • The difference between “closed hand” and “open hand” beliefs and doctrines
  • Learning from conferences where speakers differ on various issues and theological persuasions
  • Where humility and theology comes into play, in learning from others
  • “Dating” your kids
  • Treating your children as individuals rather than as a herd
  • Integrating the church into your family, while not letting the church “swallow” your family
  • The difference between an “open home” and a “closed home” (the home as a foyer, the home as a fortress)

Dustin Neeley is a former Sojourner who is now the pastor of Crossing Church in East Louisville, which we planted in 2005. Sojourn Lead Pastor Daniel Montgomery asked him to partner with us during the Louisville Boot Camp by shooting a series of video interviews with church planters, pastors and Acts 29 leaders.  Follow Pastor Dustin on his church planting blog, Church Planting For The Rest Of Us.

Stay tuned for many more short video interviews, featuring leading church planters, pastors and members of the Acts 29 Network, here at churchplanting.sojournchurch.com.

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Sojourn Church Planters June Breakfast & Lunch - June 9

May 14, 2010

SOJOURN CHURCH PLANTERS MONTHLY GATHERING!!!
Wednesday JUNE 9th

BREAKFAST
6:30AM-8:00AM
OR

LUNCH
11:00AM-12:30PM
This time both events will be held on the same day,
but you only need to attend one.
*Please RSVP here

We look forward to seeing you

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Darrin Patrick On Handling Criticism, Stress, Pitfalls In Church Planting

April 28, 2010

Watch this video interview with Darrin Patrick, Lead Pastor of The Journey in St. Louis, a member church in the Acts 29 Church Planting Network.
This is the second of two interviews with Darrin Patrick (see the first here), and is part of a series of video interviews with church planters [...]

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Have Lunch Or Breakfast On Us, And Learn About Sojourn Church Planting

April 27, 2010

Interested in Sojourn Church Planting? Want to learn more about the future of Sojourn? Here’s your chance to be a part of it all.
Wednesday May 12th @ 11:00AM-1:00PM
What: Sojourn Church Planting LUNCH
Where: The 930 Art Center in the Listening Room
Purpose: Connect with Sojourn Church Planters and hear from Pastor Brian Howard.
PLEASE RSVP here by [...]

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Orality Seminar: Sharing the Gospel through Stories

April 26, 2010

What: Dr. David Sills of Reaching and Teaching International Ministries will be leading a seminar on sharing the gospel through Bible stories. He will discuss the theology, philosophy, and practical application of the storying method.
Who: Everyone is invited. This training will be especially useful to those seeking to reach internationals and the unchurched with [...]

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Will Mancini’s Surprising Insights Into Church Planting, Vision & Missional Movements

April 23, 2010

Church Unique author Will Mancini offers “Exponential Clarity: 4 Surprising Takeways From Exponential 2010″ at willmancini.com.  Read it in full here.  Excerpts from these thoughts, which Mancini gleaned from the recent Exponential 2010 Conference:
#1 There is a huge difference between church planting and movement cultivating (and some still don’t get the difference.) … It’s very [...]

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Darrin Patrick: Tips For Preaching, Advice For Church Planters

April 20, 2010

Watch this quick video interview with Darrin Patrick, Lead Pastor of The Journey in St. Louis, a member church in the Acts 29 Church Planting Network.
This is part of a series of video interviews with church planters recorded by Crossing Church Pastor Dustin Neeley at Sojourn’s 930 [...]

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James MacDonald, On What A Mother Church Should Consider When Planting Churches

April 15, 2010

Harvest Bible Chapel has been planting new churches for a decade.  Their Pastor James MacDonald recently spoke on a two-minute video on things that a “mother church” should consider as it plants a new work.  Check it out at this link now.
Topics addressed include:

How to deal with the pain and trouble involved in planting
What to [...]

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Video: Acts 29 Director Scott Thomas Talks About Mark Driscoll, Pastor Of Mars Hill Church

April 5, 2010

Watch this quick video interview with Scott Thomas, Director of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network. In this video, Pastor Scott provides his thoughts on a man he’s worked closely with: Mars Hill Church Pastor Mark Driscoll.  Hear his close perspective on Pastor Mark, and learn what you can from these anecdotes about a godly, [...]

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