John Chandler takes to his microphone on the SermonSmith podcast to interview missional veteran Dan White, Jr. and inquires into Dan’s “unique prospect on a more dialogical approach to preaching” (Chandler). Join John and Dan as they discuss dialogical preaching, from the social environs that formed the Early Church’s approach in light of Pentecost, to Dan’s reshaped understanding of preaching after looking at its theological roots. This conversation is a church planting resource not …
Meet Praxis Gathering Speaker David Fitch–Pastor, Professor, Missional Coach
There are a lot of events for Church Planters these days. The Praxis Gathering stands out by creating space to interact with fellow practitioners. Each presenter is currently at work in grounded missional practice in different contexts throughout North America. David Fitch is one of the 27 practitioner presenters you’ll get to spend quality time with at The Praxis Gathering. He is the founding pastor of Life …
Discover the Difference Between Church Planting and a Missional Movement (only one day left…)
***Update: The webinar is now full, but will be available as a limited time replay.*** Tomorrow at 12pm CST JR Woodward will host a free webinar entitled “How to Go Beyond Church Planting to Starting a Missional Movement.” As of the time this was published, there were still a few spots left, so click here to register. We summarize our …
Church Planting Isn't Meant to be Done Alone
Matt Alexander is one of the pastors at Rhythm Church in Miami, Florida. We asked Matt to share a little bit about his experience being in a V3 Learning Cohort. What originally drew you to the V3 learning cohort experience. I initially got connected to V3 through Rhythm’s friendship with JR Woodward. JR had invested a lot of time in our …
This is How to Learn if Your Missional Communities are Healthy
Daniel Iwao is a church planter in California and recently participated in a V3 Learning Cohort. Here’s how he described the experience. What originally drew you to the V3 learning cohort experience? What led me to V3 was my relationship that JR built with me. While he was out here on a business trip, he took time out to come …
How to Make Life Long Friends Focused on Missional Community
Chad Jewett is one of the founding Pastors of Restoration Church in Castle Rock, Colorado. We asked him to share a little of his experience participating in a V3 Learning Cohort. What originally drew you to the V3 learning cohort experience? I was drawn to V3 initially from my searching. They appeared to be the only church planting organization who are …
Be Sure to Say “Hi!” at Missio Alliance
V3 is proud to be a Partner of Missio Alliance. We’re especially excited about Missio’s upcoming event, Being Truly Human: Re-imagining the Resurrectional Life taking place May 7-9. On their website, the event is described this way: The Cross is Not Enough. While obviously of profound significance, the cross seems to have usurped the resurrection as the unique centerpiece of Christian …
How a V3 Learning Cohort is Helping Stretch and Build a Team
Ed Choy is a husband, father, pastor, writer and V3 Church Planter. Currently he’s in the early stages of planting Restoration Church in Baltimore, Maryland. The Restoration website describes their hope for the church to become “a diverse community of faith joining God in the restoration of all things.” As a part of his preparation to plant, Ed has been participating in …
Five Videos to Introduce Jon Tyson, Australian Church Planter in New York
There are a lot of events for Church Planters these days. The Praxis Gathering stands out by creating space to interact with fellow practitioners. Each presenter is currently at work in grounded missional practice in different contexts throughout North America. Jon Tyson is one of the 27 practitioner presenters you’ll get to spend quality time with at The Praxis Gathering. Jon helped plant …
Beyond Tradition to Disciple-Making
Tony Stefko is a Church Planter in Clarksville, Tennesee. He works bi-vocationally and is developing a unique and incarnational church community among his neighborhood and co-workers. We asked Tony to share a little about his experience in a V3 Learning Cohort. You can learn more about Tony and Quad 4 Church here. What originally drew you to the V3 learning …