Episodes
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Episode 240: 5 Issues You’re Probably Talking about in Your Preaching
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com
Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com
Episode 240: 5 issues you're probably talking about in your preaching
The issue if identity - what does it mean to be "in Christ"
The issue of anxiety - providing a "non-anxious presenece"
The issue of failure - failure seems so final in a cancel culture
The issue of resilience - how do we get up when we've been knocked down
The issue of morality - how individual choices affect others
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Monday Oct 16, 2023
Episode 239: Insider Training
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Episode 239: Insider Training
Calling out vs calling in
- Encourage your church folks to stay in
In their secular job
In their families
In their community
- Insider Training:
mentorships
apprenticeships
training events
ongoing activities like Sunday School/small groups
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Episode 238: How to Respond when Tech Goes Haywire
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Episode 238: How to Respond when Tech Goes Haywire
So how do we handle when things go wrong?
What types of technology go haywire
What could possibly go wrong
1 electricity goes out
2 internet goes down
3 sound board on the fritz
4 Projector/tv not working for song words
5 Copiers
6 phone systems
7 fire alarms
8 live stream
2roads
Some things to consider
May we suggest a 3rd option. A teachable moment
Opportunity: technology ministry for older church members
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Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Episode 237:More About What We Do
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Episode 237:More About What We Do
Enjoy This conversation about the roles Alan and Trent fulfill as associational leaders.
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Episode 236: 10 Ideas to Help You with Your 2024 Budget
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Episode 236: 10 Ideas to Help You with Your 2024 Budget
1. Pray for your budget
2. Look at your past trends
- per capita giving
- growth or decline patterns
3. Ask, do people in my church know our church's vision and priorities?
4. Expect insurances to increase significantly
- health insurance
- facility insurance and umbrella coverage
5. Speak truthfully regarding items in your budget.
6. Recognize the value of people
- a smaller, well compensated staff will accomplish more than a larger poorly compensated staff.
- well-compensated does not always mean full-time
- stipends are more common approach than ever before
7. Be a tithing church
- give in the same measure or better than you expect.
8. Unused space is more costly than ever; plan to use your space creatively.
9. Put something in a fund to provide for long-term maintenance issues.
10. Pray some more!
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Episode 235: How to Welcome Well
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Episode 235: How to Welcome Well
Don’t do this
1. Ignore or turn away
2. Frown
3. Pass by
4. Be invasive
5. Take the back row
Do this instead
1. Smile. Number one key
2. Wave - international symbol that all will recognize
3. Say “hi welcome to our church - my name is _____”
4. Ask few questions.
5. Invite a guest to sit near you.
6. Ask if they have any questions.
7. walk with them to guest area or nursery etc
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Episode234: Am I a Lead Follower?
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Episode 234: Am I a Lead Follower?
Am I a follower before I am a leader?
Am I setting a reasonable pace?
Am I "in love" with leading?
Am I too busy leading?
Do I have a bad attitude about the concept of following?
As a pastor - am I following Jesus in faith
As a worship leader - am I a lead worshipper
As a youth minister - am I leading young people to higher ground
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Monday Sep 04, 2023
Episode233: Revivals: Check Yes or No?
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Episode233: Revivals: Check Yes or No?
Questions that arose...
1. Answer the question: What is a revival?
- revival is for God's people
- crusade/outreach for lost
2. Answer the question: How does revival take place?
- Only God can launch a revival
- We can have a hopeful expectation
3. Know your people to know what is needed.
4. Make sure any speaker/preacher aligns with your philosophy of ministry.
5. Have a plan for preparing your people
6. Recognize that whether or not you use revivals or crusades, our people need to hear another voice on occasion.
7. The "unplanned" revival that happens from the natural activity of God's work is powerful.
8. A revival gathering is no magic bullet.
9. Do the work of discipleship.
10. Know God longs for all His churches to be full of life.
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Episode232:Do We Revere Scripture?
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Episode232:Do We Revere Scripture?
Westminster Confession
"The authority of the holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or church, but wholly upon God (who is truth itself), the Author thereof; and therefore it is to be received, because it is the Word of God."
Every great movement of God has been grounded in Scripture. We believe every enduring church has its roots firmly in Scripture.
Do we as pastors revere and hold holy God’s holy scripture?
Do we study it first before any other book for a sermon?
Do we encourage our flock to bring their Bible to church ?
Do we encourage our flock to study their Bible outside of church?
Do we encourage our flock to memorize scripture?
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Episode231: Culture Takes Time
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Episode231: Culture Takes Time