Apr 15, 2025 | Discipleship, Integrity, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
In today’s episode we welcome Karl Vaters to the mic to discuss his bestselling book, De-Sizing the Church. We dig into Karl’s research on the church growth movement and explore how discipleship and integrity are the answers to every problem a church encounters....
Apr 8, 2025 | Finishing Well, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
It’s not easy to finish. It’s even less easy to finish well. With the attrition of well-known ministry leaders over the past several years, you can begin to wonder, does anyone finish well? The good news is that with intentionality, God’s help, and the help of our...
Apr 1, 2025 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Stress
If you have answered the divine call to pastoral ministry, you have signed up for both a fulfilling and stressful journey. The top contributor to pastoral burnout? The ongoing stress of the role. In today’s episode we work through five of the most stress-inducing...
Mar 25, 2025 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Pruning
Growth, while often desirable, is usually accompanied by pruning, both in our personal and pastoral lives. And pruning often is joined by pain. In today’s episode John and Jim outline four reasons pruning brings more fruit at home and at the church we lead. Growth...
Mar 18, 2025 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
In the Gospel of Luke Chapter 12. Jesus was teaching a crowd of people when some random guy interrupts Him with this: “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me a judge or an arbiter between you?” This...
Mar 11, 2025 | Hurry, Identity, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
Hurrying seems to be our national pastime. And pastors are among the biggest hurry-ers. The question is—how do we deal with the tension between our God-given assignment and His call to stop hurrying? How can we be productive without always being on the move?...
