Enduring Churches Podcast with Alan and Trent

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May 29, 2023Episode 218: When You Say Yes To VBS
Episode 218: When You Say Yes To VBS
Find and train a VBS director (could be sports camp...)
Select the optimum time and dates for your context
early, mid, late summer
am or pm
M-F, Tu-Sat, Su-Th, once a week for 5 weeks....
Train and support your workers
What is the role of the pastor?
whatever you want it to be
Be involved
Be available
Be evangelistic
Some of our best suggestions
Alan: Pray with your workers before the day begins
Alan: I often was the funny skit guy
Alan: get down on a kids level to talk with them
Alan: mingle and talk with parents when they are picking up their kids. (we did not allow for drive by pick ups)
Trent: lead music and teach actions
Help with video and audiovisual
Help with registration
Lead in pledges
Follow up on decisions; keep family information for other events (get their permission)
Schedule baptisms soon

Contact Alan: [email protected]
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28min
May 22, 2023Episode 217: Shuffling Shepherds and Sickly Sheep
Episode 217: Shuffling Shepherds and Sickly Sheep

Does Shuffling of shepherds produce sickly sheep?
Churches and denominations have developed a bad habit of shuffling shepherds.
This has lots of effects on churches
Discipleship is cut short
Teach them to observe (great commission KJV)
Vision is cut short
churches continue the same bad cycles and never move forward.
The sheep suffer: Bad shepherds are moved to new locations and continue to kill the sheep
The shepherd is not trusted: Trust is never developed
You don't become someone's pastor till . . .
Wolves move in: Other bad intentioned and selfish leaders move in - wolf in sheep's clothing.
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26min
May 15, 2023Episode 216: 7 Ways to Boost Attendance
7 ways to boost attendance:
Be evangelistic and see people baptized.
its the evidence of a fruitful ministry
Always be on mission! local and beyond!
Have a vibrant, multiplying small group ministry.
small segments grow more quickly
Talk about the importance of regular church attendance>
if we don't address it, what should we expect?
avoid guilting
Build a sense of expectation.
a culture of high expectations is not a negative
Expectation = excitement = I want to invite my friends
Use special emphasis.
not as successful as they once were, but can be successful
Reach out to first time guests quickly
The quicker you respond to a guest's visit, the more likely they are to return.
Make connecting easy
don't ask for too much
don't speak as if everyone knows everything you are talking about.
Contact Alan: [email protected]
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22min
May 08, 2023Episode 215: Responding to a New Pastoral Life Cycle
Episode 215: Responding to a New Pastoral Life Cycle

Thom Rainer and Church Answers have revised the pastoral life cycle:

https://churchanswers.com/blog/the-life-cycle-of-a-pastor-updated/
Honeymoon: 0 to 6 months.
Challenges and conflict: 6 months to 4 years.
Acceptance and stability: Year 4 to year 7.
Inflection point: Year 7 to year 10.
Mystery: After year 10

Some reactions to this:
Honeymoons are shorter and might not even exist
bad processes in finding a pastor
unhealthy pastors moving from church to church
distrust of organizational leaders
Inflection points
will the church move in a positive or negative direction
connection to other pastors
willingness to re-evaluate one's own leadership
habits of personal spiritual health
Mystery of the long tenure
no pattern
larger church versus smaller church
rural versus urban versus suburban
"fire in the belly" or "just hanging on"
Must re-establish your leadership every 2-3 years rather than every 4-5 years
Everything is sped up.

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27min
May 01, 2023Episode 214: Summertime
Episode 214: Summertime

Summertime is a time of opportunity
To experiment
try some new things especially in outreach
allow new people to explore new leadership roles
To eliminate
To establish momentum
To evangelize
To enjoy

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28min
April 24, 2023 Episode 213: Sunday Routine
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29min
April 17, 2023Episode 212: What We’ve Been Reading
Episode 212: What We've Been Reading

Alan's List
RARE Leadership by Wilder and Warner
brain science and leadership (Fast track versus slow track)
identity is fast track, but we tend to try an grow spiritually on the slow track)
Remain Relational
Act Like Yourself
Return to Joy
Endure Hardships Well
why accountability fails -its fear based
Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
organizing and gaining more productivity out of ourselves through leveraging technology
The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership by James Hunter
Several Books about WWII
A Higher Call - Adam Makos
Taregt Tokyo - by James M .Scott
Race of Aces - John Bruning
Valley Forge by Drury and Clavin

Trent's List
I am a terrible reader but listen to audio books on audible - subscription holds me accountable
Made to Stick Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
By: Chip Heath, Dan Heath
Winning the War in Your Mind Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
By: Craig Groeschel
The Ruthless Elimination of HurryHow to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
By: John Mark Comer
What Got You Here Won't Get You ThereHow Successful People Become Even More Successful
By: Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter
Any book by Jon Gordon
The Energy Bus
Training camp
The Carpenter
The Seed
Canoeing the Mountains Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory
By: Tod Bolsinger
Getting ready to start
Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People Over 325 Ready-to-Use Words and Phrases for Working with Challenging Personalities
By: Renee Evenson
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28min
April 10, 2023Episode 211: Blind Spots in Preaching
Episode 211: Blind Spots in Preaching
We fail to get their attention
We fail to include and explain doctrine.
We fail to include apologetics.
We fail to call for action.
We mis-read our audience.
overestimate their spirituality
underestimate their spirituality
We are unbalanced in our preaching.
all Bible genre's
short series, we tend to focus on our "pet" subjects
long series, we tend not to get into other portions of the Bible
multiple style and methods
We preach too often.

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26min
April 03, 2023Episode 210: Moving On Up, Pt 2
Episode 210: Moving On Up, Pt 2
When moving a person internally, consider....

Evaluation
Evaluate the relationship between this person and church and you as leader
Evaluate the ministry
Evaluate the gifts for a different ministry
Conversation
Are they interested in a change
Do they love the church

Timing
If everything is positive
from your view
from the potential person of change's view
from the church view

Then what is the best time to make the change?
Are there times of business that need to be avoided? youth - summer
Are there church events that need to be planned for? Music - Christmas program
Are there training opportunities that you want this person to attend?

Major principles
Lots of prayer
lots of open communication - no one likes to feel that they have been left out of the loop or that you're trying to get rid of them.
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21min
March 27, 2023Episode 209: Moving On Up, pt1
Episode 209: Moving On Up, pt1

To keep good talent, many churches are moving staff to new positions in the church.
example - Youth minister is getting older and doesn't want to do all the youth stuff anymore.
example - Music minister is getting older but sees that the church needs to change direction to reach younger people. He doesn't feel equipped to lead differently but loves the church and would like to stay there.

Is it a good idea to hire from within:

The benefits:
An insider can probably cut the transition time down for the congregation.
An insider knows how the church works.
An insider has some key relationships already in tact.
An insider has an awareness of the church history.
The cautions:
The personal transition time for the leader often happens at a slower pace.
An insider is tempted to make changes too quickly because they have such a deep awareness of what is wrong.
An insider may not have the ability to take on a role at a different level.

Contact Alan: [email protected]
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21min

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