200churches Podcast: Ministry Encouragement for Pastors of Small Churches

Jeff has a conversation with Rob Tarnoviski, a pastor from Philadelphia, who shares his passion to reach the kind of people most churches do not want to reach. Is your church a safe place for "notorious sinners"? Episode 137 is "jonny-less". Schedules prevented from Jonny appearing on this episode, but he will be back in full force for episode 138!

A great episode with Dave Ronan, Christian and Military leadership expert - on the subject of starting out at your new church. A real must for younger leaders to understand!

Jeff and Jonny talk with Small Church Pastor Coach Dave Jacobs about what to do if your board is dysfunctional. This is a "best of" episode all the way back from episode 58! In this month, August 2015, we are pulling up four "best of" episodes from our "most listened to" archives. You'll enjoy it!

This is a special August 2015 "best of" episode! With a new intro and outro, this conversation is taken from episode 86 - one of our highest rated episodes! Jonny and Jeff talk with Dr. Christena Cleveland about diversity and reconciliation issues within the small church in America. We talk about issues many of us do not think about in the normal course of our ministries!

Jonny & Jeff talk with David Craig, Jonny's Dad, about his journey in ministry with depression. This is a very honest and helpful discussion about something that so many suffer with in silence.

This episode is the part two, the conclusion, of Jeff and Jonny's conversation with Christian counselor Deon Wynia. Deon talks about how to navigate leadership when you are in the people business. Deon focuses on the pastor's attitude toward the people, and the struggles within himself or herself as he or she faces challenges and opposition.

Jonny and Jeff talk with Deon Wynia, a counselor who works with churches on reconciliation and trust issues between pastors and people, and pastors and church leaders. This is an awesome conversation with key leadership lessons you can begin to practice today!

Jeff and Jonny talk about the things you should consider if you are struggling with the Should I stay or should I go? question. What should or shouldn't you consider? A fun, helpful, practical, and encouraging episode!

Jeff and Jonny talk again with your Pastor Coach, Dave Jacobs, from SmallChurchPastor. Com - this time about how to offend less, and be less offended, in your small church ministry. A great conversation that will challenge and encourage you!

This is a fun episode with John Finkelde from GrowAHealthyChurch.com talking about how to thrive in a time-poor society. This will both challenge and encourage you!

This is a great episode with Karl "the Shark" Vaters, a small church pastor in Fountain Valley, CA. Karl talks with us about doing ministry beyond the walls of the church. This is a great episode to get your creative pastoral juices flowing!

Dan Reiland answers listeners' questions on the horn with Jeff and Jonny. A number of you gave us some great questions for Dan, and he answers every one of them! We know you will be challenged by this episode.

Jeff and Jonny's Children's Ministry Director, Jen, is live in the luxurious and opulent 200churches Podcast studio to talk Kid's Ministry - the wonder, the philosophy, and the magic of working with kids! This is geared for pastors to better understand the challenge their Children's Ministry workers face each and every week. This episode was a ton of fun!

Jonny talks with the Guru of GrowAHealthyChurch.com, John Finkelde! He talks about how to turn volunteers into leaders - in 8 steps. This is very small church oriented training filled with great ideas and wisdom! You'll also learn a little from Jeff's ignorance of animals native to the land down under...

Small Church Pastor Coach Dave Jacobs joins us with some golden wisdom on how to reduce the misunderstandings in ministry. This is a fun, encouraging, and equipping episode for you as a small church pastor! Enjoy!

Dan "The Animal" Reiland joins the guys for this episode and talks about the evaluative questions to ask in assessing your Sunday morning experience. This is a very full, often serious, yet also humorous and fun episode. You will be both encouraged and challenged. We promise!

Ryan Perz returns to the studio (see episode 17) to talk with the guys about the joys and rigors of small church ministry, straight out of the trenches of his small church of 55! High octane ministry encouragement!

With Jeff sick, Jonny pulls off a masterful performance with Australian Pastor Coach and Mentor, John Finkelde! They talk about how to create positive ministry successions in your small church, and keep the volunteer pipeline flowing. John is the founder of www. GrowAHealthyChurch.com.

Nathan Stob joins Jeff and Jonny in studio for a great conversation about being content as a small church pastor. Are we so focused on the "not yet" that we are missing the "already" right in front of us??!!

Dan Reiland joins the guys to talk about the mystery of the worship service. This is a great dive into the pastoral side of the worship experience. You should be challenged with this content to consider how much soul prep goes into your services!

What a crazy ride we had getting this episode out! Jeff got a flat tire on his way back from a hospital visit to record with Jonny and Dave, then Jeff got so sick it went out 3 days late! This should be a good one! We talk about the importance of humility in ministry.

Jonny and Jeff share some ideas for keeping your church moving forward during the summer months, or whenever your church's off-season is. Keep some forward motion so you don't have to start a new church year from a dead stand still! Also, Jonny again viciously attacks Jeff for no apparent reason. Jeff is investigating possible litigious action against him.

Jonny and Jeff talk with pastor, and 200churches listener, Paul Kuzma about his journey from ministry health, to burnout, back to ministry health. He encourages ministry that is life giving for the pastor, not life draining!

This is a somewhat wild episode, with Jonny in a car to Minneapolis, Jeff in the Studio, and Dan Reiland in his Atlanta office. Dan talks about ministry initiatives that truly require FAITH. Dan's church launched five new campuses this past January, and as we talk about this, we try to have it all scaled to the small church pastor!