Nathan Knight: Planting by Pastoring

Host Bob Lepine is joined by Nathan Knight for this episode of The Bounce. They discuss Nathan's book, “Planting by Pastoring” and talk about the modern church planting movement, questioning its emphasis on certain values over biblical principles. Nathan suggests a need to refocus on biblical ideals rather than business ideologies. They discuss the challenges and joys of church planting, emphasizing the importance of treasuring Christ together. They also grapple with measuring spiritual growth, emphasizing the difficulty in quantifying spiritual depth but suggesting key indicators like the clarity and biblical fidelity of sermons, the church's focus on praising Christ, and the congregation's increasing delight in spiritual matters.

Join Bob and Nathan as they talk about church planting, and how we can think more biblically about it and be encouraged even if our metrics aren't measuring the standards of success that we think they ought to be measuring.

Nathan pastors Restoration Church in Washington D.C. and serves on the lead team for the Treasuring Christ Together church planting network. Nathan and his wife Andi live in Washington D.C with their two sons.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

- Nathan Knight’s book, “Planting by Pastoring: A Vision for Starting a Healthy Church”: https://www.amazon.com/Planting-Pastoring-Vision-Starting-Healthy/dp/1433588110 

- The Am I Called Assessment: https://gccollective.org/AmICalled#:~:text=The%20Am%20I%20Called%20Assessment%20test%20is%20designed%20to%20help,the%20GCC%20Church%20Planter%20Profile. 

- Great Commission Collective: https://www.gccollective.org