#155: Church Planting, Movie Theaters, and the Miraculous Grit of Starting Small

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Tony and Pastor Brandon sit down with Darius from New Hope Church in Bonney Lake for a hilarious and honest conversation about church planting, growth, exhaustion, faith, and the wild things pastors do to invite people to church. They talk about New Hope’s move out of a Regal theater and into a shared church facility, what it feels like to grow from a tiny launch team to nearly 100 people, why buildings matter for church momentum, and how God has been moving through baptisms, healing, and stories of people encountering Jesus. Before the conversation gets serious, there is plenty of chaos: Dominican Republic trip stories, soccer debates, Survivor predictions, Easter Bunny outreach, Buddy the Elf promos, Yellowstone, Brandon Sanderson, Tim Keller, and more. Jesus is the hope of the world. Let’s make Him famous.

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