Trench Talk

Contact us. We’d love to serve youGive financially to support the work of helping pastors thriveRegister for the Advancing the Church Conference. Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources(03:42) Biblical Foundation and setting up the topic(10:00) Tips for getting to know church members(15:26) Book recommendation: David Brooks' "How to Know a Person"(18:58) Being autobiographical in ministry(24:36) Sharing personal details discretely and progressively(29:44) Addressing pastors' hesitations about sharing personal information(35:19) Final word and prayer

Contact us. We’d love to serve youGive financially to support the work of helping pastors thriveRegister for the Advancing the Church Conference. Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources(03:51) Biblical Framework and setting up the topic (08:57) Biographical Background (13:47) Challenges for Modern Pastors (22:58) Time Management and Ministry Responsibilities(30:43) Adapting to Changing Church Cultures (36:20) Generational Differences in Ministry (38:17) Final words and Prayer

Contact us. We’d love to serve youGive financially to support the work of helping pastors thriveFind out more information about the Advancing the Church Conference. Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources(01:30) Biblical Framework and setting up the Topic (10:02) Personal Ministry Experiences (15:11) Preparing for Ministry Challenges (22:27) Dealing with Pastoral Betrayal (28:26) Healing and Moving Forward (34:58) Advice for Senior Pastors (35:45) Final words and prayer

Contact us. We’d love to serve youGive financially to support the work of helping pastors thriveFind out more information about the Advancing the Church Conference. Request a stay at the Shepherd’s HouseWrite a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources(01:19) Defining a blindspot(02:45) Setting up the conversation and biblical foundation (08:55) Blindspot #1: I’m a really good preacher(12:45) Blindspot #2: I relate to people well(15:37) Blindspot #3: I am a clear communicator(18:25) Ways to discover pastoral blindspots(18:50) Prayer(20:19) Self-discovery(22:50) listen to feedback from varying voices(27:39) Final word and prayer

Contact us. We’d love to serve youGive financially to support the work of helping pastors thriveFind out more information about the Advancing the Church Conference. Request a stay at the Shepherd’s HouseWrite a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources(02:40) Biblical foundation and setting up the conversationBeing refreshed spiritually:(06:40) abiding in Christ(11:35) Laboring in hope with the end in viewBeing refreshed physically:(16:27) People, places, and things that are life giving(30:28) Final words(31:01) Develop an off switch(32:08) Being connected emotionally(33:42) Prayer

Contact us. We’d love to serve youGive financially to support the work of helping pastors thriveApply to stay at The Shepherd’s House this Fall!Find out more information about the Advancing the Church Conference. Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources(01:36) Setting up the conversation and biblical foundation (07:36) The importance of the right balance of plurality(09:55) What do deacons do? (15:29) How [not] to find deacons(20:08) How to find deacons(22:15) Qualifications of deacons(23:17) Congregational ways to find faithful deacons(26:25) When you have no qualified deacons (27:38) Can women be deacons?(33:42) Final words and prayer

Contact us. We’d love to serve youGive financially to support the work of helping pastors thriveFind out more information about the Advancing the Church Conference. Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources(02:37) Setting up the conversation and biblical understanding(08:36) The tension that exists(12:35) Vision versus being creative(17:28) The definition of faithfulness(23:19) Faithful ways to shepherd creatively(27:44) Final word and prayer

Contact us. We’d love to serve youGive financially to support the work of helping pastors thriveWrite a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources(03:44) Biblical foundation and setting up the conversation(07:44) The first 5-years of ministry(16:35) The first 10-years of ministry(17:10) Cultivating patience and avoiding idealism (19:40) Almost a second ministry(22:30) The first 20-years of ministry(23:10) Excitement in and around our church(28:30) Personal and ministry growth(30:19) Growth in raising up other leaders(32:28) The next 20-years(33:08) The importance of living (and ministering) consistently and with integrity(33:05) Shepherding smarter not harder(36:50) Final word and prayer

Contact us. We’d love to serve youGive financially to support the work of helping pastors thriveWrite a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources(03:30) Biblical Foundation(10:18) How location is important in thinking about ministry to children(15:35) Specific programs for different maturity levels (17:38) Intentionality in your children’s ministry and VBS(22:15) Questions to ask as you plan your outreach to children(29:54) Safety when ministering to children(34:50) Final word and prayer

Contact us. We’d love to serve youGive financially to support the work of helping pastors thriveWrite a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources(01:42) Setting up the topic and biblical foundation(08:21) The standard for being a member: commitment(16:14) A clear profession of faith(18:45) A history of regular contention(21:55) Moral issues (24:45) Things that are not a red flag as it pertains to membership(25:24) A lack of theological precision(29:58) Don’t fit the culture of the church(34:26) Final word and prayer