200churches Podcast: Ministry Encouragement for Pastors of Small Churches

Big transitions in both Jeff and Jonny's ministries this year! At this release, Jonny has left Orange City, and Jeff is on his way in about one month. They tell their stories of grit and grimace, faith and failure! Or... just their stories... of how God is moving them on to other ministries, while continuing to unite their hearts together to advocate for the cause of small church pastors ever...

Dave Jacobs, from www. SmallChurchPastor.com, joins Jeff to talk about specifics in dealing with destructive and divisive gossip in your small church. This is very helpful and practical!

Jeff and Jonny speak with Walter Brueggemann, who is surely one of the most influential Bible interpreters of our time. He has authored over one hundred books and numerous scholarly articles. He continues to be a highly sought-after speaker. We called Dr. B at home and had about a 45 minute conversation about how the church might be a presence in the world, bringing hope to a slightly “lost cause”...

Named "America’s Best Theologian" by Time magazine in 2001, Dr. Stanley Hauerwas joins Jeff and Jonny to talk about the importance of the church, and the role of the small church pastor, especially in the Eucharistic Celebration! A thriller! A must hear!

Jeremy Norton is the real deal! Straight from a small church, 200 miles north of Juneau AK, in the Yukon Territory of Canada, Jeremy talks about leading change, loving his leaders, and ordering his week! This is an awesome episode! Check out Jeremy's church here! www.whbc.ca

Zach Bauer, pastor of Red Door Church in Sioux Falls SD joins us to talk about how his small church is making a big impact on people in his community. This is an inspirational, practical, and encouraging episode! Thanks Zach! Say hi to Jack for us...Catch Zach at www.reddoorchurch.net and get some great resources and ideas for community outreach and multi-church partnerships at www.empowersiouxfal...

The guys were blown out of the water as the Christological tornado that is Cherith Nordling ripped through the podcast studio, via Skype! Cherith expounds on the wonders of Jesus, the hypostatic union, the power of the Spirit, Philippians 2, and so much more – so, so good! Check out Dr. Nordling in the faculty section of www.seminary.edu! This is also a great connecting episode with www.missioalli...

The CEO of AWANA Clubs International, Valerie Bell, joins the guys LIVE in the studio! This episode is off the charts heartfelt surrounding both Children's Ministry, and small churches and their pastors. Valerie shares her heart for kids and families, small churches, the third world outreach AWANA is involved in, and much more! You will be both encouraged and challenged! Enjoy!

From SmallChurchPastor.com, Dave "the Animal" Jacobs joins us to give some great advice on how to have great meetings, or as he put it, "meetings that don't suck!" This episode is so practical for pastors of all size churches! As usual, you will enjoy the practical and humorous nature of our podcast. We try to deal with important and serious content, while making room to b...

Carolyn Custis James joins the guys to talk about her book, Half The Church. Carolyn is soft spoken with very loud content! What a fun lady with a sharp intellect and engaging sense of humor, talking about the mission of women in the Kingdom of God!

Glenn Paauw from InstituteforBibleReading.org joins Jeff and Rob at a Missio Alliance Gathering recently to talk about a fresh approach to reading the Bible in community in your church - this is an eye-opening episode for all pastors! You can sign up to receive information for the Bible Reading project at ImmerseBible.com.

In 1980 Rick and Kay Warren started in their living room what is today Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. 37 years later Kay can look back and see the best of times and the worst of times. She and her husband Rick have been great examples to other pastors and wives of how to let God use both your strengths as well as your greatest pain in life to prepare you to love and serve others. Kay Warren...

Zach "the Hammer" Bauer joins the guys to talk about how he recast a refined vision to his young church and set it on a more intentional and focused course. With his leadership team, he reimagined his Children's Ministry and found a new group of volunteers! A great, practical, and encouraging episode!

Things get REAL when Jeff & Jonny talk with Jemar Tisby about race, reconciliation, white privilege, and the church. They talk about sensitive things in our society, but they manage a very thoughtful and gracious conversation between friends, which always helps understanding!

Mandy Smith is the Senior Pastor of University Christian Church in Cincinnati OH. This is her 2nd time with us to finish talking about The Transparent Pastor - a fantastically wonderful book she wrote. A very personal and theological conversation!

Matt Frey is a Discipleship Pastor from Beaver Falls, PA and an old pal of Jeff's. Never hesitant to bring the heat, Matt provides the straight dope on the issue of discipleship - in a way very accessible for pastors of all size churches!

Jeff talks with Robin Boda from Bridge of Hope Ministries in St. Louis MO. They talk about the needs of people in tough situations, and - what we offer them, and what they teach us! A very encouraging episode! You can see the fantastic ways that Bridge of Hope is meeting needs in their community right here - http://bridgeofhopestl.org/

John Chandler, from the SermonSmith Podcast, joins us to talk about sermon craft, bi-vocational ministry, missional ministry, and family/ministry balance, among much else! You will be encouraged to keep pressing forward in your own 200church!

Unlike any other episode we've done, this is a very serious discussion with two ladies who are sexual abuse survivors - about sexual abuse in the church, and child abuse as well. Jeff and Jonny talk w/ Nicole Bromley and Mary O'Brien from WWW.IAMONEVOICE.COM.Nicole speaks around the country and world for victims of sexual abuse. She knows the horrors of it first hand. This is a must list...

John Finkelde, from Perth, Australia gives wisdom about how to handle another larger church planting in your town or neighborhood. What do you do? How do you deal with it? Jeff and Jonny have a great conversation with the Aussie Pastor's Coach! #HillsongJohn's blog post about Hillsong Church planting in Perth went viral - he talks about it, and shares the wisdom too!

Sweet Baby Ray Hollenbach, from StudentsofJesus.com joins Jeff and Jonny to talk about a simple, yet so profound commodity that all of us pastors deal in - HOPE. We talk about hope in the age of fear! A contemplative episode...Ray is a pastor's coach, counselor, and consultant - and can help you at www.studentsofjesus.com!

Dan Tarrant is our special featured guest on this, the longest episode in the history of the Podcast. This is a phenomenal episode. We've never produced an episode like this one! Ever. You'll love it. The Body of Christ is beautiful! We can learn from everyone in the Body of Christ!

Jeff and Jonny are joined by an energetic small church pastor/church planter from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Pedro Alexandrino. Pedro shares the challenge and beauty of a small church filled with real people, real struggles, and changed lives! You'll love Pastor Pedro!

David Housholder is a bivocational pastor from the San Diego area and a long time listener to the podcast! Jeff and Jonny talk with him about a vast array of small church ministry issues. You will definitely connect with this conversation! David has been in large and small churches, and is currently in a smaller church, but absolutely loves it!

Pastor & Podcaster Ronnie Brown joins us - himself a listener to our podcast! Ronnie shares the wows and woes of his church and bivocational ministry. Ronnie is the real deal small church pastor! You will finish this episode much more encouraged than when you started!