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 (02:19) Setting up the topic and Biblical Framework (06:33) Other life circumstances matter (08:29) Expectations of functions of the pastors (12:40) Expectations of lay pastors (16:15) Expectations of time for lay pastors (20:05) Expectations for de...

(02:23) Biblical background and setting up the topic (08:42) Evaluating your preaching ministry (12:35) Ministry of the Word, private and public (19:30) Effectiveness as you grow older in ministry (22:44) Knowing our gifting in ministry to be effective (25:37) How should people leaving our church cause us to evaluate our effectiveness (31:37) Final word and prayer

Listen to part 1 with George McDearmon 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 (01:13) Jim introduces George McDearmon (02:49) Details of his ministry: the size of the congregation and its community (05:15) The call to ministry: internal aspirations and character externally confirmed by a local chu...

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 (01:19) Jim introduces George McDearmon (03:10) Getting to know George McDearmon (07:24) The call to ministry and beginning in the work (14:16) Joys of shepherding a church for 46-years (19:16) Challenges of shepherding a church for 46-years (23:28) Challenge...

Contact us we’d love to serve you Apply to stay at the Shepherd’s House Explore the Practically Trained Pastors Cohort NOW in Spanish! Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (01:39) Setting up the conversation (04:14) Biblical foundation: Making the best of the opportunities (08:08) Reasons pastors are devalued as they get older (...

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 (01:25) Setting up the conversation and biblical foundation (06:42) Practical steps to develop a church budget (11:08) Steps to take when your church doesn’t meet budget (18:58) Creative ways to meet shortfalls while not compromising mission (24:45) When past...

Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Contact us we’d love to serve you Explore our online resources Find rest at a Shepherd’s House location nearest you Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (02:12) Biblical background and setting up the topic (08:42) Moral clarity or Gospel clarity? (12:20) Practical ways to balance the tension (13:02) What kind of ministry do you...

Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Contact us we’d love to serve you Explore our online resources Find rest at a Shepherd’s House location nearest you Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (01:58) Biblical foundation and setting up the topic (2 Timothy 2:2) (06:43) Finding mentors as a young man (12:23) Impact of mentors in your early adulthood Ep. 199 with Austin...

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Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Contact us we’d love to serve you Explore our online resources Find rest at a Shepherd’s House location nearest you Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (01:36) Biblical foundation and setting up the topic (06:36) The pastoral struggle with delegation and administration (09:34) Two pastors: too much or too little administration...

Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Contact us we’d love to serve you Explore our online resources Find rest at a Shepherd’s House location nearest you Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (01:33) Setting up the topic and biblical framework (07:15) Distinguishing sufferings (11:55) Important questions: Who are you? , how do you live? , and how do we suffer well ?...

Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Contact us we’d love to serve you Explore our online resources Find rest at a Shepherd’s House location nearest you Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (01:37) Setting up the topic and biblical framework (07:31) The pressure of how much do you say or not say? (09:42) Handling congregational pressures (13:12) Distinguishing past...

Contact us we’d love to serve you Explore our online resources Find rest at a Shepherd’s House location nearest you Apply to the 2025 Practically Trained Pastor’s Cohort Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (02:07) Biblical understanding (13:59) Ways to discern warfare versus failure (19:33) Signs the enemy is attacking the chur...

Contact us we’d love to serve you Explore our online resources Find rest at a Shepherd’s House location nearest you Apply to the 2025 Practically Trained Pastor’s Cohort Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (03:19) Biblical understanding and setting up the conversation (06:43) Strive to master the Bible (09:48) Perfect your prea...

Contact us we’d love to serve you Explore our online resources Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (03:41) Biblical Framework and setting up the conversation (08:01) The misconception that good theology protects us from falling (10:57) The misconception that being older protects us from falling (13:42) The combustible nature of...

Brian, Stephen, and Matthew provide an update on how SBC went and other developments from the last few months for ATC.

Contact us we’d love to serve you Explore locations of The Shepherd’s House Register for the Practically Trained Pastors Cohort Explore our online resources Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (02:24) Setting up the topic and biblical foundation (12:42) The pursuit of a home run sermon (15:00) Fear of man in preparation and pre...

Register for the Practically Trained Pastors Cohort Explore our online resources Contact us we’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Explore locations of The Shepherd’s House Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (01:41) Setting up the topic and biblical framework (04:49) Defining what a missionary is and the Internal and external call (11:32) Sup...

Explore our online resources Contact us we’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Explore locations of The Shepherd’s House Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (01:06) Setting the conversation and biblical understanding (08:54) Should a pastor stay in his congregation after he transitions from being a pastor? (15:11) Should the long-term pastor b...

Explore our online resources Contact us we’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Explore locations of The Shepherd’s House Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (02:08) Biblical understanding (08:01) The pastor’s role in helping members grieve (16:40) Pastoral care for families during funeral planning and visitation (24:03) Pastoral care after bur...

Discover articles written by pastors for pastors so that they might thrive Financially support the work of Practical Shepherding If you have a question or need encouragement contact us ! Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (03:07) Biblical support for caring for seasonal visitors (05:57) Practical ways to welcome seasonal visitors (09:47) What a church should share/not share with seasonal...

Show Notes: Explore our resources Find rest and retreat at one of the many Shepherd’s House locations Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Visit the contact Page (02:00) Introducing Joel Littlefield (05:10) The unique challenges to ministry in Maine (08:00) Why the topic of Kingdom-minded pastor ? (12:42) The ministry of Isaac Case (15:36) The Kingdom-Minded Pastor (19:54) Who is The Kingdo...

Show Notes: Explore our resources Find rest and retreat at one of the many Shepherd’s House locations Find offerings provided to Women in Ministry Advancing the Church (ATC) Podcast Episode Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Visit the contact Page (02:07) Biblical framework for giving for gospel advancement (06:02) How Reformed Baptist Church Louisville determined missions giving (10:00)...

Show Notes: Explore our resources Find rest and retreat at one of the many Shepherd’s House locations Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Visit the contact Page (03:34) Biblical understanding of overseeing the flock in counseling them (08:14) Important aspects of shepherding/engaging in this way Stay in your lane with the ministry of the Word The ministry of [physical] presence The ministr...

(01:46) Steve Bray of Mile One Mission (06:08) Matthew Spandler-Davison of 20schemes and Church in Hard Places (12:17) What is Advancing the Church (ATC)? (16:24) Are we adding more to this coalition? (23:11) Why ATC? (28:20) How you can support Advancing the Church