Pastor's Growing Church Community Podcast

*** Dream Life in Ministry Cohort: In a couple of short weeks I am going to open the doors to the Dream Life in Ministry Cohort. This is a cohort for pastors to help them design their own personal dream lives while also learning how to build a more effective team, increase engagement at your church, and design streams of income. If you want to be the first to know when the doors open, just go to h...

What do you do when you have to lead your peers, but they are under no obligation to follow you. We can't rely on our position, we have no leverage, and we don't hold transactional control over them. So, how do we influence our peers, coworkers, and teammates even though they are not obligated to follow us?  Well, in this episode I am going to show you the secret to influencing your peers, ge...

If you are a staff pastor, do you agree with everything your pastor does? I hope not for two reasons: first, you lose yourself when you become a ‘yes’ man, and second, you rob your pastor of your insight and perspective. But, the challenge is, how do you manage your very strong opinions and insights and still be super supportive of your pastor. In this episode, we are going to talk about how you c...

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Early on in ministry, I stumbled upon a couple of secrets that made me highly effective in ministry. Those over me trusted me and empowered me with greater leadership opportunities while my peers appreciated my efforts. All because I accidentally stumbled upon two secrets I want to pass on to you in this episode.  Take your devotions, Bible Study, and sermon preparation to a whole other level...

Do you wish your pastoral staff or volunteer team took a little more initiative, were self starters, and didn’t require so much oversight from you? There are some people who are just not motivated and, no matter what, you will always have to be very involved in their management. But the majority of people on your team are not lazy, apathetic, or uninterested by nature. They learn it over time. The...

***You don't have to spend thousands or even hundreds of dollars to learn New Testament Greek. We have partnered with Pastor Keith Trump to bring you an amazing course to learn Greek quickly and effectively. Get your "Getting Greek" course today and begin learning New Testament Greek. https://brandonpardekooper.com/gettinggreek Do you have young preachers around you that need to grow in their prea...

***You don't have to spend thousands or even hundreds of dollars to learn New Testament Greek. We have partnered with Pastor Keith Trump to bring you an amazing course to learn Greek quickly and effectively. Get your "Getting Greek" course today and begin learning New Testament Greek. https://brandonpardekooper.com/gettinggreek You love your pastoral staff but wish you could figure out how to get...

*** Build Engaging Church Events With Less Stress https://brandonpardekooper.com/church event *** In my travels this past week I had a great time meeting with pastors and ministry leaders discussing how I could help them grow their churches and live healthy lifestyles. One pastor, in particular, was refreshing, encouraging, and gave me life simply because he positions himself to be teachable. It w...

Build Engaging Church Events With Less Stress https://brandonpardekooper.com/church event   One of the most important things we can do as pastors and ministry leaders is to take care of our spiritual health. We are all mindful of prayer time and devotional commitment, but our spiritual health is also determined in our leadership approach, our relational presence, and how we manage our thought...

*** Build Engaging Church Events With Less Stress https://brandonpardekooper.com/church event *** The best ministry teams are the ones who can come together and collaborate together successfully. So, the question is, does your team collaborate well on ministry projects? If the answer is no, or if you aren't sure, then you may need to build trust on your team. In this episode, I am going to show yo...

*** Build Engaging Church Events With Less Stress https://brandonpardekooper.com/churchevent ***   Do you want more free time in ministry? Do you wish you could leave the office every day feeling like you were productive and could enjoy your free time guilt-free?   In this episode, I am going to show you can shake the feelings of guilt for taking time off and enjoying your free time. At...

***Get Your FREE GUIDE to Build Your Church Website in 30 Days here: https://brandonpardekooper.com/30daywebsite/   If you feel like your pastoral staff is out of sync, suffering from low morale, or operating out of frustration. There is a good possibility that there is an expectation gap between you and your team. In this episode, I am going to share with you the four ways you can close the...

***Get Your FREE GUIDE to Build Your Church Website in 30 Days here: https://brandonpardekooper.com/30daywebsite/   Your staff has a culture, the question is, are you intentionally designing it or passively letting it grow on its own. In this episode, I am going to give you 6 levers you can use at your disposal to purposefully, intentionally, and missionally develop your staff culture so that...

***Get Your FREE GUIDE to Build Your Church Website in 30 Days here: https://brandonpardekooper.com/30daywebsite We hire them, we give them opportunities, we empower them, and we share our lives with them. But what happens when our Pastoral Staff is underperforming? The last thing we want to do is fire them, but we are also responsible for the stewardship of our ministries, finances, and leadershi...

***Get Your FREE GUIDE to Build Your Church Website in 30 Days here: https://brandonpardekooper.com/30dayw ebsite As a pastor and ministry leader, you wield power. At the core of leadership is power, and each of us has to wrestle with how we are going to use that power. God's design, as we see in Jesus' ministry, is to use the power he gives us and wield it for the betterment of others. But the al...

***Get Your FREE GUIDE to Build Your Church Website in 30 Days here: https://brandonpardekooper.com/30daywebsite/   Every week you have people checking out your website to see if they want to attend your service on Sunday morning. If you were to add this one element to your website, most people looking would choose to visit on Sunday morning, and will likely come again after that.  &nbsp...

If it isn't this situation it will be the next one. You can count on we will find ourselves in conflict throughout the course of our lives and ministries. Whether it is a war, pandemic, natural disaster, or some other situation, we are always going to have to find a way to navigate challenges. In fact, that is central to what being a leader and pastor are all about.  In this episode, we are g...

So you need an engaging pastoral training experience, but the problem is...you aren't really an engaging person. Sure, you can preach and sermon and you are great one-on-one, but in any other context you are shy, withdrawn, and even a little awkward.  Well, in this episode, I am going to show you one way to make your training experience engaging even if you are not a super engaging personalit...

To live your Dream Life in Ministry you need to have an effective pastoral team. But to have a pastoral team you need an engaging training experience and that can take a ton of time. Is it really worth it to spend all that time creating a training experience for your pastors?  Absolutely!!! In this episode I give you two big reasons why it is worth your time.  Let's Discover Your Dr...

Did you know that your personal preferences are holding your pastoral staff back? We all have opinions about how things should be done. I have an opinion about everything under the sun...just ask my wife. Even if I don’t really know much about it, I have an opinion and I will happily share it with you. As Lead Pastors, we usually have an opinion about how things should be done in every area of min...

As a sophomore in high school, I had a football coach that the varsity coach would describe as “forgetting more football than most coaches ever know”. Most likely, that’s where you are as a Lead Pastor. You have probably forgotten more ministry than your pastoral staff has ever known…in some cases collectively. This is why I encourage pastors all the time to capture what they have learned in notes...

Every training experience has gaps and all of your pastors on your team have gaps. In order to cut down the time it takes to make them highly effective, it is invaluable for you to identify those gaps and design an experience that fills in gaps without wasting time.  Let's Partner This Summer Together I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives h...

You want to pastor a growing church while still having time for your family, hobbies, vacations, and other dreams like writing a book, starting a ministry, or launching a business. But, how do you get there without neglecting your responsibilities as a pastor?  In this episode, we are going to discuss why it is so important for you to have a training process designed to develop a highly effec...

You may be a little hesitant to hire Millennials on your pastoral staff team, even if your a Millennial Lead Pastor, but in this episode, I am going to give you two really good reason why you need to start hiring Millennials for your pastoral staff. Then, I give you 1 unavoidable reason why you need them personally on your team.  Let's Partner This Summer Together I have studied the lives of...