Appalachian Baptist Podcast

Should we receive, reject, or redeem Thanksgiving as a holiday?  How do we build a culture of thanksgiving in our churches?  How do we use the Thanksgiving holiday as an opportunity to be missional?  

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The Gospel Comes with a House Key:  Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World

Join Travis, Brent, and Neil as they discuss who they would be for Halloween/Reformation Day if they could pick anyone from church history.  Listen closely for some good resources! Enjoy!  So who would you be?  Leave us a comment, share, or like!

Most church goers and members do not like church conflict, but is it normal?  Is conflict in the local church something only unhealthy churches experience? How should we think about conflict in the church when it happens? Join Brent and Travis as they explore this topic!

Are you busy with day to day to the point you con't think about the future?  Do you know where are you going?  

Join Neil and Travis as they look of the Biblical concept of fear of man and how it can effect you ability to lead.  This is part of the series "Mistakes Pastors Make" part two in the series.  

Helpful Reading on this Topic

1.  Mistakes Leaders Make by Dave Kraft

2. When People are Big and God is Small by Edward T Welch

Join Travis and Neil as they explore three common mistakes pastors make.  We would encourage you to pick up a copy of Mistakes Leaders Make by Dave Kraft as a help in understanding these better!

Why would a pastor self-sabotage? What are the two types of self-sabotage?  This episode is a reminder of the importance of praying for your pastor and being a good friend to them.  

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Join Neil and Travis as they look at 4 dangerous church growth myths.  While the church growth movement has given us some very helpful tools, it also has produced some not so helpful.  We would like to thank Pastor Greg Laurie for pointing these out in his article 4 Dangerous Church Growth Myths.  Please let us know if we have missed any that may need another episode.

What is the Berry Bucket Theory? Why should I care about it as a pastor or lay leader? Join Neil and Travis as they dive into this church growth theory. We will find it is a helpful predictor of future behavior and church conflict.

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Leading and Managing Your Church

Jesus called us to Go and Make Disciples!  But how do we know we are doing that?  What we focus on gets the most of our energy and attention, are we focused on the wrong things?  Join our hosts Brent, Matthew, and Travis as they explore these issues.

Resources mentioned in today's episode:

1. DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples

2. Future Church: Seven Laws of Real Church Growth

3. Growing Up: How to Be a Disciple Who Makes Disciples

4. The Lost Art of Disciple Making