Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Minsitry Podcast.  In this week's episode of the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast, we share our thoughts on an article by Carey Nieuwhof about his predictions of 8 Church Trends for 2023.  From discussions about boomers and their role in the church, to the importance of online ministry, we cover the first 4 of 8 trends that Nieuwhof predicts for 2023.  Only time will tell if they actually come to fruition, but we give you our 2 cents on each of the first 4 this week and will discuss the next 4 in the next episode.  Our random fact of the week is of course bizarre, and an interesting "national day of..." that you ALL should celebrate. If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

Carey Nieuwhof Article Link:  https://careynieuwhof.com/future-church-trends/

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Minsitry Podcast.  In this week's episode of the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast, we have an indepth discussion about social media in ministry with a few of our usual characters and a special guest.  Kaye's daughter, Anna, who is a digital media major in college joins us to help several Gen Xers get a better grasp on the imprortance of social media and websites when it comes to ministry.  Why is the digital world important in ministry today?  What are some pitfalls to avoid?  What are some practical tips for making the most of your impact on social media?  And much more.  And of course we end the pod with the random fact of the week that addresses a quite bizarre way to burn calories.  Be sure to check it out.  If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

If you are in need of some help with anything in the digital marketing realm, be sure to reach out to Anna Wolfinger at Golden Spark Solutions

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Minsitry Podcast.  In this week's episode of the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast, we wrap up our 2023 kick off series focusing on creating healthy habits in ministry with a conversation about conflict.  We each share a story (or two) of the silliest arguments we have been involved in.  Then we talk a lot about how conflict impacts ministry, and how when conflict is dealt with in a healhty manner it can be a benefit in cultivating change in your ministry, and share a few practical ideas to make an instant change in how you approach conflict.  We wrap up with a hilarioius conversation about the toungue....and it isn't what you think.  If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Minsitry Podcast.  In this week's episode of the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast, we continue our kick off of 2023 with a series focusing on creating healthy habits in ministry with a conversation about accountability.  We spend time discussing what accountability is, what it takes to create effective accountability, and how you encourage accountability in ministry.  We have a random conversation about our least favorite subject in school then connect back to an interesting college major for our random fact of the week.   If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Minsitry Podcast.  In this week's episode of the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast, we continue our kick off of 2023 with a series focusing on creating healthy habits in ministry with a conversation about how the culture that leaders create in their staff or teams is critical to effectiveness in ministry.  We offer some pointers to help you as a leader to develop staffs/teams and throw in a few pitfalls to avoid as well.  As always the random fact of the week is in fact random and impressive, so be sure to listen to the end to hear that convversation.  If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Minsitry Podcast.  In this week's episode of the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast, we kick off 2023 with a new series focusing on creating healthy habits in ministry with a conversation about the importance of setting healthy minstry/life boundaries.  Why is it important?  How do you do it? We tackle these and other questions as we share our from our own experiences of how failing to set effective boundaries can lead to fatigue, burnout, and ineffectiveness.  We close out the episode with the weekly random fact.  Join in the fun as you listen.  If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Minsitry Podcast.  In this week's episode of the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast, we turn the corner from Christmas and begin to look at 2023.  There is so much going on right now about te new year and new starts and of course, new year's resolutions.  We all weigh in on the debate to make resolutions or not.  You might be surprised to find out what we think about them.  As always we connect the conversation back to leading in ministry by talking about the opportunity to use a new year as a time of big picutre planning for the year.  We celebreat Caroline's birthday and have a random fact about a quck amount of time.   Join in the fun as you listen.  If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Minsitry Podcast.  In this week's episode of the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast, we continue our Advent series as we chat about the ironies wrapped up in the idea of the fact that the night of Jesus' birth is portrayed as a "silent night".  We share some insights into Christmas dinners, christmas music and other holiday highlights before turning out attention to that "Silent Night, Holy Night".  We wrap up our conversation by shifting to some thoughts about the role of silence in ministry as a leader and as it pertains to ministry settings.   The random fact of the week has to deal with Ostriches... need we say more.  Join in the fun as you listen.  If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

During our conversation about Christmas music, Larua mentioned Andrew Peterson's "Behold the Lamb".  Click the link to listen for yourself.

Kaye shared a video of the 12 Days of Christmas.  Check it out too. 

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Minsitry Podcast.  In this week's episode of the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast, we continue our Advent series as we chat about something that most of us tend to get really triggered by - watiing.  Highlights of our conversation include talking about why it is difficult for many of us to wait, how waiting is not necassarily a passive time, and how waiting can be a part of ministry.  We also have a few laughs (per usual) about our longest waiting experiences and while discussing a Christmas related random fact.  Join in the fun as you listen.  If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Minsitry Podcast.  As we enter the month of December we decided to spend a few episodes of our podcast reflecting on some of the aspects of the Advent season and how those aspects impact us as ministry leaders.  In this week's episode we consider the aspect of "preparation".  Not only do we talk about what it means to prepare our hearts for the arrival of the Christ-child this season, but we also delve into the importance of being prepared when it comes to minsitry.  And of course, there is the usual tangent conversation or two and the weekly "Random Fact"  Take a listen!  If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

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