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Hey Pastor! Welcome back to my show! Thanks for joining me today. I'm elated to get you introduced to my new friend Karla. We share some commonality with Costa Rica as she's a Tica and my family lived there back in '07-'08. Karla has become an icon in the Leadership Development world and she has some amazing benchmark content for you to use in your church. She also has mastered a plan and written...

Hey Pastor, Ninety percent of pastors surveyed are indicating that their churches are apathetic and indifferent about what's taking place in church today. They just don't care! Nothing frustrates a pastor more than giving his best only to see the people who comprise the church tell him, "Hey, that was a good talk" and walk out the door. There is a better way pastor and I want to help you press int...

Hey Pastor Thanks for joining me today. Meet my friend, Kenny. He's got a long tenure in ministry and gave so much of himself to it before he had a stroke that brought everything into question. What do you do when everything needs to change!? Kenny had to go through some life altering transitions and he's has some great advice for you to know and some excellent help to provide and equip you with w...

Hey Pastor! How would you like to lose everything? Yeah, I didn't think so! Me either! Today in my show, I'm going to get downright transparent and vulnerable with you and talk you through some of my own story in hopes to help you! Let's do this together and see to it that we get through it safe and sound. I read a portion of my forthcoming book in this show. I'm aiming to be done with it by the e...

Hey Pastor! David Swihart is passionate about mobilizing Christians to unleash their voice so they can tell their story to their audience to make an impact for the kingdom of God. David owns his own coaching and training business, Next Steps Coaching, and is currently the senior pastor at Pawnee Christian Church in Pawnee, IL. David is a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team member, a DISC certified b...

Hey Pastor Oh the holidays! So much fun, So much work to do! Today, my wife, Crystal and I are going to join together and take you through the fun we had during the holiday season. Sure they are filled with all the memories, but as you may well know, they can also be filled with frustration and overwhelm! Well, let's work on that and bring some healthy resolutions to this Christmas season. We're g...

Hey Pastor. There are a few phrases you already know you should not use. I didn't realize how debilitating this particular one was for me but when I saw it, I put a total stop to it altogether. It's actually the core purpose behind the book I am preparing to release. I had no idea how much this simple like was wrecking my thinking, my action, and even my family! ( There was one point where I liter...

Hey Pastor, Could you ever imagine spending that kind of cash on a single hour of coaching!? It's hard to fathom that anyone would do so, but there is a coach out there who charges just that, and I've discovered a way that you can benchmark from what that coach might tell you! Wouldn't you be so curious what the words would come from his understanding directed to you?! You'd probably hang on every...

Hey Pastor, Have you ever wondered what a coaching conversation might look like for you? Coaching changed my life and it's primarily the reason why I've decided to spend the next portion of my life helping other pastors take the next steps they need to take to get where they want to go. But have you ever wondered what the most common thing we talk about in a coaching conversation? Well here it is....

Hey Pastor, You need to know what to be cautious about when it comes to your leadership and as you grow, these kinds of things can try to restrain you. Every church has them and you'd better arm yourself so that when you come against it you know how to deal with it. Let's dive into this simple message today and build some boundaries between you and this this that will mess you and your ministry up...

Hey Pastor, Have you seen all the buz lately around this idea of the Law of Attraction? It seems like it's quite everywhere and if you're not accustomed to it, you can end up writing it off as some new age mumbo jumbo, but it's not. It's actually biblical and you need to see it throughout the WOG so you know how to interact with it and embrace it for what it is. Buckle up as I break it down with y...

Hey Pastor, This show is going to change your life! Sometimes it is crucial to have the perspective of someone with a different story and who came from a different side of the tracks. That's Paul's story. One of devastation to declaration and triumph, leading the way to over a billion dollars in sales in industries across the globe. Coming from a broke boy in Pittsburg to a multimillionaire who wa...

Hey Pastor! In this episode, I introduce the "Trifecta of Decision" – a practical framework designed to help pastors make confident, balanced choices. We’ll dive into how you can align your values , the people you love, and the goals you pursue to lead both your church and your family effectively. If you’ve ever struggled with decision-making in ministry leadership , this episode will give you act...

Hey Pastor Shawn Williams is becoming a legend when it comes to strong church leadership. He's been involved and on staff with some of the enormous names in the mega-church world. Cutting his teeth in ministry at Community Christian Church of Naperville, IL. Serving alongside his brother-in-law, Jud Wilhite at Central Christian Church in Henderson, NV, and then onto Willow Creek in Chicagoland. He...

Hey Pastor I've got a special treat for you today. I want to introduce you to my new friend, Jason Moore. Jason is going to expound your thinking on the part of creativity inside the church and how you can use some amazing tools and resources to take your church's experience up a few levels! This one is going to stretch your imagination so grab a notepad and get ready to learn! You can find out mo...

Hey Pastor, Which of you would say you're not looking for new guests to come to your church!? Anyone? I'll wait.... That's what I thought! Everyone is looking for more people to come and join them in the work that God is doing among your church. In fact, I love this idea, but it's not that you need to really market better, it's that you need to become known. One of the reasons people don't know to...

Hey Pastor During this super simple overview, you're going to get some free insight into one of the most profound problems every church faces -- getting AND KEEPING great volunteers. Let's be honest, not having enough people is a huge strain on your staff and it's one of the strongest reasons why everyone is grateful they made it through another Sunday. Let's change that! In this short show, I'm g...

Hey Pastor, You are in for a challenging treat today! I am excited to be able to introduce you to a new friend, Sean Nemecek who is going to help you in more ways than you know. Sean is a pastoral coach who is passionate about helping pastors understand and conquer the burnout they are feeling He brings 18 years of pastoral experience to his work in caring for pastors. Sean has written over 100 ar...

Hey Pastor, Are you feeling the pain and pinch of inflation right now too? The length your money stretches is less and less as the day goes by! In this episode, I'm going to talk to you straight from my heart about how to find new pathways for money to head your way. I'll clue you in to how I got a house for free and now have about 85K in equity and cashflow monthly and how you can to and some ang...

What's up Pastor! So glad to see you here today. I'm grateful you've decided to join me and hang out a few minutes. I hope to juts encourage you today. What you think about is everything! Earl Nightingale said, in this masterpiece, The Strangest Secret, "you become what you think about". Have you considered lately what it is that you think about?! We'll today I want to straight up encourage you an...

Hey Pastor, Have I got a treat for you today! I had the wonderful privilege of interviewing Lori Wilhite, leader and co-founder of Leading and Loving it. If you are not familiar with Leading and Loving it, you're in for a surprise and relief! This is what you have been looking for when it comes to your wife and the woman in leadership who are part of your ministry. Lori is going to lay down some p...

Hey Pastor, Have you ever felt that you were treading water on your church's growth? Like nothing you do is working and that ever effort you give is only ever incremental? Well, today you are going to be refreshed by this new line of thinking brought you to by my friend, Karl Vaters. Karl is the voice on small church and has a message to tell you that is going to relieve a lot of your growing pain...

What's up Pastor, Thanks for joining me here today. We're diving into a profound a powerful line of logic that you need to consider when it comes to deploying leaders in your context. I've got a short list of a few things you need to keep in mind as you confront this and my hope is that is powerfully fuels you to charge into this line. When you need help with me, here I am. Let's dive in and get t...

Hey Pastor, what's your development plan for missions within your churches context? Today we're going to dive into just that and unpack a bit of a plan when it comes to helping your church grow to a new levels! Missions has to occupy something of a core component of your church and sometimes it's just tough to figure out what to do and how to do it. Well, let me help and bring some clarity to what...

Hey Pastor, here we go! Today you're going to get resourced. I've got a simple list for you to use to grow yourself that won't cost you anything or much of anything but a cup of coffee (or 2). Let's dive into this and take your leadership next level! Chances are you're going to get to the point where you need to explore this in greater detail so lets set that call I'm always referencing. You can d...