Trench Talk

Support the work of Practical ShepherdingFind more information about the Shepherd’s House here(01:58) The biblical foundation for pastors and deacons(07:11) Identifying men called for leadership both reactive and proactive(13:00) Importance and requirement of church involvement(16:30) Things Brian and Jim look for before mentoring a young man(23:28) Discerning when to keep and when to send those who you’ve trained(29:40) Final words (33:03) Prayer

The Shepherd’s HousePractical Shepherding Resources (2:26) Biblical Foundation for Sabbaticals(6:38) The difference between vacation and sabbatical(10:30) Brian’s Sabbatical and Jim’s Questions(20:35) Jim’s Sabbatical and Brian’s Questions(34:24) Guiding Principles for taking a sabbatical(41:10) Final words and Prayer

Find all our resources onlineThe Shepherd’s HouseDonate to the Ministry (2:23) Biblical Background of Patience(5:32) Scriptural passages that exhort to patience(7:11) Patience in ministry when dealing with things(13:15) Patience in ministry when dealing with people(19:00) Patience in ministry when dealing with God, and His dealing with you (25:02) Final word and prayer

Find all our resources onlineThe Shepherd’s House(3:34) Biblical Background (10:30) Preparing for a regular preaching ministry(13:45) Reasons a pastor should leave (ministry and/or a specific church) (26:10) Thoughts of quitting and the seeds of perseverance (29:45) Seeking a small break to be rejuvenated

Support the work of the ministry through a tax-deductible financial contribution. Find all our resources onlineThe Shepherd’s House(2:22) Biblical Understanding for teaching the gospel to children(6:20) Ways pastors can intentionally help children and youth understand their sermons(11:55) The model Jesus set for ministering and teaching children(13:37) Addressing children in your sermons(16:10) Creative ways to help children engage during gathered worship(28:25) Final encouragement and prayer

Should it be a priority for a church to be multi-generational? What if the church isn’t, how might they pursue this? How can pastors get a good gauge on this aspect of church health? Listen as Brian and Jim discuss these questions and much more on this episode of Trench Talk. Find all our resources onlineThe Shepherd’s HouseSupport the work of the ministry through a tax-deductible financial contribution. (2:41) Biblical Understanding for Multi-Generational Churches(7:45) Caution toward hegemony of one generation or another (9:38) Addressing the Problem(12:10) Challenges to pursuing a multi-generational church(12:45) The challenge of fear(16:08) The challenge of theological understanding(18:20) The challenge of seeing and showing value in the other(21:56) The blessings and benefits of multi-generational ministry(25:30) The blessing of wisdom learned from one another(29:26) Practical steps to pursue multi-generational ministry

Find all our resources onlineContact usSupport the work of the ministry through a tax-deductible financial contribution. (2:31) Biblical Foundations (7:45) Determine church priorities and allocate funds to those priorities(12:49) Approaching a budget surplus(16:38) Approaching a budget deficit(21:42) Handling that guy in the business meeting(24:22) Final words

Find all our resources onlineContact usSupport the work of the ministry through a tax-deductible financial contribution. (1:31) Biblical Foundations for faithfully leading.(5:45) Lording in secular vocations versus in the Church.(8:42) When the pulpit turns into a plat1form. (11:30) The need of a tender conscience.(13:41) Acknowledging the reality of the Chief-Shepherd. (18:40) The blessing of plurality.(24:00) The importance of relational collateral

Contact us if we can serve youFind many other resources like this one on practicalshepherding.comSupport us financially with a tax deductible gift(2:00) The details of Jim’s Sabbatical (08:15) Timeframe of unplugging during your sabbatical(15:05) What was your sabbatical routine?(17:53) How did you refresh physically?(24:22) How did you refresh mentally and emotionally?(26:12) How did the Lord meet you in your rest?(29:30) Would you encourage others to take a sabbatical?

Contact us if we can serve youFind many other resources like this one on practicalshepherding.comSupport us financially with a tax deductible gift(2:30) Continued blessings of the difficult early days (09:50) Pastoral fathering and mentoring(15:20) Helping pastors sustain a long ministry (21:00) Pastoral self-care(25:06) What one piece of advice would you give for pastors to care for their family(28:03) The benefit of podcasting for pastors(31:33) Current projects and Do you enjoy writing? (35:28) Ways to pray for the Martins