Trench Talk

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (02:13) Dr. Smith’s Background: Early life, move to Cincinnati, and family influences. (05:07) Ministry Balance: Balancing family commitments and itinerant ministry; racial reconciliation as a key focus. (07:12) Pastoral Experience: Pastoring New M...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (06:14) Setting up the topic (10:29) Fear of hurting church members (15:52) Losing pastoral passion and affection (18:57) Preventing church division (24:04) Practical advice for managing pastoral fears

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (04:05) Setting the Context (07:28) Biblical Foundations (10:42) Internal Pressures on Pastors (13:22) Understanding Congregational Dynamics (18:36) External Pressures (21:14) Rooting Out Fear of Man (28:51) Pastoral Advice for Future Crises (33:24...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (02:01) Biblical Foundation for Unity (08:39) Essential Areas of Agreement for Elders Membership and leadership selection First-tier doctrinal issues (deity of Christ, salvation) Issues affecting church unity (16:31)Handling Disagreements directly...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Find out more information about the Advancing the Church Conference . Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (00:00) Introduction and welcome (01:13) Discussion about Jim's recent theater production (05:00) Setting up the discussion: Church building programs (06:35) Biblical perspective...

(02:12) Scripture foundation and setting up the topic from Psalm 68 (07:16) Bryce's background in ministry and entrepreneurship (10:00) Discussion on foster care (12:20) Shocking statistic: 80% of foster youth age out in a difficult situation (18:01) How pastors can help and get involved with foster care (25:00) Connection between foster care and human trafficking (27:51) Introduction to Bryce's p...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Register for the Advancing the Church Conference . Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (03:17) Theological and Cultural Struggles (13:06) Costs of Theological Convictions (16:56) Planting Urban Hope Community Church (23:27) Gospel-Centered Ministry Approach (33:02) Grocery Store and...

(02:29) Background on how Brian and Kyle met Pastor Alton (04:10) Pastor Alton discusses his vision for church planting (07:24) Sharing his initial prayer and vision for the church (12:43) Challenges of the first five years of ministry (16:34) Current church growth and encouragement (24:12) Leadership Initiative details (29:42) Training approach for young men in the Leadership Initiative (37:41) D...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Register for the Advancing the Church Conference . Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (03:01) Theological Foundations of Hobbies (07:32) Jim's Acting Experience (12:42) Importance of Enjoying Hobbies (18:12) Examples of Personal Hobbies (22:50) Pastoral Challenges with Hobbies (26:1...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Register for the Advancing the Church Conference . Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (03:42) Biblical Foundation and setting up the topic (10:00) Tips for getting to know church members (15:26) Book recommendation: David Brooks' "How to Know a Person" (18:58) Being autobiographical...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Register for the Advancing the Church Conference . Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (03:51) Biblical Framework and setting up the topic (08:57) Biographical Background (13:47) Challenges for Modern Pastors (22:58) Time Management and Ministry Responsibilities (30:43) Adapting to C...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Find out more information about the Advancing the Church Conference . Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (01:30) Biblical Framework and setting up the Topic (10:02) Personal Ministry Experiences (15:11) Preparing for Ministry Challenges (22:27) Dealing with Pastoral Betrayal (28:26)...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Find out more information about the Advancing the Church Conference . Request a stay at the Shepherd’s House Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (01:19) Defining a blindspot (02:45) Setting up the conversation and biblical foundation (08:55) Blindspot #1: I’m a really good preacher (...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Find out more information about the Advancing the Church Conference . Request a stay at the Shepherd’s House Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (02:40) Biblical foundation and setting up the conversation Being refreshed spiritually: (06:40) abiding in Christ (11:35) Laboring in hope...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Apply to stay at The Shepherd’s House this Fall! Find out more information about the Advancing the Church Conference . Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (01:36) Setting up the conversation and biblical foundation (07:36) The importance of the right balance of plurality (09:55) What...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Find out more information about the Advancing the Church Conference . Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (02:37) Setting up the conversation and biblical understanding (08:36) The tension that exists (12:35) Vision versus being creative (17:28) The definition of faithfulness (23:19)...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (03:44) Biblical foundation and setting up the conversation (07:44) The first 5-years of ministry (16:35) The first 10-years of ministry (17:10) Cultivating patience and avoiding idealism (19:40) Almost a second ministry (22:30) The first 20-years...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (03:30) Biblical Foundation (10:18) How location is important in thinking about ministry to children (15:35) Specific programs for different maturity levels (17:38) Intentionality in your children’s ministry and VBS (22:15) Questions to ask as you...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (01:42) Setting up the topic and biblical foundation (08:21) The standard for being a member: commitment (16:14) A clear profession of faith (18:45) A history of regular contention (21:55) Moral issues (24:45) Things that are not a red flag as it p...

(00:46) What is the coalition of Advancing the Churc h? (06:38) Why another conference? (08:10) Providing unique partnerships and relationship (09:12) Who are the speakers and what is the format? (13:11) Focus on training faithful and strong women in ministry (17:57) 10ofThose: a faithful ministry partner (18:58) Ministry showcase not exhibitors (21:40) Graceland Baptist Church: a faithful ministr...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Visit the Shepherd’ s House Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (03:38) Biblical perspective and setting up the conversation (12:42) Caring for your family as a pre-requisite to ministry (14:13) What do you do when your parents are located many hours away? (19:36) Is there a way to c...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Visit the Shepherd’ s House Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (02:51) Biblical Framework and Setting up the Topic (09:48) Balancing exposition and application (16:15) Keeping the congregation engaged in application (19:26) Thinking through application (21:26) Application from sheph...

Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (02:08) Biblical Framework and Setting up the Topic (05:05) Uses for social media (09:15) Benefits of Social Media in shepherding (12:30) Using social media to edify (13:15) Using social media as a Prayer chain (16:15) The ability to build up and t...

(01:40) Setting up the topic and biblical foundation (05:37) Appropriate sermon length: considering the setting, hearers, and your own experience (14:40) Growing in editing (18:41) Expositional preaching and the pressure to comment on every verse (23:30) Awareness of time in preaching (29:07) Avoiding sloppiness in sermon prep (32:45) Final words and prayer

Contact us we’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (01:36) Biblical framework and Setting up the topic (06:13) Connection to seminary (10:00) Know your English bible (12:59) Teach a children’s Sunday School class (14:19) The care and cultivation of your own soul (17:04) Caring for those who are hurt...