ChurchCandy with Brady Sticker
The Church Candy Podcast. We're on a mission to connect 1 million people to a local church. Join Brady Sticker, founder and CEO of ChurchCandy Marketing, as he brings practical and motivational information designed to help you build a thriving ministry. ChurchCandy Marketing is a digital marketing agency for churches. While we help pastors get new church visitors with digital marketing, this podcast will help you get new visitors, keep them long term, and serve them with excellence. Church Candy with Brady Sticker helps pastors and churches with social media marketing, Facebook ads for churches, the google ads grant for churches, and church candy marketing also helps pastors with marketing for churches.
ChurchCandy with Brady Sticker
Why So Many Pastors Quit Ministry w/ Greg Surratt
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In this episode of the Church Candy podcast, Pastor Greg Surratt, a church planting legend and co-founder of ARC, shares his insights and experiences from planting Seacoast Church in 1988 to now overseeing 14 campuses. He discusses the unique challenges faced during the early years, the evolution and growth of the church, and the innovative strategies behind their multi-site model. Additionally, Pastor Greg talks about his son Josh's succession as lead pastor, the development of a successful teaching team, and his latest endeavor, 'Pastor's Collective,' which focuses on supporting pastors' mental health and wellbeing. If you’re a church planter or pastor, this episode provides invaluable wisdom and practical advice.
📖 CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:39 Challenges of Church Planting in the 1980s
01:33 Seacoast Church's Early Growth and Struggles
05:13 Personal Struggles and Perseverance
06:19 The Motivation Behind Seacoast Church
10:22 The Birth of Multi-Site Churches
13:51 Innovations and Technological Challenges
18:25 Transition to a Teaching Team Model
29:34 Succession Planning and New Roles
31:16 Understanding Identity Beyond Assignment
33:30 The Birth of ARC: A Journey of Church Planting
39:37 Pastor's Collective: Addressing Mental Health
44:04 Challenges and Support for Pastors
56:06 Balancing Ministry and Family Life
01:00:29 Conclusion and Resources for Pastors
👋 Connect with Greg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregsurratt/?hl=en
Website: https://www.pastorscollective.com/
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