Ministry Magazine Podcast

The spiritual journey of leadership: A framework — Randy J. Siebold 23.10.2023 14:32 ↓

What does it mean to be a leader?  Five components of a Christ-centered approach to help leaders grow to support the mission of the church. 

Forgiveness— The core of innovation — Karen Tilstra 19.10.2023 14:52 ↓

Why do people not like to forgive? How do we forgive and embrace forgiveness? 

Pastoral leadership: A catalyst for whole-church ministry — Boubakar Sanou 16.10.2023 13:08 ↓

What does ministry look like in the new testament? Three ways that pastors can enable and empower their church members to become active ministers in their communities. 

Revival and Reformation - It would be well — Sean Brizendine 05.10.2023 4:17 ↓

Acknowledging that Ellen White's writings are an important, inspiring resource that should be utilized by Adventists as a means of growing closer to Jesus.

Editorial - A shining light on God’s love — Merlin D. Burt 02.10.2023 4:55 ↓

Why does the church believe that Ellen White's writings were guided by the Holy Spirit, and are a true manifestation of the Spirit of prophecy?

Clergy and confidentiality: Best practices for ministry — Marlon C. Robinson 27.09.2023 13:03 ↓

Is it appropriate to disclose confidential information? Are there limits to confidentiality?  Seven best practices to help clergy maximize the benefits of confidentiality and limit potential liabilities. 

The work of the Lord and the works of the Law — Kim Papaioannou 22.09.2023 15:40 ↓

What is the difference between the “work of the Lord” and the “works of the Law”?  

Rethinking community in the Adventist Church — Clifford Owusu-Gyamfi 19.09.2023 17:53 ↓

What is the meaning of community? What do we learn about community from the early church? Seven strategies to improve church community. 

Revival and Reformation - Praying for the Holy Spirit - Daily? — Helmut Haubeil 15.09.2023 4:35 ↓

The importance of asking for the Holy Spirit on a daily basis. 

Conformity and the Christian — Libna J. Arroyo 12.09.2023 11:40 ↓

Why is it so hard to stand alone, even as a pastor?  What does conformity have to do with Christianity? What is 'constructive conformity'?

Ministry and artificial intelligence: The new frontier — Eric Louw 06.09.2023 17:36 ↓

Should we be cautious about AI? How are we already using AI and what are some AI solutions to look for?

Editorial - From Gutenberg to GPT: The church’s need for technological adaptation — Jonathan Walter 03.09.2023 5:00 ↓

How should the church respond to the advancement of technology in today's world? 

Where do barriers to church growth come from? — Onajite Akemu 31.08.2023 8:44 ↓

 What causes barriers to church growth? What can we do to overcome these barriers? 

A book review - Lead Like It Matters: 7 Leadership Principles for a Church That Lasts - by Craig Groeschel, Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Books, 2022 — Nelson Silva 28.08.2023 4:44 ↓

 Reviewing the book "Lead Like It Matters: 7 Leadership Principles for a Church That Lasts" by Craig Groeschel

Learning from the diversity of the disciples — Tom Grove and S. Joseph Kidder 24.08.2023 12:35 ↓

Who were the disciples? How were they different from each other?   How did this diverse group of people come to work together and love each other?  

Experiencing happiness—producing fruitfulness - A pastor’s reflection on Psalm 1 — Kenroy R. Campbell 21.08.2023 14:44 ↓

What is happiness? How does one become happy? What does happiness produce? 

Pastor’s Pastor - Results of real communion with God — Ramon J. Canals 17.08.2023 4:41 ↓

Too often, we become caught up in our own emotions and interests and forget what it truly means to be a follower of Christ.  We must strive to let go of selfishness and have real communion with God. 

“My well is empty” - Adverse childhood experiences among pastors — David Sedlacek and René Drumm 14.08.2023 17:00 ↓

Looking at recent research on pastoral stress and pastors' childhood trauma in the United States. What can we learn from the startling insights from this research? 

Atomic habits - Five changes to revive your church — Eric Freking 09.08.2023 12:51 ↓

Pick up some good ideas on how to strengthen your church(es).

Editorial - God in the challenges — Pavel Goia 02.08.2023 6:10 ↓

Valuable lessons for pastors from the fall of Jericho in Joshua 5.

Serving God across the divide: A lesson from Jeremiah — Oliver Glanz 26.07.2023 13:50 ↓

As Adventist educators and pastors, how can we educate across the many divides we find in our schools and congregations? Looking at Jeremiah as an example of how to serve across the divide. 

The eschatological man: The gospel according to the metanarrative of Scripture — Ty Gibson 24.07.2023 19:44 ↓

What are the key components of the narrative of scripture? What has Jesus accomplished for humanity? 

Revival and Reformation - Surrendering our ideas — Eric Louw 19.07.2023 5:27 ↓

A testimony of how God answered hard prayers which lead to growth and revival. A call to pray challenging prayers! 

The art of making disciples — James Howard 17.07.2023 13:45 ↓

Only by copying the method of Jesus can we find true success in disciple-making. Three essential steps that Jesus used to make disciples.