Fuel For Pastors is hosted by Bogdan Kipko. Bogdan is the Senior and Founding Pastor at Forward Church in Irvine, California. Fuel For Pastors is a podcast by a pastor for pastors. In his second letter to a young pastor named Timothy, Apostle Paul says, "And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also." (2 Timothy 2:2). We believe that when the pastor gets better, everyone gets better. Being a pastor is demanding and exhilarating. Hell is hot, eternity is a long time, quitting is not an option, and souls are waiting to be won for Christ. As iron sharpens iron, this podcast aims for one pastor to sharpen another.
From Calling to Church Planting: Understanding the Send Network Process | Pastor Bogdan Kipko
Planting a church is much more than launching a Sunday service, finding a building, or gathering a group of people. It begins with a genuine calling from God, a biblical vision for reaching the lost, and a commitment to making disciples of Jesus Christ. During a recent leadership conference, I had the opportunity to sit down with a fellow pastor to discuss the church planting process through Send Network and what it truly takes to establish a healthy, biblical, and thriving local churc...
1 Jun 2026
Южная Баптистская Конвенция | Пастор Богдан Кипко
Южная Баптистская Конвенция (SBC): Всё, Что Нужно Знать Что такое Южная Баптистская Конвенция (SBC) и почему она стала крупнейшим протестантским объединением церквей в Соединённых Штатах? В этом видео пастор Богдан Кипко рассказывает свою личную историю знакомства с SBC, развеивает популярные мифы о её структуре и объясняет, как тысячи автономных церквей сотрудничают ради исполнения Великого Поручения. Вы узнаете, как работает SBC, почему она не является централизованной системой управления ...
2 Feb 2024
CPL 010: How To Plant A Church And The State Of Churches In America With Elijah Koryfan
On this episode of Fuel For Pastors, I am interviewed by my friend Elijah Koryfan. Elijah and I sat down recently in Sacramento, California where he asked me a series of questions that have to do with planting churches in America, as well as the state of the church in America. Elijah is a great interviewer and I was excited to share my thoughts about these topics, that are near and dear to my heart. Connect with Elijah on these following Social Media Platforms: Click here to check out Elija...
2 Feb 2024
CPL 011: Aleksei Kharlamov Church Planter Assessment Process With Send Network
On this episode of the Fuel For Pastors Podcast, I interview my good friend and fellow church planter Aleksei Kharlamov. Aleksei immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area eight years ago from Moscow, Russia. Aleksei and his wife Lera are planting a new church, Spring Church, in Moraga, CA, in the East Bay Area of Northern California. In this interview, Aleksei talks about his experience in going through the church planter assessment process with SEND NETWORK. Если у вас или у кого-то из ...
27 Jul 2020
CPL 005: Counting People Because People Count
On this episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I talk about what most church planters hugely and almost always exaggerate, and that is the amount of people that come to their church. You already know you are speaking to a church planter when you ask a guy how many people come to their church, and they answer you with "if you count all the women and children and those that come once a year, our church has this many people." Don't feel bad because I've been there and I am definitely a rec...
27 Jul 2020
CPL 003: Confessions Of A Pastor's Wife
On this episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I am joined by my beautiful and wise wife Victoria. To be the wife of a pastor is stressful enough as it is. But to be the wife of a pastor who is also a church planter is definitely not for the faint of heart. Without any filter, my wife will share with full transparency what it's like to plant a brand new church, alongside of me. Men, take heed because who you will marry will ultimately determine the trajectory of your life.
27 Jul 2020
CPL 006: Corona Chaos
On this episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I talk about the Corona Chaos. There was never a class in seminary that taught pastors or church planters how to effectively handle a pandemic. There are no experts. No one knows anything. If anyone tries to tell you otherwise, they are lying to you. What might be right for your church, might not be the best decision for another church. So what do you do? Good question, because I don't know. In this episode, I walk you through my entire tho...
27 Jul 2020
CPL 004: On Preaching And Preachers
On this episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I talk about the real reason why we plant a church in the first place - so that we can preach every single Sunday! If that is not one of the main reasons why you planted the church, then are you even a church planter? On this episode, I discuss not only the most popular preachers in the evangelical industrial complex, but I also dissect sermon length. I also give some of my own unsolicited advice about when it is ok for you to preach over s...
27 Jul 2020
CPL 009: What Is The Church?
On this episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I talk about what the church is. But seriously, when was the last time that you actually asked yourself this question and had a nuanced conversation about it. Is church only when we gather together on Sunday or is church when your people are watching the service online in their pajamas? What if tomorrow, social media doesn't exist and the only flock you had left to shepherd was your family. What would you do? How much of your identity is wr...
27 Jul 2020
CPL 008: Is Online Church Real Church?
On this episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I talk about my philosophy behind how we gauge the success and effectiveness of our outreach efforts, specifically when it comes to streaming church online on Social Media. What counts as a real person? Is a three second video view of your Sunday Service a real metric of how many people came to your church? Is online church going to replace in-person church? That is exactly what I will wax eloquent about for about one full hour. Grab a lunc...
27 Jul 2020
CPL 007: How To Reach People On Facebook
On this episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I outline step by step what Forward Church has been doing for the last seven months when it comes to reaching those that are far from God, on Facebook. God has been breathing on our efforts and we have seen much gospel fruit come forth from our Facebook evangelism efforts. How did we do it and what did it entail? I talk all about it in this episode.
27 Jul 2020
CPL 002: My Top Ten Tips For Church Planters
On this episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I share with you my top ten tips for church planters. Nothing gets me more excited than speaking with other guys who have a deep desire and passion to start a new church. I love the energy and excitement they exude and they fire me up even more to continue my own church planting journey. In this episode, I share my top ten tips for church planters. I have compiled these tips over the course of my own church planting journey and my prayer is...
27 Jul 2020
CPL 001: Why I Decided To Plant A Church
On this first episode of The Church Planting Life Podcast, I share the reason why I decided to plant a church. This is one of the most often asked questions that I get. People always want to know, why is it that I, along with my wife Victoria founded and planted a brand new church in Irvine, California? In this inaugural episode, I am going to talk about how my family immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union. From there, I am going to share my experience growing up as a ch...
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