Keep Moving Forward
115 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEach podcast happens in "real time." That means that anything can happen while the guys are leading their churches in revitalization. Real issues, problems, successes, tears, sweat and anguish.
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Episode 144: 2024 Update
March 13, 2024 00:00 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MBWhat a long Sabbatical that was. Here's what has happened and a little bit of what you can expect.
Episode 143: Sound of Freedom Review and Thoughts
July 20, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 22.8 MBHere's Don and Natalie after seeing Sound of Freedom as they discuss why every church needs to watch this film.
Episode 142: Season Preview: The Pastor Shortage
June 22, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBHear what's in store for the upcoming season. We will focus on the Pastor Shortage. We will have a panel discussing this issue already here. We will hear from pastors in the deep south, mid-west, from NAMB, and even state leaders.
Episode 141: The Mass(achusetts) Exodus and Churches
March 03, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBA recent survey shows that nearly 130,000 people left Massachusetts in 2022. This will impact churches and is starting to in smaller churches. While this will help some nearby states, we consider why and why pastors, denominations, and networks should be concerned.
Episode 140: Jesus Revolution Review
February 24, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.8 MBLast week's promised episode is lost, so Don and his church got a preview of Jesus Revolution, and he gives his thoughts on the film.
Episode 139: Asbury, is it a Revival?
February 16, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBWe break into our regularly scheduled episode to discuss the topic of the moment.
Episode 138: The Importance of Vetting
February 09, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBDon and Natalie talk about why vetting is essential when having people called to ministry in our churches.
Episode 137: Churches and Inflation
February 02, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBHow is the current financial crisis hurting churches? We look at this in a "lost" Practical Revitalization Podcast episode.
Episode 136: Catching Up With Natalie and Legacy Church
January 26, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBNatalie is back and catching us up on things in ministry from the pastor's wife's point of view
Episode 135: Keep Moving Forward
January 20, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 20 MBNew name and some other new things. We discuss why the name change and how that fits into church revitalization. Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/coma-media-24399569/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=11230">Coma-Media</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=11230">Pixabay</a>
Episode 134: Grass is Greener Syndrome
January 07, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBSmall church pastors in revitalization often look at what they perceive as healthier larger churches as being much better. However, the old saying goes that the grass isn't always greener. Today we look at the Grass is Greener Syndrome.
Episode 132: Watch Out
December 15, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes - 22 MBIn a Mashup episode, Don gives a warning about something that recently reared its ugly head in his life, as well as a preview for a future episode.
Episode 131: A Plea to Come to the Northeast
December 08, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutes - 33.4 MBIt's been several months, but we are back. Don gives a very raw look at things and issues a plea for people to come to the Northeast and New England to help plant, replant, and revitalize churches here. Over the last several months, we have seen and heard of churches closing their doors, and we see pockets of areas with large populations and no churches being sent to start.
Episode 130: Where have we been?
September 23, 2022 00:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBDon gives a heart-to-heart about his mindset and what's in store for the podcast.
Episode 129: Chandler, Hall, and Church Discipline
August 31, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MBIn the last few months, popular pastors have submitted to their elders in church discipline. Don discusses how these two instances show how this works, how we should react, and what we can and should do.
Episode 128: Back from an Overdue Vacation
August 24, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBDon gets back from a New Hampshire vacation to give some things going on for the future of the podcast
Episode 127: Update: Depression and a Prayer Request
July 28, 2022 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.95 MBDon gives an update as to why no new podcasts recently and also asks you to pray for him and his wife with future decisions.
Episode 126: A Psalm of Confidence
July 07, 2022 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24 MBFrom Legacy Church archives.
Episode 125: God or Man?
June 28, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutes - 34.5 MBIn any church we often hear people quote a theologian or scholar on a particular subject of the Bible. This is an acceptable help often in getting the point across. However, when we see people quote these men more often than the Bible or on equal footing, we have to question if the person really knows their Bible. Do they idolize the theologian/scholar too much? Do they even know how to study their Bible? Today we look into the realm of hero worship and how this can harm churches, e...
Episode 124: Thoughts on Pastors and Depression
June 07, 2022 00:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBA brief talk about what many are seeing in the lives of the church as many churches close
Episode 123: Thoughts on the SBC Sexual Abuse Report
June 01, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBlooking at the recent SBC report and why both sides need to find balance and understand that there is good and bad from both sides of the argument in the debate.
Episode 122: Fasting and Praying!! Natalie is back!!!!
May 19, 2022 00:00 - 35 minutes - 31.6 MBNatalie takes the lead talking about her recent time away and what she was studying and how we must be practicing this in our revitalizations.
Episode 121: Preventing Groupthink
May 10, 2022 00:00 - 35 minutes - 31.6 MBAs observed by Aldag and Fuller (1993), the groupthink phenomenon seems to rest on a set of unstated and generally restrictive assumptions: The purpose of group problem solving is mainly to improve decision quality Group problem solving is considered a rational process. Benefits of group problem solving: variety of perspectives more information about possible alternatives better decision reliability dampening of biases social presence effects Groupthink prevents these benefits due ...
Episode 120: The Causes of Groupthink
May 03, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutes - 19.8 MBTaken from the Wiki Irving Janis identified three antecedent conditions to groupthink:: High group cohesiveness: Cohesiveness is the main factor that leads to groupthink. Groups that lack cohesiveness can of course make bad decisions, but they do not experience groupthink. In a cohesive group, members avoid speaking out against decisions, avoid arguing with others and work towards maintaining friendly relationships in the group. If cohesiveness gets to such a level that there are ...
Episode 119: Is Groupthink Affecting Your Revitalization? Part 1
April 27, 2022 00:00 - 13 minutes - 8.58 MBType I: Overestimations of the group — its power and morality Illusions of invulnerability create excessive optimism and encourage risk-taking. Unquestioned belief in the morality of the group, causes members to ignore the consequences of their actions. Type II: Closed-mindedness Rationalizing warnings that might challenge the group's assumptions. Stereotyping those who are opposed to the group as weak, evil, biased, spiteful, impotent, or stupid. Type III: Pressures toward uniformity...
Episode 118: Short Take Discipleship Pros and Cons
April 13, 2022 00:00 - 14 minutes - 15.8 MBDo we do discipleship right? maybe and maybe not, but the main thing is are you looking at the makeup of your church and investing time properly with new Christians as well as integrating them into established groups? DO takes a look at this in this week's short take.
Episode 117: Why Do We Revitalize Churches?
April 06, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 17.5 MBBring Glory to God If We Allow All Churches to Die It Says Our God Is Weak Because It Was Once a Plant and an Established Church History We Love to Restore Other Things Cars Furniture Tools
Episode 116: Lost Opportunities Rant
March 30, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this episode, Don talks about lost opportunities churches miss and also rants about how this affects the area he is in as both an Educator and Pastor in the state of Massachusetts.
Episode 114: Pastor Controversies and Strauss-Howe Generational Theory for Church: The Crisis
March 24, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 26.2 MBWe said no new episode this week, but Don decided this had to be said pointing out the pastor controversies the last few weeks, the crisis we are in in the Strauss-Howe Theory that he is working out for churches. This is an episode that you will want to hear to help you think through what is going on in the capital "C" Church
Episode 113: Thriving in the Rural Matt Hensley from Replant 2021
March 03, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutes - 39.1 MBMatt Henslee talked at the 2021 Replant Summit about thriving in a rural replant. As more than half the revitalization in New England are in rural areas, we pray you are blessed by his words of wisdom.
Episode 112: Dressing and the Church
February 25, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutes - 24.8 MBSometimes we just need to dress up or undress a church to make the right adjustments to make it modern in feel. Today Don shows us three things to consider 1. Undressing a church to exorcise the past 2. Dress up a church to hide things 3. Make sure that it works, and when to know it's time to change what you got.
Episode 111: Revival The Key to Revitalization
February 17, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 23.5 MBDon challenges pastors to take a bold step to have the revival they want in the revitalization they pastor. Don's Blog Article
Episode 110: 5 Things Revitalizers Wish Visitors and Guests Understood.
February 11, 2022 00:00 - 31 minutes - 30.2 MB5 Things Revitalizers Wish Visitors and Guests Understood. 5. We have more people than your seeing today 4. We really have children’s and youth programs 3. Our goal is to have missions giving, but we are just making it week to week 2. I’m not responsible for the mess 1. I’m stretched and have no more bandwidth to give.
Episode 109: PCRP Short Take: Connecting
January 28, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes - 9.24 MBMost pastors burn out because they do not connect or keep connections going with other pastors or people in their church. Hear why this is important to do and keep up in a pastor's ministry.
Episode 108: PCRP S4 E10 Erik Maloy Interview
January 21, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutes - 24.6 MBErik Maloy is back to discuss what has been going on with him and First Church for the last several months and some of what he has done, why, and what he is going to do in the future.
Episode 107: PCRP S4 E9 State of the PCRP (It's Good)
January 14, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 23.6 MBDon talks about the hopes and dreams for PCRP this coming year.
Episode 106: PCPR Best of 2021 Chris McDonald on Working with Other Churches in a Revitalization
January 07, 2022 00:00 - 35 minutes - 34.6 MBChris McDonald shares why working with other churches in a revitalization effort is a key thing that replanters and revitalizers have to consider when things happen to block the church from healthy growth.
Episode 104: PCRP Best of 2021 Interview with Dr. David Jackson of the NAMB Replant Team
December 31, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 43.4 MBDon and Natalie interview Dr. David Jackson of the NAMB Replant team where he oversees the East region. Dr. Jackson has four decades of experience in Church planting and revitalization and shares his wisdom with the hosts. Dr. Jackson also served as Don's filed supervisor for his practicums in seminary this past year.
Episode 104: PCRP Best of 2021 Pastors Encouragement Dinner Lierte Soares Jr
December 24, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 51 MBAt the 2021 Pastors Encouragement Dinner, Pastor Lierte Soares Jr. brought an encouraging message to the 30+ pastors gathered. Lierte’s ministry is unique in that he pastors two churches, Framingham Baptist Church in Framingham, MA (pop. 72,308) and Precision Valley Baptist Church in the small town of North Springfield, VT (pop. 644). Lierte Soares is a NAMB church planter missionary originally from Brazil and has been in New England since 2014. Pastor Lierte (or you can call him P...
Episode 104: Best of PCRP 2021Interview with Randy Adams
December 21, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 43.6 MBErik and Don interview with Randy Adams, executive director of the Northwest Baptist Convention (NWBC), and nominee for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, top discuss his vision for the SBC as well as ask some questions on their hearts and minds. See Randy's site for his announcement: https://randyadams.org/2020/01/14/my-commitment-to-southern-baptists/
Episode 104: Best of PCRP 2021 Is A Pastors Wife a Calling
December 17, 2021 00:00 - 31 minutes - 33.6 MBDon and Natalie discuss the need for pastors and their wives to be transparent in their mental health as the discuss their own struggles after the recent suicide of Paige Hilken. Link on article of Paige Hilken Natalie's Blog New England Pastors Encouragement Dinner
Episode 104: PCRP Best of 2021 Interview with Ed Litton
December 14, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 43.1 MBToday we interview another of the SBC President nominees, Ed Litton, pastor of Redemption Church in Mobile, AL.
Episode 105: PCRP S4 E8 Pursuing People
December 10, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 26.2 MBThe final live episode of 2021 and Dona nd Natalie talk about three things they've learned while pursuing people for their church. 1. Pastors need to go after the people who "like the church, but................." 2. Pastors need to cast the vision for them 3. Pastors need to pray for God's will
Episode 104: PCRP S4 E7 Learn, Meet, and Plan
December 03, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 26 MBIn the second to last new episode of the year, Don goes over his big three after Praying and the Bible for a replanter. 1. Know your community that you are in. 2. Meet regularly with the people in that community 3. Create a battle plan to evangelize and minister to that community.
Episode 103: PCRP S4 E6 Special Needs Ministry in the Church
November 26, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 43 MBPCRP S4 E6 Special Needs Ministry in the Church Don interviews Natalie McKinnon on the need for special needs ministry within the Church and the missed opportunity to families that need it. 13% of Kids in public have special needs 1 in 83 are on the autism spectrum 7% of children 3-17 years of age have ADHD 8% of children 3-17 years of age have a learning disability 17% will experience communication disorder 90% of these families will not attend a church regularly out of ...
Episode 102: PCRP S4 E5 Pastors Quitting Ministry, the Coming Crisis.
November 19, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 31.2 MBBarna’s article discussed the number of pastors ready to quit, with 46% of pastors under 45 prepared to quit. 1,000’s of these pastors are working in dying churches out there. Many do not see the looming crisis and need for pastors to encourage in the post-COVID world. 1. Pastors are doing their all in dying churches, and the results are burning them out. No one is set to replace them, and so churches are going to close. 2. Pastors are not seeking out other pastors for ...
Episode 101: PCRP S4 Ep4 Interview with Dr. David Jackson of the NAMB Replant Team
November 12, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 43.4 MBDon and Natalie interview Dr. David Jackson of the NAMB Replant team where he oversees the East region. Dr. Jackson has four decades of experience in Church planting and revitalization and shares his wisdom with the hosts. Dr. Jackson also served as Don's filed supervisor for his practicums in seminary this past year.
Episode 100: PCRP S04 Ep 3: The Importance of Prayer
November 05, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this episode Don talks about the importance of prayer in a revitalization and why we must do so fervently, but also as an example for those who may not be praying in their own relationship with Jesus.
Episode 99: FIXED AUDIO: PCRP Andy Addis Revitalization in Multi-site Churches
October 29, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 44.5 MBFrom Replant Summit 2021, Andy Addis talks about revitalization through Multi-Site churches.
Episode 97: PCRP Quick Take Thoughts on End of T4G and Future of Local Conferences
October 28, 2021 00:00 - 8 minutes - 9.25 MBNothing lasts forever, and T$G is ending next year. We give some thoughts on this and how this can be huge for local networks.