Cultivate - Calvary Chapel Church Planting
Oct 1, 2026 · 36 min · 11 segments
Before you plant a church, there are some important questions you need to ask. In this episode of the Cultivate Church Planting Podcast, Brian Kelly sits down with church planter and pastor Pilgrim…
Pilgrim BenhamGuest
Brian KellyHost
So the question I would ask is, um, is there a clear call of God for me to do this? Um, I've done youth ministry.

Um, but there was a moment where my wife and I had a clear call that, that God had put on our hearts, a burden to step out in faith, um, as crazy as that is-

... and to launch a brand-new community of faith in a place where we had never been.

Um, so, um, yeah, I think God's call is the first, the first thing to really...

I think that's good that that's the first thing we're talking about as far as-

... you know, 'cause you don't wanna step out ahead, uh, if the Lord's not in it, right?

So, um, so is there a clear call of God for me to do this? 'Cause if there's not, if it's just, um, I could do anything other than plant a church-

So the question I would ask is, um, is there a clear call of God for me to do this? Um, I've done youth ministry.

Um, but there was a moment where my wife and I had a clear call that, that God had put on our hearts, a burden to step out in faith, um, as crazy as that is-

... and to launch a brand-new community of faith in a place where we had never been.

Um, so, um, yeah, I think God's call is the first, the first thing to really...

I think that's good that that's the first thing we're talking about as far as-

... you know, 'cause you don't wanna step out ahead, uh, if the Lord's not in it, right?

So, um, so is there a clear call of God for me to do this? 'Cause if there's not, if it's just, um, I could do anything other than plant a church-
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