24:12 Podcast

Every church plant has a story. This is Jacob Van Sickle's story of what led him to his calling to be a pastor, and then planting a church in the part of a our nation that is the most unreached. If you would like to join Pastor Jacob on a mission trip to his church, you can find more information at his website at sacredcity.church. Here are the dates that have bee reserved for the upcoming mis...

Stress can take away your joy, Nehemiah reminded his people where their joy lies, and that they will be okay. I learned this lesson recently, and now I want to share it with you.

Jacob Van Sickle is a church planter in Providence, RI. He is currently in the midst of his first church plant and working to spread the gospel in an area that is less than 2% evangelical Christian. He has some good advice about planting a church.

With times as rough as they are, are we ready for this to be an opportunity?

Sometimes we get ask to do stuff? How many times are you going to say "yes" until you need to say "no?"

Okay, we're still here. Okay, it's obvious, people don't know when Jesus is coming back. But what is the other lesson we can learn from this whole thing?

I have two questions for you, if you listen to this through the audio only, go to Spotify or YouTube and see the new backdrop. We moved to a new office.

Facing burnout as a pastor? My friend Chris has a different approach to how to help with burnout. You don't need to leave ministry, just need a different outlook.

The same lesson I was trying to teach my son at his soccer game is the same lesson God taught me in my quiet time one morning.

Christians have a standard of how we should react in certain ways, how can this baseball fiasco remind us how we are to treat one another.

In this final episode of the series, why churches don't talk about mental health, we look at the language barrier. People don't know the language of the mental health and it isn't used as common as medical health, therefore, we don't fully understand it. Since we don't fully understand it, we may not see it in the Bible. This episode explores of we could understand it a little...

Every minister and pastor knows that it's taxing to do your job. It has been proven that if you have a hobby, not only mentally are you better, but you perform better at your job as well. On this episode, Minister Lanny Jobe talks about his hobby and his hobby is very interesting.

Set yourself free by listening to the truth!!

How do you get revival at your church? Two things!

Do you hold onto someone else's words for far too long. It's time to knock the dust off and get back to work.

For a pastor, mental health carries a burden. They can help others through their mental health, but for a pastor, they feel as if they are are on their. Are they? Here's why they think it?

Do you feel frustrated in the direction your life is going?

What kind of support do you have to help you when you need it?

Have you ever been told a lie but you knew immediately that it was a lie but they told you it was the truth?

How did you react when you got disappointing news?

WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME!? errr...I mean, what do you worry about?

Do you have a favorite Bible that has your favorite passages highlighted in it?

Would you go on a mission, even if you knew the outcome?

In episode 4, we discuss why churches don’t discuss mental health. We also explore some basic understanding and some solutions for mental health in churches.

Weston Young, a good friend of mine and youth minister, stops by to talk about his background growing up, his calling, teen culture and teen ministry today.