Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
Episode 331: What is the Speed Limit of Your Church

Monday Jun 16, 2025
Episode 330: An Especially Needed Ministry
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Episode 330: An Especially Needed Ministry (from Episode 15)
Here is the major question you have to wrestle with - will our church do "Ministry to" or "Ministry team"
Where to start
Invite those folks to participate and make it possible
Our goal is to create as many pathways for service as possible
Love 1 God, Love All People
- who in your church is underserved?
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Monday Jun 09, 2025
Episode329: 5 Ways to Take Advantage of Summer in Your Church
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Episode329: 5 Ways to Take Advantage of Summer in Your Church
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Relationship strengthening
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Leveraging opportunities
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Hard and soft resets
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Personal pauses and planning
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Short-term projects

Monday Jun 02, 2025
Episode 328: 7 Voices We Need to Hear
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Episode 328: 7 Voices We Need to Hear
Voice of the Lord
Voice of Wise Counsel
Voice of our Spouse
Voice Inside
Voice of the Community
Voice of Warning
Voice of the World
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Monday May 26, 2025
Episode 327: A Word for Leaders Straight from God's Word
Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
Episode 327: A Word for Leaders Straight from God's Word

Monday May 19, 2025
Episode 326: How Can We Call Out the Called?
Monday May 19, 2025
Monday May 19, 2025
Episode 326: How Can We Call Out the Called?
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Preach and teach on calling
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Give opportunities to allow people to respond to a call
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Speak well of your calling
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Listen and Observe and Ask
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Look for those who are leading and others are listening to
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Listen to those who are wanting to volunteer for ministry
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Offer opportunities for exploration
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Have a process for training
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Take them with you on ministry visits
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Keep communication lines open

Monday May 12, 2025
Episode #:325 Six Money Wasters
Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
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Hiring the wrong person
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Cutting back on missions giving
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Not looking for ways to use your facilities
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Maintaining vehicles you never use
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Spending money on inwardly focused ministry and not outreach
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Delaying maintenance

Monday May 05, 2025
Episode 324: Avoiding Structural Damage
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
Episode 324: Avoiding Structural Damage
Questions to ask about your structure
Some other things to consider
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Monday Apr 28, 2025
Episode 323: Eight Thoughts on Your Church and Prayer
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Episode 323: Eight Thoughts on Your Church and Prayer
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You can't give away what you don't own. As a leader/pastor you must be a person of prayer!
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Teach and preach on prayer often
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Offer a guided prayer time each week
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Offer a church-wide 40 day prayer/fasting event event
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Offer a single, dedicated prayer service
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Add a prayer wall
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Use a tool to encourage prayer
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a church had ladies make quits and people tied strings on the quilt when they payed for the person.
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Give men especially a reason to pray for their kids/wife - give them a card to stick on their car mirror or send a text to encourage them to pray now.
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Set a specific time to pray each day - based on a scripture
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Make prayer central in the worship service.

Monday Apr 21, 2025
Episode 322: 7 Ways to Sabotage Change in Your Church
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Episode 322: 7 Ways to Sabotage Change in Your Churc
1. Thinking your position gives you the right to make change
2. Refusing to gather input from multiple perspectives
3. Falsely assuming everyone is or should be an an early adopter of change
4. Making the wrong changes
5. Moving too fast or to slow
6. Giving up too soon
7. Praying too little