AVAIL Podcast

God will not give you work to do that He won’t fund. Tony and Dianna Rivera and Keisha Pearson know this first-hand. On today’s episode of the AVAIL podcast, Tony, Dianna, and Keisha share the twists and turns of their experience with all things ministry funding—needing it, finding it, and securing it. Detailed in their book Provision for the Vision, they refute the commonly held beliefs about the inaccessibility of funding and empower all ministry leaders to consider grant funding as one of God’s favorite methods of provision—through people!

You’ll find peace in your comfort zone, but you won’t find miracles! Based on David Smallbone’s life, the new movie Unsung Hero is a testament to how miracles take place outside of the boundaries of human experience and understanding. On today’s episode of the AVAIL podcast, David discusses the heart behind the film, its message of family and the miraculous, and how to give the world a little less world and a little more Jesus!

For your church to grow, your leaders have to grow first. Today’s AVAIL podcast guest, Chris Sonksen, is a leading expert and consultant for helping pastors get unstuck and grow past their limitations. Chris likens the healthy growth of a church to a train that relies on each of it parts in order to operate, walks us through the five parts, and instructs us on how to keep our trains from derailing!

We often associate the God of justice with payback, but we often forget that justice is not complete with restoration. On this episode of the AVAIL podcast, Steve Chalke discusses what fueled his desire to reach out and go to war for the vulnerable in a nation of government red tape, points us to the Word of God for inspiration on healing the wounded, and attests how is takes a village of leaders to make it happen.

You can’t live a life fulfilled if you don’t take the steps to fulfill it. On today’s episode of the AVAIL podcast, we dive in with Chris Pace to discuss the re-emerging biblical theme of fighting for your future. Chris unpacks our role as co-laborers with God—to open the doors with the keys He gives us—and the fallacy of waiting for God to fulfill His purpose for your life apart from your participation. While we are waiting on Him, God is waiting on us!

Church leaders are daily faced with a conundrum—numbers matter, but performance fixation is a recipe for burnout. On today’s episode of the AVAIL podcast, Pastors Shane and Sue Schlesman offer some wisdom from their new book, Death by Pastoring. Drawing from their own journey, Shane and Sue encourage all ministry leaders that Jesus never intended us to carry the weight of the church, but instead insists that there’s a better way.

In an others-focused organization, the harvest is plenty and the leaders are many! Today on the AVAIL podcast, we are joined by Barry Knight, a successful veteran leader and leadership consultant. Barry depicts the heart of true leadership—working toward a collective vision through hard work and a high tolerance for risk, with a payoff that far exceeds the cost!

It takes a novel model of leadership to produce a great leader! Today’s AVAIL podcast guest Dr. Jimmie Gray has developed this model and shares its core principles from his new book Leadership in Action. Dr. Gray’s innovative and simplified way to being an effective leader—the SEPP way—will maximize the way you lead now and forever!

Fundraising is most taxing when the focus is on the funds. Today’s AVAIL podcast guest and fundraising expert Jerod Smith enlightens us on why fundraising is so often unsuccessful and draining: because relationships are taking a backseat when they need to be the driver! This episode will have you rethinking the classically flawed funds-to-friends strategy and compel you to adopt a superior one—friends-to-funds!

Personal growth doesn’t just fall into your lap. . . . it must be pursued. On today’s episode of the AVAIL podcast, Pastor Abram Gomez joins us in a candid conversation about the nature of personal growth; for leaders and non-leaders alike, it is not optional. He encourages everyone to courageously explore the depths of who they are created to be because we will never find what we aren’t searching for!