In this episode, Greg Nettle talks with Dean Sweetman, co-founder and co-CEO of Tithely, a digital giving platform now used by over 50,000 churches worldwide. Dean shares his remarkable journey from being a high school dropout and aspiring surfer in Australia to planting over 60 churches globally and building a church tech company processing billions in donations annually. Key highlights: Dean's unconventional path into church planting across Asia, Africa, and North America. Why demographic research + Holy Spirit leading matters when choosing a church plant location. How a Starbucks app experience inspired the creation of Tithely. The impact of recurring digital giving on financial stability for churches. Future of church tech: AI, VR, and holographic gospel preaching. Resources mentioned: Tithely's free tools for church planters (https://get.tithe.ly/) Stadia Church Planting (https://stadia.org) Learn more about church planting with Stadia: https://stadia.org/discovery 01:18 – Dean's early life & conversion story   02:44 – Becoming a youth pastor and seminary in Australia   04:10 – Global missions & planting churches in Asia and Africa   06:08 – Real estate and bi-vocational ministry   07:30 – Choosing Atlanta for church planting   09:13 – The power of sending leaders to plant   11:00 – Planting 60+ churches through C3 movement   13:07 – The Starbucks moment: inspiration for Tithely   16:09 – Launching the first giving app with his son   17:11 – Sabbatical and shifting from pastor to entrepreneur   18:28 – Explosive growth during COVID (12K churches in 6 weeks)   20:14 – Building an all-in-one church platform   21:11 – Discipleship through digital giving   23:31 – Tech adoption in younger generations   24:18 – Getting started with Tithely   25:01 – Power of recurring giving   26:15 – AI, AR, and the future of church tech    

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