Growing Together Podcast: Hope Springs Eternal
A church plant is borne out of the hope that God’s Word will not return void. Therefore, sharing the gospel with folks is key to any church plant. Hope Presbyterian Church in Ocean Springs, MS is a great example of listening, loving, and sharing the gospel with those who need Christ. For more information: masthorn@icloud.com […]
Growing Together Podcast: From Executive Pastor to Church Planter
Steve Jeantet transitioned from being an Executive Pastor in Sarasota, FL, to planting a church in that community. While his pastoral role changed, his engagement in his community remained consistent. Listen to how his passion became an avenue for evangelism and discipleship.
Growing Together Podcast: Setting the Family Table – Affinity Gatherings
Churches are wonderful places because of their tapestry of differences. With our unity in Christ as the foundation, we can enjoy and celebrate diversity without fear of division. Nevertheless, differences can be unsettling and even disorienting at times. Yet to strive for uniformity at the expense of diversity, misses the work of Christ in the […]
MNA Multiply March 2025: Shared Experience – MNA’s Korean American Leadership Initiative: KALI
In this episode of Multiply, we’re highlighting KALI, the Korean American Leadership Initiative. Their mission is to nourish Korean American pastors so that the Presbyterian Church in America will flourish. We’ll also meet a group of second-generation Koreans who are planting an English-speaking church just outside Washington, D.C., in Tysons, Virginia.
Growing Together Podcast: Responding to Disasters: Bringing Hope in Tragedy
Communities are often ill-prepared when a natural disaster strikes. Into that need steps MNA’s Disaster Response to support PCA churches in disaster-affected communities through a network of staff and volunteer damage assessment teams, first response teams, site managers, and key leaders. In light of recent hurricanes on the East Coast and fires on the West […]
Growing Together Podcast: Planting Presbyterian Churches in a Globalized World: Pacific Northwest
Planting a church often brings a diverse collection of people together. That is even more the case when the planter is from India, his wife is from Korea, and the new work is in Seattle, WA among high-skilled immigrant works in the tech industry. Listen to Sagar Mekwan’s story of what God is doing to […]
Growing Together Podcast: Preparing To Parent a Plant
Launching a daughter church is no simple task. As with parenting, birthing a new church can be fraught with anxiety and conflict and with joy and celebration. When parenting a plant, churches need to consider the costs and benefits, and having a good midwife certainly helps. If the PCA had a midwife or doula, it […]
Growing Together Podcast: Making Disciples of Those in Prison
Nearly one out of every 100 people in the United States are imprisoned or jailed. Over the past generation, those numbers have doubled, with the US having the largest number of prisoners in the world. What might be our role to proclaim Christ, disciple prisoners, and be better equipped to serve prisoners and their families? […]
Growing Together Podcast: Lampstand: Discipling Leaders for Biblical Church Vitality
When one says a church needs revitalization, people often picture a congregation needing urgent care or, worse, hospice. Renewal is a result of being revitalized, which every church should seek. Lampstand, a ministry of Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama, comes into this space. Lampstand offers resources for church planting, church revitalization, and church acceleration. […]
MNA Multiply December 2024: It’s A Family Affair – MNA’s Church Planting Ministry
MNA’s vision is to plant 1,000 churches in the next 10 years. This is the story of the church planting May family. Paul and Meaghan, along with their children, are planting their third church! This time in Aurora Colorado! As you’ll see in this episode, planting churches is truly a family affair!
