The 95 Podcast: Conversations for Small-Church Pastors

Leonard Edloe has been a pharmacist for most of his life. He also accepted the call to ministry in the early years of his marriage. He has seen the ups and downs of ministry in the rural black church firsthand. It's out of his personal experience that Leonard wrote "Restoring The Glory." He has a deep conviction that the rural black church in America needs to embrace some major chan...

It was our absolute pleasure to have Karl and Shelley Vaters join us for this special podcast focusing on ministry marriage. Shelley shares that she never gave much thought to marrying a pastor. She also shares some of the eye opening experiences which have accompanied serving alongside Karl for all of these years. Karl and Shelley pull back the curtain and allow us to see some of the difficulties...

Dan Nichols has been a friend of 95Network for many years. His work with the Northeast Collaborative is making a big impact in churches of all denominations in the northeastern United States. Dan recently reached out to Dale to share some insight from a new article he had written about the stressful situations that many pastors find themselves in as they lead their churches. You'll enjoy the...

Church Renewal International was founded in 2012 to share biblical principles and practices essential for renewing a church with other pastors and equip them for their own ministries. Chris joined Church Renewal International as the North American Director several years ago after pastoring a local church for eighteen years. Their mission statement is to see churches renewed and equipped to fulfill...

Jon Sanders hosts today's 95Podcast having a discussion with Jeff Gauss. Jeff was a church planter for many years and had a great deal of success, until he hit a major wall of burnout and depression about 6 years ago. He was actually one of Jon's coaching clients in the aftermath of all of that. He went on to start a business called Church Plant Solutions that does bookkeeping and tax re...

Bart Blair has spent most of his adult life working with churches in one capacity or another. Whether serving as a worship leader or later as a ministry consultant, Bart has had the opportunity to see how churches of all sizes function. His experience allows him to be a trusted voice that can help any ministry navigate today's changing tides. Today's 95Podcast is filled with incredible w...

95Network teammate Jason Allison joins Dale today to launch the new Soul Care Essentials Online and Soul Care Essentials 6-Week Follow Up resources. Our team worked together over several months to create a resource designed to encourage and strengthen discouraged ministry leaders. Although ministry has always taken a toll on ministry leaders, the effects of the pandemic increased the pressure for...

John Fuller has been in ministry for over 3 decades. Not growing up in the church, John accepted Jesus as a rough and raw college student. Becoming a Christian led John to do a complete 180 in the trajectory of his life which ultimately resulted in him serving as a youth pastor and eventually the lead pastor of a small church. Today's conversation is filled with the wealth and wisdom that com...

Ira Antoine began his adult life as an engineer for NASA. However, he soon sensed a calling to give up pursuing an engineering career to answer the call into ministry. So, after stepping away, he served on staff at a local church, eventually becoming the Lead Pastor. Today Ira serves churches throughout Texas and beyond, specifically focusing on bi-vocational pastors in a rural context. This episo...

Bill and Kristi Gaultiere know from first-hand experience how ministry can take a toll on your life. They both realized this while serving the local church in a season of intense activity. However, they soon discovered something on the inside was wrong. The joy and fulfillment of ministry had diminished amid the fast-paced life of leading in today's culture. On this edition of the 95Podcast,...

Is it time to acknowledge that our traditional way of providing discipleship, in most cases, is not providing clear results? When it comes to your discipleship process, do you have a clearly defined goal you are shooting for that would allow you to evaluate your effectiveness? If the answer to these questions is no, you will enjoy today's 95Podcast with Spiritual Formation Pastor Matt Adair....

95Network team member Hykeng Paul joins Dale on today's podcast to discuss ways to keep the conversation going concerning racial issues in the church. Their discussion is designed to provide practical next steps to help you connect with those in your community who may be from different cultures. Racial reconciliation doesn't happen automatically. Only through intentional efforts will our...

Dan stated, "After my divorce, I didn’t know if I would ever be married again. I had a lot of pain and confusion. But deep in my heart, I wanted someone whom I could love and who would love me back. A person whom I could share my life with me. Even though I was married before, I had missed some of this. However, my dating life didn’t indicate I would be married again." In today's 95...

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere understand what it's like to pastor people while working through your own personal problems. Their life experiences have given them a deep love for pastors and ministry leaders to experience freedom, healing and the joy that comes from having a healthy soul. Today's podcast is a great conversation about their new book Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith that deta...

Vivica Keyes was soundly sleeping one night when she was suddenly awakened by the sound of breaking glass at 3:00 a.m. As she was inspecting her broken kitchen window, she came face to face with an intruder. Alone and terrified, Vivica fought off the intruder and called 911. Today's podcast is an intense conversation of what life has been like sense that fateful evening several years ago. Viv...

BJ Rutledge knows first hand how Jesus can use ordinary people to do extraordinary things. His obedience to step out and plant a church in the small town of Paradise, Texas resulted in hundreds of people coming to know Jesus personally over the past 20 years. You'll be encouraged as you hear BJ's story of the "Miracle In The Cow Pasture." God's faithfulness is on full disp...

Jordan Hibbard is a great example of how each phase of his life prepared him for the next phase. He grew up in the Philippines where his parents served as missionaries for many years. He recently finished serving as the Trips & Speakers Director at Clayton King Ministries where he planned dozens of short term missions trips along with trips to the Holy Land. Today, Jordan serves as the Church...

Jim Powell is a man on a mission! He recently reached out to Dale to share how he has personally benefitted from using A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) in his ministry leadership. Jim's passion for serving pastors and leaders, specifically in small churches, is what led him to create 95Network many years ago. He personally understands the stress and struggles of the many responsibilities placed...

Cheryl Robertson found herself having to carry the responsibility of helping to raise her eight younger siblings when her mother suddenly died just after her seventeenth birthday. After already having experienced several traumatic experiences, she soon became completely overwhelmed with life. The pressure only increased after she was married at 20 years of age. However, she eventually discovered t...

Shayla Kenworthy is the Director of Business Development at Fishhook. She has a wealth of experience and wisdom when it comes to helping churches of all sizes communicate their mission and vision. She joins today's podcast to share A Timeline For Planning & Promotion to help us prepare for the upcoming Christmas season. Shayla's passion for the local church to reach their individual...

Jamison Davis realized that the current trajectory of his financial planning was marked by several mistakes. So he sought advice from the "professionals" in order to create a more secure financial future. His journey revealed that most pastors have done a poor job of financial planning often based on wrong information. Today Jamison serves full-time with Guardian Wealth management dedica...

We're celebrating today!!! It's our 200th podcast episode which is so surreal. And we couldn't have planned a better guest. Matt Wilson, who is the Strategic Partnerships Manager | Church Engagement Director of Compassion International, joins me to talk about the new strategic partnership that we've established between Compassion International and 95Network. You'll love he...

Trevor Williams has always allowed the Lord to develop into a person who fights back from whenever he gets knocked down. Traumatic events from childhood, his teen years, physical injury and even being deployed to Iraq didn't keep him down. However, the impact of suddenly loosing his wife and mother of his three children was a punch that sent Trevor reeling. Today's 95Podcast is a powerfu...

Justin Knapp's story is unique to say the least! He was not raised in a Christian home. In fact, his upbringing was far from Christian. However, Justin sensed the Lord's calling to commit his life to Jesus in his early teens. There was no influence from a church. No special crusade that got his attention. Nothing. He simply heard the voice of Jesus calling him to come follow Him and the...

Sam Black joins the 95Podcast today to discuss his new book, "The Healing Church." The conversation centers around the devastating impact that pornography is having in society as a whole as well as the church. Sam challenges us to develop authentic ministry pathways that provide an avenue for people to experience healing and wholeness by being set free from porn's addictive nature....