200churches Podcast: Ministry Encouragement for Pastors of Small Churches
437 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 125 ratingsJeff and Jonny are pastors who want to encourage pastors of “smaller” churches. All most pastors see online are the churches that have grown into the thousands in just a few years, the ones that spread out around the city through multiple services and multiple campuses. The ministry leaders with the most influence are the mega church pastors with mega ministries, staffs, and dollars. Praise God for what He is doing in these large and influential churches! We benefit from their vision and influence.Jeff and Jonny know that there are hundreds of thousands, that have 200 or less in attendance. The work of these pastors and ministries can get lost in the shuffle, and they want to encourage, equip, support, inspire, and cheer on the pastors of 200churches – those churches with around 200 people, give or take a hundred or two! When they talk with guests like N.T. Wright, Scot McKnight, Dan Reiland, Carey Nieuwhof and so many more, they always turn the conversation to small church pastoral ministry.With humor, passion, conviction, and care Jeff and Jonny share methods and inspiration for the small church pastor. If you are a lay, bi-vocational, or solo pastor, the 200churches Podcast is for YOU!
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Episode 424 - Rick Warren Coaches First Time Church Planter Willie Johnson
June 27, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBWhat a blast to use my podcast to introduce Rick Warren to a church planter who hasn't even launched his first public service yet! Willie Johnson is with REDEFINE CHURCH in St. Louis MO. Rick's project these days is FinishingTheTask.com. I asked Rick to coach Willie, from his perspective as a church planter who has handed off his church to the next guy - with Willie and his team yet to launch their very first service. Willie would never ask this, so let me ask this for him - would you l...
Episode 423 - The Secret Power of Kindness with Greg Atkinson
June 16, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBGreg Atkinson was on the 200churches Podcast 10 years ago! Way back in July of 2013 he joined us, when we were only six months old as a podcast - and now, ten years later he is back for the fourth or fifth time - with a great episode about something so fundamental to our Christian life, that we almost miss it: KINDNESS. Check out Greg's book: The Secret Power of Kindness - 10 Keys to Unlocking Your Capacity to Change the World. Check out Greg at GregAtkinson.com where you can find his othe...
Episode 422 - The Necessity of the Neighborhood Church with Sam Rainer
April 26, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBJeff talks with Sam Rainer, Pastor of West Bradenton Baptist Church in Florida, the President of Church Answers, and the author of the new book - The Surprising Return of the Neighborhood Church. Sam is a great example of a 200church pastor who refuses to imagine a limit on his impact based on the size of his church. This is an encouraging conversation! Sam and his father Thom are co-hosts of the Rainer On Leadership Podcast - check it out. Their podcast is also on YouTube.
Episode 421 - Prayer, Evangelism, ChatGPT, and Church Answers with Thom Rainer
April 12, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBThom Rainer is the co-host with his son Sam of the Rainer On Leadership Podcast, and the founder of ChurchAnswers.com and ChurchAnswers.University. Thom is a research guy and a data guy and has studied the church for many years. He has written many books which you can see listed HERE. Thom and Jeff spoke about Thom's book, Pray and Go, which releases in June 2023, and about ChatGPT and pastors, and Thom's ministry membership site, Church Answers. We talked about the HopeInitiative.com whi...
Episode 420 - Finally! A Framework For Relational Discipleship with Robby Angle
April 05, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBRobby Angle is the CEO of Trueface.org and joins Jeff today to talk about what he and his team are doing with Trueface, about his life and background, and about how Trueface is resourcing churches with training in best practices for discipleship. As Jeff said on the podcast, Trueface.org is offering some great training for you and your small group leadership, so you should definitely check it out! Check out Robby's new book - The Cure For Groups - How to lead a small group people will talk...
Episode 419 - The Art and Heart of a Shepherd with Tony Franklin
March 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBPastor Tony is the pastor of Nicholasville United Methodist Church in Nicholasville Kentucky. You are in for a real treat with a humble, godly, 200church pastor from Kentucky. Enjoy! Check out Tony' book, Jesus, The Four Gospels in Politics HERE!
Episode 418 - We Talk About David's Book: When Church Stops Working - Meeting With God In Your Living Room
March 09, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBDavid Wentz was a pastor for 38 years, originally an Engineer by vocation, and now an author and equipper of pastors around the world. Lots of kids and grandkids (I've forgotten how many!) David and I speak for a bit about the revival at Asbury, and revivals in general - quite interesting to me. But we talk mostly about the ability of the church to thrive outside of a building - meeting with God in living rooms. You can check out David's books here! A HELLO Video from David is here And H...
Episode 417 - She's Writing the 1 Peter Volume of the NICNT - and We Talk About It! A Fascinating Conversation with Dr. Jeannine Brown
March 02, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBShe's still writing the 1 Peter volume of the New International Commentary on the New Testament. She is on the NIV Translation Team. She has written three commentaries on Matthew and one on Philippians, as well as a book called Scripture As Communication, a book on biblical hermeneutics. We talk about 1 Peter's content, but also what happens from the time you get the assignment to write a commentary on a book of the Bible, until it's actually published and on the shelf! Check out Jeannine'...
Episode 416 - Rick Warren Talks Ministry, the SBC, Transition, Finishing Well, and More!
February 22, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBOn the eve of Saddleback's ouster from the Southern Baptist Convention, Rick Warren marched through a long conversation with me and Jonny. Rick talks about that in this episode. It's obvious he's not happy about it, but as always he remains gracious. Undaunted by rejection, Rick is focused on his new calling, as the leader of FTT, Finishing The Task. He is pushing ahead to see what we in the Christian and Missionary Alliance call Great Commission Completion! Rick recently finished his pa...
Episode 415 - Wondering at the Beauty of God with Steve Dewitt
February 15, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBSteve Dewitt is a husband, and father of two daughters, an author, pastor, and Christian leader. This is a conversation about his most recent book, and so much more! You're going to like Steve! Check out a lot (not everything!) of what Steve is up to below... Steve's Radio/Podcast Ministry: The Journey Bethel Church where Steve is Lead Pastor Steve's First Book: Eyes Wide Open: Enjoying God in everything Steve's Second Book: Enjoying God In Everything - A Guide to Maximizing Life's Plea...
Episode 414 - Leading Your People To Be A Praying Church, Hearing From God, and Following Scripture Not Fads with Jim Cymbala from the Brooklyn Tabernacle
February 02, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBJim Cymbala for 50 years had pastored the Brooklyn Tabernacle in Brooklyn - New York City. He joined Jeff to talk about his approach to ministry, his latest book, his experience through COVID, and him opinions on ministry culture, church growth, sermon prep, and so much more! Jim has produced TheCallingSeries.org for pastors and church leaders - a group of 30 YouTube video lessons on the calling to pastoral ministry. You can access them for FREE - THIRTY 10-12 minute video lessons to encour...
Episode 413 - A Conversation on Ministry and Staffing with Todd Rhoades
January 25, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBTodd Rhoades has been in the "Connecting Staff to Churches" business since the dawn of the New Millennium, the year 2000! He recently spent 10 years on the team at the Leadership Network, and almost four years ago co-founded ChemistryStaffing.com with Matt Steen. Todd has been neck deep in ministry practice, theory, and leadership for a long time. I've seen him on websites and emails for years and have FINALLY had the opportunity to sit down with him for an hour-long conversation, which I s...
Episode 412 - Stop Planning and Start Getting Results with Roger Parrott
January 20, 2023 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBRoger Parrott is the President of Belhaven University in Jackson Mississippi. He has written a book unlike any book I've ever seen on leadership - it's called Opportunity Leadership - Stop Planning and Start Getting Results. Roger told me "getting rid of planning is the single best leadership decision I ever made!" I spoke with Dr. Parrott about his university, where he has served for decades, about his family, and about his perspective on leadership. He has a phenomenal 5-part video seri...
Episode 412 - A Leadership Model You've Never Heard Of: Opportunity Leadership with Roger Parrott
January 20, 2023 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBRoger Parrott is the President of Belhaven University in Jackson Mississippi. He has written a book unlike any book I've ever seen on leadership - it's called Opportunity Leadership - Stop Planning and Start Getting Results. Roger told me "getting rid of planning is the single best leadership decision I ever made!" I spoke with Dr. Parrott about his university, where he has served for decades, about his family, and about his perspective on leadership. He has a phenomenal 5-part video seri...
Episode 411 - Could Podcasting Be The New Sunday School For Teaching The Church?
January 11, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBThanks again to Marc for what he's doing to help pastors of small churches! Here’s some links for the show notes: Small Church Media Website: https://smallchurch.media/ Link to “Podcasting for Churches” series: https://smallchurch.media/podcasting-for-churches/ Real Talk Christian Podcast Website: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/ If you want to hear more about Marc's story, you can listen at the link below. Marc wanted you to know this is a new age podcast, and he doesn't push it a...
Episode 410 - How To Have Enjoyable and Effective Team Meetings
January 04, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBThis is a supremely practical episode as Dave Jacobs, from SmallChurchPastor.com, and I talk about leadership team meetings, and how to make them both enjoyable and productive. We cover a ton of ground in this episode! You will hear a number of things that connect with your experience and give you some ways to improve how you are planning and leading meetings in your ministry. Dave is offering at the start of 2023 - to all of our listeners - four FREE 45 minute coaching sessions, so that y...
Episode 409 - Church As A Vibrant Expression - From Stained Glass To Kaleidoscope
December 14, 2022 09:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBKurt Trempert from HarvestDowntown.org in Colorado Springs joins Jeff today for Episode 409. Kurt's book, Kaleidoscope - Keeping the Church from becoming a Museum, was released in 2017, and while they talk about the message of the book, they also talk all things church ministry. Kind of a part one to this episode would be Weekend Edition 34 of the Coaching For Pastor's podcast, Jeff's other podcast for pastors. You can google it and find it easily. On that podcast they don't talk about Kurt...
Episode 408 - A Take On Forgiveness That Might Surprise You - with Bruce and Toni Hebel
December 07, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBBruce and Toni Hebel join Jeff to talk about their teaching on Forgiving Forward. They counsel, consult, and coach with individuals, leaders, pastoral couples, and many more every week of the year. What does it look like to actually forgive? What does forgiveness mean? How about repentance? Reconciliation? Healing? The impact on mental health? Bruce and Toni talk through the full monty! You'll learn a LOT from this episode! Forgiving Forward Website Forgiving Forward Book Forgiving For...
Episode 407 - ChurchOS - An Operating System for Intentional Churches
December 01, 2022 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBJeff talks with Doug Parks, CEO of IntentionalChurches.com. Doug tells a little of his own story, and how God led him to what he is currently doing, and how he helped start Intentional Churches. ChurchOS is a theologically and biblically based Operational Plan for your church. Doug and his team helps churches every week and whether you retain them or not for your church, their links below will provide you with much inspiration, instruction, and encouragement in your role as a pastor. http...
Episode 406 - Hop To It! Quick Ministry Coaching with John Finkelde
November 09, 2022 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBJeff talked with John Finkelde, founder of GrowAHealthyChurch.com in Perth, Australia about the qualities of a pastor who is emotionally healthy, unhurried, and at peace... among other things. This is a short, quick, effective episode that will give you some fodder for ministry thoughts and initiatives, plus some healthy encouragement. Enjoy!
Episode 405 - Leadership In A New Ministry and the Need For Encouragement with Dave Ronan
November 02, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBDave Ronan Ph.D. is an expert in Intercultural Studies, a pastor, a missionary, a professor, a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, and one who has trained Foreign Military Advisors, State Department personnel, and so much more. Dave is currently a pastor of a Kanto Plains Baptist Church near an Air Force base in Toyko, Japan with a congregation half Japanese people and half U.S. military personnel. Dave is an amazing leader and will encourage you with his heart, and his insight into...
Episode 404 - From the Circles of Evangelical Prominence and Political Influence to the Jesus-Centered Local Church - One Pastor's Perspective
October 26, 2022 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBDavid Wilson serves as the Executive Pastor at Harvest Downtown in Colorado Springs CO. He has served in para-church organizations that brought him into close proximity with prominent evangelical leaders who wielded political influence nationally. He helped them organize and fundraise. He served with them personally. But today he is more convinced than ever that the local church is God's Gospel messenger to reach lost people. This is David's story, about his move to full time pastoral minis...
Episode 403 - What We Learned From A Black Woman Theologian with Christena Cleveland
October 19, 2022 07:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBThis conversation Jonny and I had with that Jonny and I had with Christena Cleveland was eye opening and enlightening. It helped us to see the world from another person's perspective. Before Tamir Rice, George Floyd, and so many others - we had this conversation with Christena. We know you'll be encouraged and learn... Christena's book - DisUnity In Christ - Uncovering the hidden forces that keep us apart... is HERE.
Episode 402 - Empowering People Toward Their Highest Calling with Paul Schlieker
October 12, 2022 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBPaul and Peggy Schlieker are lay people who have never let that status keep them from committed service and ministry for Jesus! They are disciples who make disciples in their church and community, and they challenge and empower regular people toward the highest levels of commitment and calling for Christ. Paul shares his discipleship philosophy, and believe me, any pastor who listens will be challenged by the depth of thought and strategy that the Schliekers have put into their approach to ...
Episode 401 - This Could Be the Greatest Investment in Youth we rarely talk about!
October 05, 2022 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBThis episode is with Andy Dykhouse, the Executive Director for Camp Rivercrest in Nebraska. If you are not involved in the summer camp world, this episode is for YOU! Enjoy it, and then get your kids involved in something that will be absolutely life changing! Check out Camp Rivercrest below, or a great Christian Camp in your neck of the woods. Camp Rivercrest
Episode 400 - Jeff & Jonny LIVE - Celebrating 400 Episodes
September 28, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBJeff and Jonny are LIVE together on this episode, catching up after a long summer, reminiscing over the last 400 episodes, and recalling some of the very memorable guests over the years, with cameo appearances by John Lynch, Kay Warren, Vinny Provenzano, and N.T. Wright. This was a blast to record, and you will enjoy this CLASSIC episode! Here are the links to the full episodes we reference in Episode 400: John Lynch - Episode 61 Kay Warren - Episode 226 Vinny Provenzano - Episode 286 N.T...
Episode 399 - Let Your Church Be Known For Something with Mark MacDonald
September 21, 2022 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBHe is a church communications and branding episode, who is actually the REAL DEAL. He has the heart of an evangelist, and has a craving for churches to reach people for Jesus. Sometimes us pastors can't get out of our own way - my words (Jeff) not his! But Mark MacDonald helps us say less so our community will listen more. As a corporate communications and marketing guy - who was also a Christian - Mark realized that church leaders did not understand how to, in a ministerially and spiritual...
Episode 398 - Hey Pastor, Here Are Some Things To Reconsider
September 14, 2022 06:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBDave Jacobs and I talk about some things that pastors might want to reconsider. They come from his book, Second Thoughts - 100 things small church pastors need to reconsider. Dave recommends we reconsider the length of our sermons reconsider the value of wasting time reconsider our bias (ouch!) The standard for this podcast is twofold: 1) helpful, and 2) encouraging. I think we hit both targets squarely! Enjoy!
Episode 397 - Excellent Leadership Through A Horrible Scenario with Suzanne Vogel
September 07, 2022 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBThe church was waist deep into a Capital Campaign for a major church renovation, and mere weeks from engaging all the construction work... and then the pandemic hit. Ugh. They had over a million dollars already contributed with millions more pledged. The vision had been cast, all the hard work of strategic planning finished - they had waded into the pool. Shutdown. What to do? "God!!?? What do we do?!" Here's what the lead pastor did of this multisite church... (Suzanne was also on Epis...
Episode 396 - A Theological Brew - Leading Ministry In A Secular Age with Andrew Root
August 31, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBAndrew Root, Ph.D. is a professor of youth and family ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul MN, and an author who writes about pastors and churches in the secular age for Baker Academic Publishing. Jeff and Andy talk about his passion and message - that churches don't really have a relevance or resource problem, it's a very different challenge they are up against. Andy lays it out - you WILL enjoy this and grow from it! Find Andrew here! And Check Out His Podcast Here!
Episode 395 - Sports, Academia, and Pastor's Kids with Paul Golden
August 24, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBJeff talks with Paul Golden, on staff at Clarks Summit University, founder of Post Game with Paul Golden - A Sports + Faith Podcast and owner of PaulGolden.org. Paul grew up in a pastor's home, attended Bible College and Seminary, has an M.Div., is the Chaplain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Hockey Team, and has literally spent his entire life in and around ministry. Paul talks about the coaches and athletes he's interviewed on his podcast, training pastors and Christian workers in ...
Episode 394 - Perspectives On Life, Ministry, and Ordinary Churches with Thom Rainer
August 17, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBThom Rainer, from the Rainer On Leadership Podcast, and ChurchAnswers.com joins Jeff to talk about issues that pastors face today. Thom is a research guy, a data guy, or as he says, "a data nerd", and shares a lot from the perspective of actual research data and not just anecdotal evidence. Thom works with pastors almost every day, and is a wealth of information and coaching on this episode - which you will... enjoy! And, check out the links below! You're welcome. Rainer On Leadership ...
Episode 393 - Growing Leaders Engage in Essential and Crucial Conversations with Pam Dykstra
August 10, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBJonny Craig talks with Pam Dykstra about Crucial Conversations. Pam is an Experienced Master Trainer working in the professional training & coaching industry. Skilled in Customer Service, Coaching, Organizational Development, Team Building, and Public Speaking, she is on the team at VitalSmarts.com. Take your free Style Under Stress Assessment here! Don't listen to this episode with taking a few minutes after it to jot down some critical next steps you need to take in applying what you've...
Episode 392 - How To Do Digital Ministry In A 200church Without Live Streaming with Chuck Fenwick
August 03, 2022 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBChuck Fenwick is the lead pastor of the New Haven United Methodist Church in New Haven IN. Chuck talks with Jeff about his approach to: staffing sermon prep message delivery digital ministry and more! You can find Chuck's church here: https://www.newhavenumc.com. This is an interesting and thought provoking episode - enjoy!
Episode 391 - He Started So Small, Helping His People Focus On Jesus - Now Hundreds Of Churches Have Joined In On The Red Letter Challenge!
July 27, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBZach and Allison Zehnder can be found at RedLetterChallenge.com, and you can get for FREE with no shipping cost Zach's book The Red Letter Challenge! Zach is our guest today and he tells his story, a 4th generation pastor who took a circuitous route to get there. Zach is fantastic and you are going to totally LOVE this conversation - which is helpful and encouraging.
Episode 390 - Church Planting, Bivocational Ministry, Succession Planning, and Immigration Issues with Danny Garrido
July 20, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBDanny Garrido is our guest today and is the pastor of The Crossing Church in Colorado Springs CO. Danny works for the State of Colorado full time, and pastors his church full time on the side. Pastor Danny trains and deploys a lot of volunteers and generously shares his ministry responsibilities with his staff. He was with us on Episode 299, but today he talks about succession planning with his associate pastor, the reality of the immigration crisis as it affects his church family and comm...
Episode 389 - Rare Honesty About Pain and Struggle In Ministry with Lee Eclov
July 13, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBLee writes for Christianity.com on their Preaching Today site - for pastors. That's where I bumped into Lee, and began to appreciate his perspectives on ministry and pastoral life. Finally after reading his articles for a couple months, I decided to reach out to him and welcome him to speak to our 200churches pastors, which he has done, with amazing insight and compassion. Lee shares, almost uncomfortably at times, his own weaknesses and struggles in ministry, and it was encouraging to me...
Episode 388 - Volunteers - How To Get Them, How To Keep Them, & How To Get Rid Of Them with Dave Jacobs
July 06, 2022 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBDave Jacobs says that the most common challenge that the pastors he coaches have is that of getting enough volunteers in the post Covid era. So today Jeff and Dave talk about that - and Dave makes a great and generous offer to our 200churches pastors at the end of the episode - so don't miss it! Dave is at SmallChurchPastor.com, and on the Small Church Pastor Facebook Group, where there are almost five thousand members! You can reach Dave at [email protected]. (Spoiler Alert: Dave is o...
Episode 387 - Real Ministry Talk With A Multisite Pastor From Down Under with Rohan Bell
June 29, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBRohan and Jill Bell pastor the C3 Church in Thirroul NSW Australia, and Rohan is our guest on this episode! In ministry since 1992, Rohan and Jill have been involved at almost every level of pastoral ministry, while raising five children and now enjoying two grandchildren. Their church is in three locations, and it's like pastoring three 200churches at the same time. Rohan is gifted administratively, and it's great to hear how he is staying in his lane, while training and deploying others ...
BONUS EPISODE - How To Turn Dreams Into Reality with David Bush
June 25, 2022 06:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBHappy Saturday! This is a Bonus Episode that I recorded with David Bush. The very first Coaching For Pastors Cohort will launch soon, and this episode is somewhat of an introduction to it. I wanted to share it with you and invite our 200churches Pastors to consider being a part of this very first ever cohort group of pastors. If you want to hear me talk about it more after this episode, listen to Episode 87 of the Coaching For Pastors Podcast. Enjoy this weekend Bonus Episode!
Episode 386 - Merging Churches Leading Change and Leveraging Wisdom at Age 30 with Alex Regets
June 22, 2022 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBAlex Regets is a 30-year-old Presbyterian pastor from Manteno, IL. He pastors Community Presbyterian Church, a great church in the heart of America's heartland. Alex is also the founder of the HomeTown Pastor Podcast, and HomeTownPastor.com, where you can find great resources and a truckload of encouragement as a small church pastor. As a young pastor, Alex is really showing the way for his generation - loving and caring for God's people in a smaller congregation, where the Gospel is share...
Episode 385 - The Secret To A Successful Disciple-Making Strategy In Your 200church
June 15, 2022 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBOur special guest on episode 385 is Bob McNabb, from SpiritualMultiplication.org and LaunchGlobal.org, and the author of Spiritual Multiplication in the Real World - Why some disciple-makers reproduce when others fail. Bob has been involved in disciple-making ministries for 40 years, both in the U.S. and overseas, and has done extensive research on why some are effectiveness when others are not. Here's what straight outta his bio page: "He has done extensive research into contextual and be...
Episode 384 - How The Men Of The Church Can Save The Next Generation Of Boys with TJ Greaney
June 08, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBThis will go down as one of Jeff's absolute favorite episodes! Not because Jonny wasn't on the call, but because TJ was. Here is TJ's bio from his website, KidsOutdoorZone.com: TJ is the founder of KOZ or Kid's Outdoor Zone! TJ is an award-winning outdoor travel and adventure writer, radio show host and past President of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association. He published a Texas lifestyle magazine with his wife Sandra for more than 25 years from their former home in Austin, Texas. If y...
Episode 383 - What Pastors Need To Know Before The Missionaries Show Up!
June 01, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBMelanie is an International Worker and Missionary with her husband and children in a foreign country that will remain unnamed. Jeff gave her permission to speak freely to pastors and clue them in on what it's like for a young missionary family to come off the field for a year and visit churches. What do they need from pastors? From church members? How does this home assignment year affect their personal lives and their children? How can churches help and truly minister to the needs of a mis...
Episode 382 - Big Sky Country Pastor Loves His People For 22 Years with Bryan Loewen
May 25, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBPastor Bryan and Tammy came to Red Lodge Alliance Church in the year 2000. They raised their boys in Red Lodge and have become a constant presence of love and faith in the community. Pastor Bryan, in his quiet and unassuming way, shares his story of consistency and faithfulness as pastor of this church that welcomes outsiders who've moved in as well as long established Red Lodge residents. As the pastor of a 200church, Bryan has been a participant listener to our podcast. It didn't take lon...
Episode 381 - Dan Reiland Says That Leadership Alone Isn't Enough
May 18, 2022 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBDan Reiland wrote a unique kind of book last year - a devotional book specifically for leaders! He has never written one like it, and it is to nurture the hearts of leaders in 2022, when they might be beaten down some by the past few years. Jeff and Jonny spoke with him for Jeff's "Coaching For Pastors" podcast, but they intended to air it on the 200churches Podcast as well - and this is that episode! Here's the link to Dan's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Alone-Isnt-Enough-St...
Episode 380 - What You're Missing On The Coaching For Pastors Podcast!
May 11, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBJeff kicked off the Coaching For Pastors Podcast as a daily podcast for pastors - two months ago on March 7. Since then, there have been Monday-Friday episodes that are all under 10 minutes per episode, and a Saturday "Weekend Edition" episode that is long form and includes a conversation with a guest who has expertise to bring to the ministry conversation. Today, on Episode 380 - I include one of the weekday episodes, and one of the Weekend Edition episodes - two FULL episodes - all on Ep...
Episode 379 - Still Learning and Growing in Jesus with Dr. Cherith Nordling
May 04, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBWhat a fantastic conversation this is with Cherith Nordling, theologian, professor, mentor, author, and lover of Jesus and his Church. This is her 3rd appearance on our podcast, having joined us for episodes 231 & 264 in 2017/2018. She is on a teaching team for the upcoming Hebrews Class at the OpenTableConference.com where her bio says this: Cherith is a theologian, writer, and mentor in Christian formation with a Ph. D. from the University of St. Andrews. Most recently she served as Asso...
Episode 378 - Is It Worth It? with Jeff & Jonny
April 27, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBJeff and Jonny talk about making ministry changes in a church, but first asking the question - "Is it worth it?" Is the cost you will have to pay to make the change, worth the benefit that will result, and how do you determine that? Jonny remembered literally all the way back to Episode 02 - Handling Sacred Cows In Your Church, and decided this episode is the part 2 update on sacred cows in the church! Maybe you have some changes you want to make in your ministry, and you are trying to dec...
Episode 48 - Two Transformational Fundamentals For Pastors
April 25, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.36 MBToday Jeff talks to pastors about two fundamentals that transform us - meditating on God's Word, and meditating on a question... listen to learn the question! :-) Enjoy!