The Pastor's Coach

In today's episode, Pastor Ron talk with Patrick Williams, senior pastor of Foster Church in Asheville in N.C, and they discuss the importance of having an Inner Circle, a group of friends to do life with.

Today on the podcast, Pastor Ron shares another leadership lesson from the book of Proverbs. Whether you are a pastor, Christian, leader, or just trying to figure out how to best journey through life, choosing your friends wisely is critically important to succeeding I ministry and life.

Today, Pastor Ron talks about a principle from the biblical book of Proverbs and wisdom to live by--the principle of advance decision making.

Today, Pastor Ron shares the spiritual gift of teaching and the importance of asking questions.

Today, Pastor Ron responds to a listener question, “How can I hear God’s voice in my life?” And, shares some ways you can train yourself (and others) to listen for God’s voice and promptings.

Today, Pastor Ron talks about the New Year and ten resolutions every pastor should consider for 2024.

Today, Pastor Ron shares a Christmas Day greeting and answers the question, “What Does Christmas Mean to me?” Merry Christmas!

Today, Pastor Ron talks about seven specific seasonal things you can focus on with your family, church, and community during the Christmas season.

Today, Pastor Ron talks about the importance of reading and specific strategies to make the most of your time and focus.

Today, Pastor Ron shares his reading plan for 2024 and makes suggestions to consider as you think about what your reading strategy will be for next year.

Today, Pastor Ron talks about the importance of a strategic bible reading plan for pastors and suggests some implementation tools to consider.

Today, Pastor Ron talks about some things that will help you hear God’s voice during a dry season .

In this podcast episode, Pastor Ron talks about seven things he wished he knew when he was starting out in ministry.

Today, Pastor Ron talks about five words every pastor should use every day that will help him or her accomplish what God has called them to do.

Today, in part 3 of this three week series, Pastor Ron talks about the spiritual disciplines of silence, simplify, and celebration.

Today, in part two of this three week series, Pastor Ron talks about the spiritual disciplines of prayer and meditation, generosity, fellowship, and fasting.

Today, in part 1 of this three week series, Pastor Ron talks about the spiritual disciplines of Bible reading, study and memorization.

Today, Pastor Ron talks about personal finances, which was listed by pastors as the fifth of the top five challenges pastors face. In this episode, Pastor Ron suggests 7 things you can do that will help you navigate your financial world.

Today, Pastor Ron talks about how to manage our time better, which was listed by pastors as the fourth of the top five challenges pastors face. Pastor Ron mentions 14 things you can implement that will help you manage expectations.

Today, Pastor Ron talks about expectations on the pastor's family and the problems that often arise and how to protect them. This the third of the top five challenges listed by pastors, and talked about in episode 49.

Today, Pastor Ron talks about dealing with stress, which was listed by pastors as the second of the top five challenges pastors face--and ten things you can do to reduce stress in your life. This study was originally mentioned in episode 49. 

Today, Pastor Ron talks about dealing with criticism and conflict, the first of the top five challenges listed by pastors, and talked about last week in episode 49.

Pastor Ron reveals results of a survey of 100 pastors asked the question, "What are the greatest causes of pain, concern, and frustration in your ministry?"

In today's podcast, Pastor Ron talks about three leadership essentials that every leader must understand and of the importance of discernment in decision making.

Today, Pastor Ron talks about 5 ways to grow as a spiritual leader and why each is critical to the success of our ministry.