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.
Episodes
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Sep 1, 2020 • 35min
Cultivating a Culture of Prayer
Show Notes:2021 Replant Cohort RegistrationContact us(2:45) Biblical Understanding of corporate Prayer(10:45) Pay attention to prayer(11:30) Prayer as more than a transition(14:00) Paul’s example of prayers(16:30) “Preaching” prayers(18:50) Gathered Worship and the “Pastoral” Prayer(26:00) Teaching the congregation how to pray(32:00) Praying as not to overwhelm
Aug 25, 2020 • 31min
Pastors Leaving Well
Find us on iTunesFREE 40-Week 2021 Replant Cohort ApplicationBrian’s Transition Announcement(7:30) Avoiding the typical transition(9:00) A proper and biblical ecclesiology(11:50) Prepare to leave long before you leave(25:25) Make sure there are other pastors to faithfully shepherd(26:15) What if you feel you cannot leave?(28:30) Should I stay or should I go?
Aug 4, 2020 • 27min
Do Pastors Need to Look Poor?
(00:30) Write a review on iTunes(2:30) We keep them poor and God will keep them humble(6:45) Negative examples of higher pay for ministers(11:00) Being mindful in our contexts and callings(18:30) Pastors wrestling through financial issues with their church(21:00) Final words and wisdom on these things
Jul 28, 2020 • 27min
The Pastor's Family: Lead or Follow?
How much should our families determine where we go in ministry? How do you
balance leading your family and following at times in ministry? What might
a pastor’s wife struggle with in ministry situations? Pastor, are you
caring for your wife as you would other members (or worse) or are you
treating her as your wife?
Brian Croft and Jim Savastio answer these, and many more on this episode of
Trench Talk.
Jul 21, 2020 • 30min
The Pastor and Social Media
Show Notes:Find us on iTunesSupport the ministry of Practical Shepherding(1:52) Biblical Texts that inform our social media use(5:18) Blessings of Social Media(23:40) Curses of Social Media(28:30) Final Thoughts
Jun 30, 2020 • 25min
Episode 100: The Unique Joys of Shepherding
Show Notes:(3:25) Major milestones in members lives.(5:45) The unique cycle of a long pastorate.(7:20) Front row seat to the power of conversion.(9:00) The two weights in preaching.(10:45) Seeing those trained for and sent out for ministry.(12:00) Changed by the Word.(14:45) Seeing the congregation love one another well.(17:00) Pastoral Mentors and friends.(19:00) Friendships with older members.(20:15) Joy of studying the Word for “work”.
Jun 23, 2020 • 24min
Pastoral Obligations to Non-Members
Find us on iTunesSupport the ministry through a financial donation.(2:00) Biblical Framework for Church Membership.(5:42) Sheep of the fold vs. sheep outside the fold.(7:15) Will a pastor give an account for non-members?(9:15) How do you talk to non-members about their status within the church?(14:30) The application of Hebrews 13 to non-members.(21:55) Final word.
Jun 16, 2020 • 36min
Pastoring through contentious times
Show Notes:Find us on iTunesContact us(2:15) Scriptural Basis(10:00) Concerns about contentious discourse within a local church(12:00) Sharing your opinion on these matters within the local church(16:45) Mediating contentious views(21:00) Faithfully addressing contention publicly(29:15) How to navigate when the contention spills into your own backyard(33:30) What are pastors called to do?
Jun 9, 2020 • 28min
Why Plant a Church?
Find us on iTunesSupport the ministry of Practical Shepherding(2:30) The fulfillment of the Great Commission(5:30) Reactive church planting(7:25) Proactive church planting(11:15) Encouraging your members to support planting(16:00) Determining the spiritual need in a geographical location(22:00) Practical steps to identifying locations for planting(25:25) Why not to plant a church
Jun 2, 2020 • 32min
The Pastor's Bookshelf
(1:30) Biblical foundation for reading well.(4:15) Categories of reading: devotional, theological, commentaries, and ecclesiology.(5:45) Books on Pastoral Ministry(9:36) Books on Preaching(11:15) Devotional Books(14:20) Pastoral Biographies(17:32) Systematic Theologies(22:20) Ecclesiology(25:48) Should a pastor buy a commentary set or single volumes?
