Temporary Tenants
By Cody Nunes
I'm your host Cody Nunes. I'm currently church planting in the North of Scotland. This podcast will cover the topics of Church Planting, Missions, and Ministry. I will be speaking with men and women who have experience in these topics, in the hopes that I (and you) might learn something from their stories.
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Temporary Tenants Nov 15, 2022
Joy Metzger - Women In Church Planting
Joy Metzger currently serves with her husband Phil at CalvarySD in San Deigo California. She has been serving in ministry since she was a young adult and has served in various capacities. She has helped raise up the next generation of church planters and missionaries while serving at Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe. She and Phil have taken part in a radical movement of God in Eastern Europe, where they helped plant several churches and ultimately handed over a church in Budapest Hungary to local leadership which still serves the community with great success. She has a valid and vital voice in the space of church planting and missions, and I am so blessed to have her on the podcast.
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Dan Steel - Why Do Church Plants Fail?
This week's guest on Temporary Tenants is Dan Steel. Dan Steel serves as the senior pastor of Magdalen Road Church in Oxford, England. Before returning to his hometown of Oxford, he helped plant Grace Church Dell Road in Birmingham, England. He and his wife, Zoe, have four children. During Covid Dan took it upon himself to do a data analysis on Why Church Plants Fail. He interviewed several church planters and members and wrote out a detailed document on the subject. His hope is that this would be used to create more transparent conversations about why church plants fail, and what we can learn from the stories of those who have failed. He currently partners with Acts 29, and helps mentor and train church planters in the UK and Ireland.
Here is the link to the article.
I would encourage anyone in ministry, church planting, or considering church planting to read this, and apply some lessons that can be learned from it.
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Thank you for listening, and as always, I hope and pray that you continue to glorify and magnify the Lord in whatever season you find yourself in.
Jordan Silva - Unconventional Church Planting
Our guest this week is Jordan Silva. Jordan and his wife Jenny are serving as missionaries to Kosovo with their sons Nyle (5), and Cassian (1).
God first drew us into international missions in 2012, and we have served short and mid-term in Asia and the Balkans, moving to Kosovo in 2019. Our heart is to see the young people of Kosovo come to know the hope and transformation that is found in Jesus.
In 2021, we opened a coffee shop/community center in the heart of Prishtinë, Kosovo. Every step was so clearly provided for by God’s lavish grace, and the partnership and prayers of the family of God. Through this welcoming space, the Kosovar staff and American volunteers of our team engage in meaningful relationships and conversations about the gospel. When we look around that space, seeing table after table of students engaging with our team in genuine friendship, community, and eternal conversations, we are filled with joy and thankfulness.
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Brittany Brown - Women In Church Planting
On this episode of Temporary Tenants we have Brittany Brown. Brittany and her husband Joshua are church planting in North Carolina. We discuss church planting, women's ministry, and the essential role women have in church and church leadership. We also discuss an article she wrote called, "3 Reasons Women’s Ministry is Essential to Church Planting". It was a joy to have her on the podcast, and I would encourage you to go and check out the article (Link below).
3 Reasons Women’s Ministry is Essential to Church Planting
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Pierce Westfall - A Jesus Mission
Our guest for this episode is Pierce Westfall. Pierce is the Executive Director of A Jesus Mission. For the last 5 years, Pierce and his wife Diana have been traveling throughout the USA, the Caribbean, Europe, and Central America doing music and service projects alongside local churches for the sake of advancing the Gospel. Since leaving his role within the band Cadence Please, Pierce now has a goal to help develop and equip new missionaries and to help reshape how churches can better care for their missionaries serving globally.
If you would like to get in touch with me about missions, ministry, or church planting. Please email me at temporarytenant@calvarychapel.com
Kurt Kula - Church Planting Seasons
Kurt Kula has been serving overseas for over 28 years in Poland Cambodia and now the Republic of Georgia. The work involves training pastors, leaders, children's ministry workers, discipleship, premarital counseling, teaching Bible school classes and assisting in various evangelical outreaches. He and his wife Kendall have four children, all born on the mission field three of whom have returned to the States to pursue their education. Kurt is a dedicated missionary and church planter.
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Eric Hoke - R.I.P. Church Planting
This week on the pod we have Pastor Eric Hoke of All Saints Church in the Bronx, NYC. Eric is the planting pastor of All Saints Church. Eric also is a Covocational Church Planter and Proven Marketplace Professional specializing in Staffing & Corporate Training. He has worked with thousands of eager career changers from around the world including Church Planters, Missional Church Leaders and Pastors transitioning from ministry to break into the Corporate World to sustain their ministries.With a 15+ years of ministry experience, a Masters of Arts in Biblical Literature and a 3 year fellowship with Redeemer City to City under Redeemer Presbyterian Church, Eric understands Pastors and what it takes to lead a church in the modern world.A sought after international speaker, he has trained over 100K+ professionals from brands like Uber, American Express, Moderna, and Salesforce and is widely regarded in the corporate world with his contributions towards Workforce Development, Agile Project Management, Adult Learning & Leadership. He has guest lectured on the future of work at prestigious Universities, including MIT Sloan School of Management.His insights have been featured on podcasts, online and in print on platforms like Relevant Magazine, NewBreed Training and his NYC Church Plant story is featured in the book Next Wave: Discovering the 21st Century Church.As a certified Master Coach, he can help any Pastor with the problem of how-to-rebrand confusion and break into the Corporate World to supplement their income and build a ministry of sustainability for their families.
Frank Wooden - You Need A Mentor
This week on the podcast is Frank Wooden. Frank has been the Director of Plant SoCal for the past 8 years. He formerly served as the Lead Pastor of San Diego Hope Church where he helped to start 7 new churches in three years. He has a Masters in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from the University of San Diego. He is married to Desiree, a charter school administrator. Frank has written an article on New Breed Training called Why You Need A Mentor. We have a really great conversation about the difference between mentorship and coaching.
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Dr. Stephen Stallard - Diversity, NYC, & Butterflies
Dr. Stephen Stallard is the Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Western Seminary.
He and his family planted a Mosaic Church in Brooklyn, New York in 2013-2021.
We have a conversation around diversity, NYC, and Butterflies.
Hope you enjoy!
Here are the articles he has written on the topics of church planting and diversity:
Six Tips for Missional Preaching
Diverse Teams 101: A Field Guide For Church Planters
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Ray Ortlund - What is REAL Church?
To start off Season Two of Temporary Tenants we have a very special guest, Pastor Ray Ortlund.
About Ray:
What Ray and his wife Jani Ortlund care most about is more and more people renewed within by the gospel of Jesus. Only the gospel helps sinners and sufferers. And it does, by the power of God. Nothing can resist the freeing power of Jesus. Today they serve Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee – an Acts 29 church. Ray also serves on the Council of The Gospel Coalition and blogs at the Coalition website. Jani speaks to women’s groups around the world. Both are published authors. Ray is a graduate of Wheaton College, Dallas Theological Seminary, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Jani is a graduate of Wheaton College and National Louis University. Together Ray and Jani have served in gospel ministry for over 40 years. They have four outstanding children and thirteen fabulous grandchildren. Ray loves to hunt. Jani loves to garden. They love each other most of all!
About this Episode:
This episode is one that I have been looking forward to for some time. I am excited for you guys to listen in to the wisdom and grace that Pastor Ray has. Heals hosts a podcast called Your Not Crazy! w/ Sam Albury which I high recommend. We dive into the subject of church planting, what is real church, and how gospel doctrine creates gospel culture when it is given the correct position in our churches and our lives.
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Jeffery Portmann - A Multiplying Church
Our guest on the podcast this week is Jeffery Portmann. Jeffery Portmann serves as the Director for the Church Multiplication Network – leading church planting and multiplication for The Assemblies of God. Prior to this, he founded Newhope, a multi- site church with campuses around the greater Seattle area. His passion is presenting hope and developing people. Jeffery has a Doctorate of Ministry with an emphasis in leadership. He travels nationally and internationally training leaders and equipping pastors. Married to his High School sweetheart Joanne, he is a father of two sons Justus and Josiah and two daughter-in- love’s. He lives in Springfield, MO. We have an excellent conversation in the midst of a busy airport around church planting and his new book coming out in January of 2023.
This is our last episode in season one of Temporary Tenants. I am taking a break over the holidays to spend time with my family and record some episodes for season two. I hope that you have enjoyed this first season and are looking forward to the second season. If you haven't listened to the first few episodes of the podcast I suggest you go back and check them out. There are some great conversations that happened in the first few that are great to chew on over the holidays.
I wish you all a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Years!
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Jeff Gipe - There Can Never Be Too Many Churches
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Ted Leavenworth - Faithfulness Defines Success
This week on the show we have Pastor Ted Leavenworth. Ted Leavenworth is the Senior Pastor of Reliance Church in Temecula, California and has been in Christian service for over 30 years. A graduate of the Calvary Chapel School of Ministry, Pastor Ted has a heart for church planting – leading two church plants in Southern California and facilitating the establishment of seven others both nationally and internationally.
Ted also serves on the executive committee of Calvary Global Network where he focuses on leadership coaching and pastoral mentoring. Additionally, Pastor Ted is the host of the Leadership Collective Podcast, focusing on the “nuts & bolts” of church leadership.
Pastor Ted and his wife Brenda were married in 1985 and together, they have three adult children and ten grandchildren.
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Tyler St. Clair - Church Planting In Hard Places
This week on Temporary Tenants is Pastor Tyler St. Clair. Tyler is the lead pastor of Cornerstone Church Detroit. He is a regular contributor to the Acts 29 blog. Tyler is also the US Network Lead for Church in Hard Places and Urban Strategist with Acts 29 Urban. He also acts as a liaison between Acts 29 and Grimké Seminary Urban. Tyler is married to his best friend and has 5 amazing kids.
The conversation I have with Tyler is one of my favourites so far this season. It's a very raw and honest look at what it means to plant and pastor in hard places. There are so many things that stand out about this conversation and I am excited for you all to give it a listen.
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Bruce Zachary - Gods Word + Holy Spirit = Attractive
This week on Temporary Tenants Podcast we have Pastor Bruce Zachary. Bruce Zachary was raised in a Jewish home, and came to faith in Christ as Messiah over 30 years ago. He has been teaching the Bible for 30+ years. He and Karen, his lovely bride have been married since 1991, and are blessed by their sons Joshua and Jonathan. Bruce taught at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s School of the Bible, and is a graduate of CCCM’s School of Ministry. He has been an ordained pastor for near 30 years, and was an attorney for 25 years. In 1996 he planted Calvary Nexus in Camarillo, Ca. where he continues to serve as teaching pastor. Bruce is the author of 17 books, and has directed the Calvary Church Planting Network [CCPN] a global church planting initiative.
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Greg Nettle - Virtual Church Planting
On this episode I interview Greg Nettle President of Stadia Church Planting Network.
Here is a little info about Greg:
Devoted to a God-given passion for The Church and its responsibility to plant new churches, churches specifically designed to reach children at physical and spiritual risk, Greg Nettle serves as President of Stadia. As a visionary and catalytic leader, Greg has led Stadia from planting a handful of churches to helping plant 456 churches around the globe in 2021. Under his leadership, Stadia has developed strategic partnerships with like-minded organizations such as Compassion International and Missions of Hope International (MOHI) and has refined its portfolio of unique and highly effective church planting services, positioning the organization for continued exponential growth.
Prior to his time at Stadia, Greg served as leader of the RiverTree Movement in Ohio for 25 years. During that time, RiverTree grew from 100 to more than 3000 people in attendance, from 1 to 4 campus, and helped start 50 churches.
Greg’s sense of adventure has taken him around the world as he has climbed Everest Basecamp, Mount Kilimanjaro, Cotopaxi and Whitney among others to raise funds to bless children on the margins of society. Greg’s most important partner in life is his wife Julie as they lead their children, Tabitha and Elijah, to fall deeply in love with Jesus. He is an author, speaker and consultant as an agent of change in the global church and has co-authored three books: Small Matters, in collaboration with Compassion International President Jimmy Mellado, One Of, and Disciples Who Make Disciples.
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Clay Worrell - Cross Cultural Church Planting
Today on Temporary Tenants I have Clay Worrell, he is a church planter at his core. He's planted a church in Waterford, Ireland, and then he replanted another church in San Francisco bay area called Calvary, Tri Valley. After he successfully merged CTV with another church in the Bay Area he became the executive director of CGN. He and his family have been extremely influential in my families life and ministry. He has so much to say on the subject of church planting and ministry that is founded in gospel truth. I am very honoured to have him on the podcast.
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Ep. 3 J.D. Payne - Apostolic Church Planting
J. D. Payne serves as professor of Christian Ministry at Samford University. Prior to this, he was the pastor for church multiplication with The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. Before moving to Birmingham, he served for ten years with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and as an Associate Professor of Church Planting and Evangelism in the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he also directed the Center for North American Missions and Church Planting. . His desire is to minister alongside of others in order to see them equipped to become all that God desires for them as they multiply disciples, leaders, and churches. Over the years, he has written numerous articles and reviews in the area of missions and evangelism and church growth. He is the author of eleven books. You can find out more about J. D. here.
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Ep.2 Pastor Benjamin Morrison - For All People, In All Time, In All Places
My Guest today is Pastor Benjamin Morrison. He is currently serving with his family in Ukraine as a Lead Pastor, as well as being the Training Coordinator for Redeemer City to City Europe and the Coordinator for City to City Ukraine.
He has been serving in Ukraine since 2002, and is still currently serving his church as well as others in the midst of the war that is on going in Ukraine right now. Although there is a war raging on behind the scenes God is still at work within Ukraine and I am excited to talk with Ben about the past and the present work of God happening in Ukraine.
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Relief on Launch Day w/ Pastor Nick Cady
I am excited to have on Pastor Nick Cady who is the Lead Pastor at White Fields Community Church in Longmont, Colorado. He also leads the cultivate Initiative of Calvary Global Network which is their church planting initiative. He and I discuss church planting, launch day mishaps, and why we need more churches.
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