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Welcome to the 5 Point Church Planting Podcast where two church planters hope to make at least one good point. In each 30-minute episode, our goal is to discuss the ins and outs of church planting from a Reformed and Presbyterian perspective (particularly the PCA) as well as hear from some insightful voices concerning church multiplication. Our desire for this podcast is to be helpful, encouraging, stimulating and above all else glorifying to God. 5 Points is hosted by two guys from two very different parts of the country. They went to different seminaries. One roots for the Crimson Tide/Memphis Grizzlies and the other is intimately acquainted with the heartbreak of being a Minnesota professional sports fan. One is GenX and the other is a Millennial but they have one thing in common and that is a passion for church planting. John St. Martin is planting Resurrection Church PCA in Fargo, North Dakota. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, he is now a husband, father of 3 girls, with a background as a business owner, campus minister, and a variety of other pastoral roles. He is a graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato (B.S. management) and Covenant Theological Seminary (M.Div). Hunter Townsend Brewer is planting Trinity Church PCA in Collierville, Tennessee (a suburb of Memphis). He also planted and served as the senior minister of Madison Heights Church PCA in Madison, Mississippi (suburb of Jackson) for nine years. He helped start the Mid-South PCA Church Planting Network (AR, LA, MS, W. TN) and served as its first coordinator. He is a graduate of Samford University (B.S. public administration) and Reformed Theological Seminary (M.Div and D.Min).

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    • Jun 13, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    S04.E01. Déjà vu all over again - Planting A Second Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 41:44


    You can reach us with comments or questions on: Twitter Facebook Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com

    S03.E08. A Life of Church Planting - A Conversation with Paul Hahn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 37:52


    You can reach us with comments or questions on: Twitter Facebook Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com Learn more about our sponsor, Auxillio. 

    S03.E07. Planting and Grace-Shaped Parenting with James Dickson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 40:44


    You can reach us with comments or questions on: Twitter Facebook Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com Learn more about our sponsor, Auxillio.    A Thousand Little Moments - Book, Workbook   

    S03.E06. Smoke Machines and Skinny Jeans - A Five Points Talk on Worship

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 51:40


    You can reach us with comments or questions on: Twitter Facebook Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com Learn more about our sponsor, Auxillio. 

    S03.E05. The Great Dechurching - An Interview with Jim Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 34:45


    The Great Dechurching  As In Heaven Resources- Dechurching.com You can reach us with comments or questions on: Twitter Facebook Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com Learn more about our sponsor, Auxillio. 

    S03.E04. How to Develop Leaders in Your Church Plant

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 40:54


    You can reach us with comments or questions on: Twitter Facebook Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com Learn more about our sponsor, Auxillio. 

    S03.E03. New England Church Planting with Troy Albee

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 38:54


    You can reach us with comments or questions on: Twitter Facebook Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com Learn more about our sponsor, Auxillio. 

    S03. E02. [PART TWO] Practical Marriage Advice with Dr. John Kwasny

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 26:04


    You can reach us with comments or questions on: Twitter Facebook Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com Learn more about our sponsor, Auxillio.  About our guest, Dr. John Kwasny: One Story Ministries  Books

    S03.E02. A Spiritually Healthy Marriage with Dr. John Kwasny

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 35:07


    You can reach us with comments or questions on: Twitter Facebook Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com Learn more about our sponsor, Auxillio.  About our guest, Dr. John Kwasny: One Story Ministries  Books  

    S03.E01. Networking- The Church Planting Pyramid Scheme

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 36:04


    You can reach us with comments or questions on: Twitter Facebook Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com Learn more about our sponsor, Auxillio. 

    A Message from RTS from Chancellor Dr. Ligon Duncan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 32:21


    Reach us with comments of questions on Twitter or Facebook or Email at ReformedPlanting@gmail.com

    The Westminster Confession and Church Planting: an interview with Dr. Ligon Duncan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 35:20


    Today on the pod, we talk with Dr. Ligon Duncan about what the Westminster Confession of Faith, a document written in ENgland in the 1600s, has to do with planting and leading churches in the modern world.  Reach us with comments of questions on Twitter or Facebook or Email at ReformedPlanting@gmail.com

    The Future of Church Planting in the PCA with Irwyn Ince, Murray Lee, and Chris Vogel (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 36:23


    Reach us with comments of questions on Twitter or Facebook or Email at ReformedPlanting@gmail.com

    The Future of Church Planting in the PCA with Irwyn Ince, Murray Lee, and Chris Vogel (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 29:10


    Reach us with comments of questions on Twitter or Facebook or Email at ReformedPlanting@gmail.com

    Essentials of Church Planting: Location, Location, Location

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 42:34


    Reach us with comments of questions on Twitter or Facebook or Email at ReformedPlanting@gmail.com

    Six Joys of Church Planting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 33:06


    Reach us with comments of questions on Twitter or Facebook or Email at ReformedPlanting@gmail.com  

    The Unwavering Pastor: A Conversation with Jonathan Dodson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 38:49


    Check out The Unwavering Pastor and Gospel Centered Discipleship Reach us with comments of questions on Twitter or Facebook or Email at ReformedPlanting@gmail.com

    5 Books for 5 Points: a mini episode with John St. Martin at Reformation Heritage Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 15:19


    Books John recommended: Do You Pray? - Lightly Edited & Updated (Ryle) - Reformation Heritage Books Profiles In Reformed Spirituality < Series | Heritage Books Planting, Watering, Growing: Planting Confessionally Reformed Churches in the 21st Century (Hyde & Lems) - Reformation Heritage Books Pastors and Their Critics: A Guide to Coping with Criticism in the Ministry (Beeke & Thompson) - Reformation Heritage Books Surviving the Fishbowl: Letters to Pastors' Kids (Stewart) - Reformation Heritage Books Get in touch with John: john.stmartin@heritagebooks.org  www.heritagebooks.org   Reach us with comments of questions on Twitter or Facebook or Email at ReformedPlanting@gmail.com

    Parakaleo- Coming Alongside Women in Church Plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 31:44


    To find out more about Parakaleo or to make a donation to support their work, please click HERE.  Read us with comments of questions on Twitter or Facebook or Email at ReformedPlanting@gmail.com  

    The Planting President- a conversation with Dr. Tom Gibbs (Covenant Seminary)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 36:10


    Reach us with comments or questions on Twitter and Facebook @5pointsplanting or at reformedplanting@gmail.com

    Church Planting in Hard Places with Doug Logan (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 20:29


    Reach out on Twitter or Facebook @5pointsplanting or by email reformedplanting@gmail.com with your comments or questions. 

    Church Planting in Hard Places with Doug Logan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 31:45


    Reach out! We'd love to hear from you with comments or questions: Twitter and Facebook - 5PointsPlanting Email - ReformedPlanting@gmail.com

    Planting Churches in Small Towns with Ben Shaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 34:52


    Get in touch: Twitter- 5pointsplanting Facebook- 5pointsplaning Email- reformedplanting@gmail.com

    Spiritual Warfare in Church Planting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 40:25


    How to reach us: Twitter- @5pointsplanting Facebook- @5pointsplanting Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com

    Bob Cargo & Randy Pope: Double Dose - Church Multiplication & Pastoral Wisdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 33:42


    You can reach us with comments or questions on:  Twitter- @5pointsplanting Facebook- @5pointsplanting Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com 5 Points Church Planting is a member of the Society of Reformed Podcasters.

    Four Things to Save Church Planters from Heartache

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 24:36


    You can reach us with comments or questions on:  Twitter- @5pointsplanting Facebook- @5pointsplanting Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com

    An Apostolic Approach to Church Planting with Dr. J.D. Payne

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 36:12


    We'd love to hear from you! Twitter- @5pointsplanting Facebook- @5pointsplanting Email- reformedplanting@gmail.com

    Answering the No. 1 Question Church Planters Get Asked.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 29:08


    We'd love to hear from you! Reach us at: Twitter- @5pointsplanting Facebook- @5pointsplanting Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com 5 points church planting is a member of The Society of Reformed Podcasters.

    Wisdom for Church Planters: An Interview with Terry Gyger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 34:48


    Terry Gyger has been a leader in church planting and church renewal for 50 years. He planted churches in both Miami and Boston and has served as the Director of Mission to North America and the executive pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York. He also founded the Redeemer Church Planting Center (now Redeemer City to City). Recently, Terry has turned his attention from church planting to church renewal and has served as an interim pastor for churches as well as the founder and president of Anago Partners. Terry has a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary.     You can reach us with comments or questions on:  Twitter- @5pointsplanting Facebook- @5pointsplanting Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com

    Church Planting Networks and Presbyteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 32:15


    Today on the pod, we talk with Rev. Clint Wilcke. Clint is a graduate of RTS and was an assistant pastor at First Pres. in Jackson, MS, the RUF campus minister at Southern Miss, the founding pastor and senior pastor at Christ Covenant PCA in Hernando, MS, and is currently leading the Mid-South PCA Church Planting Network. Find out more about his work here. 

    The Essentials of Planting- Gathering a Core Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 41:35


    Reach out with comments or questions- Twitter/Facebook- @5PointsPlanting email- reformedplanting@gmail.com

    Encouragement for Established Church Pastors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 47:31


    Get in touch: Twitter- @5pointsplanting Facebook- @5pointsplanting Or by email at:  reformedplanting@gmail.com

    Introducing Our New Co-Host!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 27:47


    Find us on Facebook or Twitter @ 5PointsPlanting or email us with comments or questions @ ReformedPlanting@gmail.com

    The International Church Planter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 41:23


    For more information about our guest, please visit https://thetatesinparis.com You can email us with comments or questions at reformedplanting@gmail.com  

    ARP Planting - A Renewed Focus on Church Multiplication

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 32:09


    Today on the pod, Hunter and Reid the intern talk with Ken Kunkel about church planting in the ARP and lots of practice advice for church planters. 

    Gentle & Lowly: A 5 Points Interview with Dane Ortlund

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 29:00


    Dane Ortlund joins the pod today to discuss his book Gentle and Lowly and what significance it has for church planters. 

    The UK Partnership: Holding Hands with Churches Across the Atlantic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 31:26


    The Essentials of Planting - Preaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 42:05


    If you'd like to reach out with thoughts or questions, you can reach us on Facebook and Twitter  You can also email us at ReformedPlanting@gmail.com Thanks for listening! 

    Money, Money, Money, Money... Money.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 37:44


    The Church Planting Wife; an interview with Christine Hoover

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 32:27


    Today on the pod, we're delighted to be joined by Christine Hoover. You can find out more about her and her work at her website.  Her book The Church Planting Wife can be found on Amazon. 

    O Canada! Our Neighbors Planting to the North (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 21:10


    Part two of an interview featuring our international church planting correspondents from the north. 

    O Canada! Our Neighbors Planting to the North (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 37:36


    Today on the pod, we talk to our newest Canadian friends about what life is like planting churches where COVID lockdowns have kept doors closed for over 15 months, and the difference between planting churches in Canada and the US. 

    Church Planting and the Kingdom of God: an interview with Dr. Ben Gladd

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 34:58


    On the pod today, Hunter talks with Dr. Ben Gladd. Check out his work here. 

    The Church Planting Professor: An Interview with Dr. Robert Kim

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 36:38


    Dr. Kim joins Hunter and John to discuss what efforts are being made to prepare planters in seminary before sending them into the world. 

    The Planting Professor- Dr. Peter Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 34:15


    On the pod today, we talk to Peter Lee who, in the midst of COVID and his duties as a full time seminary professor, is beginning his second church plant.  The Rev. Dr. Peter Lee is a church planter, pastor, and expert in Ancient Near Eastern languages.  Peter teaches Hebrew I, Hebrew II, Hebrew Exegesis, Genesis to Joshua and Judges to Esther at Reformed Theological Seminary. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary, California with an MDiv where he studied under Dr. Mark Futato, Dr. John Frame and Dr. Meredith Kline.  He received the PhD in Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literature from The Catholic University of America.  Known for his easy-going, pastoral approach to teaching, Peter makes learning Hebrew and the Old Testament a joy. He resides in Columbia, Maryland with his wife and six children.

    Coaching Pastors with Matt Bohling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 37:07


    Matt Bohling from Flourish Coaching joins John on the pod to discuss the importance of having a coach pouring into a pastors life as he seeks to pour into others. 

    We Launched! Now What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 36:39


    Today on the pod, Hunter and John discuss some things to think about when you're planning discipleship ministries in your church plant.  You can reach us with comments or questions on Twitter and Facebook @5pointsplanting or at our new email address reformedplanting@gmail.com 

    Urban Church Planting with Alton Hardy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 44:10


    Church Planting 101: The 4th Step

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 41:58


    On today's episode, Hunter and John are joined by Matt Grimsley to discuss how you go from being a church plant to an established church. In our denomination, the PCA, this process is called particularization. Matt just went through this process with Resurrection Church in Madison, Wisconsin, where he is the pastor and an ex-pat Atlanta Braves fan in Brewers country. 

    The Gospel Coalition, Collin Hansen, and Church Planting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 38:59


    Today on the pod, the guys talk with Collin Hansen about his experience serving in church plants for nearly all his adult life, what challenges face modern day church planters, and what to do to stay warm this winter. 

    Church Planting 101: The 3rd Step

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 35:21


    In today's episode, John and Hunter discuss what planters should look for and expect when moving towards launching a public worship service. Boom. 

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