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Hey Pastor, Could you ever imagine spending that kind of cash on a single hour of coaching!? It's hard to fathom that anyone would do so, but there is a coach out there who charges just that, and I've discovered a way that you can benchmark from what that coach might tell you! Wouldn't you be so curious what the words would come from his understanding directed to you?! You'd probably hang on every...

Hey Pastor, Have you ever wondered what a coaching conversation might look like for you? Coaching changed my life and it's primarily the reason why I've decided to spend the next portion of my life helping other pastors take the next steps they need to take to get where they want to go. But have you ever wondered what the most common thing we talk about in a coaching conversation? Well here it is....

Hey Pastor, You need to know what to be cautious about when it comes to your leadership and as you grow, these kinds of things can try to restrain you. Every church has them and you'd better arm yourself so that when you come against it you know how to deal with it. Let's dive into this simple message today and build some boundaries between you and this this that will mess you and your ministry up...

Hey Pastor, Have you seen all the buz lately around this idea of the Law of Attraction? It seems like it's quite everywhere and if you're not accustomed to it, you can end up writing it off as some new age mumbo jumbo, but it's not. It's actually biblical and you need to see it throughout the WOG so you know how to interact with it and embrace it for what it is. Buckle up as I break it down with y...

Hey Pastor, This show is going to change your life! Sometimes it is crucial to have the perspective of someone with a different story and who came from a different side of the tracks. That's Paul's story. One of devastation to declaration and triumph, leading the way to over a billion dollars in sales in industries across the globe. Coming from a broke boy in Pittsburg to a multimillionaire who wa...

Hey Pastor! In this episode, I introduce the "Trifecta of Decision" – a practical framework designed to help pastors make confident, balanced choices. We’ll dive into how you can align your values , the people you love, and the goals you pursue to lead both your church and your family effectively. If you’ve ever struggled with decision-making in ministry leadership , this episode will give you act...

Hey Pastor Shawn Williams is becoming a legend when it comes to strong church leadership. He's been involved and on staff with some of the enormous names in the mega-church world. Cutting his teeth in ministry at Community Christian Church of Naperville, IL. Serving alongside his brother-in-law, Jud Wilhite at Central Christian Church in Henderson, NV, and then onto Willow Creek in Chicagoland. He...

Hey Pastor I've got a special treat for you today. I want to introduce you to my new friend, Jason Moore. Jason is going to expound your thinking on the part of creativity inside the church and how you can use some amazing tools and resources to take your church's experience up a few levels! This one is going to stretch your imagination so grab a notepad and get ready to learn! You can find out mo...

Hey Pastor, Which of you would say you're not looking for new guests to come to your church!? Anyone? I'll wait.... That's what I thought! Everyone is looking for more people to come and join them in the work that God is doing among your church. In fact, I love this idea, but it's not that you need to really market better, it's that you need to become known. One of the reasons people don't know to...

Hey Pastor During this super simple overview, you're going to get some free insight into one of the most profound problems every church faces -- getting AND KEEPING great volunteers. Let's be honest, not having enough people is a huge strain on your staff and it's one of the strongest reasons why everyone is grateful they made it through another Sunday. Let's change that! In this short show, I'm g...

Hey Pastor, You are in for a challenging treat today! I am excited to be able to introduce you to a new friend, Sean Nemecek who is going to help you in more ways than you know. Sean is a pastoral coach who is passionate about helping pastors understand and conquer the burnout they are feeling He brings 18 years of pastoral experience to his work in caring for pastors. Sean has written over 100 ar...

Hey Pastor, Are you feeling the pain and pinch of inflation right now too? The length your money stretches is less and less as the day goes by! In this episode, I'm going to talk to you straight from my heart about how to find new pathways for money to head your way. I'll clue you in to how I got a house for free and now have about 85K in equity and cashflow monthly and how you can to and some ang...

What's up Pastor! So glad to see you here today. I'm grateful you've decided to join me and hang out a few minutes. I hope to juts encourage you today. What you think about is everything! Earl Nightingale said, in this masterpiece, The Strangest Secret, "you become what you think about". Have you considered lately what it is that you think about?! We'll today I want to straight up encourage you an...

Hey Pastor, Have I got a treat for you today! I had the wonderful privilege of interviewing Lori Wilhite, leader and co-founder of Leading and Loving it. If you are not familiar with Leading and Loving it, you're in for a surprise and relief! This is what you have been looking for when it comes to your wife and the woman in leadership who are part of your ministry. Lori is going to lay down some p...

Hey Pastor, Have you ever felt that you were treading water on your church's growth? Like nothing you do is working and that ever effort you give is only ever incremental? Well, today you are going to be refreshed by this new line of thinking brought you to by my friend, Karl Vaters. Karl is the voice on small church and has a message to tell you that is going to relieve a lot of your growing pain...

What's up Pastor, Thanks for joining me here today. We're diving into a profound a powerful line of logic that you need to consider when it comes to deploying leaders in your context. I've got a short list of a few things you need to keep in mind as you confront this and my hope is that is powerfully fuels you to charge into this line. When you need help with me, here I am. Let's dive in and get t...

Hey Pastor, what's your development plan for missions within your churches context? Today we're going to dive into just that and unpack a bit of a plan when it comes to helping your church grow to a new levels! Missions has to occupy something of a core component of your church and sometimes it's just tough to figure out what to do and how to do it. Well, let me help and bring some clarity to what...

Hey Pastor, here we go! Today you're going to get resourced. I've got a simple list for you to use to grow yourself that won't cost you anything or much of anything but a cup of coffee (or 2). Let's dive into this and take your leadership next level! Chances are you're going to get to the point where you need to explore this in greater detail so lets set that call I'm always referencing. You can d...

Hey Pastor, Are you ready to move people in your church toward leadership? I've talked with so many pastors around the country today and one thing is uniform with nearly all of them (95%) -- the need for developed leaders! That problem is not going away so let's do something about it. I'm going to give you 3 easy ways to start on that process today. This is just going to open the can of worms for...

Hey Pastor, For some of us, fitness is not the foremost thing we want to be thinking about in the structure of our day to day. But you can't deny the research that shows how vitally important it is for you to have something of a fitness structure for your day! Jon Beazley has a plan for how to masterfully bring this into your life in a streamlined and simple solution. I'm excited to be able to int...

Hey Pastor, have you ever wondered what exactly should you be focused on? Man if you're anything like me, there was always 10,000 things that needed your attention and how, exactly, do you define what gets it and what does not!? We'll I have a fix for that and I want to help you with it today. Let's dive right into this! Are you ready to set up your call? You can do that here with this calendly sc...

Very few ministries can afford to carry the financial weight of a pastoral team. Only some can even carry the weight of what it costs for a single pastor to be able to live, function, and thrive. So that begs a new question -- Where else can your money come from? In this episode of Pastors Thriving, we're going to interview EntrePastors founders, Jon Sanders & Les Hughes and get their take on...

Hey Pastor, we're talking about money today on Pastors Thriving and I need for you to be able to keep an opened mind! Your survivability is really contingent on your ability to learn and gain new insight and your salary is one of those things. So join me today as I help to expand your thinking when it comes to your money, where it comes from, how much of it comes to you and maybe some new ways to...

Hey Pastor! Good to see you here today. In my pursuit to help and equip you with healthy and new resources and ideas, I've come across some amazing people. Today I get to introduce you to my new friend, Danielle Greer, the Happy Family Coach. She's got a podcast of her own and has created a tremendous resource that takes all the effort out of helping the parents in your context to learn the simpli...

Hey Pastor, Coming to you today is a project I've been working in for a long time. This is a game changer when it comes to the progressive development of your ministry. Ministry does not have to be weighty, heavy, overwhelming. When did we start thinking that the Bride of Christ is supposed to be OVERWEIGHT and OVERWHELMING? It does not have to be and when you start recognizing the truth of your t...