Healthy Church Podcast
208 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -The Healthy Church Podcast is an honest conversation about what it means to be a part of a healthy church. There are no perfect churches - because they’re all filled with imperfect people led by imperfect leaders. But by God’s grace we can begin to dialogue about what changes can be made in our lives as leaders, and in the churches we serve, in order to better Love God and His people. For more information and other resources go to HealthyChurchPodcast.Com.
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HCP Ep. 52 - (Special Guest CCM Artist)- Ginny Owens
June 08, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBOn this episode of HCP Larry and Drew welcome veteran Contemporary Christian Music artist Ginny Owens to discuss her story and leadership lessons learned in the church. Ginny lost her eyesight early in life, but that has not slowed her down one bit. She has written and performed Christian music for the last 20 years on the road and releasing music to CCM radio. We asked Ginny to tell us what her experience been like in the church as someone with disabilities and what we can learn from her ...
HCP Ep. 51 - "Healthy Church Culture" (part 2)
June 01, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBHCP - Healthy Church Culture (Part 2) This podcast is the second half of the discussion on Pete Scazzerro’s article on church culture. Last week we discussed the first 3 aspects of a healthy culture. Slowed-down Spirituality Integrity in Leadership Below-the-Surface Discipleship This week we talked about the final 3: Healthy Community Passionate Marriages and Singleness Every Person in Full-Time Ministry To check out Scazzerro’s ebook go to: http://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/churc...
HCP Ep. 50 - "Healthy Church Culture" (part 1)
May 25, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBHCP - Healthy Church Culture Pt. 1 On this episode of HCP, Larry and Drew talk about a 6 part ebook offered by Pete Scazzerro on his site http://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/churchculture. We talk through the first three of these and the importance of a serious look at our hearts and ministries to make sure we’re walking in these truths. Scazzerro Lists the first 3 elements in his ebook as: Slowed-Down Spirituality Integrity in Leadership Below-the-Surface-Discipleship What is your ch...
HCP - Ep. 49 - Rethinking Discipleship with (Guest Kevin Marsico)
May 18, 2021 11:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBRethinking Discipleship On today’s Healthy Church Podcast, Larry and Drew welcome Church planter and coach (with the Timothy Initiative). Kevin shares his heart about the #1 problem with discipleship in the church today. We focus on information instead of obedience and therefore raise men and women full of knowledge that often fall short in living that knowledge out in our lives. Kevin also defines the church, the ecclesia and how church planting needs to change from the strategies of buil...
HCP Ep. 48 - Small Town Church Planting (with Guest Chris Driver)
May 11, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBSmall Town Church Planting (with Guest Chris Driver) Today on the HCP, Larry and Drew welcome Chris Driver (planting pastor of Oasis Church, Levelland, TX). Context is everything in church planting. We have to be sensitive to the needs and culture of the towns we plant churches in. Those different contexts can be extremely varied. Current church planting models may not connect as well in small towns of 100 or so. In that case, how do we continue to be obedient to Jesus to make disciples wh...
HCP - Ep. 47 "Missional Small Groups"
April 27, 2021 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBMissional Small Groups On this episode of HCP, Larry and Drew talk about mission in the context of small groups. Many times our small groups can become very exclusive and internally focused and we can forget that we’re not only called to care for one another, but to also be intentional in our sharing of the Gospel everywhere we go. In the same way that we pray for one another, want to care for each others needs and disciple one another - we ALSO have to be accountable to each other to make ...
HCP - Ep. 46 - “10 Signs of Being a Narcissistic Pastor”
April 20, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBHCP - 46 - “10 Signs of Being a Narcissistic Pastor” Though it’s easy to point fingers at others, who you may think have this issue, we should probably look in the mirror first. The original sin is PRIDE. It got Lucifer kicked out of Heaven and Adam and Eve removed from Eden. It can also ruin your life and church. Though we all appreciate those moments as leaders in the church where someone says “we don’t know what we’d do without you”, we should be careful to start “believing our own pre...
HCP Ep. 45 - Navigating Confrontation
April 13, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBOn this episode of the Healthy Church Podcast, Larry and Drew candidly talk about ministry and life experiences where they have worked through confrontation. We all face it in most of our relationships and our team or staff relationships are no different. You’ve probably had your heart hurt by a friend or co-worker and held some of those feelings in your heart for a season and it most likely changed that relationship, often not for the better. That leaves us with the reality that we need to...
HCP Ep. 44 - Post-Easter Ego Check
April 06, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBOn this episode of HCP Drew and Larry talk about the Post Easter realities pastors face. After months of preparation as a staff team, working towards goals on the property, handouts, website tweaks, children’s ministry and everything in between, the big day finally comes. The following day, can be a day that pastors struggle with depression or over critique of their efforts as a team or even just beating themselves up over the message they gave. On this episode, Drew discusses some of stru...
HCP Ep. 43 - (Guest Missionary to Beirut - Charles Costa)
March 30, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBOn today’s Podcast Larry and Drew welcome Missionary and Pastor Charles Costa to the podcast. Charles serves with his family in Beirut, Lebanon. The discussion starts off with Costa talking about not fearing death in the middle East. He said “God has appointed for a man to die once, I’m going to die anyway, I might as well make it count - I want to say to the Lord, I gave my everything for you including my life.” They discuss the Aug. 4th bombing of the port of Beirut, how the currency has...
HCP - Ep. 42 - Foundations of a Healthy Church (Strategy)
March 23, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBOn this episode Larry and Drew discuss the forth part of the Foundations series - STRATEGY. Developing Strategy for your church: · What passions do you as a church have? · What unique gifts and abilities do your people possess? · Where and how can you match those passions, gifts, and abilities with the needs of your community? · Ask leaders in key positions what your church can do to help them the most! Systems are reproducible and interconnected processes by wh...
HCP - Ep. 41 - "Top 5 Tools to Move your Ministry Forward in 2021" (Guest Darrell Adcock)
March 16, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBOn today’s Healthy Church Podcast, Larry and Drew welcome Darrell Adcock (Executive Pastor and Worship Director at South City Church in Little Rock). Darrell helps us to know about some of his favorite apps and programs that help assist in the work of ministry for the church. Top 5 Tools to Move your Ministry Forward in 2021 From Bill Parkinson: Dr Howard Hendrix “ You can only minister to what you can administrate”. • Planning Center Online https://www.planningcenter.com/ • Expensify.c...
HCP - Ep. 40 - 7 Steps Toward Your Vision (Foundations Extra - Part 5)
March 09, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBWe’ve been doing the Healthy Church Podcast for over a year! Today we celebrate that God has blessed us in our first year of the podcast and we’re thankful for the several thousand of you who have listened! Thank you! On this episode of the Healthy Church Podcast, Larry and Drew continue their conversation about VISION. This podcast gets very specific about 7 Steps Toward Your Vision. 1.A season of personal prayer! 2.A call to group prayer! 3.Brainstorm individually! 4.Whiteboard as a t...
HCP - Ep. 39 "Foundations of a Healthy Church" - Part 4 (Vision)
March 02, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBOn this episode of the Healthy Church Podcast, Larry and Drew continue in their series called Foundations of a Health Church. Today they discuss the 3rd element - Vision. Do you know the vision of your church? What is it that your church family is working towards? Believing for? Feeling led to pursue in your community? Vision is more than wanting cool lighting and a great worship team. Vision for the church should seek to be obedient to God and His Word for what the church should be about, ...
HCP - Ep. 39 -"Foundations of a Healthy Church" - Part 4 (Vision)
March 02, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBOn this episode of the Healthy Church Podcast, Larry and Drew continue in their series called Foundations of a Health Church. Today they discuss the 3rd element - Vision. Do you know the vision of your church? What is it that your church family is working towards? Believing for? Feeling led to pursue in your community? Vision is more than wanting cool lighting and a great worship team. Vision for the church should seek to be obedient to God and His Word for what the church should be about, ...
HCP - Ep. 38 (Special Guest Katy McCown)
February 23, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBToday on the podcast we have a very special guest with us. Katy McCown is a wife and mom and ministry leader of “She Laughs”. Katy is also the wife of former NFL quarterback Luke McCown. Luke spent 13 years in the NFL as a backup quarterback and has played on several teams. As Luke would be traded, their family would have to move from one season to the next, sometimes overnight. After 12 moves in 13 years God is using Katy and Luke in this ministry to woman around the country. Katy has a p...
HCP - Ep. 38 (Special Guest Katy McCown)
February 23, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBToday on the podcast we have a very special guest with us. Katy McCown is a wife and mom and ministry leader of “She Laughs”. Katy is also the wife of former NFL quarterback Luke McCown. Luke spent 13 years in the NFL as a backup quarterback and has played on several teams. As Luke would be traded, their family would have to move from one season to the next, sometimes overnight. After 12 moves in 13 years God is using Katy and Luke in this ministry to woman around the country. Katy has a p...
HCP - Ep. 37 "Foundations of a Healthy Church" Part 3 (Mission)
February 16, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWhat is the Mission of the church? Do you know? Or better yet, are you doing it? On last weeks podcast we discussed the WHY of a healthy church - Core Values. This week we’re talking about the WHAT which is Mission! Many of our churches have “rehearsed” the service elements of the church and most would say they are “on mission”, but the big question is, are disciples being made? Are people being saved, baptized, and taught the things Jesus taught His disciples (Matt. 28:19-20). Are people ...
HCP - Ep. 36 - "Foundations of a Healthy Church" - Part 2 (Core Values)
February 09, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBWhether a new church plant or established church, they all need core values to help direct them to become the church God wants them to be. On this episode of HCP, Larry and Drew discuss why core values are so important to church health. Core values can give your church a common language and specific identity towards the church you believe God wants you to become. If you need some resources to help you in the process of choosing your core values, listen to this podcast and email us at info@...
HCP - Ep. 35 - "Foundations of a Healthy Church" - INTRO
February 02, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBEvery healthy church has a clear understanding about what they value, their mission, vision and strategy to be effective. On today's podcast, Larry and Drew discuss the intro for a series of upcoming podcasts breaking each of these things down to help churches successfully plan towards health and actually live each of these imperatives out. Values - The WHY - you do what you do. Mission - The WHAT - we're supposed to be doing. Vision - The WHERE - we're going. Strategy - The HOW - map ...
HCP - Ep. 34 "Serving Servants"
January 26, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBOn this episode of the HCP Larry leads our conversation about the body of Christ serving one another. In this time, we need to use the gifts God has given each of us to be a blessing wherever we can. Drew talks about losing his mom recently and how the church stepped up and served his family and what an incredible blessing it was for them and what he's learning as a result. As a special addition to the podcast, Larry and Drew welcome Larry's wife Shelby, who serves as a nurse. Shelby had r...
HCP - Ep. 33 "Guest Pastor and Author - Daniel Im"
January 19, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBHCP welcomes Pastor and Author Daniel Im. Daniel has written several amazing books on church planting (Planting Missional Churches), ministry (No Silver Bullets), and his latest book on soul health (You Are What You Do - and 6 other Lies). The conversation starts by discussing the succession process Daniel has been walking through for the last couple of years and what that has looked like for his church in transition. We then discuss the mistake many churches make in identity, as we talk...
HCP - Ep. 33 "Guest Pastor and Author - Daniel Im"
January 19, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBHCP welcomes Pastor and Author Daniel Im. Daniel has written several amazing books on church planting (Planting Missional Churches), ministry (No Silver Bullets), and his latest book on soul health (You Are What You Do - and 6 other Lies). The conversation starts by discussing the succession process Daniel has been walking through for the last couple of years and what that has looked like for his church in transition. We then discuss the mistake many churches make in identity, as we talk...
HCP - Ep. 32 "10 Lessons Learned in 2020"
January 05, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this first HCP episode of 2021, hosts Larry Barker and Drew Cline discuss a few of the many lessons we've learned from 2020. Without a doubt this past year was one of, if not the hardest year any of us has ever faced. As pastors we were forced to take a step back, remember what was most important about our call and mission and then lean forward into the unknown of what 2020 had to offer. In many ways 2020 was an amazing year as it helped many of us to draw closer to the Lord and as many ...
HCP - Ep. 32 "10 Lessons Learned in 2020"
January 05, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this first HCP episode of 2021, hosts Larry Barker and Drew Cline discuss a few of the many lessons we've learned from 2020. Without a doubt this past year was one of, if not the hardest year any of us has ever faced. As pastors we were forced to take a step back, remember what was most important about our call and mission and then lean forward into the unknown of what 2020 had to offer. In many ways 2020 was an amazing year as it helped many of us to draw closer to the Lord and as many ...
HCP - Ep. 31 - Guest Pastor Mitch Friedman
December 29, 2020 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBHCP hosts welcome guest pastor Mitch Friedman from Journey Bible Church near Austin, TX. Pastor Mitch was raised in the Jewish faith but found Jesus after a successful Oil and Gas Career had begun. The Lord changed his heart and with that, his aspirations of worldly success. He's a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, has worked in several mega-churches and then planted JBC 17 years ago. In this funny and honest conversation, Mitch warns church planters about rushing the planning and pr...
HCP - Ep. 30 - Leading a Healthy Team
December 22, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBOn this podcast, Larry and Drew talk about what it looks like to lead a healthy team. Pastors should offer every team member Grace, Honesty (courageous conversations), Proper placement in where to serve, and Prayer. They also talk about leadership traits that help facilitate health on a team like: - Brokenness (God teaches us the most in the valley, not on the mountain) - Uncommon Communion (Are you abiding in Christ?) - Servanthood (Jesus was willing to wash His disciples feet - are you?)...
HCP - Ep. 29 "Pastoring and COVID Positive" (with Guest Rick Mills)
December 15, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBOn this episode of the Healthy Church Podcast, Larry and Drew welcome Pastor Rick Mills from Elizabeth, CO. Rick planted Journey of Faith Baptist Church in 2004 and has worked primarily as a bi-vocational minister. Around Thanksgiving Rick tested positive for COVID 19 and continue to lead through deacons and other volunteers in the church. Rick talks about those challenges and opportunities that COVID opened up. Rick also shares about a community prayer effort among pastors leading to their...
HCP - Ep. 28 "Conversations on Leadership" Part 2 (with Guest Dr. Steve Crawley)
December 08, 2020 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBOur interview with Dr. Steve Crawley was so helpful we asked him to stay and continue our conversation. In this episode we continue our first discussion on "Conversations on Leadership" but focus specifically on MARGIN (Making extra time and space in our lives for rest, health, family, hobbies, and most importantly - Sabbath). We also discuss DISCIPLESHIP and the program Steve has been leading for over 6 years which has developed over 100 men. In Steve's program called MD5, the content is f...
HCP - Ep. 28 "Conversations in Leadership" Part 2 (with Guest Dr. Steve Crawley)
December 08, 2020 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBOur interview with Dr. Steve Crawley was so helpful we asked him to stay and continue our conversation. In this episode we continue our first discussion on "Conversations on Leadership" but focus specifically on MARGIN (Making extra time and space in our lives for rest, health, family, hobbies, and most importantly - Sabbath). We also discuss DISCIPLESHIP and the program Steve has been leading for over 6 years which has developed over 100 men. In Steve's program called MD5, the content is f...
HCP - Ep. 28 "Conversations on Leadership" Part 2 (with Guest Dr. Steve Crawley)
December 08, 2020 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBOur interview with Dr. Steve Crawley was so helpful we asked him to stay and continue our conversation. In this episode we continue our first discussion on "Conversations on Leadership" but focus specifically on MARGIN (Making extra time and space in our lives for rest, health, family, hobbies, and most importantly - Sabbath). We also discuss DISCIPLESHIP and the program Steve has been leading for over 6 years which has developed over 100 men. In Steve's program called MD5, the content is f...
HCP - Ep. 27 "Conversations on Leadership" (with Guest Dr. Steve Crawley)
December 01, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBOn this episode of Healthy Church Podcast, Larry and Drew welcome Dr. Steve Crawley to the show. Steve has his PHD in Leadership and the conversation touches on many different points around that topic. There seems to be a shortage in godly leaders in the church and the guys talk about why that is and how to see it change. Steve shares about transactional leadership as well as the more effective transformative leadership. He discusses practical values to look for in great leaders when hiring...
HCP - Ep. 26 - Being Married to the Pastor (VIP Guests - The Wives)
November 25, 2020 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBOn this episode of Healthy Church Podcast Larry and Drew welcome their wives to the studio to discuss what it's like being married to the pastor. Shelby Barker and Lori Cline share stories of expectations and wounds related to serving alongside their husbands in the ministry. They talk about the most difficult aspect of being the pastor's wife, the greatest blessing of being the pastors wife, being asked to critique the messages on Sunday as well as dealing with the difficulty of moving y...
HCP - Ep. 25 "Outreach During Covid"
November 13, 2020 01:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBOn this episode of the Healthy Church Podcast we discuss getting back to the main thing - Making disciples! We talk about learning to serve your context and engaging your church members to be used of God wherever they live and work. God is with us to the end of the age - even in the middle of a crazy political season and a pandemic! His great commission hasn't been put on pause - we're still being called to go, but the good news is, that Jesus is with us! Thanks for listening! For more ...
HCP - Ep. 24 "Leading Through Conflict" - (Part 2)
October 27, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBOn this podcast, Larry and Drew finishing their previous conversation about Leading in Conflict. Conflict is not something we can avoid in church leadership. Like any relationship, there will be moments of disagreement and hurt feelings. We must step into uncomfortable conversations at times to seek forgiveness or understanding. Jesus has given us the blueprint for dealing with conflict in Matt. 18 and today we discuss walking through this process. Here is the final 5 aspects of dealing wit...
HCP - Ep. 23 - Leading Through Conflict
October 13, 2020 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBIn this podcast Larry and Drew begin the first part of a discussion around "Leading Through Conflict". As church leaders we all face situations and seasons of conflict. They are never easy to navigate, but God has given us some direction in His word to lead us in how we respond, love and engage through conflict. In this episode we discuss: Spiritual Opposition Lines of Authority Are Sometimes Unclear People Don't Like Change Church Leadership Can Involve High Stress Often Churches Attr...
HCP - Ep.22 - Prayer (with Guest Bill Elliff)
September 22, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBToday Larry and Drew have Pastor Bill Elliff of Summit Church in Maumelle, AR and author of several books, to the program. Bill shares his heart and passion for the Church to be a place of prayer and how we as leaders can learn to incorporate it more in the culture of our churches. Bill also mentions several resources in the podcast: Praying the Bible - Donny Whitney 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting - Gary Rormeyer Fasting booklet - Bill Elliff Presence Centered Church - Bill Elliff One...
HCP - Ep. 21 - Conversations On Discipleship (Guest Eli Semedo)
September 08, 2020 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBDiscipleship has become a buzz word in the church over the last few years because in many ways it has been overlooked, or at the very least not been done so well by the greater church. As church leaders we've come to realize that we need to do a better job on investing in the lives of people. The goal is not just more information or data, but that we can help people truly become who God wants them to be. Eli Semedo is on staff at the Baptist Missionary Association office of Missions, has s...
HCP - Ep. 20 - Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Greener Grass)
August 25, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBOn this episode - Larry and Drew continue the discussion about knowing when to leave a ministry position. One thing pastors may face is the temptation of thinking the "grass is greener" some where else. We can often wish for more people, bigger buildings, a better salary, different team members and so on. God however, may want you stay put on the dry and barren land that is your current context. How do you know what to do? Maybe the Lord is wanting to use you to prepare that dry ground for t...
HCP - Ep. 19 - Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Traps)
August 11, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBOn today's episode of the Healthy Church Podcast, Drew and Larry discuss the difficult question in ministry about when to leave. Whether it's a succession plan or relational dynamic that causes you to consider leaving your ministry post. It's important that we lead with humility and connectedness to the Lord for His direction. Often ministry leaders can fall into different traps that cause you to lose focus on the main thing. As we discuss these 8 different traps, we talk about our own expe...
HCP - Ep. 18 - "Leading With Hope"
July 28, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBOn today's podcast Larry and Drew discuss what it takes for Pastors to continue to lead through so much of the unknown in this Covid reality. We trust the Lord, we continue to have honest conversations about how we're processing our questions and struggles, and we continue to be faithful as we wait on the Lord. Larry reminds us of a thought from Tony Evans, in that the Lord hasn't promised that we would be conquerors from trials and challenges but "IN" them. He is with us and He will walk w...
HCP - Ep. 17 - A Conversation with Bob Russell (of Southeast Christian Church)
July 21, 2020 22:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBHave you ever wanted to sit down and ask a few questions to one of the leading pastors in one of the fastest growing churches in the country? That's exactly what we got the chance to do. (Recorded this past March 2020). Bob Russell was the pastor of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. He started at 22 years old when the church had 120 members and 20 plus years later he retired when the church was running nearly 20,000 members. He's the author of over a dozen books and a wealth of ...
HCP- Ep. 16 - Embracing Weakness
July 07, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBIn the never ending days of COVID -19 its so easy to grow weary. We continue to try and be an encouraging voice to our churches and assure them that soon we will getting back to normal, or at least we pray that is the case. Deep down however, we sense that we don't have what it takes, that we're not enough, or that we're going to fail in one way or another. GOOD! When we finally realize that we're human and capable of mistakes and struggle, we can then begin to know and experience the full e...
HCP: Ep. 15 - A REPLANT Story - From Temple to South City (with Guest Jerry Kidd)
June 23, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBLarry and Drew welcome their mentor and friend Jerry Kidd to help tell the story of what God has been up to for the last three and a half years replanting Temple Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR to South City Church. They discuss conversations and miracles leading up to the decision to replant and change the name of Temple. They also talk about the role prayer, strategy, and the Holy Spirit played in this wonderful story of redemption. Temple Baptist was once the flagship church in its as...
HCP: Ep. 14 - A Conversation on Race and the Church with Guest Pastor Ali Chambers
June 09, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBLarry and Drew welcome special guest Ali Chambers to the HCP! Ali is the pastor and church planter of Mosaic Church in Memphis, TN, where they vision to be a multi-cultural body of believers. Conversations on RACE are not new for Ali and he gives some of the most thought provoking and engaging answers the guys have heard. Check out this podcast where these three pastors discuss what it means to be compassionate, Gospel-Centered and humble in these days of RACIAL UNREST. The church has to b...
HCP - Ep. 13 - Racism and the Church
June 02, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this timely episode Larry and Drew share their hearts concerning recent events with George Floyd and the chaos going on in many US cities as a result. Larry asks Drew about the replant of Temple Baptist Church into South City and what steps were taken in consideration of race issues and how it even affected the new name and why. They also explore the early church and its struggle with race issues and why from Pentecost the Lord has pursued multi-cultural ministry and mission. As lea...
HCP -Ep. 12 "What Have You Learned From COVID-19?"
May 26, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this podcast Larry and Drew discuss what valuable lessons have been learned in this season of quarantine and lock-down. Larry gives his TOP 5 lessons and they discuss how important it has been to recognize all that God has wanted to teach us. Our hope is that we won't return to "business as usual" but allow this season to shape us, convict us and inform us towards what changes need to happen for this to be a season of growth in our churches and families.
HCP: Ep. 11 "Decision Fatigue"
May 19, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBLarry and Drew talk about the very real struggle pastors and church leaders face with the on-going stresses of making decisions. "Decision fatigue is the biological effect of continuously flexing one's decision-making muscles. The more choices a person makes throughout the day, the more challenging each one becomes for the brain. Eventually, the brain begins to look for shortcuts." Decision Fatigue Signs: -Procrastination -Impulsivity -Avoidance -Indecision - Seek the Lord and His wisdo...
HCP - Ep. 10 - "Soul Care"
May 12, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBOne of the difficult aspects of being isolated in this Covid 19 season is a very real struggle with loneliness, depression and anxiety as pastors. On this episode, Larry and Drew discuss honestly about struggles and strategies to avoid some of these pitfalls. Whether confession, gratitude, prayer, or some other spiritual practice, we have to be honest about how we're doing and sometimes we need help. You're never alone and our hope is that if you're struggling with some of these issues, ...
HCP Ep. 9 - "Activate"
May 05, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBLarry and Drew welcome Activate Pastor's Advocate Heidi Sorrells to the podcast to discuss all that Activate does for churches in need. From simple prayer requests and friendly conversation to full coaching and programmatic revitalization for churches, Activate can help your church ministry be all that God has designed for it to be.