Strength for Today's Pastor

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Pastor, is counseling a burden or a blessing to you? How is your 1:1 ministry oriented? What's your end game? Paul LeBoutillier speaks with program host Bill Holdridge about counseling, and the way the Lord has taught him to approach it in his church of almost 30 years. It promises to be both liberating and encouraging to any pastor. --- Support this po...

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Pastor Ed Taylor is an open book in private as well as in public. His transparency and sincerity are evident in this podcast episode, in which Ed provides abundant encouragement with regard to dealing with extreme loss, the pastor's calling, the pastor's own self-assessment and identity (spoiler alert: the pastor is not to be deemed successful on t...

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Pastors are often isolated and feel alone. It's difficult to find others that can relate to the unique challenges of the ministry.  Not too surprisingly, pastors report that they often suffer from discouragement, and even depression.  Can isolation and feelings of being alone contribute to discouragement and/or depression? In this episode, Pastor Tim Br...

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Join host Bill Holdridge and Pastor Trip Kimball as they discuss some of the how-to's of disciple making, especially within the ministry of the senior/lead pastor. Questions like, who should we look for? or what is the goal of disciple making? or how did Jesus do it? are part of the discussion. This episode can be helpful to restart or jump-start an exi...

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Every senior/lead pastor knows about the Great Commission and its importance in fulfilling God's vision for the church. But what does that look like in the life and ministry of the busy pastor? Pastor Trip Kimball has a long history of pouring into people that they might follow Christ well. In this podcast, program host Bill Holdridge will interview Pas...

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! You've heard about this idea, and you've been thinking about it. There are roadblocks to consider, and you're reviewing some of them in your own mind. Yet just the hope of an extended restorative time away charges your batteries. How can the obstacles to actually doing this be overcome?  What about your church's leadership, how will they...

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Many pastors do not consider the idea of taking an extended time away from their normal pastoral duties, to be renewed and strengthened personally and in ministry.  Yet at the same time we hear about how many pastors are leaving the ministry these days ... many of which admit to experiencing burnout, lack of vision, or a weakened spiritual life. Maybe you, p...

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Poimen Ministries Director (and program host) Bill Holdridge interviews Pastor Gillett Doggett on the subjects of the senior pastor's retirement, care for his widow should the pastor go home to be with the Lord, and adequately preparing for a church transition when and if it gets to be that time. This program will be helpful for church boards of directo...

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Host Bill Holdridge interviews Pastor Bryan Newberry, a senior pastor for 32+ years. Bryan is passionate about connecting with the next generation, and exudes proper confidence in the Lord that it's doable.  Many pastors are asking, "why are the young people leaving?" And most of the time, we pastors are unclear about what to do about it! But...

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Host Bill Holdridge interviews Pastor Bryan Newberry, a senior pastor for 32+ years. Bryan is passionate about connecting with the next generation, and exudes proper confidence in the Lord that it's doable.  Many pastors are asking, "why are the young people leaving?" And most of the time, we pastors are unclear about what to do about it! But...