EntrePastors

Lately we have been hearing a lot about “revival” from various places around the country and globe.  Regardless of your opinions on everything that is happening in current events, it’s hard to deny that God seems to be up to something in our day!   In this episode Jon and Les have an interesting conversation around the subject of revival.  More specifically, they wrestle with the question, “What i...

For many small business owners, getting a firm grasp on their business finances can pose some significant challenges.  In addition to the day-to-day operational systems that need to be mastered, the annual tax season can be a source of real stress and often exposes some of the weak spots in the business financial picture.  All of this is enough to keep some people out of the game of small business...

EntrePastors exists to help pastors and other ministry-minded people achieve financial freedom as they learn to THINK, ACT, and THRIVE as prosperous entrepreneurs.  In short, EntrePastors seeks to destroy the narrative of “the starving pastor” that seems to be so prevalent among people of faith in our culture today.   Rather than trying to engage in a conversation about how to get churches to pay...

In this episode Jon & Les are joined by Tim Winders for a powerful conversation about the need to redefine success both in the church and in the marketplace.  Tim has experienced great “success” as the world so often defines it from a financial standpoint.  He has also experienced the depths of “losing it all” in a bankruptcy years ago that brought him face to face with the real meaning of suc...

In this episode you will hear Jon & Les share a conversation they had recently with the audience of the 95Podcast.  They were invited to give an overview of the EntrePastors platform to a new audience made up largely with pastors of small to mid-size churches.  Jon and Les talk about the mission and overall message of EntrePastors.  They share why, in light of the massive shifts taking place i...

How do you balance having a strong drive or ambition to grow and succeed on one hand, with the command to be content in your current circumstances on the other?  This is a common struggle for anyone who seeks to live a godly life, yet make a big impact in the world whether through their ministry or business pursuits.   In this episode, Jon and Les, along with their guest, Scott Cramer, touch on th...

What does it take to live a rich life?  When people hear the word “rich,” they often immediately equate the term to money and physical possessions.  Certainly material wealth can be included in the conversation of what it means to live a rich life, but there is so much more to it!  Are you rich?    What does this question bring up inside of you?  Guilt? Gratitude? Sadness?  Joy? In this episode Jo...

In this episode Jon and Les have a conversation with Dustin Alley, a pastor and the founder of Seek Consulting, a business that provides services to help advance Christian leaders in their leadership journey through growing themselves or growing their business.  You will hear Dustin share his testimony of coming to know Christ as his Savior and his sense of calling into pastoral ministry.  Dustin...

In this episode Jon and Les have a conversation about a powerful insight Jon had recently.  As he was reading Scott Cramer’s book titled, And Then…Never Stop Sharing Stories , Jon made a connection to an event that took place in the early years of his life.  Essentially a negative narrative was formed around the very gift God would use as a major part of the calling on Jon’s life to make an impact...

It has been said, “Everyone ends up somewhere; some people end up there ON PURPOSE!” (Andy Stanley)  The truth is most people are simply drifting through life on a strong current of complacency and ending up in the random destinations to which it leads.  However, some people chart a course for their life and move against that current of complacency and end up in the destinations they chose.   In t...

In this episode Jon and Les hear how one missionary family established additional streams of revenue to supplement their financial support from their regular donors.  Shawn Paul and his family have been serving as full-time missionaries for the past 9 years.  Before going into vocational missions, Paul sold a successful construction company.   Years later he would find himself leaning into his ent...

In this episode Jon sits down with Austin Brooks for a powerful conversation about ministry beyond the four walls of a church building.  Austin not only grew up in the church, but in the home of a pastor.  As a third-generation pastor’s kid, Austin had a heart for ministry, but from a young age discovered a heart and passion for entrepreneurship that would take his ministry outside of the church a...

In this episode Jon and Les have a conversation with Eric Hoke about his service to pastors called: I Help Pastors Get Jobs.  Eric serves as a church planter in the Bronx.  Early on in his church planting endeavor, Eric recognized the need to be a co-vocational pastor as a way of making ends meet financially.  He has worked in a corporate setting as a management consultant for many years and under...

In this episode Jon and Les will introduce you to another amazing entrepreneurial pastor.  Alex Klimchuk and his wife Tanya are the founders and Lead Pastors of New Life Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Alex immigrated to the United States from Ukraine as a boy back in 1990.  Having a life-long dream of owning his own business someday, Alex started a tree-trimming company while he was still i...

In this episode Jon and Les discuss five common obstacles pastors face as they’re thinking about jumping into some kind of entrepreneurial pursuit in addition to their pastoral ministry.  Here’s the list that Jon and Les address in this podcast: “I’m called to ministry…not business.” “It’s not ok for me to be wealthy.” “I don’t have permission.” “I don’t have any skills that could be rewarded in t...

Success leaves clues. It’s possible to study the lives of others whom we look up to in order to discover some of those clues and then model our own thinking and actions accordingly if we desire to grow in a similar direction.  In this episode Jon and Les talk about some of the commonly shared traits among pastors who are thriving in their pastoral ministries and business ventures.  Here’s an overv...

In this episode Jon and Les talk with Ryan Reger about how he has and continues to lean into the specific skills God has given him in the area of business to support and further the spread of the gospel around the world.  Ryan has been extremely successful in not only building his own ecommerce business, but has also helped hundreds of other people launch online businesses of their own.   In addit...

In this episode Jon and Les talk with Dr. Ivan Parke about the release of his new book “When Life Meets the Soul: Everyday Lessons from the Book of Job.” Dr. Parke is a professor at Mississippi College who has studied the book of Job extensively throughout the past two decades.  He has turned his writings over the years into a book that is the first to be published through EntrePastors Press.  Som...

In this episode Jon and Les have a powerful conversation with returning guest Wayne Prevett.  Wayne was first featured on the EntrePastors Podcast in episode #55.  Born and raised in Canada, Wayne has witnessed first-hand what it is like trying to do church in a culture that is growing more and more secular.  About 20 years ago, Wayne and his wife Rosanne transitioned their role as traditional pas...

In this episode Jon visits with Kay Helm about how her passion and heart for missions has turned into an entrepreneurial opportunity to serve missionaries all around the world.  After taking part in a life-changing mission trip back in 2005, Kay used her background in photography and television broadcasting to transition into “story telling from the mission field.”  She also began to help other no...

In this episode Jon and Les share some “Hollywood-inspired” wisdom for pastors who are just getting started in their entrepreneurial journeys.  Reaching way back to the classic hit TV show, MacGyver, Jon and Les unpack a great lesson for entrepreneurs.  Regardless of the impossible situations MacGyver found himself in, he managed to use whatever tools and resources at his disposal to take care of...

In this episode Jon and Les speak directly to those who sit on boards and leadership teams in churches all across the nation.  Unfortunately, in many instances, pastors feel as though their potential to engage in some kind of marketplace ministry will be directly opposed by their boards.  Jon and Les have some words of admonition and encouragement for church boards and make a strong case for why i...

In this episode Jon and Les speak to the pastor who has come to the conclusion that the extra income from a side-hustle would be great, but they have no idea where or how to get started.   Generally we find people in this space dealing with two different issues: On one hand, we see the common “problem” of someone having so many ideas they’re struggling to choose the “right” one.   On the other han...

In this episode Jon and Les have a conversation with Chris Grainger.  Chris is the founder and host of The Lion Within Us Podcast.  Chris has a passion to help Christian men level up in their health, wealth, and self.  He shares how he is using his podcast not only as a means of serving others, but also to generate a new stream of revenue.  Some of the other topics we talked about in the show are:...

In this episode Jon and Les answer a question that comes up from time to time from pastors who are wrestling with the idea of launching a side-hustle.  Although the question gets asked in various ways, at its core is the dilemma some people believe exists for a pastor to have more than one stream of revenue.   Much of this thinking stems from a verse in 1 Corinthians 9 that contains the phrase, “t...