EST. - For the Established Church with Sam Rainer and Josh King

Talking with a Pastor Search Team can be one of the most exciting and confusing times in the career of an established church pastor. The guys outline a few of their tips and red flags to help you in that stage.

One of the biggest events of the year is the Fall Festival. Are there new and innovative ways you could approach this Autumn staple?

Josh and Micah give some insights into the a truly collaborative practice of writing and delivering sermons.

Micah shares a bit about the launch of Brainerd's North Georgia Campus and why churches on both sides of the discussion could benefit from this topic.

How can churches of any size invest in the leaders of the next generation now.

Josh and Micah talk through the strategic impact of the church wide conferences and how they can be leveraged for momentum in the established church.

Sam lays out how his church has walked into the opportunity to deal with and minister to those affected by the opioid crisis in America. In this episode we talk about finding the need in your community and leading the church to do something about it.

John Muzyka, of Service Realty the Church Realty Experts joins the show to talk through some of the real estate decisions and mistakes Established churches make.

How should the church think through mission intentionality? Are short-term mission projects really bad for the kingdom and if so, what might we do about it?

One of the greatest mission opportunities of nearly every church is Vacation Bible School. Josh sits down with Sharity to think through some of the distractions and opportunities related this week long outreach event.

Tim Cool of Cool Solutions is on the show talking about some of the common facility issues that churches face and a few tips on dealing with those. Register your team for the EST Conference at ESTCONF.com

Micah sits down with Dr. Desmond Henry from South Africa and some of the distinctions and similarities to the established church in the United States. Dr. Henry's article - http://desmond-henry.com/the-future-of-ministry-in-established-south-african-baptist-churches/

How much influence should pastors have on churches they have left? Sam Rainer and Josh King work through the potential topics and temptations of pastors influencing pastorates they have left. Register for the Oct 4th EST Conference at estconf.com

The guys discuss some of the issues and challenges with raising children in the pastor's home. We think through why it goes bad and potential ways to prevent the negative affects. Bonus - we share a few reasons we think being a PK is pretty great. Register you and your team for the first ever EST Conference at estconf.com

Noe Garcia sits down with Josh to talk about some of the highs and lows of leading North Phoenix Church back to vibrancy.

We talk through some of the various issues facing established church pastors about housing allowances, parsonages and the other variables to think through.

Micah and Josh talk through some of the strengths and weaknesses when preaching certain lengths of text. Are longer text better? Is a shorter line by line or verse by verse a more faithful approach? What about word for word preaching?

Where should the leaders of established churches focus the time and resources of the church - toward outreach of inreach? The guys talk through ways to balance the two and how both can be beneficial at the right time and place.

Sermons illustrations can be the so helpful but many preachers feel inadequate in the area of selecting and delivering the best. Sam, Micah and Josh share a few of the best resources for finding sermon illustrations, as well as some "do nots" on the topic. Thanks to our sponsors Ministry Grid ( https://www.lifeway.com/en/special-emphasis/ministry-grid) and the topic submitted from a listener via T...

Some believe all church activities should include the entire family without separating out the age groups, others lead ministries that divide out the generations at every step of the game. We weigh in on the inclusion of children during the worship hour and share some of the things you may want to think through when tackling this topic.

Should churches count the online viewers of services like Facebook live to their worship numbers? We discuss this modern trend and the temptations behind it.

We share a few helps in strategically thinking through how your church can help those in need without being taken advantage of.

The guys share some of their experiences and insights with this often heavy load of the pastorate.

Are longer sermons better than shorter ones? How can you preach shorter sermons?

Many pastors feel an intense darkness right after some of the mountain top experiences of the year like Easter or Christmas Eve. Are there any ways we can prevent that or make it through without resigning the church?