This is Behind the Beards. Where we will pull the curtain back, take a look behind the scenes and reveal the things that go on in the hearts and minds of your church and ministry leaders. This season we are looking for new ways to prepare ourselves and our people for the Christian life. On this episode we talk to Jody about his recent sabbatical. 

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This is Behind the Beards. Where we will pull the curtain back, take a look behind the scenes and reveal the things that go on in the hearts and minds of your church and ministry leaders. This season we are looking for new ways to prepare ourselves and our people for the Christian life. Branding is a challenge to incorporate in church life. The balance between corny and relevant as well as recognizable is something worth talking about. Is it worth it? How can we do better? 

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This is Behind the Beards. Where we will pull the curtain back, take a look behind the scenes and reveal the things that go on in the hearts and minds of your church and ministry leaders. This season we are looking for new ways to prepare ourselves and our people for the Christian life. On this episode we will introduce season 4 and catch up from the summer activities.

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This is Behind the Beards. We pull the curtain back, take a look behind the scenes and reveal the things that go on in the hearts and minds of your church and ministry leaders. Joshua Fowler is a preaching minister in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Aaron Partlow, a youth minister in Longview, TX. Welcome to season 3 of our show. This year we will make a bit of a shift in our focus, but don't worry, our primary goal of revealing the lives of your church leaders will stay the same. Before we break for the summer, we will talk about how to shift gears in order to prepare for what is to come.

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This is Behind the Beards. We pull the curtain back, take a look behind the scenes and reveal the things that go on in the hearts and minds of your church and ministry leaders. Joshua Fowler is a preaching minister in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Aaron Partlow, a youth minister in Longview, TX. Welcome to season 3 of our show. This year we will make a bit of a shift in our focus, but don't worry, our primary goal of revealing the lives of your church leaders will stay the same. Deconstruction has led to a lot of distrust and doubt. But, doubt isn't all bad. Aaron and Josh talk about dealing with doubt in this episode.

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This is Behind the Beards. We pull the curtain back, take a look behind the scenes and reveal the things that go on in the hearts and minds of your church and ministry leaders. Joshua Fowler is a preaching minister in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Aaron Partlow, a youth minister in Longview, TX. Welcome to season 3 of our show. This year we will make a bit of a shift in our focus, but don't worry, our primary goal of revealing the lives of your church leaders will stay the same. Deconstruction is a difficult aspect of the current Christian movement and it carries a lot of baggage. There are healthy and unhealthy ways of going about it. Let's take a look at those in this episode.

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This is Behind the Beards. We pull the curtain back, take a look behind the scenes and reveal the things that go on in the hearts and minds of your church and ministry leaders. Joshua Fowler is a preaching minister in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Aaron Partlow, a youth minister in Longview, TX. Welcome to season 3 of our show. This year we will make a bit of a shift in our focus, but don't worry, our primary goal of revealing the lives of your church leaders will stay the same. Deconstruction has become a hot topic and popular movement among many Christians and pastors. What is deconstruction? What value is there in questioning our faith? Come and see!

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This is Behind the Beards. We pull the curtain back, take a look behind the scenes and reveal the things that go on in the hearts and minds of your church and ministry leaders. Joshua Fowler is a preaching minister in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Aaron Partlow, a youth minister in Longview, TX. Welcome to season 3 of our show. This year we will make a bit of a shift in our focus, but don't worry, our primary goal of revealing the lives of your church leaders will stay the same. Jody Garner from Pine Tree in Longview joins Aaron and Josh to talk about sabbaticals in ministry and how to prepare for them.

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This is Behind the Beards. We pull the curtain back, take a look behind the scenes and reveal the things that go on in the hearts and minds of your church and ministry leaders. Joshua Fowler is a preaching minister in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Aaron Partlow, a youth minister in Longview, TX. Welcome to season 3 of our show. This year we will make a bit of a shift in our focus, but don't worry, our primary goal of revealing the lives of your church leaders will stay the same. IN this episode, Adam England joins Aaron in talking about the challenge of pursuing contentment in ministry while preserving the insatiable pursuit of growth.

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This is Behind the Beards. We pull the curtain back, take a look behind the scenes and reveal the things that go on in the hearts and minds of your church and ministry leaders. Joshua Fowler is a preaching minister in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Aaron Partlow, a youth minister in Longview, TX. Welcome to season 3 of our show. This year we will make a bit of a shift in our focus, but don't worry, our primary goal of revealing the lives of your church leaders will stay the same. Josh Kingcade, an education minister at Memorial Road Church of Christ in Edmond, OK joins us as we talk about the ins and outs of planning lessons and curriculum. Josh hosts his own podcast titled, "Reading the Bible Responsibly". It is worth subscribing to for sure. You can also access his free education resources at joshkingcade.com

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