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
How to Plant a Church if You’re a Youth Pastor
In this episode of the ChurchCandy Podcast, Brady dives deep into a riveting conversation with Pastor Sammy Gomes of Fray Church. Pastor Sammy shares his incredible journey of church planting, starting from a divine calling at the age of 15 to founding Fray Church in Athens, Georgia. The episode explores the challenges and triumphs of building a church community, the specific and unique callings of God, and the vital role of social media in contemporary ministry. Highlighting personal testimonies, invaluable leadership advice, and the uniqueness of pastoring in a college town, this conversation is a must-listen for current and aspiring church leaders.
📖 CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to the Church Candy Podcast
02:04 Pastor Sammy's Journey to Planting a Church
04:11 The Call to Ministry and Early Challenges
06:03 The Decision to Stay and Serve
08:53 The Impact of the Pandemic on Church Planting
15:49 The Move to Athens and Building a Launch Team
27:44 Advice for Aspiring Church Planters
31:39 Gathering Support and Moving Forward
39:23 Building a Family-Centric Church
42:51 The Impact of Social Media
47:04 Launch Sunday Success
53:09 Handling Church Transitions
01:00:11 Honorable Exits and Stewardship
01:04:04 Testimonies of Transformation
01:15:05 Pastoring in a College Town
01:27:17 Final Thoughts and Advice
👋 Connect with Sammy
Instagram: http://instagram.com/sam.i.gomes/
Website: https://fraischurch.com/
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