The Church Planting Podcast
Conversations to Help You Start and Sustain Healthy Churches
Hosted by Greg Nettle, The Church Planting Podcast equips church leaders with practical wisdom, honest stories, and inspiring ideas for churches new and interested in multiplication.
Church planting is joyful, messy, risky, and deeply worth it. On The Church Planting Podcast, Greg Nettle sits down with seasoned leaders and courageous starters to explore what it really takes to start churches that thrive, grow, and multiply.
Each episode is full of honest conversations and hard-earned insights—designed to support you in the practical and spiritual work of planting and leading well.
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About the Host
Greg Nettle is a visionary leader and the President of Stadia, where he helps church planters build strong foundations for churches that reach the next generation. With decades of experience leading churches and starting movements, Greg brings both insight and empathy to every conversation on the podcast.
Whether he’s talking about fundraising, diversity, next-gen ministry, or the personal cost of leadership—Greg leads with curiosity, humility, and a passion for healthy churches led by healthy leaders.
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A Place to Start: Listener Favorites
EP 100 | Why Church Planting?
GUEST: PAUL TAYLOR
We’re celebrating 100 episodes of The Church Planting Podcast by returning to the question that started it all: why church planting? Greg invites Paul Taylor, co-founder of Rivers Crossing Church in Cincinnati, to discuss their shared passion for church multiplication.
EP 82 | Am I Ready to Start a New Church?
GUEST: HEIDY TANDY
Greg talks with Heidy Tandy, Stadia’s Senior Director of Discovery, about Stadia’s Discovery Center for potential new-church leaders, and how this three-phase process of exploration, discernment, and discovery will help you answer the questions, “Am I called?,” “Am I ready?,” “What’s my skill set?,” and “What are my next steps?”
EP 86 | Top Five Challenges Church Planters Face in the First Five Years
GUEST: TIM CELEK
Greg welcomes Tim Celek to the podcast. During Tim’s tenure as Lead Pastor, the Crossing Church in Costa Mesa, CA resourced five new churches, which makes Tim’s role of Senior Director of New Church Growth with Stadia
EP 92 | Undivided: Navigating Politics and Race in Church Leadership
GUESTS: CHUCK MINGO AND TROY JACKSON
This episode features a deep dive into leading churches effectively through politically and racially charged environments. Hosted by Greg Nettle, President of Stadia Church Planting, the episode welcomes Chuck Mingo and Troy Jackson, co-founders of Undivided, focusing on racial healing and justice.