Episodes

Monday Oct 27, 2025
Episode 349: How to Talk About Church Finances
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Episode 349: How to Talk About Church Finances
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Have an open and transparent perspective on church finances
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Avoid apologizing for talking about the subject
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Preach and teach on the subject naturally
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When it's in the text
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When it's a good illustration
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When there's a specific need
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Accept responsibility for being the primary spokesman for your church's finances.
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Share stories of God's faithfulness
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Keep numbers in front of people
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Talk about estate planning
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Be faithful in your own stewardship

Monday Oct 20, 2025
Episode 348: How To Plan For Revival
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Monday Oct 20, 2025
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Malcolm McDow and Alvin Reid "revival is God's invasion into the lives of one or more off His people in order to awaken them spiritually for Kingdom ministry."
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personal
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Institutional
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Regional
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specialized - like youth ie Jesus Movement
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national
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global
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Jonathon Edward's 5 signs of revival
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Increased esteem for the true Jesus: People have a greater love and high regard for Jesus Christ, recognizing him as the Son of God and the savior of sinners.
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Opposition to Satan's kingdom: The Holy Spirit works against the interests of Satan's kingdom, causing people to turn away from sin.
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A greater love for the Scriptures: People develop a deeper love and trust in the Bible as the inspired and truthful Word of God.
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Movement from error to truth: People are led from falsehood into truth and gain the ability to discern between spiritual light and darkness.
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An increase in love for God and man: There is a genuine increase in love for God and for fellow human beings, particularly demonstrated through humility.
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Praying John Hyde 5 Questions
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Are you praying for quickening in your own life...your fellow workers, and in the church?
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Are you longing for greater power of the Holy Spirit...are you convicted that you cannot go on without this power?
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Will you pray that you will not be ashamed of Jesus?
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Do you believe that prayer is the great means for securing this spiritual awakening?
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Will you set apart one–half hour each day to pray for awakening?
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McDow and Reid Steps to Revival
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Recognize the need
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Repent of sin
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Obedience to God
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Exercise of Faith
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Revival does not occur where
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Biblical authority is minimized
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Prayer is neglected
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Obedience is optional
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Monday Oct 13, 2025
Episode 347: How to Lead An Invitation
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Episode 347: How to Lead An Invitation
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Before you ever preach: Spend significant time praying and asking what God wants his people to do.
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The Response begins before the invitation time.
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Ask people to start responding long before you actually give the invitation.
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Don't be too quick - you can take your time
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Many pastors through in a phrase or 2. Some end by saying that's all I have
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Let the scripture and the lesson lead to the invitation
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a review or summary from the text
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Lead in naturally - don't stop and start
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Make it personal
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Be Clear: Give exact steps - tell your church how they should respond.
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Be Direct - ask them to take a specific action
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Invite them to the community
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Give everyone some way to respond - not just a first-time decision to follow Jesus.
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No one here is judging you - Satan wants people to believe that everyone is judging them - this is a lie. So remind folks that everyone else is cheering them on.

Monday Oct 06, 2025
Episode 346: How to Keep Volunteers Engaged....
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Episode 346: How to Keep Volunteers Engaged....
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Take them to a conference
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A concert
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A nice dinner
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resources
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training events
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spiritual gifts inventory
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personality inventories
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shows the church that the ministry they are doing is important
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encourages the volunteer
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encourages others to volunteer
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Don't say "This is easy."
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It won't take much time
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You won't have to do much
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Monday Sep 29, 2025
Episode 345: How To Train Sunday School Teachers
Monday Sep 29, 2025
Monday Sep 29, 2025
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1. Know the possibilities
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Church leaders need to put together their expectations
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What is Sunday School/small groups supposed to accomplish
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Evangelism
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Discipleship
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Support
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2. Enlarge the organization
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multiplying classes
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Church leaders need to consistently share about the importance of Sunday School/small groups
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3. Provide space and equipment
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What you will teach
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Room sizes and capacities
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4. Enlist the leaders
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5. Go after the people
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how to cultivate interaction
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how to handle difficult people or situations
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teacher
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community
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hospitality
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Monday Sep 22, 2025
Episode 344: How to Care For Orphans and Widows
Monday Sep 22, 2025
Monday Sep 22, 2025
Episode 344: How to Care For Orphans and Widows
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Recognize that you have widows and /or orphans in your church and community. Single Moms (and single dads)
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Caring For Widows
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Be intentional. Assign specific people to serve specific widows. Call them. Send cards. Help them with home and auto repairs. Visit and take meals. Give them a hug. Hold their hand.
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Widow and widower banquets
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Caring for Orphans
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Encourage church members to become foster parents. (Example: Amy in Yuma asked God for a sign) Support foster families
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How many children in America need foster homes?
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Support Christian children's homes.
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Don't just assume that the government is going to take care of orphans. Volunteer.
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Raise funds.
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Consider mentoring programs
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Example: The Buzzards (little brothers). Pair up a man with an orphan boy to teach them what a dad would teach.
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Encourage mentoring Programs - Fathers in the Field
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after-school tutoring projects
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Single moms are another area of need
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physical, emotional, and financial burden
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car repairs
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school supplies
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care groups
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Monday Sep 15, 2025
Episode 343: How to Disciple
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Monday Sep 15, 2025
- Where have you seen God working recently?
- What have you been learning from your own Bible reading lately?
- Who have you been praying for to share Jesus with?
- Are you too busy to be discipled?
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Discipleship needs a consistent process.
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What is your plan? 90 percent of pastors said they had no plan for discipleship
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Survival kit
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New city catechism
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The Lost Art of Disciplemaking by Leroy Elms
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Discipleship needs evaluation
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We have to have a way of measuring progress.
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Discipleship needs to be reproductive
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Can we move more and more people into it?
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Monday Sep 08, 2025
Episode 342: The Rise of the Generations
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Episode 342: The Rise of the Generations
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The world's systems don't work
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Softening of the heart
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Changing the landscape of the church
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An opportunity
How we interact...
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Sincerity - our actions should represent
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Simplicity - our operations and systems
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Significant - our purpose
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Small - intimacy matters

Monday Sep 01, 2025
Monday Sep 01, 2025
Episode341: Our Interaction on 13 Things You Should Never Say from the Pulpit

Monday Aug 25, 2025
Episode 340: More on Technology: 5 Questions to Consider
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Episode 340: More on Technology: 5 Questions to Consider
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Websites versus social media?
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To app or not to app?
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To go sermon snippets or full length?
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To AI or not to AI?
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Hard lines or Cell phones?
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911 service requires a hard line for accurate location services
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