Pastor Matters

In this week’s episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon discuss pastors and the importance of taking a sabbatical. What is a sabbatical? How long should a sabbatical be? Should churches require pastors to take sabbaticals? What are the dos/don’ts when it comes to taking a sabbatical? Join us this week as we answer these questions (and many more)!

In this week’s episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon sit down with Cody Evans to discuss pastoring and replanting churches. What’s the difference between revitalizing and replanting? What are the challenges to replanting a church? How do replanters go about changing the culture of a declining church? Join us this week as we tackle these questions (and many more)!

Notes or no notes? In this week’s episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon discuss pastors and preaching without notes. Should pastors still make a manuscript when preaching without notes? What are the pitfalls to preaching with notes? What are the pitfalls to preaching without notes? Does preaching with notes hinder the Spirit? Join us this week as we tackle these questions (and many more)!

In this week’s episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon sit down with Matt Smethurst to discuss his latest book, Deacons. What are deacons? How do deacons strengthen the church? Do deacons need training? Can women serve as deacons? Join us this week as we tackle these questions (and many more)!

In this week’s episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon are joined by Bobby Jamieson (Associate Pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church) to discuss his latest book, The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring. How can guys who aspire for the pastorate best utilize their time? How can pastors encourage guys in their churches who aspire for pastoral ministry? How can aspiring pastors prepare their families while on the path? Join us this week as we tackle these questions (and many more)!

In this week’s episode of Pastor Matters, the guys are back to discuss pastors and interviews. What questions should aspiring pastors be prepared to answer while being interviewed by churches? What questions should pastor candidates be prepared to ask churches? Join us this week as we tackle these questions (and many more)!

In our first episode of the season, Ronjour sits down with Dr. Matthew Kim (George F. Bennett Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology at Gordon-Conwell) to discuss his most recent book, Preaching to People in Pain. How can pastors preach on the topic of pain and suffering? What are some pitfalls when it comes to preaching sermons on pain? How can pastors encourage their people during seasons of pain and suffering? Join us this week as we tackle these questions (and many more)!

In this episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon discuss pastors and evangelism with Dr. Chuck Lawless (Dean of Doctoral Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary). How can pastors ignite a passion in their people for evangelism and missions? What role does prayer have in evangelism? How can pastors gauge where their church is at evangelistically? Join us this week as we answer these questions (and many more)!

In this episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour sits down with Dr. Ross Inman (Associate Professor of Philosophy at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) to discuss spiritual deconstruction. What is deconstruction? How should pastors respond to members who find themselves in the “deconstructing” process? What are some examples of deconstruction in the Scriptures? Join us this week as we answer these questions (and many more)!

In this episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon discuss pastoring in a rural context with Nathaniel Williams (Senior Pastor of Cedar Rock First Baptist Church). What are the greatest challenges to pastoring in a rural context? In what ways do people outside of rural contexts misunderstand rural life and ministry? How can pastors in rural contexts overcome feelings of isolation and loneliness? Join us this week as we tackle these questions (and many more)!