The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count

The Boston Church of Christ recently had an Easter Worship service in which 1,000 guests visited.   This is impressive for a church of 2,200 members.   What makes it remarkable is that an estimated 600 of those were not invited directly by disciples, they found out about it from a social media outreach effort spearheaded by Stuart Mains.   He and his wife, Ashley, lead the downtown ministry of the...

Today, my wife, Pam, and I interview Jeanie Shaw, author of 17 books.   She shares about her life and ministry and writing career and how she's coped with losing her husband, Wyndham.   More about Jeanie Shaw: After graduating from the University of Florida, Jeanie Shaw went into the ministry, helping women learn how to apply the Bible to real life. Over forty-five years later, she is a New Englan...

Have you ever: ·         Felt like there was a gap between what you are experiencing spiritually and what the New Testament describes? ·         Wanted God to speak more directly with you? ·         Wondered if your relationship with God is as deep as it should or can be? ·         Wondered what Jesus was talking about when he describes "springs of living water" flowing from those who believe in G...

Nate Chatellier Today I interview Nate Chatellier an entrepreneur and evangelist who lives with his wife, Megan, and their kids in Spokane, Washington.   Nate has started five multi-million-dollar board game and video game companies and runs them concurrently.   He is a strong disciple and family man and will share today what's helped him develop his companies and his walk with God. Listen as he s...

Today I interview a 65-year-old semi-retired Chiropractor named Karen Kolarik.   She retired with a purpose to Green Valley Arizona and has converted her Dad, Stepmother and is studying the Bible with a large number of her neighbors currently.   She joined our church during COVID and has been on fire since she arrived.   She reminds me of this scripture in Psalm 92 The righteous will flourish like...

In this episode I talk with Joel Peed and Joel Nagel, co-planners of the 2023 Climb Conference.   Listen as we talk about what to look forward to at this year's conference!  We talk about: Who's speaking What the theme is Why you need to be there! How to Support The Rob Skinner Podcast I started this podcast at the beginning of the COVID pandemic to inspire people to multiply disciples, leaders, a...

In this episode, I read from chapter five of my book on How to Plant and Grow a Church.   I'll be talking about how to plant a church with financial backing as opposed to a self-supporting model.   I'll cover: ·         How to form a team ·         What to do in the 90 days prior to the planting ·         How to have a massive first service ·         How to make your church services "Guy Friendly"...

In this episode I talk to Rubik and Fiona Ghalustians.   They are disciples baptized in the eighties in London.   They both worked secular jobs until 2020 when they were asked for the first time to go into the ministry and go on mission to Glasgow, Scotland.   They moved there at the beginning of the pandemic to strengthen the church and raise up native leaders to replace those who had left. In a...

In this episode, I talk to Preston and Sandie Shepherd.   In 1989, they planted a church in Manila, Philippines that experienced 400 baptisms in its first year.   The Manila church is now one of the larger churches in our fellowship of churches and continues to expand and multiply churches throughout that country.   Preston and Sandie share: How they formed the team What they did the first 30 days...

In this episode, I read from my book, How to Plant and Grow a Church, and finish Chapter 4:  How to plant a church Bi-Vocationally or Self-Supporting. You can find this book on Amazon.  Please read it and review it!

This week I interview Kyle Plum from San Diego, California.   I hired Kyle to come to Tucson and "tune up" our campus ministry and preach to the church.   Listen as Kyle shares about the state of campus ministries in our movement and what they need to grow.   If you are enjoying this podcast, I'd like to ask your help and support through one of the following: ·         Hit the subscribe button ·  ...

Today I'm talking to Anthony and Saun Galang from Honolulu, Hawaii.  They met in the Bay Area and went on the mission team to Manila, Philippines and later led ministries in Thailand, Los Angeles and most recently Hawaii.  Listen as they share: How they met What it was like giving up medical careers for the ministry And what their secret is to raising a spiritual family   More about Saun and Antho...

In this episode, I read the first half of chapter four of my book, "How to Plant and Grow a Church."  This chapter explains how to plant a church Bi-vocationally or self-supported.  If you've ever considered leading a church while still working a secular job or if Covid has led you to a more remote part of the world, you need to listen to this chapter.  As more disciples live the life of a digital...

In this episode, I interview Austen and Sarah Bolves, who are leaving soon to do missionary work in Germany.  They share how they determined God's calling to go overseas, how they prepared for the mission and what motivates them to leave the comfort of their current situation for the foreign mission field. I hope you are planning on going to the Climb Small Church Leadership Conference in Dallas T...

In this episode I interview Shawn Wooten, leader of the Revive Eastern Europe (ReviveEE) Program and find out what's been happening with the ReviveEE program and his relief work for Ukraine.  Listen as Shawn talks about: Creating the "Merry Berry" Church of Christ in a coffee shop during Covid How they had weekly baptisms during the height of the refugee flood escaping the Ukraine Their plans to c...

In this episode, I interview Elizabeth Laing Thompson.  Elizabeth is the author of five non-fiction books and has a sixth soon to be published.  Her books have broken out into the mainstream Christian market and are selling in the tens of thousands.  You may have heard of: All the Feels for Teens All the Feels When God Says, "Wait" When God Says, "No" When God Says, "Go" Listen as she shares: How...

Listen today as I read chapter three of my book "How to Plant and Grow a Church:  A Complete Manual for Small Church Growth"  Do you have what it takes to plant a church or go on a mission team?  This chapter describes the personal qualities necessary to be become a church planter or missionary. 

In this episode, I interview Brian and Abby Mackie, who lead the church in Flagstaff, Arizona.  I traveled up to Flagstaff in early December to appoint them or ordain them as an evangelist and women's ministry leader.  I look forward to discussing their path to leadership in God's Kingdom. I hope you are planning on going to the Climb Small Church Leadership Conference in Dallas Texas, November 30...

Listen today as I read from chapter two of my book, "How to Plant and Grow a Church:  A Complete Manual for Small Church Growth."  I will talk about the power of church planting and why it's more important than ever.

In this episode I talk with Kevin Lu, Felipe Moraes and Ed Mejia about their experience in the "ministry incubator."

Listen today as I talk to Jeff and Amanda Henderson, missionaries to Sao Paolo, Brazil.  They share: How Jeff overcame a major setback in his ministry career Why and how they made the decision to move onto the mission field in their thirties How they've stepped into leading the church in Sao Paolo How God is working to bring revival to the church in Sao Paolo More about Jeff and Amanda: Jeff and A...

Today, I interview Shane and Victoria McDowell from Stockholm, Sweden.  Listen as they share: How they made their decision to go on the foreign mission field. How they didn't really like each other for five years and then ended up getting married. How Shane has type one diabetes and still went overseas to preach the word. What has been most challenging and rewarding for them in Stockholm. What it'...

If you've ever considered planting a church, leading in the ministry full or part-time, then you need to read my book, "How to Plant and Grow a Church."  This book is a complete manual for small church growth.  In this episode I read the introduction and chapter one and talk about the motivation to plant or lead a church. It's mid-December, 2022 and I hope you are enjoying all the banquets, partie...

Today, I interview Leslie McCall and Jeff Hernandez.  Leslie helps women who are dealing with a husband, fiancé or boyfriend who is wrestling with pornography or sexual addiction.  Listen as Leslie and Jeff talk about: How to confront a person who's is trapped in sexual addiction How to overcome the fear of change How to deal with gaslighters, anger and counterattackers How you can't forgive unles...

I watched a recent Keydogo video in which a couple from the Gold Coast of Australia, Rob and Katie Mulhearn, shared that both their church and the entire South Pacific and Australian churches had doubled in size.  I was fired up to hear that good news but I wanted to find out how they did it.  So I asked Rob and Katie to share what has helped them to take their church from 37 to 75 members over th...