Trench Talk

Explore our Sponsor a pastor campaign Find resources, articles, videos and more on practicalshepherding.comWrite a review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or SpotifyReach out to us if we can serve you in any way(02:55) Biblical foundation(05:50) Balancing loving them where they are while pushing them toward maturity(09:25) Differentiating immaturity versus newness of faith(12:00) The personal responsibility of maturity(18:40) Handling the frustration that comes from an immature congregation(20:40) Trusting the Lord to use His Word(22:21) Aligning expectations with the Lord’s(26:30) Final Word and Prayer

Find resources, articles, videos and more on practicalshepherding.comRequest a stay at The Shepherds HouseWrite a review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify(02:50) Biblical foundation for this discussion(05:05) Take heed to: yourself, the doctrine, the flock(07:17) It’s okay to have stepped away from ministry(08:10) Practical determinations for when to step back into ministry(12:04) Was I carrying un-needed burdens or expectations?(14:55) Operating outside of your gifting(17:17) Taking heed to the flock that you shepherd(23:21) Taking heed to doctrinal shifts in your congregation(28:45) Assessing do I love difficult people?(30:13) Prayer

Contact usSupport the ministry with a financial giftFind out how you can Sponsor a pastor(1:44) The biblical foundation for hospitality(6:12) Planning to be hospitable(10:42) Never showing hospitality is a problem(16:30) Hospitality does not mean extravagance(20:31) Affording hospitality(27:41) Final word and pray

Visit practicalshepherding.com for videos, articles, and more! This Fall find rest at The Shepherd’s House (03:03) Biblical foundation of pastoring and being pastored(07:45) Is it them or is it him?(10:51) Is it me?(12:30) Competency, Integrity, and affection(15:40) Evaluate our ministry while avoiding paranoia (20::05) A righteous expectation for the shepherd and the sheep(25:00) Don’t neglect them, continue pursuing them(29:20) When a family begins to no longer receive your ministry(33:33) Final word and prayer

Visit practicalshepherding.com for articles, videos, and moreFind out how you can Sponsor a pastorWrite a review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify(01:41) Biblical FoundationSavastio and Croft kids Podcast interviews(07:50) How to do ministry with little kids(12:33) Making wise decisions to pastor, husband, and father well (17:24) When able, guard your day off as much as possible(19:40) Use the flexibility of ministry well(21:30) How can the congregation help a pastor guard his family time(30:05) Biblical qualifications for pastors to love their families well(31:05) Practical ways to care well for your family when your kids are youngThe Pastor’s Family(36:00) Unique benefits of parenting well with young kids(38:28) Final word and prayer

Visit practicalshepherding.comRequest a stay at The Shepherd’s HouseContact us if we can serve you(02:18) Biblical understanding of living in tension and seeking balance(06:20) The importance of balance in a pastor’s life(09:27) Balancing administration, teaching/preaching, and shepherding in ministry (15:46) Virtuous or sinful justification for imbalances in ministry(20:00) Brian’s message to bi-vocational pastors(22:37) Balance and keeping watch over your own soul(30:05) Balancing and caring well in family responsibilities(34:05) Being fully there with your family(35:55) Final words and prayer

Find us onlineSponsor a pastor through financial supportWrite a review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify(02:14) Biblical framework of abuse and caring for the abused(08:25) What abuse are we talking about?(12:59) The category of safety and taking it [abuse] seriously(17:11) When a victim doesn’t want to report(23:02) Being aware of the dynamics of abuse(27:18) Practical steps pastors can take to care well for victims

Find our resource library onlineWrite a review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify(03:30) Biblical framework for pastoral ministry as a servant(07:48) Setting expectations in ministry; to serve the flock(11:22) The benefit of the flock seeing you serve (in many ways)(15:04) Wisdom to keep this up without going crazy(16:49) Find joy in the presence of the saints(18:40) You are one person and you can only do so much(20:38) Think of ways to hand off tasks(22:47) Lovingly instruct the congregation of what a pastor is and what he does(26:23) Don’t be a control freak (28:12) Final word and Prayer

Contact us if we can serve you in any wayVisit Sponsorapastor.org(01:53) Setting up the topic(07:00) Advising men based on gifting(09:55) Size of the congregation and the reality of bi-vocational ministry(16:10) Should a gifted pastor preach to more people(21:00) When to change shepherding strategy as the congregation changesPastor smarter not harderAdd additional pastor/elders(30:55) Final word and prayer

Visit sponsorapastor.orgFind resources that help pastors thrive onlineLeave a review on Apple Podcasts and SpotifyContact us if we can serve you in any way(3:12) Setting up the topic: The Importance of Doctrine(6:30) Convictions(10:30) Permissible doctrinal changes (16:35) Reformed doctrinal shifts (20:05) Political shifts(21:43) Polity shifts(23:37) Gifts of the Spirit(26:15) Women in leadership(28:36) Wisdom in shifting positions(33:55) Final word and Prayer