Over the past 4 years, across 67 episodes, and more than 45+ hours of conversation, I’ve had the privilege of sitting down with some of the most innovative, bold, and effective church leaders in America (and beyond). From mega-church associate pastors to small-town church planters, from tech founders to missionary veterans, I’ve built the ChurchCandy Podcast into the go-to resource for pastors who want to grow their churches with purpose.
Below, you’ll meet every single guest I’ve had on the show. Click any face to listen to their episode.
By The Numbers
Meet The Guests
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Real Growth. Real Numbers.
These aren’t hypothetical case studies. Every number below came straight from a pastor who sat across from me and shared their story:
- 950 people on a single launch Sunday (Promise City Church)
- 120 to 900+ growth in 24 months (Connect Church)
- 150 to 600 in just 6 months (Connect Church)
- 710 people on a church plant launch day (Story Hill Church)
- 500+ on a first Sunday service (Chris Moore’s church)
- 70% church growth in a single year (Thrive Church)
- 10x growth in 2 years (Freedom Church)
- Church doubled attendance during COVID (Vibrant Church)
What Makes This Podcast Different
Most church marketing podcasts talk theory. I talk to the pastors who are actually in the trenches making it happen.
On the ChurchCandy Podcast, I’ve interviewed everyone from Greg Surratt (co-founder of ARC, which has helped plant 1,100+ churches) and Larry Brey from Elevation Church, to first-time church planters who started with nothing but a calling and a Facebook ad budget.
The conversations I have span church planting strategy, digital marketing tactics, pastoral mental health, leadership development, generosity culture, Gen-Z outreach, AI in ministry, and everything in between. Whether you lead a congregation of 50 or 5,000, I promise there’s an episode here for you.
Guest Highlights
Pastor Dino Rizzo (ARC) has helped launch over 1,100 churches, and he sat down with me to reveal what’s actually working in church planting right now.
Greg Surratt, who planted Seacoast Church in 1988 and grew it to 14 campuses, opened up to me about why so many pastors quit and what the church can do about it.
Ruslan, one of the most recognized Christian creators on the internet, joined me with his pastor for an unfiltered conversation about faith, social media, and what it’s like to pastor influencers.
Mike Signorelli from V1 Church, named one of the fastest-growing churches in America, walked me through how he built a following of hundreds of thousands.
Pradeepan Jeeva shared with me one of the most powerful origin stories I’ve ever heard on the podcast: a Sri Lankan refugee whose family was saved by a Norwegian Lutheran pastor, now planting a church in the most un-churched city in America.
And Pastor Taurus Solomon was honest with me about the terror of starting a church in Dallas and how he pushed through it.
Industry leaders like Brady Shearer (Pro Church Tools), Katie Allred (Church Communications), Jake Gosselin (Churchfront), Allie Schaal (HVNSNT), and Shane Pruitt (National Next Gen Director) have all brought specialized expertise to the show in social media, church tech, branding, and content strategy.
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