Trench Talk

Explore the resource librarySupport the ministry with a financial donation(02:37) Biblical Framework for Lay Elders(05:55) Introduction of Charlie Hall(14:24) Reflections from Jim about Charlie’s election as a Lay Elder(18:40) Serving as a Lay Elder with MS(23:45) Embracing the burdens of Ministry(25:42) Reflections from Jim about Charlie’s serving as a Lay Elder(28:09) Final word and prayer

Explore our resourcesSupport our workStay at the Shepherd’s House(03:15) Biblical Understanding on Pastors and Plurality(08:30) Historical landscape of church structures(10:40) Practical ways to change the model of church structure(19:18) What to do after you preach the Word: Pray and Look(27:37) Pastoring through the process(33:40) Final words and prayer

Find our resources onlineLeave a Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google PodcastsContact us if we can serve you(02:30) Biblical understanding(09:35) How do you feel it and not quit?(15:54) Jim’s routines for preparing a sermon(22:22) Brian’s routines for preparing a sermon(29:07) Surviving the grind of administrative work(33:54) Final words and encouragement for surviving the pastoral grind(37:41) Prayer

Find all our resources onlineContact us if we can serve youFind more information on the Shepherd’s HouseSupport the vital work of Practical Shepherding with a financial donation (1:07) Scenarios of Being Trapped"(2:40) Biblical Framework(6:25) Relating to being trapped in ministry(8:15) Assessment & Advice on staying or going in ministry(14:45) Frustrations that follow you, because they exist in all churches(21:20) The way God works and the clarity to hear it(26:30) Final words and prayer

Find more resources like this on Practicalshepherding.comIf you have been encouraged by the ministry, or this podcast, please share it on social media(02:07) Biblical framework for the discussion (06:14) Examples of unique difficulties in ministry(12:35) The cumulative effect of ministry hardships(14:00) Difficulties of unmet expectations(17:40) Why a pastor would accept the call of pastoral ministry(22:52) Applications to endure hardships in ministry(26:21) Final words & Prayer

Find helpful resources on practicalshepherding.comExplore the Shepherd’s HouseSupport the work of the ministry with a financial donation(01:58) Biblical Support for the importance of preaching(05:29) Defining a sermon that “stinks”(11:02) Subjectivity in sermon evaluation(17:10) Advice for pastors who just preached a bad sermon(21:35) Final words and prayer

Find resources for pastors in the trenchesFind rest and encouragement at the Shepherd’s House(02:08) Biblical Foundation for Rest(03:44) Unpacking Brian’s tweet(07:24) Things that keep us from “shutting down” (14:30) Practical ways to put things aside(23:25) Skills to becoming unburdened(26:45) Final words and prayer

Find all of our resources at practicalshepherding.comSupport the work of Practical Shepherding with a financial gift(1:20) Biblical Understanding (5:10) Discerning balancing your time between healthy and unhealthy sheep(9:20) Accepting the fact that you can’t change people(11:45) The helpfulness of triaging(13:29) Practical ways to balance these shepherding responsibilities(17:30) The importance of knowing your capacity(20:00) Faithfulness is more important than effectiveness(21:05) Prayer

Find a library of resources onlineDiscover how you, as a pastor, can find rest through the Shepherd’s HouseJoin us in serving ministry leaders through a financial gift(2:26) Biblical Foundation for pastoral fatigue(9:01) Sundays: Why Mondays are the way they are(11:11) When fatigue, exhaustion, emotion ever set in on Sundays(12:18) How Mondays looked for Brian(16:50) How Sunday nights and Mondays looked for Jim(21:00) Did you ever feel like quitting?(23:01) Two things that change the way you handle Sunday evenings and Mondays(25:15) Encouragement for your ministry of the Word(27:00) Closing Prayer

Find Practical resources online here Find more information about The Shepherd’s House(2:08) Biblical Foundation(7:20) The pastoral loss of people(13:20) The joy of former structures of fellowship(19:03) The loss of the regular rhythm of pastoral ministry(24:55) The loss of in-home hospitality(29:22) The loss of the pastor’s right to an opinion(33:45) Final thoughts and prayer