Terminal: The Dying Church Planter

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You are dying. And the only difference between you and Richard Pope is Richard knows how long he probably has left. In 2021, exactly one month before he and his church plant team were going to launch Canvas Church in Salisbury, Maryland, Richard learned he had terminal cancer.

Episodes

  1. 09/05/2024

    Episode Nine: One Year Later: Signs and Wonders

    A lot can happen in one year when you’re terminally ill and planting a church. This update episode tells the story of a completely unexpected and miraculous surprise that landed in Richard Pope’s lap shortly after the Terminal podcast was released twelve months ago. Learn more about Richard at TerminalChurchPlanter.com   Learn more about church planting like Richard with Send Network  Ready to get involved with church planting: Get Started

    26 min

  2. 09/14/2023

    Episode Eight: A Heart of Wisdom

    It’s crazy what you can learn about living after you find out you’re dying. This is a story about how Richard Pope found an incomparable weight of glory in the middle of his light and momentary afflictions.  Dive deeper into the story with our bonus content.  Learn more about Richard at TerminalChurchPlanter.com   Learn more about church planting like Richard with Send Network  Ready to get involved with church planting: Get Started

    19 min

  3. 09/14/2023

    Episode Seven: Sunday Best

    Inside, it’s standing room only. And outside, people gather around Canvas Church’s open windows just so they can hear the pastor up on the stage. This is a story about what it’s like to attend a worship service that is truly like no other. Dive deeper into the story with our bonus content.  Learn more about Richard at TerminalChurchPlanter.com  Learn more about church planting like Richard with Send Network  Ready to get involved with church planting: Get Started

    21 min

  4. 09/14/2023

    Episode Six: Completeness

    How do you plant a church when you’re terminally ill? The same way you’d plant a church if you were perfectly healthy. Kind of. This is the story of how Canvas Church in Salisbury, Maryland, grew and multiplied in spite of, or because of, their unique circumstances.   Dive deeper into the story with our bonus content.  Learn more about Richard at TerminalChurchPlanter.com  Learn more about church planting like Richard with Send Network   Ready to get involved with church planting: Get Started

    19 min

  5. 09/14/2023

    Episode Five: Where Thirty or More Are Gathered

    When Richard Pope announced to his church plant launch team that he’d received a terminal diagnosis, he told them, “You can leave if you want.” This is a story about what happened next.   Dive deeper into the story with our bonus content.  Learn more about Richard at TerminalChurchPlanter.com  Learn more about church planting like Richard with Send Network  Ready to get involved with church planting: Get Started

    20 min

  6. 09/14/2023

    Episode Four: A Little Help From My Friends

    No one can plant a church by themselves. Not even Richard Pope. This is a story about how Richard serendipitously found friends in high — and low — places.   Dive deeper into the story with our bonus content.  Learn more about Richard at TerminalChurchPlanter.com  Learn more about church planting like Richard with Send Network  Ready to get involved with church planting: Get Started

    23 min

  7. 09/14/2023

    Episode Three: Love Stories

    Killing monsters requires love in all its earthly and heavenly forms. This is a story about hamburgers and hometowns and girlfriends and Jesus and other lovely things.   Dive deeper into the story with our bonus content.  Learn more about Richard at TerminalChurchPlanter.com  Learn more about church planting like Richard with Send Network  Ready to get involved with church planting: Get Started

    19 min

  8. 09/14/2023

    Episode Two: Young Richard

    If Charles Dickens was alive today, “Young Richard” would be the title of his darkest modern-day work. This is a story about a little boy named Richard and all of his big, scary monsters.  Dive deeper into the story with our bonus content.  Learn more about Richard at TerminalChurchPlanter.com  Learn more about church planting like Richard with Send Network  Ready to get involved with church planting: Get Started

    18 min

  9. 09/14/2023

    Episode One: The Craziest Thing

    Everybody says Richard Pope is a little crazy—in a good way. And everybody says talking to Richard means talking about crazy things. This then, is a story about a crazy thing.     Dive deeper into the story with our bonus content.  Learn more about Richard at TerminalChurchPlanter.com  Learn more about church planting like Richard with Send Network  Ready to get involved with church planting: Get Started

    19 min

  10. 08/25/2023

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    Terminal: The Dying Church Planter

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You are dying. And the only difference between you and Richard Pope is Richard knows how long he probably has left. In 2021, exactly one month before he and his church plant team were going to launch Canvas Church in Salisbury, Maryland, Richard learned he had terminal cancer.

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