The Lutheran Church Planter

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A podcast exploring the theology, philosophy, and practice of planting new Lutheran congregations. Hosted by Andy Coyle and Matthew Ballmann.

The Lutheran Church Planter


    • Sep 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    S3E1 Planning Phase: Clarifying Your Values

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 30:07


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    Season 3 Intro: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 9:50


      Hey everyone, welcome back to The Lutheran Church Planter! In this intro episode, Andy recaps the last two seasons and gives a taste of what to expect from season 3. Where We’ve Been: Season 1: Foundations Season 2: Discernment Where We’re Going Season 3: Practical Planning Topics slated for this season include Identity, Outreach […]

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    S2E8 Pastoral Leadership: Competency

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 58:42


      Season 2 can also be watched as a video! Watch here, or subscribe on YouTube!

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    S2E7 Pastoral Leadership: Chemistry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 40:05


      Season 2 can also be watched as a video! Watch here, or subscribe on YouTube!

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    S2E6 Pastoral Leadership: Character

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 33:30


      Season 2 can also be watched as a video! Watch here, or subscribe on YouTube!

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    S2E5 Pastoral Leadership: Calling

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 40:57


      Season 2 can also be watched as a video! Watch here, or subscribe on YouTube!

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    S2E4 Models for Church Planting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 40:16


      Season 2 can also be watched as a video! Watch here, or subscribe on YouTube!

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    S2E3 Where to Plant?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 27:37


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    S2E2 Motivation Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 36:01


      Season 2 can also be watched as a video! Watch here, or subscribe on YouTube!  

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    S2E1 The Importance of Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 28:48


      Season 2 can also be watched as a video! Watch here, or subscribe on YouTube!  

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    Season 2 Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 5:33


    #14 Our DNA: Lutheran (Historic) Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 60:26


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    #13 Our DNA: Lutheran (Historic) Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 42:43


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    #12 Our DNA: Lutheran (Word and Sacrament) with Dr. Martin Horn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 51:29


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    BONUS EPISODE: Ash Wednesday and Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 12:15


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    #11 Our DNA: Living (Mission) with Rev. Robert Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 34:28


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    #10 Our DNA: Living (Piety) with Rev. Robert Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 48:12


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    EXCITING EVENT: You’re Invited to our Round Table!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 3:44


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    #9 Our DNA: Free (Congregation) with Dr. Martin Horn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 43:35


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    #8 Our DNA: Free (Gospel) with Dr. Phil Haugen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 33:31


      [00:00:24] Andy: Welcome to the Lutheran Church Planter, a podcast exploring the theology, philosophy, and practice of planting new Lutheran congregations. I’m your host, Andy Coyle, church planter and director of Home Missions for the association of Free Lutheran Congregations, joined by my co host and fellow church planter, Matthew Ballmann. And last week […]

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    #7 Free. Living. Lutheran. Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 37:51


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    #6 The Challenge of Holding Missiology and Ecclesiology Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 35:41


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    #5 What Are We Trying to Plant?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 35:19


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    #4 The Blessings that New Congregations Bring

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 32:38


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    #3 Why Plant: Fruitful

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 31:40


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    #2 Why Plant: Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 33:02


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    #1 Why Plant: Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 24:00


      [00:00:20] Andy: Welcome to the Lutheran Church Planter, a podcast exploring the theology, philosophy, philosophy and practice of planting new Lutheran congregations. I’m your host, Andy Coyle, church planter and Director of Home Missions for the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, joined by my co host and fellow church planter, Matthew Ballmann. And we’re […]

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