The 95 Podcast: Conversations for Small-Church Pastors

(Take one day to ensure a stronger future for your ministry with VisionDay. Get all the details here! ) Welcome back to the podcast! As always, we want to remind you that we are cheering you on as you navigate the day-to-day of ministry. Your work matters so much! Today, we have another unique episode for you as we chat with Mark Juba, Senior Associate at The Church Lawyers (Our lawyers and strate...

(Take one day to ensure a stronger future for your ministry with VisionDay. Get all the details here! ) One of the biggest deficits we've seen in church leadership here at 95Network is the confidence and ability to cast vision. This topic is as crucial today as it's ever been. Today, we get to share a conversation that Dale actually had over on the Thinking Church podcast with Chris Brig...

(Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here! ) I'm so excited to share today's episode with you. Jacob King is an incredible young man who has wisdom beyond his years. He is a first-year ministry student who has a huge heart for God and for the Church. I've been friends with Jacob's dad, Clayton, for MANY years. I have seen Jacob grow in...

(Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here! ) In true 95Network fashion, we are celebrating episode 95 of The 95 Podcast! We wanted to take this week to simply reflect on all God has done and how He has provided opportunities beyond what we could have imagined. He truly is so faithful! Praying this conversation is an encouragement to your heart today! And...

(Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here! ) "We think that our job is to get people to go along with the things Jesus suggested as opposed to heal the broken." You may already know this, but this man changed my (Dale's) life… Bob Hamp is the Founder of Think Differently Academy and is a Marriage & Family Therapist. I talk about him a l...

(Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here! ) Russ Lee is the mind behind Winter Jam, a lead member of NewSong, and before that was the lead singer for the group Truth. Dale and Russ have been good friends for years now and it was so much fun to have him on the show! Russ has an incredible story of redemption, from selling drugs as a 17-year-old to now lea...

(Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here! ) "God is not going to share His glory." In our conversation before Dale left for Sabbatical, we spent the last portion talking about when leaders start to put the pressure on their own shoulders rather than giving it to the Lord. After that episode, we had a couple pastors reach out to learn a little b...

(Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here! ) "If you can't stay afloat, you can't help anybody." Dale is BACK from his 40-day Sabbatical. And he has quite the story to share with you. Let's just say that the Sabbatical went nothing like he expected... :) Today, Dale shares that story, what brought him to the end of himself, and ho...

(Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here! ) Today we get to share a special conversation with you. Darrell Stetler is a small-church pastor in Oklahoma City as well as the creator of New Start Discipleship, a family of tools to help pastors develop a culture of real discipleship in their ministry. In this conversation, Darrell openly shares about getting...

(Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here! ) If it’s not clear, it’s confusing. With Dale still out on Sabbatical, we’ve got another unique episode for you this week! For this one, we’re sharing conference audio from our popular Growth Engines one-day event, shared as part of the Ozark Christian College Preaching-Teaching Convention in February 2020. Toda...

(Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here! ) It’s kind of crazy, but this podcast has almost been around for 2 years! 84 episodes ago, we had a really great conversation with Tony Morgan, founder of The Unstuck Group, as we walk through 10 characteristics of unstuck churches. This was pre-pandemic and is a great conversation to ground us and remind us of...

(Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here! ) Did you know that 83% of pastor's wives wish their husbands would choose a different profession? Donna Lewis and her husband, Bobby, have been in ministry for decades and are church planters of RiverPoint Church. Bobby is actually a coach and conference facilitator here at 95Network, and Donna has a huge p...

(Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here! ) "I believe the Church is coming into its finest hour and is about to rise up." Jon Sanders is the Founder of Small Town Big Church, a full-time firefighter, and is also the Director of Coaching here at 95Network. He is one of our favorite leaders in the world... a straight-shooter with a huge heart fo...

“God gives us dominion over bits and bytes, not just atoms.” Churches have pivoted in incredible ways in the last year, adopting technology in new ways at a rate they never anticipated. But what should our perspective of all this adoption of technology really be? Paul Johnson is Co-Founder & CEO of Pathwright, an all-in-one design, learning, and teaching platform. He is an incredible innovator...

You may have already seen this in last week's article , but starting at the end of this week, I'm headed on a new adventure. My new journey will be to take a 40-day sabbatical, something I've never yet had the opportunity to do in my 40 years of ministry. On today's episode, it's just Austin and I sharing some reflections on the decision for me to go on sabbatical, the hea...

"Entrepreneurship has a really important role in shaping culture." After growing up in the Middle East, Stephanie Leathe came to the U.S. for college before falling in love with entrepreneurship and equipping ministries. She is an incredible leader and it is truly an honor to have her on the show this week. Stephanie is the CEO of Altar Live, a new partner of ours here at 95Network focus...

We’re setting a record on The 95 Podcast today… We’re welcoming back a guest for the THIRD TIME! Karl Vaters is joining us back on the show for an incredible conversation that I truly can’t wait to share with you. When I was out in WA for a recent conference with Karl, he shared something that completely changed my perspective on the last year. And I wanted him to join us on the show to share that...

Chris Vitarelli is the pastor of The Road Community Church, a small multi-site church in Fenton and Howell, MI. He is the creator of the Small Church BIG Deal Conference and author of Small Church BIG Deal: How to Rethink Size, Success and Significance in Ministry . I'm really excited to share this week's episode with you. I recently had the opportunity to speak at the Big Little Church...

Today's conversation is one of my favorite episodes of the podcast. After 20 years of serving as a pastor, Jimmy formalized his ministry to other pastors in 1999 by founding PastorServe. A well-known and respected speaker, Jimmy is the author of “Survive or Thrive,” “Pastors are People Too,” and "What Great Ministry Leaders Get Right." He is also a graduate of Wheaton College and Go...

Imagine a movement of people loving their neighbors that leads to revival and renewal in our churches, our cities, and our world. That's exactly what Jonathan Weibel & Steve Lutz are pursuing through Front Yard Mission. Through a mutual connection, we had the opportunity to connect with these guys, and they are just fun people, but most importantly they are doing some incredible work. In...

We've got a different type of podcast today, and it's one I'm so grateful to be able to share with you. I've known Tracy Hamilton, Lead Pastor of Tri-County Worship Center, for years. This past year was an especially tough one for him and his family as he lost his wife to cancer. I was out to lunch with him recently and he was sharing some things God has been teaching him as he...

We've got a guest from across the Pacific today, and we can't wait to share this conversation with you! John Finkelde has 30 years of pastoral experience before founding Grow a Healthy Church in 2012. He has such a huge heart for church leaders. In this episode, John shares incredible wisdom including how he navigated a healthy pastoral transition, what he's been consistently sharin...

When we shared Episode 70 of the podcast titled “Leveraging Google for Ministry,” we heard from pastor after pastor who found the topic so helpful. Today, we’re going deeper on that conversation. Mark Sties is co-owner (along with his wife) of Sties Design Agency. Their company has a huge heart for the Church, while having produced video for companies like Ford, launched websites for clients acros...

"All my life I had felt worthless, and I had been looking to others to give me significance." Do you ever feel like you've never had help in ministry? Do you feel like you're just holding out for a better season? Do you struggle to implement structures and systems in your church Friend, we have an encouraging episode for you today. Steve Smith has such a heart for pastors. He i...

There's nothing more rewarding than seeing those you minister to at a young age grow up and grow into all that God has for them. Kaleb White is one of those people in my life. Kaleb is the Director of Student Ministry at NewSpring Church, and a young leader with an incredible perspective and pulse for the times we're living in. In this episode, he shares about what he's currently se...