Church for the Rest of Us Podcast

Episode 0086B4: Bonus Episode: Hershael & Tanya York On a special bonus episode, we get to have a conversation with Dr. Hershael York, Dean of Theology, at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Pastor of Buck Run Baptist Church. We also welcome his wife, Tanya, who leads alongside him. Dr. York specializes in preaching, pastoral ministry, and teaching. Tanya is her husband’s frontline supp...

CFTROU 0086: The Business on Church Business: Lots of One-on-One Meetings Some people may not think having lots of one-on-one meetings is a good thing. At a Family Church, we place high value on these opportunities to connect. At a church like ours, we believe in congregational church polity. Although we are pastor-led with committees that advise, the decision-making authority rests in the hands o...

CFTROU 0085: The Business on Church Business: Creating Feedback and Accountability Loops for Your Team Our goal is to equip church leaders with information and practical tools that apply to a church in any context. Creating accountability and giving feedback are extremely valuable in raising new leaders and cultivating relationships. Our Lead Pastor, Jimmy Scroggins, starts the conversation on mak...

CFTROU 0084: The Business on Church Business: Hire Slow, Fire Fast An integral component of the business of running a church is the people on your team. We discuss the relationship between having sound hiring practices in place and having to make the tough decisions to fire people when necessary. In this conversation, we talk about the useful idea of hiring slow and firing fast – the slower and st...

CFTROU 0083: The Business on Church Business: Hire the Best People You Can Afford Our Lead Pastor, Jimmy Scroggins, talks about the important of hiring employees. The crux of the matter is – hire the best people you can afford. Rather than cutting corners on employee salaries, it is worthwhile to invest in the right people for the positions you are actively recruiting for. Doing this will end up c...

CFTROU 0082: The Business on Church Business: Cash Flow is King Cash flow within the context requires careful consideration. When relying on the generosity and contributions of members, it may be difficult to make projections. When times are lean, cash flow can be inconsistent. In this episode, our Family Church Business Administrator and CFO, Scott Crawford joins the conversation as we define cas...

CFTROU 0081: The Business on Church Business: Be Prepared to Manage Risk Most everything in life involves some element of risk. Risk is an inevitable consequence of running a church. For example, there is the risk of someone getting physically injured, while participating in an activity that is hosted by your church. The bigger your congregation and the more activities and ministries you have, the...

CFTROU 0080: The Business on Church Business: Setting Senior Pastor Compensation Setting the compensation of the senior pastor of a church is a significant decision and one best handled with transparency. It is so important for churches to establish how compensation should be determined and who should be responsible for setting it. Some pastors may want to have an open discussion with other church...

CFTROU 0079: The Business on Church Business: Pay for an External Audit Our Family Church Business Administrator and CFO, Scott Crawford, joins us to talk about another important topic in the world of church business — external audits. These rigorous financial processes might seem out of place in the context of a church, however, on this episode we cover the many reasons that external audits are a...

CFTROU 0078: The Business on Church Business: Lawyer Up Today’s guest is Scott Crawford, our Family Church Business Administrator and CFO. We’re continuing our conversation about best practices when handling business matters concerning the church. Scott is an expert in this arena. He talks about why getting legal assistance is critical. It’s important to create relationships with people who have t...

CFTROU 0077: The Business on Church Business: Know Your Bylaws Welcome back to the Church for the Rest of Us Podcast! Today we’re starting a new season on some topics that most pastors don’t get taught in seminary and therefore have to learn the hard way! We’re calling it The Business on Church Business where we get into the underbelly of running a church. There are so many intricacies involved in...

CFTROU 0076: Church Planting Challenges & Opportunities Thank you for joining us! Our guest today is Rick Duncan who is the founding pastor of Cuyahoga Valley Church in Broadview Heights, Ohio. Rick talks to us about planting his church and growing it into one of the leading churches in our network of Southern Baptist churches. He now serves with the North American Mission Board as the Northeast R...

CFTROU 0075: Training a New Generation of Leaders Join us on the show as we talk with Dr. Jason Allen who is the president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Allen speaks with us about his passion for biblical truth and his commitment to training the next generation of pastoral leaders. Under his leadership, the vision of Midwestern Seminary is to focus on building up the local church...

CFTROU 0074B3: What Makes a Good Coach This is a throwback to part two of our two-part series with Coach Chris Hobbs, Director of Athletics at The King’s Academy in West Palm Beach. In part one we talked about being coaches, not bosses and now we want to define what that requires. We explore the qualities that make good coach, the importance of preparing your leaders to respond positively to negat...

CFTROU 0074A: Coaches, Not Bosses Thanks for joining us. Today we are featuring a throwback to one of our most popular episodes with our special guest, Coach Chris Hobbs. Coach Hobbs is the Director of Athletics at The King’s Academy here in West Palm Beach. We are going to get tips from Coach Hobbs on what it looks like to embrace a coaching leadership style as a part of our church culture. We wa...

CFTROU 0074: Partnering with Area Churches Join us today as we talk about forming meaningful partnerships like-minded churches. We can do so much more together than any of us can do on our own! Joining us today are our friends Todd and Julie Mullins from Christ Fellowship Church. They are the senior pastors of a large multisite church that gathers at locations throughout South Florida, with more t...

CFTROU 0073: Partnering with Inner-City Ministries Today we continue a series of conversation about churches can partner with community organizations to help our people be the church out there. Joining us today are Chris Tress and Proverb Newsome with Urban Youth Impact and Bow Down Church in West Palm Beach, FL. They are helping the most under resourced people in West Palm Beach and investing the...

CFTROU 0072: Community Partnerships: Life Affirming Health Clinics There are a lot of churches that have auxiliary ministries to address community needs. On today’s podcast we’ll talk about a shift in philosophy that allows churches to love our neighbors while maintaining focus on our mission to make disciples for Jesus. Our guest today is Beau Heyman, the Executive Director of First Care Women’s...

CFTROU 0071: Evangelism and the Pastor Join us for an incredible interview with Pastor Johnny Hunt. Pastor Johnny is passionate about spreading the gospel and encouraging pastors to pursue evangelism more fervently. He shares with us the importance of evangelism in the life of every pastor and how motivating a congregation is key to igniting their passion for this particular calling. We discuss th...

CFTROU 0070: Ministry Leaders Are Readers Growing up, we were drilled about the importance of reading but our busy schedules and hectic lives make it difficult. In this episode we talk to Trevin Wax, Director for Bibles and Reference at LifeWay Christian Resources, about the importance of ministry leaders being readers. He talks about how reading is especially important for pastors who disseminate...

CFTROU 0069: Church Planting for The Rest of Us Join us for a candid conversation with Dr. Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board (NAMB), about church planting for the rest of us. Kevin has shifted the culture at NAMB to be more church-focused and planter-focused. They are focused on serving churches of any size and planters with a passion to reach all kinds of people. Kevin be...

CFTROU 0068: Going the Distance Today we are joined by a giant in the church and a veteran leader, Pastor Jack Graham from Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. He is very fondly remembered at Family Church where he served as the senior pastor almost 30 years ago! Pastor Graham gives tips to pastors about how to go the distance. He details how we avoid moving from mission to ministry to mai...

CFTROU 0067: Leading When You're Not in Charge Join us as, Clay Scroggins, the lead pastor of North Point Community Church, shares principles and practical experiences based on his book How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge. He talks candidly about what it is like to work with a person who has as much influence as Andy Stanley and shares how people can approach their own development when they are...

CFTROU 0066: Multicultural Leadership Today on the Church for the Rest of Us Podcast we are talking to our friend, Dr. Kevin Smith, who currently serves as the Executive Director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. Previously, Kevin was senior pastor at Watson Memorial Baptist Church and was a professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Kevin is only the second African Amer...

CFTROU 0065: Reaching Younger Women Join us as Ashlyn Portero, Executive Director of City Church in Tallahassee, Florida, tells us about her leadership journey and how City Church intentionally connects with younger women. A lot of churches talk about reaching the next generation but the strategic leadership team at City Church is actually doing it. Ashlyn discusses with us the ways that they iden...