200churches Podcast: Ministry Encouragement for Pastors of Small Churches

Jonny's wife Kayla Craig, joins us to talk about life as a young ministry spouse - replete with four children and a part time job! Demands on families of pastors can be steep - and Kayla talks about the good, the bad, and the not-so-ugly.

Jonny and Jeff talk with John Hardy, from Perth Australia. John is a business and ministry coach, as well as a pastor's husband! John talks with us about his experience from almost 40 years of ministry - so encouraging! You can find John Hardy at www.peakconsultancy.com.au

John Finkelde from www.growahealthychurch.com joins us for our 5-Year Anniversary episode! #260! John coaches and consults with pastors and churches and is an all around great person! We love him!!

Pastor Bep is a Children's Pastor in Central Iowa. Her story is unlike any other we've shared on this podcast. It will inspire you. A lot. Thanks Bep for being so real, so you!

Jeff and Jonny present a #classic episode talking about 2018 ministry realities that they and you as pastors will deal with in the New Year. From political exhaustion to sporadic church attendance to potential blessings and disasters... they cover it all...

Jeff is joined by Robbie Robinson, the Exec. Director of www. DiscoverHope517.org, a faith based recovery ministry helping addicts and those returning to society from incarceration make healthy and spiritual transitions with the help of the church and God!

Having served 43 years in ministry, Pastor Mark Young finds himself sitting squarely in the middle of the 200churches Studio with Jeff and Jonny talking about some of the most vulnerable moments of his life and ministry... A very encouraging episode!

Ted Lowe, the Director of MarriedPeople.org, joins Jeff to talk about marriage ministry in your small church. Married people are waiting to long to ask for help with their marriage! Your church can prevent disaster and divorce! Here's how...

This is a conversation with Dave Jacobs from www.smallchurchpastor.com. Dave just released his book of 100 ideas that work in small churches - and we cover about 6 or 7 of them in this episode. Very encouraging and practical! You'll love it.

Jonny and Jeff talk with Chad Jennings, a 200church pastor around the corner from Jeff. Chad has been in ministry 15 years and has just begun at his current church. Their conversation is very encouraging and insightful!

On this episode, Jeff and Jonny talk with Scott Magdalein from Trainedup.church about the videos and resources that he and his team have created to bring great training to every church. Scott has been leading Trainedup.church for two years and brings a lot of energy and passion to this episode.

This is Pedro Alexandrino's second time on the podcast, and he updates us on his small church plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If this episode doesn't get you thinking about your own ministry in new ways, you'd better quit the pastorate! :-) So good!

Kyle Kutter, the Team Leader of the Open Network of Life. Church joins us to talk about the free resources inundating the website for pastors all around the world. Life. Church is a gracious ministry practicing irrational Kingdom generosity!

Jonny and Jeff have a conversation with Gary Hanson about what it's like to be in ministry and be an introvert. As Gary says, most people think of pastors as people persons, extroverts who love to be in the limelight. That is NOT true - because so many pastors are planners, administrators, thinkers, creative, crave alone time, and are anything but extroverted. The truth is, the extroverts des...

Ernesto Alaniz is a small church pastor, a 200churches listener, and a passionate church planter in Flint MI. Ernesto shares his story of adventure, struggle, passion, hope, and accomplishment with the guys on this episode.

In this episode, Jonny and Jeff debunk some myths around what makes a church "healthy" and outline the foundation and practices of a real healthy church, ministries, and pastor.

Dave "the Animal" Jacobs, from SmallChurchPastor.com joins us to talk about how utilizing coaching skills makes for a much more effective leadership model in pastoral ministry! This is a live episode with Jeff & Jonny together with Dave!

This week Jonny is joined by his friend from seminary: Sam Prellwitz. Sam joined Jeff and Jonny way back on episode 105 and he was gracious enough to return to share some best practices from his church in the area of hospitality!

Jonny talks with Scott Dalen, a Lutheran pastor from the Midwest about self leadership. This is a conversation between two Millennial pastors about what it takes to lead yourself first. Scott is a small church pastor and a regular listener!

Episode 243 is our conversation with the founder of www.studentsofjesus.com, Ray Hollenbach. Ray is a pastor's coach, a college theology prof, a church planter, and a church consultant. Ray talks with Jeff and Jonny about the pain of and struggle of the fear and loss, that results from change. This is an episode that piggybacks off the last one, episode 242, with Tod Bolsinger. If you are str...

Jonny talks with Tod Bolsinger about his recent book "Canoeing the Mountains" and leading the church in the post-Christian world we find ourselves in. Jonny is joined in this interview by Suzanne Vogel and Jeff even pops in for the beginning and ending!

Jonny sits down with David Housholder to talk about how he cultivates contentment without getting complacent in his small church! Jonny and Jeff also give some updates on their new church situations and chat about staying fresh in ministry.

This episode is like sitting in on a free coaching call with a seasoned and live-wire pastor of a 200church! David MacDonald shares life, love, and leadership for small church pastors! You'll love this encouraging episode! David is the senior pastor of Faith Community Church in Red Oak, Iowa!

Steve Mason was given the book, The Cure, reading it in one night his life immediately began to change, as did his wife's. They would never be the same. In a few years he would float in the Caribbean with the author, as they reveled in the grace of God!

Tim and Ginger Hohm from www.mojovideo.tv, and small church ministry, join us to talk about what happens when life, ministry, and business change and morph - and God is in it - but you're still scared! Here's their story! Enjoy!