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What is the right (and biblical) way to view the usage of technological advances for the Church and the spreading of the gospel? Some churches have a philosophy that anything goes because the ends justify the means, therefore strobe lights and smoke machines are acceptable, while others retain the methods of the early church like flannelgraphs and overhead projectors 😁.

How can we think biblically and find help that won't require large amounts of cash? Edwin Tevez, Assistant Pastor of Youth and Media at Southern View Chapel helps us think through the issues and provides helpful insights for those needing a helping hand.

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Exec. Director Richard Bargas and Dr. Alex Montoya sat down and talked about what it means to be a churchman. Some of the topics discussed include the early years of Pastor Montoya's ministry, the "secret sauce" for church growth, lessons learned that he would tell his younger self, and the value IFCA has been in his life and ministry. Some of the answers may surprise you!

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Pastor Jeremy Howard speaks with host Richard Bargas about what postmillennialists basically believe and some of the different varieties in the reformed/covenantal world.  Touching on an introductory understanding of amillennialism, theonomy, Christian Nationalism, and classic postmillennialism, Richard and Jeremy hope to encourage listeners toward further study and engagement with the ideas presented in these views which are in opposition to our dispensational understanding of Scripture.  

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Open pastoral positions are at an all-time high right now, and there are many factors that seem to be a part of the reason why so many pulpits need to be filled:

Decline in seminary enrollment:
North America’s 280 Christian seminaries enrolled 78,000 students for fall 2022, about 600 fewer than last year. Declines were among evangelical (-3.2%) and mainline Protestant (-5.9%) schools.

Aging Pastors:
According to Lifeway Research, the average pastor today is 57, compared to 50 in 2000.

Burned Out Pastors:
Even the Wall Street Journal has taken notice of how what some have called, “The Great Resignation” many pastors are reporting that during Covid, they realized they were burned out and have stepped away from the ministry altogether., “The labor shortage within the clergy, which parallels shortages in other industries, is reshaping worship in some parts of the country as more congregations search for ways to operate without a pastor,” (reported Feb 2022).

Executive Director Richard Bargas speaks with Pastor Paul Deal about how IFCA can assist pastoral search committees and pastors looking for help in finding a new ministry. With over 70 years of experience, Richard and Paul talk about some of the most common questions that are asked by those engaged in a search:

• How can a church better prepare for its pastor’s retirement? When should they begin thinking about this?
• Does an outgoing pastor need to leave the church or can he stay in the church?
• What makes a church toxic and what are some signs of “pastor-killing churches?”
• What can a church do if its pastor needs to retire, but he doesn’t see it?
• What are some helpful resources that a pastor, church, or search committee can use to help them in their search?

IMI/SOS Interim Ministries - https://www.imisos.org/
Dan Nave and Southeast Church Extension - https://www.southeastchurches.org/
IFCA International - https://www.ifca.org/
Bob Jones University- https://churchstaffing.bju.edu

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In this episode Exec. Director Richard Bargas talks about Paul's admonition to "endure hardship as a good soldier" and what that means today as the church faces the growing darkness in our world.

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IFCA Executive Director Richard Bargas discusses the differences between a conference and a convention and why the IFCA Convention is better. Along with the difference, he shares a few of the features first-time attendees can expect as well as some highlights for this year, along with a few bits of "inside information" (shhh), and some of the extra activities you can plan on attending. For those who have never been to the convention and think that you could never afford to go, Richard gives some ideas that might help you get to the convention next year.

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IFCA Executive Director Richard Bargas has a conversation with his wife Wendy, the IFCA Women’s Coordinator about women’s ministry, egalitarian views on women in the pastorate, the #metoo and #churchtoo movements, and how we should think biblically on these issues, and more.

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Dr. Cory Marsh, Professor of New Testament at Southern California Seminary (El Cajon, CA) speaks with IFCA Executive Director Richard Bargas about the place of Christian academics in the church and the place that dispensational theology has in the academy.

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Joel Tetreau, pastor of Southeast Valley Bible Church, in Gilbert AZ, talks with Richard Bargas about the different types of fundamentalism and what some of the differences are between fundamentalists like Jack Hyles, John MacArthur, and J. Vernon McGee.

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After returning from a meeting in Southern California with several IFCA men, Exec. Dir. Richard Bargas shares some of his thoughts on why IFCA exists, and where we are going in the future. This episode may be short, but it is filled with exciting developments that we'd invite you to pray along with us.

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