Jonathan Pokluda: Don't Let What You Hide End Your Ministry | SLN Gathering 2025

Every church planter wants to finish well — but what takes pastors out is rarely what they expect. In this message from the 2025 Strategic Launch Network Annual Gathering, pastor and author Jonathan Pokluda (JP) shares three things it takes to finish the mission and protect both your own soul and the church you're building. Drawing on the picture of the apostles as the original "SEAL team" and an honest look at how hidden sin and pride bring leaders down, JP challenges planters to live in the light before anything hidden comes crashing down years later. It's a courageous, deeply personal word for anyone leading a church in a hard place. In this message: ➤ Be courageous — speak and live the truth no matter what it costs ➤ Be authentic — bring what's hidden into the light before it's used against you ➤ Be holy — guard your heart and refuse to make a god of ministry ➤ Why "if you live for the praise of people, you'll die by the praise of people" Strategic Launch Network (SLN) is a church planting network helping plant thriving churches in North America's hardest-to-reach cities. Subscribe for more church planter stories, training, sermons and talks from the SLN Gathering. ▶ I'm called to plant: launchstrong.com/plant ▶ I want to partner: launchstrong.com/partner ▶ Learn more: launchstrong.com