Fuel For Pastors

CPL 010: How To Plant A Church And The State Of Churches In America With Elijah Koryfan

On this episode of Fuel For Pastors, I am interviewed by my friend Elijah Koryfan. Elijah and I sat down recently in Sacramento, California where he asked me a series of questions that have to do with planting churches in America, as well as the state of the church in America. Elijah is a great interviewer and I was excited to share my thoughts about these topics, that are near and dear to my heart. Connect with Elijah on these following Social Media Platforms: Click here [https://www.youtube.com/@koryfan] to check out Elijah's Youtube Channel Click here [https://www.instagram.com/koryfan/] to follow Elijah on Instagram. Connect with Bogdan on these following Social Media Platforms: Click here [https://www.youtube.com/@kipko] to check out Bogdan's Youtube Channel Click here [https://www.instagram.com/kipko] to follow Bogdan on Instagram. Click here [https://www.forwardchurchirvine.com/] to find out more about Forward Church in Irvine.  Follow Pastor Kipko on Instagram: www.instagram.com/kipko * Watch all sermons from Forward Church on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kipko * To get in touch with Forward Church or to request Pastor Bogdan Kipko to speak at your church or event, please send an email to: admin@forward.fm If you are visiting Southern California, we would love to have you come and enjoy the Sunday Service at Forward Church!

CPL 011: Aleksei Kharlamov Church Planter Assessment Process With Send Network

On this episode of the Fuel For Pastors Podcast, I interview my good friend and fellow church planter Aleksei Kharlamov. Aleksei immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area eight years ago from Moscow, Russia. Aleksei and his wife Lera are planting a new church, Spring Church, in Moraga, CA, in the East Bay Area of Northern California. In this interview, Aleksei talks about his experience in going through the church planter assessment process with SEND NETWORK.  Если у вас или у кого-то из ваших знакомых есть желание основать новую церковь в Америке или Канаде, напишите мне в директ или отправьте им это видео, и я хотел бы начать с вами этот разговор и поделиться с вами дополнительной информацией! my email: bogdan@forward.fm  If you or someone you know, has a desire to plant a new church in either America or Canada, please direct message me or send this video to them and I would love to start this conversation with you and share with you more info! my email: bogdan@forward.fm  @sendnetworkcalifornia  @wearesendnetwork  @californiasbc  @sendbayarea  @springbiblechurch  @forwardirvine  @harlye23 Connect with Aleksei on these following Social Media Platforms: Click here to check out Spring Church: https://www.springchurch.co/home  Click here to follow Aleksei on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harlye23  Click here to check out the production company Aleksei founded: https://www.quietrock.video/  Connect with Bogdan on these following Social Media Platforms: Click here to follow Bogdan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kipko  Click here to subscribe and listen to the Fuel For Life Podcast: https://kipko.us/3Rq2mYK  Click here to find out more about Forward Church in Irvine: https://www.forwardchurchirvine.com  To get in touch with Forward Church or to request Pastor Bogdan Kipko to speak at your church or event, please send an email to: admin@forward.fm

CPL 005: Counting People Because People Count

On this episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I talk about what most church planters hugely and almost always exaggerate, and that is the amount of people that come to their church. You already know you are speaking to a church planter when you ask a guy how many people come to their church, and they answer you with "if you count all the women and children and those that come once a year, our church has this many people." Don't feel bad because I've been there and I am definitely a recovering addict of being obsessed with the number of people that come to church. I share with you how God has been working on my heart during my planting journey and some startling discoveries I made along the way, when it comes to counting the people in your church.

CPL 009: What Is The Church?

On this episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I talk about what the church is. But seriously, when was the last time that you actually asked yourself this question and had a nuanced conversation about it. Is church only when we gather together on Sunday or is church when your people are watching the service online in their pajamas? What if tomorrow, social media doesn't exist and the only flock you had left to shepherd was your family. What would you do? How much of your identity is wrapped up in you being a pastor as opposed to being a follower of Jesus? Welcome to the inter-workings of my mind as I wrestle with these questions myself and invite you along to observe the chaos at a safe distance.

CPL 004: On Preaching And Preachers

On this episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I talk about the real reason why we plant a church in the first place - so that we can preach every single Sunday! If that is not one of the main reasons why you planted the church, then are you even a church planter? On this episode, I discuss not only the most popular preachers in the evangelical industrial complex, but I also dissect sermon length. I also give some of my own unsolicited advice about when it is ok for you to preach over sixty minutes in length and when you should keep your sermons to under thirty minutes.