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

Which church polity choice do the guys lead and which do they feal you should? Also, we discuss how to shift your church toward a healthy church gonvernment and some of the obstacles you may want to be aware of.

How do you hire staff or volunteers? What should you do with them and what happens when the relationship needs to end? On this episode the guys talk over the important decisions of hiring and firing staff.

Andrew Hebert jumps back on this week's episode to talk about the ins and outs of church staff meetings. We share some ideas on how to improve your meetings and get the most out of them for both you and the staff.

Andrew Hebert (@andrewhebert86) joins the show today to discuss baby dedications. We talk about some of the dangers and how you can institute and effective and helpful family dedication.

Listen in as Pastor Eric Thomas (First Baptist Norfolk VA) speaks about tenure, following legacy pastors and checking his ego in the Established Church.

Sam, Micah and Josh discuss some of the abuses of the public call and why you may still want to keep it around.

We break down the issues involving church signs, the pastor's twitter and how to hand your Google listing. "For those of you who don't like the idea of marketing, understand this - you can't not market."

We break down the joys and difficulties with visiting members in the hospital.

Sam and Josh explore the idea of requiring a New Members class in the etsablished church.

Jordan Richmond from Idelwild in Florida joins us to talk about the relationship between worship pastors and the lead pastors.

The Kid Ministers from Sachse's Church and West Bradenton join the show to talk about how pastors can help or hinder the children's ministry.

Sam and Josh talk through setting goals and some of the ways to think through that with your staff or ministry leaders.

Dr. Thom Rainer, President of LifeWay Resources, joins the show to discuss what he sees coming for the future of healthy churches.

Micah Fries sets down with #EST Pastor Ron Edmondson (@RonEdmondson) to talk pastoring the established church.

We all have the obligation to invest in others. It is our privilege to spend time and energy on other new or younger pastors. In today's episode the guys talk through what that looks like, how they have benefited and what they are doing to help others along the way.

What do the guys think you should focus on at the 6 month, 2-3 year, 3-5 year marks? We cover topics like by laws, leadership, big changes and when to tackle those.

Micah, Sam and Josh talk through how to handle difficult people or groups within your church. Particularly we explore the idea of dealing with mean communication.

What's behind the conflicts that involve worship, preaching and style in the established church? We talk through what may be causing those conflicts and how you might think better about it.

We talk through our relationship with the mega church down the road or across the street. Is the mega church hurting the smaller local church? Is this a problem with the pastors or leadership? What can the normative size church do in this paradigm?

What have we learned pastoring established churches.

How does a young guy lead a church in which most of the members have been there longer than he's been alive? Listener submitted topic, thank you Joel Bucklin (@pastorbucklin).

Is the established church worth it? What are some of the problems that exist within the established church? Follow us on Twitter @ESTChurch and subscribe on iTunes.

Micah, Sam and Josh welcome you to the show with a brief introduction. Make sure to follow us on Twitter - @estchurch, @micahfries, @samrainer and @jowiki. Don't forget to subscribe o iTunes and give us a fantastic rating.