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| Episode 218 - Best Church Practices for Discipling Gen Alpha with Shane Pruitt | 06 Oct 2026 | 00:45:54 | |
How do we disciple a generation already being shaped by screens, algorithms, and culture? Vick Green sits down with Shane Pruitt to explore Generation Alpha, the critical role of parents, the power of real relationships, and how churches can equip the next generation to live on mission and make disciples. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Ep 217 - 5 Disciple-Making Shifts Every NextGen Ministry Must Make with Lauren Brown & Jeff Borton | 29 Sep 2026 | 00:37:16 | |
What if our measure of success in kids and student ministry isn't how many people attend—but who they are becoming? In this episode, Vick Green, Lauren Brown, and Jeff Borton introduce the RETHINK Family Ministry framework and explore two important shifts: becoming Transformation-Focused and Home-Empowered. Discover how churches can move beyond busy calendars and event attendance to intentionally develop disciples and equip parents to lead spiritual growth at home. Replicate Links Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 216 - Finding the Gift in your Current Limitations with Jamie Trussell | 22 Sep 2026 | 00:40:43 | |
What if your limitations aren't obstacles—but invitations to trust God? Vick Green sits down with Dr. Jamie Trussell of Downline Ministries to explore how mortality, difficult seasons, prayer, and discipleship have reshaped Jamie's approach to leadership. Together, they discuss why life is a gift rather than a gain, why churches need greater clarity and courage around discipleship, and how an increasingly AI-driven culture may create new opportunities for genuine human connection and gospel-centered relationships. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 215 - Your Dashboard: How to Make Your Vision as Urgent the Next Sunday | 15 Sep 2026 | 00:34:21 | |
This episode explores how churches can turn their long-term vision into focused, actionable priorities through a Dream Dashboard. Vick Green and Jeremy Smith discuss the importance of churchwide goals, meaningful metrics, consistent accountability, and rhythms that move vision from the wall to the calendar. Learn how annual, semester, monthly, and weekly rhythms can help your leadership team stay aligned, overcome the tyranny of the urgent, and make your church’s vision as urgent as next Sunday. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 214 - Dream Dashboard: A Framework to Dream and Plan the Future | 08 Sep 2026 | 00:37:01 | |
Where is God taking your church? Vick Green and Jeremy Smith unpack the Dream Dashboard and explore how faith-filled dreams, clear goals, and intentional accountability can help churches turn disciple-making vision into action. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 213 - Distinctives: Naming and Leveraging What Makes Your Church Unique | 01 Sep 2026 | 00:36:37 | |
How do you define what makes your church unique? In this episode, Vick Green and Jeremy Smith unpack the role of distinctives in shaping church culture, leadership, and disciple-making. Learn how to identify distinctives that are powerful, planned, and present—and how naming them can give your church a clearer way to make decisions, embrace change, and move toward its unique God-given vision. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 212 - How To Build A Disciple-Making Strategy That Fits Your Community with Chris Vaught | 25 Aug 2026 | 00:42:39 | |
How did a church of 300 become a disciple-making movement of more than 3,000 people? Pastor Chris Vaught shares the strategic shifts that transformed Connection Point Church—from identifying who God called them to reach to building a simple discipleship pathway that develops disciple-makers through multiplying Huddles. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 211 - The 8 Leadership Mistakes That Stall Your D-Group Ministry | 18 Aug 2026 | 00:34:02 | |
Why do so many D-Groups lose momentum? Jeremy Smith and Vick Green uncover the eight "Suspect Strategies" that quietly derail disciple-making groups. Learn how to avoid the most common pitfalls and build simple, healthy D-Groups that multiply disciples for generations. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 210 - What Is A D-Group and How Are They Different From Small Groups | 11 Aug 2026 | 00:34:11 | |
What makes D-Groups different from small groups—and why do they multiply? Jeremy Smith and Vick Green explain the purpose of D-Groups, the four essential spiritual disciplines that drive transformation, and why every church needs a multiplication vehicle to develop disciple-makers. Learn how simple, intentional discipleship can create lasting kingdom impact. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 209 - Discipleship Pathway: Creating A Process That Leads To Multiplication | 04 Aug 2026 | 00:32:43 | |
What makes a discipleship pathway effective? Jeremy Smith and Vick Green explain how churches can move beyond programs and create a clear strategy that develops disciple-makers. Learn how to design a pathway that equips people to live on mission and helps your church measure transformation—not just attendance. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 208 How Harvest Bible Chapel Developed a Dream Disciple To Fit Their Church w/ Dave Learned | 28 Jul 2026 | 00:39:54 | |
How can God use your church's hardest season to prepare it for greater Kingdom impact? Pastor Dave Learned shares Harvest Bible Chapel's journey from painful pruning to renewed disciple-making momentum. Discover how spiritual renewal, a compelling disciple vision, and faithful perseverance can transform both a church and its mission. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 207 - Dream Disciple: Changing Your Scoreboard for Success | 21 Jul 2026 | 00:31:14 | |
In this episode, Jeremy Smith and Vick Green explain why every church needs a clear picture of its "Dream Disciple." Discover how changing your scoreboard from measuring activity to measuring transformation creates greater clarity, alignment, and effectiveness in making disciples. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 206 - How Corporate Prayer & Disciple-Making Sparked FBC Jenks' Movement with Cody Brumley | 14 Jul 2026 | 00:43:14 | |
What happens when a church chooses prayer over programs? In this conversation, Cody Brumley shares how First Baptist Church Jenks transformed its culture by prioritizing spiritual renewal, listening prayer, and God's presence. Discover practical insights for creating a disciple-making culture where prayer fuels every ministry and everyday believers become active participants in God's mission. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 205 - Why Mission Statements Rarely Change Church Culture (and How to Make Sure Yours Does) | 07 Jul 2026 | 00:36:57 | |
Why do so many church mission statements fail to inspire action? In this episode, Jeremy Smith and Vick Green unpack the four most common mission statement mistakes and explain how to create a mission statement that becomes a rally cry for your people. Learn how to move beyond slogans and build a mission that empowers every believer to own disciple-making and participate in God’s unique mission for your church. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 204 - How to Develop Rhythms of Sabbath That Help Your Leadership Flourish with Mark Dance | 30 Jun 2026 | 00:39:39 | |
How can pastors lead well without burning out? In this episode, Mark Dance shares why Sabbath is both a command and a gift, offering practical insights for developing rhythms of rest, setting healthy boundaries, and leading from spiritual renewal. Learn how stopping can become one of the most powerful disciplines for sustainable ministry and long-term leadership health. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 203 - Five Types of Vision That Don't Make Disciples and One That Will | 23 Jun 2026 | 00:37:14 | |
How do disciple-making movements spread? In this episode, Jeremy Smith and Vick Green explore why organizational clarity is essential for sustainable ministry growth. Learn the five vision traps that stall churches, discover the Vision Plan framework (Motivation, Method, and Map), and gain practical insights for creating a shared vision that mobilizes disciples and aligns your entire church around its unique calling. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 202 - Enduring Spiritual Warfare in Disciple-Making with Terry Pierce | 16 Jun 2026 | 00:47:49 | |
Pastor Terry Pierce shares the 25-year journey of transforming Connect Church from a program-driven ministry into a thriving disciple-making movement. Learn how spiritual renewal, perseverance, and empowering everyday believers created lasting culture change and Kingdom impact. Replicate Links Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 201 - How Owning Less Can Lead to More Ministry Impact | 09 Jun 2026 | 00:31:36 | |
Owning less ministry as a church can actually lead to greater Kingdom impact. In this episode, Vick Green and Jeremy Smith explore the "Execution Myth"—the belief that church impact requires church ownership. Learn how Kingdom Circles help churches equip people to reach their unique circles of influence, empowering disciple-making beyond church programs and into everyday life. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 200 - Habits of Evangelism and Leading a College Ministry with Paul Worcester | 02 Jun 2026 | 00:45:57 | |
In this episode, Vick Green talks with Paul Worcester about disciple-making movements, evangelism, and the strategic opportunity of college ministry. Paul shares practical insights on building multiplying cultures through personal discipleship, empowering young leaders, and creating everyday habits of evangelism that lead to lasting kingdom impact. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 199 - How to Evaluate Whether Your Equipping Strategy is Actually Working | 26 May 2026 | 00:36:48 | |
In this episode of the Making Disciples podcast, Jeremy Smith and Vick Green discuss why churches often struggle to develop leaders and how disciple-making environments create lasting multiplication. Learn the difference between teaching and training, discover the four-step process for developing leaders, and hear practical examples of how Multiply Groups are transforming churches through intentional disciple making. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 198 Joe Horan - How a White Steeple Church & Warehouse Church Merged to See a Movement Start | 19 May 2026 | 00:46:19 | |
Joe Horan shares the story of leading a church merger between two vastly different congregations and how vision, prayer, and disciple-making created a unified, thriving church. This episode offers practical insights for any leader navigating culture change and seeking to reach people far from Jesus. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 197 - Why Filling Spots May Be Killing Your Team | 12 May 2026 | 00:32:44 | |
This episode challenges the “Empowerment Myth” in ministry— exposing how filling volunteer roles often replaces true disciple-making. Vick Green and Jeremy Smith unpack how churches can shift from meeting organizational needs to activating individual calling, leading to deeper engagement, lasting impact, and a culture of multiplication. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Episode 196 - Mac Lake on the Mentality, Structure, and Process You Need to Multiply Leaders | 05 May 2026 | 00:47:13 | |
In this episode, Vick Green and Mac Lake challenge the idea that churches lack leaders, reframing it as a leadership development problem. They explore practical systems like the 4T model and Leadership Pipeline, equipping leaders to move from executing ministry to multiplying leaders. Learn how to become a “super multiplier” and build a leadership culture that lasts for generations. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| #195 Rethinking Excellence: How Churches Often Get It Wrong | 28 Apr 2026 | 00:31:40 | |
In this episode, Jeremy Smith and Vick Green challenge the common belief that excellent execution equals excellent ministry. Through honest reflection and practical insight, they unpack how performance-driven leadership can limit disciple-making and why empowering others—even at the cost of perfection—is essential for real movement. Discover how redefining excellence can unlock growth, multiplication, and deeper impact in your church. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| #194: How Crosspoint Changed Its Culture & Started a Movement Across the Global Methodist Church | 21 Apr 2026 | 00:51:09 | |
In this episode, Jeremy Smith and Vick Green are joined by Jagger Eastman to share the story of Crosspoint Church’s growth and realignment around disciple-making. Discover how addressing misalignment and simplifying strategy helped their church move toward a more unified and effective disciple-making culture. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| #193: Why Measuring Program Activity Isn't Enough - and What to Measure Instead | 14 Apr 2026 | 00:32:16 | |
In this episode, Jeremy Smith and Vick Green challenge the “engagement myth”—the idea that church activity equals spiritual growth. They unpack why traditional metrics fall short and how shifting to a transformation-focused scoreboard can reshape your church’s culture and mission. A must-listen for leaders ready to move from busyness to real disciple-making. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| #192: The 7 Signatures of Remarkable Teams with Tim Foot | 07 Apr 2026 | 00:45:23 | |
In this episode, Tim Foot shares powerful insights on shifting from addition to multiplication in disciple-making. The conversation challenges leaders to move beyond programs and focus on developing people who can make disciples. With practical next steps and a strong emphasis on leadership and intentionality, this episode offers a clear path toward building a multiplying church culture. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| #191: What if the Problem You're Facing is a Myth You're Believing? | 31 Mar 2026 | 00:32:31 | |
In this episode of the Making Disciples podcast, Jeremy Smith and Vick Green unpack the hidden “ministry myths” that shape how churches operate. They explore how the engagement myth—equating activity with transformation—can limit disciple-making, and challenge leaders to rethink how they define success in ministry. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| #190 Todd Kaunitz on How Prayer Starts and Sustains a Movement (The New Beginnings Story) | 25 Mar 2026 | 00:49:21 | |
In this episode of the Making Disciples podcast, Todd Kaunitz shares his journey from ministry burnout to spiritual renewal through prayer. What began as a season of exhaustion became a turning point as he returned to dependence on God, leading to a renewed passion for Jesus and a disciple-making movement in his church. This conversation highlights the power of prayer and how a lasting impact starts with personal renewal in the leader. Click here for the Podcast Notes | |||
| #189: RENEW Shifts: 5 Shifts Needed for Spiritual Renewal | 17 Mar 2026 | 00:33:54 | |
In this episode of the Making Disciples podcast, Jeremy Smith and Vick Green explore the often-forgotten starting point for a disciple-making movement: spiritual renewal. Instead of beginning with strategies or tools, they discuss why movements begin with leaders who are desperate for God and dependent on the Holy Spirit. The conversation also introduces the RENEW shifts from Movement Ready Church and how they help pastors pursue personal renewal that leads to lasting ministry impact. Click here for the Podcast Notes | |||
| #188: The 3 Essential Elements of a Disciple-Making Movement | 03 Mar 2026 | 00:32:56 | |
In this episode of the Making Disciples podcast, Jeremy Smith and Vick Green celebrate the release of Movement Ready Church and unpack the three essential elements every church needs for a disciple-making movement: Spiritual Renewal, Disciple-Making Culture, and Organizational Clarity. If you’ve ever felt burned out, programmed out, or stalled out, this conversation will help you assess where your church stands—and give you a clear, biblical framework for moving forward. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| #187: 5 Lessons We've Learned From 17 Years of Training Churches in Disciple-Making | 17 Feb 2026 | 00:39:36 | |
In this episode of the Making Disciples podcast, Vick Green and Jeremy Smith unpack 17 years of hard-earned lessons in disciple making and introduce the heart behind the new Movement-Ready Church. They explore why multiplication is counterintuitive, why culture matters more than strategy alone, and why true disciple-making movements require grit and long-term faithfulness. If you’re a church leader who longs to see more than attendance growth—if you want to see real transformation and multiplication—this episode will challenge your thinking and give you a practical pathway forward. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| #186: Why We Wrote Movement-Ready Church with Robby Gallaty | 11 Feb 2026 | 00:36:20 | |
In this episode, Robby Gallaty and Vick Green share the story behind why Movement-Ready Church was written. Drawing from decades of ministry experience—and particularly Robby’s transition to Long Hollow Church—they reflect on hard lessons learned when disciple-making strategies that worked in one context failed in another. The conversation highlights a critical realization: churches cannot simply copy and paste disciple-making models and expect movement to follow. Click here for the Podcast Notes Follow @replicateministires | |||
| Making Disciples Podcast is Back! | 03 Feb 2026 | 00:01:12 | |
After a three-year hiatus, the Making Disciples Podcast is back. Over the last five years, Long Hollow has experienced a revival of God and Replicate has rebuilt its disciple-making toolkit from the ground up. Toolkit 2.0 has now helped nearly 2,000 churches activate disciple-making movements of their own. Starting next week, Robby, Vick, and the Replicate team are pulling back the curtain to share what they’ve learned—and what’s coming next—to help your church make disciples who make disciples. Tune in to hear directly from Robby and Vick about the vision, the lessons, and the road ahead. | |||
| #185: Keeping The Fire Burning | 28 Mar 2022 | 00:28:15 | |
Last time we talked about the Replicate collective and the gathering of guys we had here; pastors and leaders from all over the country We teased last time that we were going to share the talk that Robby shared with The Collective, and a story from someone that was impacted at the event. Robby shared a talk | |||
| #184: Why You Need The Collective | 14 Mar 2022 | 00:26:09 | |
Today on the podcast, we’re coming out of a great week where we gathered with around 60 pastors from around the country for our Replicate collective live gathering. It was such a great time to be together with these guys who we’ve been with virtually to now be gathered together face to face was just | |||
| #183: Field Trip | 07 Mar 2022 | 00:28:47 | |
Today, on the podcast, Pastor Robby and Collin had the privilege to go to Liberty University last week. They had such a great time, and wanted to share some of the insights they learned and experienced on the trip. Time Stamps 01:05: Why do pastors need continuous training? 05:25: The Men of Revival 09:20: Getting a | |||
| #182: Success and Suffering, Part 2 | 28 Feb 2022 | 00:27:05 | |
Today on the podcast we’re continuing the conversation we started on grief, that success and suffering often run on parallel tracks and sometimes arrive at the same time TIME STAMPS: 1:57 – Grief is like finding yourself in exile 6:40 – To feel is to heal 7:30 – The example of Job 10:46 – The | |||
| #181: Success and Suffering | 21 Feb 2022 | 00:25:34 | |
SUMMARY: Today on the podcast we’re talking about Success & Suffering, of grief and how we process that along with successes in our life. TIME STAMPS: 2:50 – Don’t Share. 6:30 – Am I in a fog? 9:34 – The parallel tracks of success and LINKS: Replicate Collective : www.replicatecollective.com | |||
| #180: What Do I Do As A Pastor To Prepare For The New Year: Prayer, Fasting, Self-Reflection | 14 Feb 2022 | 00:25:34 | |
SUMMARY: This week on the podcast we’re concluding our series on what we do at the beginning of the year. As we’re recording this on Jan 31st, we’ve just concluded a 21 day prayer and fasting initiative at Long Hollow. TIME STAMPS: 4:00 – What does fasting and prayer look like? 9:16 – The “ah-ha” | |||
| #179: What Do I Do as a Pastor to Prepare for the New Year: Clarity for the Year | 07 Feb 2022 | 00:28:42 | |
SUMMARY: In this episode, we will continue talking about preparing for the new year. Last week we talked about picking a word for the year. For 2022, the word Pastor Robby has for Long Hollow is “clarity.” TIME STAMPS: 1:30 – What is clarity? 5:10 – The example of Moses and Joshua 10:40 – How | |||
| #178: What Do I Do as a Pastor to Prepare for the New Year: Discerning a Theme | 24 Jan 2022 | 00:25:55 | |
SUMMARY: Thank you for joining us on the podcast, we’re looking at how we start off a new year. Last week we started off by looking at how to reflect and thank God for the year that was. Now we look forward and look at some things we do to prepare for the year to | |||
| #177: What Do I Do as a Pastor to Prepare for the New Year: Reflection for Direction | 17 Jan 2022 | 00:23:26 | |
SUMMARY: At the start of this new year, we are talking about what we as pastors can do to prepare for a new year. TIME STAMPS: 1:00 – Preparing for a new year 3:30 – Spiritual warfare in ministry 9:35 – God is limitless 12:29 – Faith and belief LINKS: Replicate Collective : www.replicatecollective.com | |||
| #176: Temptation Gameplan | 10 Jan 2022 | 00:29:18 | |
SUMMARY: We’ve identified the three schemes the devil uses to tempt Jesus and attack believers today. So, today, we’re going to look at a gameplan, so that we won’t believe the lies of Satan and fall into temptation. TIME STAMPS: 1:00 – Why do we need a plan? 3:10 – Temptations in the ministry of | |||
| #175: Temptation Pattern 3: Ambition | 03 Jan 2022 | 00:28:44 | |
SUMMARY: Today on the podcast we’re looking at the temptation of Jesus, and how the enemy uses these categories to attack and tempt us today. TIME STAMPS: 1:45 – Patterns of temptation in the Bible 9:40 – Core issue of ambition LINKS: Replicate Collective: www.replicatecollective.com Download the Temptation Triangle graphic: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a3ecyaw6lfk0q9p/Replicate%20Podcast%20Shownotes%20-%20Te mptation%20Triangle.pdf?dl=0 | |||
| #174: Temptation Pattern 2: Approval | 13 Dec 2021 | 00:28:03 | |
SUMMARY: We are continuing in our series on the temptation of Jesus. This week, we take a look at the temptation pattern of approval. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 – Matthew 4:5-7 5:20 – The two sides of Approval 15:00 – Shame LINKS: Replicate Collective : www.replicatecollective.com Download the Temptation Triangle graphic: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a3ecyaw6lfk0q9p/Replicate%20Podcast%20Shownotes%20-%20Te mptation%20Triangle.pdf?dl=0 | |||
| #173: Temptation Pattern 1: Appetite | 06 Dec 2021 | 00:24:52 | |
SUMMARY: This week on the podcast, we’re picking up where we left off last episode where we are looking at the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness TIME STAMPS: 1:00 – The schemes of Satan 6:20 – The first temptation: appetite 13:00 – The two sides of appetite LINKS: Replicate Collective: www.replicatecollective.com Download the Temptation Triangle | |||
| #172: Could Jesus Have Sinned? | 29 Nov 2021 | 00:25:55 | |
SUMMARY: This week on the podcast, we’re picking up where we left off last episode where we discovered a six element pattern that occurs throughout scripture. If you’re not familiar with this pattern, be sure to go back to the last episode for more information. TIME STAMPS: 2:00 – Was it possible for Jesus to | |||
| #171: The Six Element Pattern | 22 Nov 2021 | 00:24:31 | |
SUMMARY: This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our discussion on the six element pattern that we see throughout Scripture. TIME STAMPS: 0:34 – Review of the six elements 5:15 – Matthew 3 – The baptism of Jesus 18:15 – What is the point of all this LINKS: Download The Six Elements PDF: https://www.dropbox.com/s/w7uipjcjiipde3c/Six%20Elements.pdf?dl=0 For the | |||
| #170: Testing the Waters | 15 Nov 2021 | 00:25:27 | |
SUMMARY: Today on the podcast, we continue talking about the baptism of Jesus and the significance of water in Jesus’ life. TIME STAMPS: 1:50 – The Six Elements 4:03 – Genesis 1-3 7:25 – Genesis 6-9 10:16 – Exodus LINKS: Download The Six Elements PDF – https://www.dropbox.com/s/w7uipjcjiipde3c/Six%20Elements.pdf?dl=0 Genesis 1 – https://read.csbible.com/?book=genesis&chapter=1 Genesis 6 – https://read.csbible.com/?book=genesis&chapter=6 | |||