The Competent Pastor

A competent pastor isn’t the loudest voice in the room, but a steady, non-anxious presence — listening deeply to scripture, the Spirit and the stories of the people. Tune in to The Competent Pastor (Season 2, Episode 4) as Pastor Randy Spaulding joins hosts Michael Danner and Rachel Ringenberg Miller to answer the question, “What is the most important skill of a competent pastor?”

Hugh Hollowell | S2 E3 The Competent Pastor podcast, season 2, episode 3, featuring Hugh Hollowell, a sixth generation Mississippian, a descendant of enslavers, and pastor of Open Door Mennonite Church in Jackson, MS – a multiracial peace church formed in the aftermath of the Civil Rights movement. He is a writer and storyteller and has been the publisher of a newsletter called Life is So Bea...

Tory Bonners | S2 E2 The Competent Pastor podcast, season 2, episode 2, featuring Tory Bonners, pastor of Sojourners Mennonite Fellowship in Belfast, New York, and hospital chaplain. Hosts Michael Danner and Rachel Ringenberg Miller of MC USA’s Church Vitality ministry interview Tory as she addresses the question, What is the most important skill of a competent pastor?

Jon Carlson | S2 E1 The Competent Pastor podcast, season 2, episode 1, featuring Jon Carlson, pastor of Forest Hills Mennonite Church in Pennsylvania, and executive board member for Mennonite Church USA. At the time of the interview, Jon was serving as moderator of the MC USA Executive Board. Hosts Michael Danner and Rachel Ringenberg Miller of MC USA’s Church Vitality ministry intervie...

Bishop Leslie Francisco | S1, E6 The Competent Pastor is a podcast from MC USA’s Church Vitality department, hosted by Michael Danner, associate executive director for Church Vitality, and Rachel Ringenberg Miller, denominational minister for Ministerial Leadership, specifically for pastors. Each episode will feature an in-depth conversation with an experienced MC USA credentialed leader that...

UPDATE: In the time between this interview and publishing, Meghan Good has resigned as pastor of Trinity Mennonite Church in Arizona // Meghan Good | S1, E5 The Competent Pastor is a podcast from MC USA’s Church Vitality department, hosted by Michael Danner, associate executive director for Church Vitality, and Rachel Ringenberg Miller, denominational minister for Ministerial Leadership, spec...

Glen Guyton | S1, E4 The Competent Pastor is a podcast from MC USA’s Church Vitality department, hosted by Michael Danner, associate executive director for Church Vitality, and Rachel Ringenberg Miller, denominational minister for Ministerial Leadership, specifically for pastors. Each episode will feature an in-depth conversation with an experienced MC USA credentialed leader that begins with...

Rev. Dr. Sarah Ann Bixler | S1, E3 The Competent Pastor is a podcast from MC USA’s Church Vitality department, hosted by Michael Danner, associate executive director for Church Vitality, and Rachel Ringenberg Miller, denominational minister for Ministerial Leadership, specifically for pastors. Each episode will feature an in-depth conversation with an experienced MC USA credentialed leader th...

Rod Stafford | S1, E2 The Competent Pastor is a podcast from MC USA’s Church Vitality department, hosted by Michael Danner, associate executive director for Church Vitality, and Rachel Ringenberg Miller, denominational minister for Ministerial Leadership, specifically for pastors. Each episode will feature an in-depth conversation with an experienced MC USA credentialed leader that begins wit...

Melissa Florer-Bixler | S1, E1 The Competent Pastor is a podcast from MC USA’s Church Vitality department, hosted by Michael Danner, associate executive director for Church Vitality, and Rachel Ringenberg Miller, denominational minister for Ministerial Leadership, specifically for pastors. Each episode will feature an in-depth conversation with an experienced MC USA credentialed leader that b...