Michigan Ministry Network L3 Podcast

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today Pastor Aaron sits down with Pastor Tanisha Finley for a highly relatable conversation about the elusive goal of balance. Pastor Tanisha wears a lot of hats, serving as a presbyter, a student ministry pastor all while working a full time job. Pastors Aaron and Tanisha dive into the realities of mana...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today Pastor Aaron welcomes back Pastor Brad Trask for part two of their conversation on leading a church through tragedy. In this deeply moving episode, Pastor Brad shares the harrowing story of an unexpected, severe crisis that deeply impacted a family in his congregation. He details the immediate past...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today Pastor Aaron sits down with Pastor Bradley Trask, for part one of a two part conversation on navigating church tragedies. Pastor Brad shares the heartbreaking experience of an unimaginable tragedy that struck his congregation, the intense and necessary response that followed, and the weight of mini...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, Pastor Aaron is joined by Pastor Donny Lackey, a ministry veteran with over 30 years of experience who currently serves at Mount Hope Church in Portland, Michigan. In this episode, they discuss the complex process of leading a historic church through a comeback. Pastor Donny shares his firsthand e...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today Pastor Aaron is joined by Pastor Kurt Cullison of Grace Valley Church to discuss resilience and church revitalization. Pastor Kurt shares his twelve year journey of leading a historic Saginaw congregation out of a massive downturn and back to health. Pastors Aaron and Kurt explore the emotional tol...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, Pastor Aaron is joined by Amanda Mauricio, Executive Pastor at Bethany Assembly. Pastor Amanda shares her experience leading alongside her Senior Pastor and outlines what it takes to effectively drive the vision of the church forward. They tackle the necessity of being in radical alignment with yo...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, Pastor Aaron is joined by Pastor Kyle Wentzell, Youth Pastor at Connection Church. They tackle a topic that can easily steal a youth pastor's joy or keep them awake at night: doing effective youth ministry on a tight budget. Kyle shares his practical approach to leading a high impact youth gro...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, Pastor Aaron is joined by Pastor Dave Dietzel, lead pastor at Caro Assembly of God, to discuss the critical topic of pastoral resilience. With nearly 23 years of ministry, Pastor Dave has navigated incredible highs and profound lows of pastoring while caring for his family. Pastor Aaron and Dave d...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today Pastor Aaron sits down with Pastor Dinesh Manik of Bellevue Christian Church to unpack the unique challenges and rewards of co-vocational ministry. They tackle the identity challenge many bi-vocational pastors face, which often includes the heavy feeling of being a second-class minister. Pastor Din...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, Pastor Aaron welcomes back Pastor Samantha Jones for part two of their conversation on trauma. In this episode, they shift their focus toward how leaders can effectively minister to those affected by trauma within the church. Pastor Samantha explains the differences between "Big T" and &...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, Pastor Aaron is joined by Pastor Samantha Jones, worship pastor at Lifehouse Assembly, to discuss a difficult but crucial topic: Trauma and the Minister. In the first part of this two-part series, Samantha shares insights from her new book, God in Trauma: The Lessons I'm Learning, to help lead...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, Pastor Aaron is joined by Pastor Phil Hall, Lead Pastor at Harvest Church, to discuss a vital calling for every church leader: Connecting your church to your community. For too long, the local church has expected its community to come to them without taking the first step. Phil breaks down how sim...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we are joined by pastor Larry Clair, the new executive director for the Michigan Ministry Network camps, Lost Valley and Faholo. Pastors Aaron and Larry discuss Larry's lifelong passion for camp ministry and his excitement for this new leadership role. They unpack the critical goal of uniting...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, guest host Jim Riley sits down with Pastor Morris Moos to discuss the physical side of ministry: Stewarding your facilities well. Does your church building draw people in or subtly push them away? Pastor Morris shares insights from over 30 years of pastoral experience on how your physical space ca...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, guest host Jim Riley sits down with Adam Bell to flip the script on staff dynamics and discuss a crucial topic: How leaders can best support their teams. While there is plenty of training on how to serve your leader, how well are you serving the people who report to you? Jim and Adam unpack what i...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we are joined by Karen Yancey for a deeply personal and spiritually refreshing conversation about the necessity of letting go. Pastor Aaron and Karen discuss the danger of leaders holding a "death grip" on their burdens and unpack three specific things every minister must release: unreso...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we are joined by a very special guest, Dr. Terry Yancey, stateside ambassador for Project Rescue and former network superintendent. In this episode, Pastor Aaron and Dr. Terry tackle a silent but deadly threat to every leader, marriage, and ministry: Complacency. Drawing from a fresh study of Prov...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we are joined by Pastor Herbert Cooper, Lead Pastor of People's Church in Oklahoma City and one of our Network Council speakers, to tackle a crucial leadership topic: Creating and shifting church culture. What happens when you realize you are pastoring a church with a toxic culture that you do...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we are joined by Pastor Tom Mattiuzzo and Pastor Michael Stone to discuss the incredible story of merging two churches into Every Nation AG, Flint. In this episode, Pastors Aaron, Tom, and Michael dive into the complex and beautiful journey of merging two historic congregations, Riverside Tabernac...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we are joined by Liza Munro, Missions and Outreach Pastor at Brightmoor Christian Church, to discuss an essential dynamic for any staff member, associate pastor, or volunteer team: Serving your leader's vision. While much of modern leadership training focuses on being the one in the top seat,...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we are joined by Les Hathon to discuss a powerful paradigm shift for the modern church: Marketplace Ministry. For far too long, the church has wrestled with a divide between the "sacred" work of Sunday and the "secular" work of Monday through Saturday. But what would happen if...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, Pastor Aaron Hlavin takes the mic to discuss the very heart of pastoral ministry: Loving and caring for people intentionally. In the busyness of church administration, sermon prep, and weekly programming, it is incredibly easy to start viewing people as projects, problems, or simply numbers in a c...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, Pastors Aaron Hlavin and Jim Riley discuss a foundational, yet often neglected, aspect of leadership: Building personal spiritual disciplines. As ministers, it is incredibly easy to become so consumed with feeding others that we forget to feed ourselves. When our personal time with God becomes not...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we are joined once again by Pastor Aaron Hlavin to explore the second crucial element in maintaining our focus and overcoming the things that make us angry in ministry: Keeping our attention on Jesus. In the midst of the demands, pressures, and constant activity of pastoral leadership, it is alarm...

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry. Today, we have a special guest host, Pastor Jim Riley with special guest Pastor Aaron Hlavin! Today we dive into the essential topic of developing discernment in ministry. In a culture filled with competing voices and complex pastoral challenges, the ability to clearly hear and recognize the direction of...