This week we have a special guest who is funny and has us seriously questioning what we think we know about dolphins. Dorie McLemore joins us to talk about her stand up comedy and getting church people to laugh. Plus, pay attention to how many hot dogs you eat!

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This is our first grab bag episode. These are some of the questions pastors get asked a lot about. Oh, and AI will not take over the work (wink, wink).

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Has Christian Education been neglected in our churches? Maybe we've been too focused on other things. And what does it mean to offer Christian Education? Mushrooms talk to each other. So, we should talk about this with each other, too.

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Michael Beck joins us this week to talk about how Fresh Expressions might be the most faithful form of ministry practice. What is it? What makes it important? Michael shares some of his experiences with us. And it turns out John wasn't a messy eater. He was just a Heinz fashion icon waiting to happen.

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Doing nothing can be doing something great. This week, Brad and John talk about learning to slow down in order to have the life God desires for us. Think you can learn to do nothing? Slow down and enjoy life?

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This week, the guys talk about a church, potentially, in some copyright trouble. Does the eternal ends justify our infringement means? This all leads us to an important reminder about what evangelism means to the church.

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There's been a rare sighting: it's a clergy couple serving together! And we have them on the podcast this week. Brad and John talk to Adam and Danielle about their experience as a clergy could with children. Plus, we talk about what faithful family ministry is. By the way, if you're looking for a new job, we've got something that might interest you.

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It's long been thought women are more religious than men. That checks out with our experience. The guys talk about a recent survey that suggest that GenZ women are now less religious than they once were.

And not all DIY projects are worth it!

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We've been traveling and there's a lot more to it than just leaving and returning. The guys talk about the six stages of traveling that make for what's called "transformative travel." Plus, a man breaks a peanut-pushing record in Colorado and a real-lie Wilson situation develops in Greece. Thanks for listening!

Why does it take the church so long to catch up? Does it have anything to do with apathy? It's one thing if people outside the church don't care. But what happens when the church itself doesn't seem to care?