EST. - For the Established Church with Sam Rainer and Josh King

How do you plan out the calender of the church and keep it in line with your values and mission.

How can the EST pastor emphasize evangelism in the church?

How should you follow up with members who are no longer engaged in the church? What's the strategy your church employs to reach out to the sheep who have wandered off.

We talk with a southern transplant to New Hampshire about pastoring established churches in the North.

How can smal church pastos schedule sermon series out a year in advance? What do you do with really long sections of scripture?

Steve Bezner (@Bezner) joins the show to talk about the recent devestation left by Hurricane Harvey and how an established church can prepare and respond to natural disasters.

We talk about the importance and impact of the pulpit ministry. There are a number of things to think through as we consider the role and power of the person who preaches regularly in an established church.

We talk about forming a vision, leaking a vision and leading the chruch to grasp the visions God has for it. After listening to show jump on social media and let us know what your church's vision statement is.

We interview Pastor Russ Barksdale about the major and minor systems needed in a healthy growing church. We also touch on how to get started and what to do when you want to quit.

Sam interviews Jordan Richmond, a worship pastor at Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, FL. They discuss the ideal volume for music in worship services. Jordan talks about why people are so hypercritical about church music. He also answers the question, How should we define worship?

Every pastor and minister needs to understand the culture in which they serve. In this episode the guys talk a little about how to see the needs in your neighborhood and meet those needs with the Gospel.

Pastor, have you taken a break? In this episode, the guys talk about how to take a vacation and actually unplug. Sabbaticals are also brought up. If you are getting worn out, this is a show for you.

What's it look like for a pastor to leave a large church to take a much smaller church? We talk with Pastor Andrew Werley (Steamboat Springs CO) about that and ministry in a resort community.

What should you do if you have a leader who disagrees with your direction? What if they are disrespectful in how they disagree? When should you include other people in the conflict? This episode is brought to you in part by Southeastern Seminary sebts.edu and Pastor Talk by LifeWay lifeway.com/pastortalk

Should we consider the church rolls as a list of people who need to become believers? How should you approach 'cleaning up the church list'? Brought to you in part by Southeastern Seminary and Pastor Talk by LifeWay

What should you do if you come across a tough text to preach? How do the hosts navigate those topics that we know will be controversial? This episdoe is brought to you in part by Southeastern Baptist Theo Seminary and PastorTalk by LifeWay

What role if any do networks, associations and denominations play in the life of the local Established church? Do they have any benefit for the lead pastors? We break it down and share our strugles with these ever present collectives. This episode is brought to you by PastorTalk by LifeWay and Southeastern Seminary.

You are as responsible for how you leave a church as you are for how you lead it. In this episode Sam, Micah and Josh discuss the complexities involved in the decision to leave a church. They cover when you should announce, what you should od in the interim and what your first priority at the new post should be. This episode is brought you by both - Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Li...

How much should the pastor know about the giving of the membership? Is there ever a time when the specific amounts should be known by the elders? Micah, Sam and Josh talk through this topic and explore ideas on how a pastor can encourage accounability when it comes to the financial giving of the church. This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Christian Standard Bible. This translation...

Trevin Wax from LifeWay guest host the show and discusses the philosphy behind the new Christian Standard Bible. They also discuss the implications of a church having an offical bible version and why that can be helpful.

How do you know who to trust within the church and what about other pastor friends? The guys break down this sometimes emotional but necessary topic for local church pastors. Thanks in part to SimpleChurchTool.com and CSBible.com for making this episode possible.

The hosts break down how they think through the actual delivery of a sermon. They touch on topics such as safety blankets, pre-preaching thoughts and your morning eating. Thanks in part to CSBible.com and SimpleChurchTools.com for making this episode possible.

How much should you change up your worship services for the holiday's such as Christmas and Easter? This episode brought to you by the Christian Standard Bible. https://csbible.com/

The guys break down the United Airlines scnadal and look at the ways we as pastors can learn from the situation.

In what ways can an established church pastor invest in other people and help to develop them as a learned and skilled minister? The guys discuss this and how it relates to seminary training.