Episodes
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Episode 259: Preparing for a Long Term Pastorate
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com
Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com
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People don't trust a pastor until he's been there around 3 plus years
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A church can grow when their is security
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Pay
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plan for evaluations each year and opportunities for raises
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Christmas bonuses are expected
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Pastor appreciation month can be depressing if your pastor receives no encouragement - especially monetarily
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protect their vacation time
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hold them accountable to use their vacation time ( all of it )
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set up a system of sabbatical time that is available at every 5 years
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give them a month away to study a topic and to refresh
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Send them to conferences
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Episode 258: What Can I Do While out of a Ministry Position?
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com
Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com
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Episode 258: What Can I Do While out of a Ministry Position?
1.Get involved in a healthy church and let that church family get close to you
2.spend more time with your family
3.Serve without an angle
4.Take time to reflect
Selah - pause and reflect
1. what is God teaching me now?
2. what has God taught me in the past?
3. How am I better equipped because of what I have learned?
5.Get a clearer picture of yourself - take assessments
6. Keep learning -take a class at a local college - Remember that most churches are looking for a co-vocational minister. Make yourself more hireable.
Read lots - fill your toolbox
7.Learn new skills
8.Connect with pastors
9.Consider hybrid types of ministries
10.Trust God
Remember that God doesn't waste anything - so your time in the interim is not wasted time. God will use this. Look at this time as a time of investment!
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Episode257:A Look Back at Good Starts
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
We had some audio issues on our new episode, enjoy this look back at a an episode from the fall of 2020.
Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com
Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com
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Episode257:A Look Back at the Rule of Good Starts (episode 80)
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A good start requires pre-planning.
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Free energy
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Practice a ministry,
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run through the highs and lows of what you expect.
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COVID has revealed this is a weakness in our culture.
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Rate of change/marketing
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A good start requires intentional effort.
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Mindset
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If we don’t care about the start, it's harder to care about the results.
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Not moving too fast or too slow
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A good start sets the right tone.
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Out front making adjustments to keep you there
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Prepares you to be in a hold out versus a catch up position.
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A good start sets you up to go the distance.
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You still have the majority of the work to do
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It’s easier to embrace pain out front than in the back.
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The good news bad starts are hard to recover from, but not impossible.
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Pray more!
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Monday Jan 22, 2024
Episode 256:What Can a Pastorless Church Do?
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com
Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com
Episode 256:What Can a Pastorless Church Do?
Lay leaders carry a heavy burden in this time. If you are a pastor, keep a link to this available for your lay leaders.
Refocus on church's purpose - move from internal focus to external focus
Stay focused on the basics
Set a good direction:
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Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Episode 255: Trent and Dana on their Voice of the Martyrs Trip
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Episode 255: Trent and Dana on their Voice of the Martyrs Trip
We recently took a group to Voice of the Martyrs in Bartlesville, OK
VOM supports persecuted Christians in hostile and restricted nations around the world. persecution.com
Interdenominational
They focus on the following 4 areas:
We heard from several front-line workers (Jonathan, Allen, Josh) who shared stories with us about the brothers and sisters, and they asked us to tell their stories to Believers when we came back home.
Download the VOM App and read their books, watch their videos, listen to their VOM Radio podcast, pray for the persecuted, and much more.
Sign up to receive their free monthly magazine.
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Monday Jan 15, 2024
Episode 254: Care 4 Pastors
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Episode 254: Care 4 Pastors
Care 4 Pastors Conference in Austin Texas
Hosts Great Commandment Network
Guidestone
Speakers were
Mark Dance
Ronnie Floyd
David Kinnaman
David Kinnaman owner and CEO of Barna research - Resilient Disciples
Are our pastors actually part of the body of the local church or is it just a day job?
We are responsible for everything but control nothing
Glenn Packiam The Resilient Pastor book
Whole life Discipleship
Faith
Relationships
Wellness
Vocation or calling
Finances
Only 9% are resilient in these areas - according to Barna
How do we integrate authenticity into whole life discipleship
Mark Dance - Start to Finish Book
Talked about the need for Sabbath = STOP
Gift to receive
command to obey
Proven Plan that works
Person to love - Jesus
Affinity group - issues keeping churches from moving forward
Prayerlessness - Developing a prayer group to undergird your pastor
isolation -
expectations -
G6 pastor and wives marriage retreat - for free
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Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Episode 253: 7 Ways to Help Your Marriage Through Ministry (with Rachelle Small)
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Talking about the Good things in ministry, not just the problems.
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Timing of when you talk about things
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Encouraging each other's spiritual growth
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Learning how to difficult conversation
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Speaking posotively about your spouse in public
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Supporting your ministry spouse in her ministry efforts
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Maintaining open communication when ministry is interfering with home
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Episode 252: Looking Forward to 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Episode 251: Switching Horses
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Episode 251: Switching Horses
Today Trent and Alan talk through their interactions with an article on Church Switchers. Make sure to visit the article below.
Read Aaron Earls' article: Church Switchers Highlight Reasons for Congregational Change
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Episode 250: 6Gifts to Give Your Church
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Give your church the gift of a healthy you
Give your church the gift of consistent effort
Give your church the gift of your continued learning
Give your church the gift of good theology
Give your church the gift of a sense of humor
Give the church the gift of prayer
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