Everything I Did Wrong as a Church Planter: A Million Part Series

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Podcast by Logan Wolf

Everything I Did Wrong as a Church Planter: A Million Part Series

After nearly fourteen years in church planting ministry in Utah, my journey has been anything but predictable. From launching a mobile church and navigating a challenging church merger to leading a multi-site ministry and transitioning into a network of house churches, I've experienced it all—and learned countless lessons along the way. If I could do it all again, I’d do almost everything differently. This podcast shares my story and the stories of other planters from across the country. Together, we aim to equip the next generation of church planters to avoid unnecessary frustrations, heartaches, and missteps—saving valuable time, energy, and resources as they pursue their calling.

Latest episodes

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17 April 2025

I Made Disciples but Not Disciple-Makers (with Murray, Utah Church Planter Dave Nelson)

In this episode, I'm joined by Dave Nelson, a church planter from Murray, Utah. Dave shares how a heart for Jesus shaped his disciple-making journey—along with the sobering realization that he wasn’t raising up disciple-makers.

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12 March 2025

I Started without a Sending Church or Agency (with Reno, Nevada Church Planter Eric Tastet)

In this episode, I'm joined by Reno, Nevada church planter Eric Tastet. As he looks back on his church planting experience, and contrasts it with a revitalization project he did subsequently in Ohio, he talks about some of his early struggles and how he wishes he had had a sending church or agency, rather than just striking out alone.

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24 February 2025

I Let Myself Be Overburdened by Short Term Mission Teams

I'm solo this week, reflecting on the many short term mission teams we hosted in the first five years of our church plant. While we had fun with all of them, I share how I needlessly let myself be overburdened by them and how I'd better utlize such teams now.

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03 February 2025

I Didn't Delegate (with Suffolk, Virginia Church Planter David Sexton)

In this episode, I'm joined by Suffolk, Virginia church planter David Sexton. As his church plant anticipates its seventeenth anniversary this year, he shares how it was becoming increasingly shallow as a result of his failure to delegate—something he's only just recently learned to do.

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12 December 2024

I Focused on Denominational Politics (with Las Vegas, Nevada Church Planter Josh Teis)

In this episode, I'm joined by Las Vegas, Nevada church planter Josh Teis. We discuss several of his early church planting mistakes, including focusing too much time and energy on denominational politics.

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30 October 2024

I Wasn't Content with What God Had Planned for Me (with Former Santaquin, Utah Church Planter Christopher Murray)

In this episode, I'm joined again by former Santaquin, Utah church planter Christopher Murray. We discuss the danger of pride and his own struggle with being content with what God is doing in the present.

At minute [7:15] Chris quotes our mutal friend Doug Lane. You can listen to my previous conversation with Doug here.

At minute [36:10] Chris mentions his being on the radio recently. You can catch him on Key Radio from time to time. Listen online here.

At minute [47:25] Chris recommends Tim Challies' Sexual Detox.*

At minute [48:22] he also recommends Relational Revolution* by John C. White.

At minute [49:25] I mention Steve Gallagher's At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry.*

The music at the close of the episode? That's Chris, aka CDZ the Messenger. Check out his music here.

Send your church planting experiences, stories, anecdotes, and questions to desk@crosspointutah.com. Connect with me further here.

 *This is an affiliate link with proceeds going to support our ministry here in Utah.

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