Coaching For Pastors - Daily Coaching, Encouragement, and Support for Pastors
296 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe Coaching For Pastors Podcast provides coaching, encouragement, and support to pastors - regardless of gender, denomination, or church size. Until we meet our first over-encouraged pastor, we will produce weekday Quick Hit episodes (Mon-Fri) that are under ten minutes long, and Saturday Weekend Editions, which are closer to an hour, where conversations with guests will challenge and inspire you! Share this podcast with other pastors, unless they're over-encouraged already. Yeah, we didn't think so! Jeff Keady is a 35-year ministry veteran, and currently the lead pastor at Community Heights Church in Newton IA, and is the co-founder of the 200churches Podcast with Jonny Craig.
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Episode 159 - A Rule of Life that Welcomes the Power of God
September 28, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.15 MBWe don't fight with our people (wrestle against flesh and blood). We are to be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power, to fight against the principalities and powers. In order to have this power of God, we must live in communion with him, and that comes through... a rule of life! Today I introduce the practices that form a rule of life. And in doing so I reference PracticingTheWay.org. Enjoy! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 4...
Episode 158 - No Really, From Whose Power Do You Operate?
September 27, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 6.15 MBWe think we are serving in God's power, but if you had a gun to your head, would you say you're serving out of the power of Jesus Christ? Or your own power. Pastors, I think this is a HUGE issue in our churches. We need the power of the LORD, not the power of a blog post, or the latest self-help book. Where DO you get your power? Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!
Episode 157 - How To Move Your Agenda When You Have Opposers
September 26, 2022 07:00 - 8 minutes - 6.22 MBPastor, how do you get the ball down the field, and anywhere close to the end zone, when you have opposition, when you have opposers? How do you get things done in church? How do you enact new programs and initiatives? How do you create change? That's what I'm going to talk with you about this week... Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!
Weekend Edition 25 - How Pastors Can Help Remove the Stigma of Mental Illness in the Church with Kay Warren
September 24, 2022 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBKay Warren joined me and my friend/colleague Jonny Craig to talk about mental illness, its presence and, unfortunately, stigma in the local church. Rick and Kay Warren lost their youngest son, Matthew, to suicide almost ten years ago, and they have devoted their lives to helping others who struggle with mental illness. You can see everything that Kay is doing in her quest to help others, right here: https://kaywarren.com/mentalhealth In this Weekend Edition episode, Kay shares some very...
Episode 156 - Jeff's Closing Argument On the ONE Thing
September 23, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.45 MBIn Episodes 152-155 Jeff argues that there is ONE THING that he would ask his congregation to do, above everything else. In Episode 156, he gives his closing argument. This is our mandate, our charge to keep, to teach this to our people, and teach them to obey it... Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!
Episode 155 - My Best Shot At The Meaning Of Biblical LOVE
September 22, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.02 MBLove is candy, roses, Valentines, velvet, fluffy, soft, compromising, weakness, fall over, take-it-on-the-chin, anything goes Christianity. No, not really. Our culture trashes the meaning of love. They've lost it completely. Here's my best shot at the meaning of truly biblical love... This is the ONE THING I want my people to live out, more than ANYTHING else! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podc...
Episode 154 - Sometimes Church People Are Not Known For Love
September 21, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.85 MBHave you ever had an encounter with someone (in the church) where they weren't very loving toward you? Okay, actually, where there was ZERO love in your interaction with them? I have. Many times. There's lots of reasons for that. But we can't indulge it anymore. No more church demons! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!
Episode 153 - What Is Your Church Known For?
September 20, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.58 MBSometimes the most important, crucial truth - is also the most fundamental, the most elementary, the most basic. The ONE thing I want my church to be known for, about everything else. So it is with the ONE thing I want my church to be known for, to be about. It's not rocket science. It's not profound or transcendent. But it is absolutely necessary, and before all else, primary and the #1 Priority. In this episode I reveal what the ONE thing is I want all new members to do. And for the ...
Episode 152 - Your Church's Purpose - What is the Irreducible Minimum?
September 19, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.12 MBIf you held a membership class, and could only tell your new members ONE thing - ONE thing that they absolutely had to do, had to keep in mind - ONE thing that if they stayed focused on that, everything else would take care of itself - what would that ONE thing be?? This week I want to talk to you about what is most important, most foundational. I'm going to boil it down to the irreducible minimum, and encourage you to teach your new members that. It's what I do. I've been doing it for ye...
Weekend Edition 24 - Reconsider What You'e Heard From Church Growth Experts
September 17, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBDave Jacobs from SmallChurchPastor.com joins me to talk about church growth - the things we've been told - and the things we should reconsider. Dave's book, Second Thoughts - 100 Things Small Church Pastors Should Reconsider, is filled with encouragement for pastors of ordinary sized churches. We talk about only one, #75 - Reconsider what the church growth experts have told you. Also, if you want to experience pastoral coaching, Dave is offering (4) four 45-minute coaching sessions for FR...
Episode 151 - Making Study Simple & Better!
September 16, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.77 MBRichard Foster wrote the book, Celebration of Discipline - The Path to Spiritual Growth, and Chapter 5 is The Discipline of Study. Wow. This is a great book. So I snatched the best of the best in that chapter, and then lay out for you a 3-step process to attack that discipline of study. The 3rd step in the process is the $$$ step! Without it, you'll probably flame out. With it, you almost can't lose. Enjoy, my friend! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors...
Episode 150 - Please - Get Caught In The ReThinking Cycle!
September 15, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.57 MBJeff takes a metaphor from Adam Grant's book, Think Again - and challenges pastors to choose the Rethinking Cycle, instead of the Overconfidence Cycle. Pastors are the spiritual thought leaders in the community, or should be, and must be open to the dynamic of life-long learning. It requires humility and, surprisingly, doubt! But you can do it, and Jeff unpacks how. Pick up Grant's book, Think Again - The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know. You'll be glad you did. Support the Show. For...
Episode 149 - Questions You Must Have Answers To
September 14, 2022 06:00 - 7 minutes - 5.19 MBHey Pastor, How do you know you're right... about anything? Do you ever assume you're wrong? How do you learn, and gain more knowledge? Knowledge that actually is put to use and benefits you? Do you know what Epistemology is? So, we talk about that a bit both today and tomorrow on Episode 150. This episode will challenge your status quo... I promise! Enjoy! Warmest Regards (and you're welcome!) :-) Jeff Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out...
Episode 148 - How God Transforms Us
September 13, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.27 MBWe hear it all the time, but we're steeped in it in our culture - instant gratification, quick satisfaction, right-now results. We do not want to wait. In our quest for spiritual transformation, we can fall for the quick fix, the... silver bullet! There is none. I talk about the reality of spiritual transformation today as we look at Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline. What does it take for transformation to happen in the life of the pastor? Enjoy! Support the Show. For more gr...
Episode 147 - Pursuing Solitude and Silence
September 12, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.01 MBRichard Foster's book, Celebration of Discipline is a classic for the ages. Written 44 years ago with over 2 million copies sold... it is timeless! Jeff reflects on Foster's words encouraging solitude and silence. We are a people bedeviled by noise and commotion. We are overwhelmed with messaging and advertising. We are inundated with information and opportunities. Sometimes in order to either survive or thrive, we just have to shut it all down. Support the Show. For more great content a...
Weekend Edition 23 - Excellent Ministry Leadership In Complex Situations with Suzanne Vogel
September 10, 2022 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBSuzanne Vogel was in the middle of a capital campaign at her multisite church when Covid hit. Suddenly construction costs went through the roof. Over a million dollars given and millions more pledged. What does a pastor do in a situation like that? Two and a half years later Pastor Suzanne is here to tell you the... rest of the story! Great leadership wisdom and insight is ahead for you on this episode. Enjoy! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check o...
Episode 146 - Discipleship In The Real World Part 5
September 09, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.47 MBIn this final episode on discipleship, Jeff provides resources for discipleship and offers some motivation to improve and move forward in this area of your ministry! Multiplication LeadNet Discipleship Exponential Disciple/Shift Book Real Life Discipleship Book Enjoy! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!
Episode 145 - Discipleship In The Real World Part 4
September 08, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 6.13 MBWhat qualifies as discipleship in your church? Do you have a discipleship ministry? (trick question!) Jeff talks about a way to look at discipleship in your church that will exponentially multiply how much discipleship happens in the lives of your church family. Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!
Episode 144 - Discipleship In The Real World Part 3
September 07, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.32 MBWhen does discipleship start and finish in the life of the follower of Jesus? How should we think about discipling and discipleship in our church ministry? Jeff continues on the mindset and philosophy of discipleship both in the pastor's life and in the church... Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!
Episode 143 - Discipleship In The Real World Part 2
September 06, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 7.37 MBToday I continue to develop the idea of a discipleship that is sustainable and continuous - and that works in the real world. I really do believe that we make the idea and practice of discipleship much harder than it needs to be. Therefore, I try to envision a discipleship that is real, untangled, and organic. I hope that this episode churns out of you some helpful thoughts and developments for your context! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check ou...
Episode 142 - Discipleship In The Real World
September 05, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 7.68 MBAt the start of this new church year/school year, I ask you to think about your understanding of discipleship in your ministry context. Spend the next few days with me thinking about what is and what is not discipleship. Is your church filled with disciples? Are they in the discipleship process? What is that process? I think most of us make this way, WAY harder than it needs to be. Let's take a refreshing plunge into this topic and maybe we can all learn together and have some HOPE for a b...
Weekend Edition 22 - Helping Our People Imagine The Living God
September 03, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBAndrew Root joined me on the podcast today to talk about the most important things around being a pastor - one of which is helping our people imagine a Living God who comes, and loves, and acts. We talk about social media and its role in our lives and ministry. We talk about writing, pastoring, and parenting - a short, but profound conversation that you will enjoy and be encouraged by! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes ...
Episode 141 - Perhaps the Most Effective Way To Prevent Overwhelm and Burnout
September 02, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.5 MBIn the last in this series on preventing overwhelm and burnout, I share a principle made widely known by Andy Stanley about 20 years ago, which I think that if followed, may just be the most effective way to prevent them. I have been trying to do this for twenty years, and I'll keep practicing it, because I still have a long way to go, but am more convinced of it than ever! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200ch...
Episode 140 - The REST of the Story
September 01, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 4.67 MBWhen we want to combat stress, overwhelm, and burnout - probably our #1 super power and secret and weapon is sleep! Jeff unpacks that on today's episode - because, it is so vitally important, and also the first thing we throw overboard when we get busy, much to our detriment! Enjoy! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!
Episode 139 - Two More Ways To Minimize Stress In Ministry
August 31, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.43 MBThis week we are finding more and more ways to hold stress at bay - minimize overwhelm - and avoid burnout. Today Jeff will share two more ways to reduce stress - in a ministry context. Defining issues, challenges, and problems, and actually taking real rest after seriously engaging your work - those are the two, and Jeff teases them out for you. Enjoy! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!
Episode 138 - How To Make Progress In Ministry When You Feel Overwhelmed
August 30, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 6.14 MBThe short title of this episode is: Making Progress Through Overwhelm! Sometimes we just need 2.5 yards per down to keep the ball moving down the field. That's hard for "all or nothing" people to do - they go for the "Hail Mary" pass trying to score in one play. You make progress even when you're overwhelmed by doing the small things, the few things, sometimes the one thing - that just gets the ball moving, and then keeps it moving until it reaches the end zone. Jeff gives you just a coup...
Episode 137 - A Strategic Plan Seriously Reduces Ministry Overwhelm
August 29, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 6.13 MBThis week Jeff talks about HOW to reduce and minimize stress, overwhelm, and burnout in ministry. Today he coaches on accessing outside resources to develop a strategic plan for your church/ministry. That will greatly increase focus and clarity for you, and minimize ministry overwhelm. Jeff references Dave Jacobs at SmallChurchPastor.com and Tony Morgan's Unstuck Group. Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200church...
Weekend Edition 21 - Self-Awareness, Ministry Training, and Podcasting As Evangelism Tool with Paul Golden
August 27, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBPaul Golden from Clarks Summit University in Pennsylvania joins us. He's on staff at a college and seminary, and is the host of Post Game with Paul Golden. Paul grew up in a pastor's home, has served on staff his entire career at a Bible College and Seminary, and now has his own two kids in Bible College. Paul has a unique perspective on ministry and ministry training. You can find Paul at PaulGolden.org. Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the...
Episode 136 - Recognizing the Causes of Ministry Stress
August 26, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 7.31 MBJeff has unpacked this week the causes of ministry stress for pastors. lack of a plan the unending workload incessant time demands poor boundaries between personal and ministry time too high of congregational expectations the lack of strong social support financial pressures Jeff discusses the last couple stressors today, and next week we'll cover more ways to manage these stressors so you can live a peaceful and fulfilling life in spite of them! Support the Show. For more great co...
Episode 135 - Pastor, Friend, or Neighbor? Defining Our Roles Reduces Stress
August 25, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.75 MBJeff continues on the topic of mitigating the causes of stress for pastors in daily ministry. Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!
Episode 134 - Balancing Life To Reduce Stress
August 24, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 6.13 MBJeff continues this week's discussion on the things that cause stress in the life of a pastor and how to overcome them. Specifically he talks about the overwhelm of a never ending workload, where a pastor's work is never really finished. How do we walk away at the end of a day and not take our ministry load home with us? Some good ministry coaching on a mindset for a balanced view of life and ministry. Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the o...
Episode 133 - You Be The Plan That Happens To Your Day!
August 23, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 6.21 MBJeff talks about the things that cause stress in a pastor's life. Things like allowing your day to just happen to you, and entertaining the concept that your unlimited workload is never done. He offers some suggestions for minimizing and mitigating the stress from these obvious life realities. This week is all about identifying the things that stress a pastor, and learning how to deal with them in a helpful way. Enjoy! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pasto...
Episode 132 - Planning For Stress - The Intro
August 22, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.53 MBLet's face it, there's no way we can avoid stress in ministry... or LIFE for that matter! So I think it would be good for us to plan on it, and plan for it. If we know we'll experience it, are experiencing it, and there's no avoiding it, we might at well plan for it and mitigate it, as best we can. Maybe we can even learn to leverage stress in ministry. Today I'm open with you, and make a confession, then introduce the topic! Enjoy! Support the Show. For more great content and conversati...
Weekend Edition 20 - Wrestling with the Intractable Challenges of Ministry with Thom Rainer
August 20, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 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 Pod...
Episode 131 - Yes You Need Feedback On Your Messages
August 19, 2022 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.72 MBEverybody needs it, nobody wants it, unless it's positive. But we absolutely need feedback on our messages, our sermons, if we are going to get better! I can already hear your cries... "Touch not God's anointed!" Yeah, yeah, yeah, forget about it. We need to invite and steward the critique. Ken Blanchard quoted another guy when he said "Feedback is the breakfast of champions." In Episode 131 I give you some coaching on how to get organic feedback from your local context. Do. It. You'll get...
Episode 130 - I Think We're Missing The Boat On This
August 18, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 8.16 MBThere is something that we're doing in so many churches that I believe our people are paying the price for - in a lack of biblical understanding. Something we do, I think we should change, so that our people can grow healthier in their understanding of God's Word. It would definitely be not a small culture shift in many churches, yet some churches never walked away from it... Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200...
Episode 129 - The People You Preach To - 5 Considerations
August 17, 2022 06:00 - 10 minutes - 6.94 MBOn Episode 127 we talked about having a preaching plan, a preaching schedule. Episode 128 dealt with 5 Considerations for preaching - things you should consider about yourself. On Episode 129 I talk about considerations regarding the people you are preaching to. If you work this through periodically, every 3-4 months, it will make you a much better preacher. Enjoy this episode - it was made just for you! :-) Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check o...
Episode 128 - Preaching: 4 Considerations
August 17, 2022 03:00 - 8 minutes - 5.93 MBYesterday, in episode 127, I talked to you about a preaching calendar. But today I want to talk with you about 4 considerations in preaching. Preaching is more than constructing a sermon, or organizing our notes. Today I deal with considerations about YOU as a preacher of God's Word - a teacher, a communicator. Then tomorrow I'll talk with you about considerations regarding your hearers. I'm in the thick of ministry with you Pastor, week in and week out. I pray that today's episode gives y...
Episode 128 - Sorting Out the Crazy Preacher Mind!
August 17, 2022 03:00 - 8 minutes - 5.93 MBYesterday, in episode 127, I talked to you about a preaching calendar. But today I want to talk with you about 4 considerations in preaching. Four things that will help us sort out our crazy preacher mind! Preaching is more than constructing a sermon, or organizing our notes. Today I deal with considerations about YOU as a preacher of God's Word - a teacher, a communicator. Then tomorrow I'll talk with you about considerations regarding your hearers. I'm in the thick of ministry with you P...
Episode 127 - Create or Build Out Your Preaching Plan
August 15, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.51 MBDo you have a preaching plan for the next 10 months? For this coming school/church year? If you do, maybe you need to build it out, add to it, insert some additional elements for creativity and to increase the effectiveness of your plan. If you don't, you definitely should have a plan. That's the topic for today - preaching plans. They are one of the best things I've ever utilized in my ministry admin and planning. Enjoy! Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pa...
Weekend Edition 19 - Transitions In Life And Leadership
August 13, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBDan is a Chaplain in and Adult Care Facility in my community and a former pastor of 25 years. Dan talks with me about how we as pastors can best care for the people in our church family who are living in an Independent or Assisted Living Care Facility. He has some great insight in that area of ministry. He also talks about his transition out of local church ministry, and what that looked like for him. Some real food for thought for us pastors who are currently serving in a local church. En...
Episode 126 - Is Your Ministry To Married People Proactive or Reactive?
August 12, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.32 MBI sat down with Ted Lowe, Executive Director of MarriedPeople.org and MarriedPeopleChurches.org and he said something that has stuck with me for the last five years. In today's episode I play two clips of our conversation and then drive my point home with you, which I know will not be lost on you! Marriage Ministry in our churches is so important and necessary - and me included - we ALL have to think more deeply about how we are ministering to married people in our churches and in our commu...
Episode 125 - When the Windshield Wipers of Your Life Stop Working
August 11, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 7.08 MBPastor, today I ask the question - "How long does it take us to make things right in our life?!" When something goes wrong, how long before we attend to it, to fix it and right the ship of our life? General Motors took 12 years to decide to make things right with me... how long will it take us to decide to finally make progress on one of those retractable issues that plague our life? Jeff and Dave Bush are going to talk about the Six Commitments we need to make to finally move forward in o...
Episode 124 - This Is The Problem When Your Ministry Is DRY
August 10, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.43 MBJeff talks today about his thoughts on his upcoming message from John 15 - where Jesus teaches about Himself as the Vine, and us as the branches. On August 10, 2020 - two years ago today - I bad storm hit his town and huge swath of the Midwest, leaving destruction in its wake. Jeff talks about that day, and how his memories connect to the meaning of John 15. If pastors do not remain in the Vine... who will? Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out...
Episode 123 - Blowing Past The Ordinary
August 09, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.89 MBIt's funny how we pastors will preach life change all day to our people - YET... most Monday mornings we'll look in the mirror and think "I'm never going to change!" We believe so hard for other people, but in some areas of our own lives we're practical atheists - "God isn't going to help me change!" Pastor, today I talk to you about believing you can leave the ordinary in the rear-view mirror, and what it really takes to realize that. There is an environment where real change happens so mu...
Episode 122 - Webinars and Perfect Summer Days
August 08, 2022 06:00 - 9 minutes - 6.54 MBToday Jeff talks about his vacation, the upcoming Coaching For Pastors Webinar on August 16, the perfect summer day! He also challenges us as pastors to join him for the first ever, Coaching For Pastors MasterMind this fall. This episode is a good start to a great week! Enjoy it! To immediately register for the FREE Coaching For Pastors Extraordinary Life Webinar (even if you can't make it but can watch the recording) just CLICK HERE. Support the Show. For more great content and conversa...
Weekend Edition 18 - Pastors Who Major On Politics Minor On Ministry Part 2
August 06, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBJeff continues his discussion on pastors and politics that he began yesterday, Friday August 5 on Episode 122. While we are NOT in the heat of a presidential campaign season this is a good time to calmly think about such things! Saturday is a good day to clean the garage and listen to Coaching For Pastors... (or substitute any other "around the house" tasks!) Support the Show. For more great content and conversations for pastors, check out the over 400 episodes of the 200churches Podcast!
Episode 121 - Pastors Who Major On Politics Minor On Ministry
August 05, 2022 06:00 - 10 minutes - 7.43 MBPastor, do politics, campaign-speak, and partisan talking points find their way into your weekend messages, social media posts, church emails, and personal conversations? Are you fixated on the news of the day, political issues, cable news networks, talk radio, and what's trending on Twitter? I'm sorry if those questions get an affirmative reply from you. I'm sorry for you and for your church. And if you know at all, you know I'm not combative and never want to pick a fight... but I'm talki...
Episode 120 - Fear Is The Great Negotiator - Bartering Away Our Potential
August 04, 2022 06:00 - 9 minutes - 6.71 MBHow many times have you entered into a message, a conversation, a confrontation, a Bible Study, a board or staff meeting - just certain of what you want to say, or what you want to accomplish - only to have fear suck the active ingredient right out of the entire situation? You leave out the last 10%, you don't say everything you need to say, you forget to make the point, the actual application of the Bible truths you studied together - you let fear negotiate away your conviction, your leade...
Episode 119 - Doing Funerals - Bringing Hope And Love To Grieving People
August 03, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 7.87 MBWow - I have done a ton of funerals in my time as a pastor! I remember when I could count them on one hand, then two, then I lost track. I'm not a pastor who keeps detailed records of weddings and funerals. I could not tell you how many I've done. But I could go through my files and records and get reasonably close to the right number. But who cares?! What I do care about is bringing hope to people in the crisis of grief and loss. I actually enjoy being the pastor in the scenario of a funer...