The 95 Podcast: Conversations for Small-Church Pastors

95Network's Discipleship Director Matt Adair joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss ways any ministry can create a healthy discipleship pathway. Matt knows the importance of learning about the specific DNA of a ministry before developing the pathway. There is no "one size fits all" process for effective discipleship. Matt's approach to helping churches comes from his v...

Dan Jacobsen grew up under the influence of Warren Wiersbe who happened to be his famous grandfather. His grandfather mentored him in the early days of Dan's own ministry journey. Soon after Wiersbe died at the age of 89, an unfinished book was discovered that was being written as a 100-day devotional. At the urging of his family, Dan accepted the role of completing his grandfather's fin...

You know the impact that Bob Hamp has had on Dale's life if you've been a listener to the 95Podcast for awhile. It has truly been life-changing. This is why Dale is so excited to have Bob join him again on today's podcast to discuss a new course he is offering on the topic of decoding our identity in Jesus. Bob believes that a lot of discipleship teaching is designed to help us get...

Dale is honored to connect with his daughter and son-in-law on today's 95Podcast. TJ and Tiffany Deluccia join him to discuss the value of having an annual vision retreat together. Their marriage's clarity of purpose and planning are a direct result of consistently taking a few days each year to reflect and set goals for the coming year. They are releasing a new e-book soon on Amazon ent...

95Network team member Joseph Bennett joins Dale on the first podcast of 2025 to discuss ways he has personally overcome his own leadership barriers over the years. This conversation is filled with a lot of practical wisdom gained from the hardships and joys of his ministry experience. Our hope is that today's podcast will give you some encouragement as you approach another year of serving oth...

It's always a privilege to check in with Lance Witt. He is a seasoned leader with a lifetime of experience leading in ministry. Lance joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss some ways that we can be intentional about maintaining soul health while leading others. Lance draws from decades of ministry life to guide us through some practical steps to ensure a healthy soul. He truly is one...

Michael Moore never saw himself as a Lead Pastor. However, he began sensing the call after serving as Executive Pastor of his dad's church. At the same time, his dad started to sense that it was time to identify and raise the next leader of their local church. Today's 95Podcast is filled with practical wisdom on successfully handing off ministry leadership to the next generation. Michael...

95Network ministry partner Karl Vaters joins Dale for another podcast to discuss his latest book, "De-Sizing The Church." This is a great conversation that reveals so much about how the church in America operates today. It also dives into the historical turning points that led us to where we are currently. You'll really enjoy Karl and Dale's transparent conversation on today&ap...

Chuck Gordon joins Dale on this week's 95Podcast, talking through the highs and lows of ministry life. Chuck experienced many years of successful growth as a church planter. However, there came a point when everything started heading in the wrong direction, and it seemed that his life was unraveling. Chuck leads a ministry today called Connect Hope , which focuses on encouraging pastors, unit...

While serving as the Executive/Counseling Pastor of his local church, Josh Clink suddenly became the Lead Pastor after the pastor abruptly resigned. He immediately knew he was in "over his head" due to having zero formal training in preaching and leading a congregation. In addition, he also found himself leading through the pandemic restrictions and difficulties. All of this led to a &qu...

95Network teammate Jason Allison joins Dale today to launch the new Soul Care Essentials Online: 3-Session Video Series and Soul Care Essentials Cohort: 6 Weeks of Guided Conversations for Post-Conference Groups. Our team worked together over several months to create these resources to encourage and strengthen discouraged ministry leaders. Although ministry has always taken a toll on ministry lead...

Michael Moore never saw himself as a Lead Pastor. However, he began sensing the call after serving as Executive Pastor of his dad’s church. At the same time, his dad started to sense that it was time to identify and raise the next leader of their local church. Today’s 95Podcast is filled with practical wisdom on successfully handing off ministry leadership to the next generation. Michael helps us...

Michael Rubino understands how to serve small church pastors—after all, he is one! On today's 95Podcast, Michael joins Dale to provide practical next steps for leaders who find themselves stalled at the crossroads. His vast connections with other national leaders help him provide relevant guidance for even the most discouraged leader. One of the most refreshing things about Michael's min...

As a small church leader, do you find the hope of being able to take your family on a nice vacation out of reach? If so, today's podcast with Tim Walker may offer you a practical solution. Tim serves in a really poor area of the country that provides a modest salary. So he did some research to try to find a way to be able to afford to travel without breaking the budget. The answer was Travel...

Losing a loved one is hard. . . There's just no way around it. However, dealing with the emotions of the loss of being a teenage son adds another layer to the grief. Bart Blair joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss the suicide of his 16-year-old son that happened four years ago. While it's difficult to process, Bart bravely walks us through the emotions he and his family are pr...

Dan Nichols joins Dale for this week's 95Network Podcast to discuss the release of his upcoming book, Breaking Down Philippians . Dan is passionate about helping everyone understand the scriptures, which is the motivating factor behind his new book. This passion led him to create a special paraphrased version of this particular book of the New Testament. Dan truly believes that the Gospel is...

It's always a privilege anytime we get to check in with Lance Witt. He is such a seasoned leader with a lifetime of experience leading in ministry. Lance joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss some ways that we can be intentional at maintaining soul-health while leading others. Lance draws from decades of ministry life to guide us with some really practical steps we can take to ensur...

95Network's podcast producer Kevin Smith joins Dale on today's podcast talk through some of the difficult things that many of us are experiencing during this current season. Kevin has served in both small and large churches in various capacity's gaining a wealth of wisdom and knowledge from his experiences. Their conversation covers some of the hi's and low's of long-term...

95Network ministry partner Karl Vaters joins Dale for another podcast to discuss his latest book entitled, "De-Sizing The Church." This is a great conversation revealing so much of how the church in America operates today. It also dives into the historical turning points of what led us to where we find ourselves currently. You're going to really enjoy the transparent conversation be...

We all want our churches to be healthy, both deep and wide. But what should that look like? What are some characteristics of churches that are effectively reaching their community for Jesus? Join us for this conversation with Tony Morgan, founder of The Unstuck Group, as we walk through 10 characteristics of unstuck churches. We've known Tony for a long time. He's a good friend and has b...

Tony Morgan is a dear friend of ours and a gifted author, speaker, and strategist. In 2009, he founded The Unstuck Group, which in their words, has "a mission to get churches unstuck." The Unstuck Group has consulted with over 550 churches to create a vision and strategy to help them gain momentum in reaching people for Christ.  We're so excited to have Tony with us today. We'r...

Dale had the opportunity today to catch up with Tony Morgan and Amy Anderson of The Unstuck Group. Their conversation covered a wide range of topics concerning what Tony and Amy are seeing as they work with many churches throughout the year. Some exciting things are happening in the church today as we move further away from the impact of the pandemic. You'll want to pull up a chair at the tab...

Jon Sanders is a trusted resource that we often glean from at 95Network. Especially, when it comes to understanding how to serve in ministry while simultaneously providing a good standard of living for your family. Jon and Les Hughes created Entrepastors with this principal at the forefront. Dale catches up with Jon on today's 95Podcast to learn more of what their experience of helping minist...

Matt Wilson from Compassion International joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to update us on some new initiatives from Compassion. They have also signed on to sponsor the Soul Care Essentials Conference for another year. Although Compassion is widely known for their work with sponsoring children, they also have a strong commitment to supporting the local church. Compassion believes that a health...

95Network team member Jason Allison joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss the impact of our Soul Care Essentials Conference. Jason has facilitated several conferences throughout 2024. The discussion today is around the impact he is seeing firsthand as a conference leader. Many pastors and church leaders often ignore their emotional health while providing ministry help to others. Jason an...