The 95 Podcast: Conversations for Small-Church Pastors

Jason Young knows firsthand what it's like to be driven to perform in ministry. Working 80 hours a week still didn't provided the satisfaction he sought in conquering the task's he faced each week. This backdrop led Jason to write, "Don't Burn Out - Burn Bright." Today's podcast is an honest evaluation of what we can do to avoid the pitfalls that lead to ministry...

Steven Goodspeed and Dustin Gaines from My Church Law Firm joins Dale today to discuss many of the issues currently facing churches and non-profits. They have dozens of years of expertise specifically dealing with church compliance and legal preparedness. It's fair to say that how the government relates to the local church brings new challenges on an ongoing basis. My Church Law Firm is also...

Weston Williams has served as a lead pastor for many years experiencing both setbacks and success. Over the past few months, he began to sense a restlessness in his heart concerning a solid vision for the future of his local church. Ultimately, Weston let go of his plans and embraced a new pathway of serving in ministry through an unplanned avenue. You'll enjoy listening to today's conve...

Justin Trapp & Wade Bearden of Ministry Pass join Dale today for an insightful conversation on practical tips to reach the next generations. Both Justin and Wade have many years of "real world" experience serving in the local church. Their passion for effective communication shines through as they talk about the current state of the church and what must be done to reach those in our...

Discipleship In The Home was born in Dr. Friedeman’s own home, as the father of six, and in the classroom, as professor of Christian Education at Wesley Biblical Seminary. It is a wonderful blend of practical wisdom built on a firm Biblical foundation. It teaches: How to create a family discipleship routine using a powerful family catechism for the dining room table Exactly what simple steps you n...

Joe Epley joins Dale today to discuss leading ministry in the rural setting. Joe has done extensive research into the dynamics involved in serving people in the rural setting through the local church. They discuss some of the trends and challenges that are unique to rural ministry. Things are definitely changing in "how" we lead in the new church culture. Today's podcast offers some...

Dale had the opportunity to catch up with Pastor Michael Rubino on this week's 95Podcast. In addition to serving as the Lead Pastor of Cornerstone Bible Church on Long Island, NY, Michael also leads the Church Revitalization Center. Michael is a powerful resource of ministry "staying power" who has endured many of the up's and down's of serving in the local church. You are...

Kaitlyn Wood has always had an opinion! In fact, her teen years were filled with moments of "pushing the envelope" just because she could. After settling some issues in her own heart, Kaitlyn committed to a life of full-time ministry service. Kaitlyn joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to talk through many ministry related issues such as following her dad as lead pastor of her local chu...

Jesus said, "And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." (Matthew 25:40 NKJV) The Welcome Net strives to act out these words of Jesus through the Chicagoland Immigrant Welcome Network. It is dedicated to upholding the human dignity of some of the most vulnerable in their community....

95Network Director of Coaching Jon Sanders sits in as host of today's 95Podcast. Jon is joined by Les Hughes who is co-founder of Entrepastors along with Jon. Their conversation is a deep-dive into all things Entrepastors. They came together several years ago in order to provide a coaching track to help pastors fulfill their ministry calling while simultaneously providing a healthy living for...

Today's 95Podcast is a continuation of a difficult conversation around the topics of the stronghold of pornography and learning how to live in sexual freedom within marriage. Dale's guests are Russell Willingham and Mike Manzie of New Creation Ministries. Russell and Mike share their stories of sexual addiction and the freedom they found in Jesus. It's important to realize the Jesus...

Today's 95Podcast is a difficult conversation around the topics of the stronghold of pornography and learning how to live in sexual freedom within marriage. Dale's guests are Russell Willingham and Mike Manzie of New Creation Ministries. Russell and Mike share their stories of sexual addiction and the freedom they found in Jesus. It's important to realize the Jesus used the lives of...

Dale had the privilege of spending some time with Jeff Clark on today's 95Podcast. Jeff stated, "We were often taught that healthy things grow as an indicator of church health. However, eventually things should  move from just focusing on growth towards focusing on maturity. Mature things reproduce." Today's podcast is filled with wisdom and practical lessons derived from over...

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

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

Bruce and Toni Hebel know how hard ministry can be. Several difficult church pastorates brought them to a place of deep hurt and emotional pain. However, their breakthroughs came as they came face to face with the call of Jesus to completely forgive those who had hurt them. Today, Bruce and Toni lead hundreds of people through a process that brings past issues to the surface in order to be complet...

Mary Ann Sibley is passionate about equipping people for ministry success. She learned through a series of experiences that the only way to have sustained, successful ministry is to equip and empower others. This experience has helped Mary Ann to become a tremendous resource for any leader in need of coaching and training to develop leaders. Mary Ann joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to talk th...

It's always so refreshing whenever we get the opportunity to catch up with Steve McVey of The Dirt Roads Network. Steve's many years of experience and his obvious passion to help the lost find Jesus is inspiring. Today's conversation with Steve and Dale takes us through next steps for pastors who need direction on this side of the pandemic. So many important issues are covered in th...

Calvary Church in West Hartford, Connecticut reached a point in 2019 when it was apparent that they could use some "outside eyes" to help them gain clarity. Pastor Frank Termine connected with Dale while attending a conference in Clinton, Connecticut. Dale had mentioned that 95Network offered an event called VisionDay which was designed to help an individual church gain mission and visio...

Dale had the opportunity to spend some time with the leadership of Servant Solutions on today's podcast. The purpose of connecting with them was to gain a greater understanding of many of the issues facing pastors. The conversation was so good that we needed to separate it into two different podcast. Today's podcast is part #2 which focuses on financial planning and retirement for pastor...

Dale had the opportunity to spend some time with the leadership of Servant Solutions on today's podcast. The purpose of connecting with them was to gain a greater understanding of many of the issues facing pastors. The conversation was so good that we needed to separate it into two different podcast. Therefore, today's podcast part #1 deals mainly with understanding the pastors housing a...

Meet 95Network's Director of Discipleship Matt Adair. Dale recently connected with Matt on Podcast Episode 167 to learn about his discipleship ministry called Transformational Discipleship . After a few conversations, Dale asked Matt to join the 95Network team to be a resource to churches that are in need of discipleship training and coaching. Today's BONUS EPISODE introduces Matt to our...

Daniel Yang grew up an immigrant in some of the harshest environments imaginable. However, Jesus took the pain of those difficult days and shaped him into a successful businessman at an early age. Daniel soon discovered that the fulfillment of living the American dream had actually left him empty. Experiencing a heart-attack in his early 40's eventually turned Daniel's life upside down....

Have you ever felt like God was preparing you from your childhood to live out a Divine calling??? If so, then you will most likely identify with the journey that Ben and Kathleen Struss have experienced. They both sensed that Jesus was preparing them for a lifetime of missions work ever since their early teens. This is what led them to move their family to the other side of the world in order to s...

VisionDay Consultant Evan Silver joins Dale today to discuss how he uses his VisionDay Facilitator training to serve leaders in the salon industry. After making a few tweaks, Evan is having a tremendous impact helping salon's to discover that their business's can also serve their client's hearts. This is a fun and fascinating conversation about how leadership principles are the same...