Michigan Ministry Network L3 Podcast

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Pastor Tim Alley, lead pastor of Baldwin Assembly of God, talking with us about influencing and pastoring your entire community. What does it mean to pastor beyond the four walls of the church? How can we cultivate a heart for the community God has placed us in, especially when facing chal...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Brian Pruitt, family life pastor at Grace Valley Church and motivational speaker and trainer, talking with us about good leadership. John Maxwell says "Leadership is influence". Who are you influencing on a daily basis? What happens when people don't like the way you lead? Pe...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Raymond Marshall, Michigan Student Ministries Director, sharing with us on how to integrate Speed the Light and BGMC into your church culture. STL and BGMC both have tremendous merits not just in the resources we're able to provide to missionaries around the world, but also to instill...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Otis Buchan, former director of affiliated churches and camps, sharing with us today on his message "Stewarding Memories". Memories can be good or bad, but we can choose to steward those memories well. Not every memory needs to stay, and not all memories in bad situations need to go. It's...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Eric Klein-Wassink, associate pastor at Grand Rapids First & community engagement director for GoServe sharing with us on what Go Serve is all about and how it can help your church serve your community. GoServe's mission is to resource the local church to expand its reach throughou...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Larry Parker, senior pastor at Life Church sharing with us on how to lead a mostly volunteer staff to reach your community. What is it like only having staff members in the office only a few hours a week? How do you properly manage, set realistic expectations, and lead a team you don't...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Cal Garcia, lead pastor or Auburn Hills Christian Center sharing with us on how to choose the right staff. Staff pastors are vital for the growth of the church. How do we know we're hiring the right one for our congregations and communities? Pastor Cal has seen tremendous longevity whe...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Philip Krist, lead pastor of Lakeside Assembly of God talking about building buildings with wisdom. When God blesses us with vision and provision, we're responsible for stewarding his resources well. How do we know what's best when building or expanding a church building? Is there...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Jeff Krist, lead pastor of Gateway Assembly in Imlay City, sharing his wisdom with us on how to grow a church in a rural community. Pastor Jeff shares the challenges and unique opportunities he's had to face when it comes to building a church in a rural area. We are all called to reach...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have part 2 of conversations with Pastor Aaron Hlavin. It's been incredible hearing the heart and wisdom of our superintendent and we pray you can glean some helpful information about how to live healthy lives, lead those around you, and how to launch into your communities. We thank you pastors...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we are switching up the script! We have Pastor Jim Riley, our Live director interviewing Pastor Aaron Hlavin, our Network Superintendent! Over the last couple episodes we've been privileged to hear a lot of wisdom from 2 different superintendents but today we get to hear the heart, thoughts, and v...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we continue the conversation with Pastor Darryl Wootton, the superintendent of Oklahoma and our speaker from Refresh 25. Pastor Aaron and pastor Darryl share their thoughts on the things churches should know from the viewpoints of a superintendent. We pray will help you as you lead you church and...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Darryl Wootton, the superintendent of Oklahoma and our speaker from Refresh 25 talking with Pastor Aaron on the things churches should know from the viewpoints of a superintendent. No one knows what fully happens inside our Networks quite like the superintendents. We took some time at Refr...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Ben Murray, lead pastor of Northville Christian sharing with us how he goes about learning while having to be the one in charge. There's always something new to learn. It's a hard truth for some, and an exciting adventure for others. How are you supposed to go about on a learning journey w...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Happy New Year! We look back at 2024 with gratitude and look forward to 2025 with hope. Pastor Aaron Hlavin shares with us today on the importance of starting this year off with full reliance on God. We're called to fully pursue the Lord and with it being a new year, it's a great time for refresh our spi...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Brooks McElhenny, the MMN Secretary Treasurer sharing with us about the Acts 2 Journey. The Acts 2 Journey is a transformative process to help you fulfill your vision to strengthen your church spiritually, numerically, and relationally. You and a team of your church leaders would attend fo...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Merry Christmas Michigan Pastors and leaders! We here at the Michigan Ministry Network are so incredibly thankful for you. We are thankful that you choose to LIVE healthy lives, LEAD thriving churches, and LAUNCH into the communities around you. We pray this Christmas season is restful and filled with th...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Ben Vegh, Lead pastor of The Gateway Church, sharing with us on why Fine Arts for kids and students isn't just about showcasing talents, but giving them opportunities to minister through their giftings. Fine Arts is designed to celebrate the goodness of God through the talents He's given u...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. This episode today is a longer one but is PACKED with good information on how to keep a healthy marriage. Today, we have John and Judy Pyper, the National Directors of AG Marriage Encounter, sharing with us how to have and maintain a healthy marriage. If we can't have a healthy marriage, it's extremely d...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Jim Riley, our Live Director for the Network talking with us about our resource on conducting funerals or memorial services. This is one of the hardest, but most honoring part of being a pastor. But what do you do when it's a community member outside of your church? How can you connect and...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Pastor Aaron Hlavin sharing his heart on finding thankfulness in all things. First of all, we are so grateful for you, the pastors and leaders in our amazing state. There are so many reasons for us to be thankful during this time, but it's easy to lose track of those reasons if we don't fo...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have John Opalewski, owner and founder of Converge Coaching which is all about helping pastors getting and remaining spiritually and mentally healthy. Today, we discuss the trends of the current church. The first thing we're seeing is that people are HUNGRY for the Word of God. There is such a...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Zach Preston, Kids pastor at Mount Hope and Kids Min Liaison for the MMN sharing with us on his passion and role in helping churches in our network with their children's ministries. There's such a massive need for a solid kids program in churches nowadays with many young families wanting t...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Gerad Strong, one of the directors at CMN (Church Multiplication Network), sharing with us on what it looks like to plant churches no matter the current size of your church. We have such a growing need for churches in this nation. We are all called to make disciples, this also means to tra...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have John Zick, National Director of Called. Called is focused on equipping those who feel called into vocational ministry as quickly as possible. Called is about gaining, training, and retaining future ministers in the AG. This is a great program not just for future ministers, but for lead pas...