Trench Talk
Practical Shepherding
Practical Shepherding is a Gospel-driven resource center for pastors and church leaders to equip them in the practical matters of pastoral ministry. In this podcast, pastor Brian Croft sits down with other pastors to discuss the gritty details of pastoral ministry. Our goal is to examine the life and work of a pastor and give helpful guidance for our brothers laboring with us. This is a podcast by pastors for pastors. We are in the trenches of ministry with you, and we want to equip you to continue in this task.
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Dec 8, 2020 • 0sec
Caring for the Grieving during the Holidays
Brian Croft and Jim Savastio answer these, and many more on this episode of
Trench Talk.
Dec 1, 2020 • 32min
A Conversation on Covenants and Constitutions
Show Notes:Register for the Replant CohortFind us on iTunes or Spotify(2:08) No Creed but the Bible and the importance of definitions(5:50) A Definition of Each (7:40) Who is the constitution for? (15:10) Items that go into a constitution(25:00) Helpful ways to use a church covenant(28:00) Final Thoughts
Nov 24, 2020 • 32min
Reflections on a Completed Ministry
This Trench Talk episode is a little different as Jim Savastio asks Brian specific questions about concluding his ministry at Auburndale.
How do you conclude over 17-years of faithful ministry? When the final sermon comes what do you say and how do you prepare? What aspects of ministry are you anticipating missing the most?
Nov 3, 2020 • 27min
Shepherding your Harshest Critics
Show Notes:Support the MinistryFind us on iTunes or Spotify(2:38) Discerning wrong or right Criticism(5:35) A Biblical Example from the book of James and 1 Timothy(7:30) Are they a sheep or a wolf? An important distinction.(11:00) Is what you’re receiving helpful Criticism or hateful Enmity?(16:55) How do you address needing the congregation’s grace in making tough decisions?(22:00) How do you discern when individual criticism turns to congregational division?(23:55) Rejoice when criticism is brought to you.
Oct 27, 2020 • 27min
Deliverance from the Fear of Man
Show Notes:Support the MinistryFind us on iTunes or Spotify(1:41) The Biblical Foundation of the Fear of Man( 9:30) Wisdom in awareness yet not being afraid(11:00) How does the fear of man flesh itself out?(14:40) The gift of expositional preaching(22:10) Practical steps to combat the fear of man
Oct 20, 2020 • 29min
Pastoring in an Election Year
Show Notes:Find us on iTunes or SpotifyContact us and Recommend a Podcast Topic(2:20) Biblical Foundation for Leading during an Election Year(5:00) Bring an eternal mindset to civics, politics, and all things.(10:11) differences within evangelicalism (and our churches) when it comes to politics and social issues?(14:30) Prepare and encourage your congregation(16:15) Important issues in a political (and biblical) platform(26:00) Hope in God(27:45) Final words
Oct 6, 2020 • 25min
Pursuing Straying Sheep
Show Notes:Find us on iTunes(3:15) The Biblical understanding of apostacy(6:45) The Pastoral responsibility to shepherd each soul(11:00) The necessity of the Christian connected to the Church(19:00) Should you discipline the member who doesn’t want to be pursued(23:45) Final words and Prayer
Sep 29, 2020 • 25min
Pastoring those in different seasons of life
Show Notes:Support the Ministry(2:25) The desire for a multigenerational church(10:55) Living life with them(13:00) The power of the Word and the one who brings it(17:00) Paul’s three-fold exhortation(19:15) An older shepherd with younger a flock(22:22) Unique joys of shepherding
Sep 22, 2020 • 34min
Pastoring in the "New Normal" with COVID-19
Show Notes:Visit us at practicalshepherding.comPlease leave a review on iTunes or Spotify(1:30) an Issue of Biblical Sufficiency(5:20) The essentials and the circumstances of worship(19:30) How should pastors plan for the next 6-months?(26:40) Thinking creatively about new ministry
Sep 8, 2020 • 26min
Being a Safe Pastor in a Safe Church
Find us on iTunes or Spotify.Contact us.Support the Ministry.(5:15) They should feel confident in your competence to handle their trouble in a biblical way(5:50) This is cultivated by a healthy relationship and established trust between members and their pastor(7:45) Don’t wait for them to come to you, go to them(9:10) Lloyd-Jones “could assess better through question and answer than by a stethoscope”(10:30) Not sharing details from pastoral conversations from the pulpit, but sharing personal vulnerability(12:15) Be inviting but not pushy(17:00) How to create this culture so that it trickles down to the congregation
