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 Brett Carleton, marketing director at Freedom Center Church talking about the importance of the "presentation" of the local church. The hype of marketing can never and will never replace the full power and wonder of God. But, why is it important to have a good presence? Is livest...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Larry Clair, executive pastor at Freedom Christian, talking with us on the role of an executive pastor and the importance of administration in the church. "It's filling the gap between vision and reality." The goal is to fulfill the goal of the lead pastor while leading from...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have special guest, Jaime Hlavin talking about what it's like being the spouse of a minister. Ministry is more than a job, it's a calling. So how do we balance the call of ministry and keeping/building a healthy marriage? Ministry will always impact your marriage on some level. Pastor A...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have a part 2 from our speaker from Refresh, Greg Surratt. The discussion today is all about the greatest opportunities we have as the church and envisioning the future of the church! What does the future hold for the church? What can we do to move to that next level in our ministries? Who do w...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have our speaker from Refresh, Greg Surratt. Pastor Greg is the founding pastor at Seacoast church and is the president and co-founder of the Association of Related Churches (ARC), which is a global church-planting initiative that has established over 800 churches worldwide. Pastors Aaron and G...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Lori O'Dea, lead pastor at New Life Assembly, talking with us about women in leadership! Lori leads our Network of Women Ministers which exists to mobilize women to fulfill their ministerial call. We get to talk about the exciting things that are happening in ministry when it comes to...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have Devin Gough, senior pastor at Revival Tabernacle, sharing the struggles and the successes of urban ministry. We all know there's a big difference in how we do ministry in the urban, suburban, and rural parts of Michigan. We can't just be copy paste churches and expect things to wor...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Happy New Year! God did SO much through our churches and you pastors and leaders this last year and we're SO thankful to be a part of a network along side you amazing pastors and leaders. This episode of the podcast starts season 2! We have Pastor Aaron Hlavin sharing on how to close a year of minist...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Merry Christmas! This is the last episode of the podcast for this year! We're coming to you with a quick Christmas blessing from Pastor Aaron Hlavin, Pastor Bradley T. Trask, and Pastor Brooks McElhenny. We are so grateful you have spent this year with us learning from some of the greatest pastors in...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. We have only 2 more episodes for the year! This has been an amazing year of learning from our amazing pastors and leaders in our network. We appreciate all the wisdom and teachings that have come from this podcast. Today, we have a special episode featuring Jaime Hlavin and Pastor Aaron Hlavin talking ab...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode. we have Henrik Lidman, pastor of Prayer & Praise Assembly talking with us about how to love people with excellence in a small church. We can't always look at the larger churches and say "if it works for them, it must work for us." God has a specific plan for each...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode we have our very own, Lisa Nagle, Office Manager & Administrative Assistant to the Network Superintendent. Lisa has served at the network office for 34 years and has served under 3 different superintendents and has a WIDE range of experience in this role. Today, she shares her...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode we have, Pat Rusch, assistant and missions pastor of Christian Celebration Center sharing his heart on missions in the AG. Why is the AG so passionate about sending missionaries throughout the world? It's all about being obedient to the calling of God. There are still lost peop...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode we have, Zach Preston, kids pastor at Mount Hope Church and kids ministry liaison for the MMN talking about the state of Kids ministry in the local church. What is the current state of kids ministry as as whole? What are kids, and kids ministry volunteers/leaders needing to thrive?...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode we have, Mike Houser, lead pastor of Holland First Assembly of God. Today, we're talking about restoring hope to a defeated church. What do you do when things seem like they're falling around you? What are the opportunities on the other side of that chaos? There's good...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode we have, Raymond Marshall, Student Ministries Director the for MMN! This last weekend we watch as God healed, saved, and called students at Youth Convention and figured it would be a great time to talk about the greatest things about this next generation. How can we as pastors and...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode we have, Rhonda Trask, director of the MMN Narrative Ministry, who's mission is to Increase awareness of the need for foster care and adoption. The topic for today is Foster and Adoption care in the church. What should we be doing as the church? Should your church have a foster...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode, we have Casey Arnouts, pastor at Grace Assembly of God, sharing with us on the topic "Intergenerational worship". Simply put, it's about creating a space for all generations to worship together as one. How do we go about this though? How do you take the different ele...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. ***This episode was recorded before the most recent attacks on Israel. On today's episode, we have Brooks McElhenny, MMN Secretary Treasurer, talking about peace. This episode is all about peace whether that's finding it in yourself or showing it to those around us. We all have our own thoughts o...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode, we have Bradley T. Trask, lead pastor of Brighton Assembly of God and Assistant Superintendent of the Michigan Ministry Network! The topic of discussion of all things leadership. Leading intentionally is becoming more and more rare as time goes on, we as the church cannot afford t...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode, we have Lisa Marsack, executive pastor at Bridgewood Church, sharing what it means to be fully you while leading in the church. What do we do when ministry tries to change us from who we know God created us to be? How are we supposed to go about taking a step back and evaluate if...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode, we have Cal Garcia, lead pastor of Auburn Hills Christian Center, sharing on how to create a culture of diversity in the local church. Pastor Cal works with many diverse cultures in his church, not just ethnically, but also different socioeconomic backgrounds. If the Kingdom of Go...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode, we have Herb Helsel, lead pastor at The Grove Church, sharing with us on the subject how to lead a growing church without losing yourself. What healthy habits, thoughts, and patterns do you need to have to keep yourself healthy? What are the hard decisions do you need to make for...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode, we have Randy Merren, former lead pastor and now missionary to Middle Eastern refugees in the Metro Detroit area. This is a very important conversion we are having today about what missionaries like the least about calling pastors for support. It's not easy being a missionary...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. On today's episode, we have Jeremy Gyorke, lead pastor at Wyandotte Family Church, talking about the life and rhythms of a church planter. What are the habits, process, and relationships that every church planter needs to stay healthy? Church planting is so important! We need more church planters. Ho...