For this “Saturday Replay” episode of the EntrePastors podcast we are reaching back to an interview Jon and Les did with David Hancock.  David is the Founder and CEO of Morgan James Publishing.  We discuss the benefits that can be realized when a pastor writes and publishes a book of their own.  David shares some helpful tips on how pastors can build, write, publish, and sell their books.  In addition, we make an awesome announcement as we introduce EntrePastors Press to the world!  EntrePastors Press will be an imprint of Morgan James Publishing.  In the days to come we will be sharing even more details on how pastors can have their books published through EntrePastors Press!

Guest Info/Links:

• Email: [email protected]

Call to Action:

• Tell us about the book idea you’re thinking about!
  • https://www.entrepastors.com/book 

For many pastors, weddings and funerals are a normal part of their ministry work.  And if most pastors are being honest, they often view weddings and funerals as an interruption to all the other busy work they have going on in their churches and pastoral duties.  At times they might even feel a little resentful as they come face to face with the expectations and obligations that others place upon them to conduct these events for little to no charge for their extra efforts and services.  In this episode, Jon and Les talk with returning guest Wayne Prevett, founder of Life Celebration Ministries about how significant of an opportunity there is to share Christ with people around the times of marriage, death of a loved one, or the birth of a new child.  Wayne helps pastors not only lean into the great ministry opportunities through these life celebrations, but also teaches them how to set up profitable businesses as professional life celebration specialists.

Guest Info/Links:

• Website: https://lifecelebrationinstitute.com/ 
• Email: [email protected] 

Call to Action:

• Sign up for our EntrePastors LIVE event in March of 2024
  • https://www.entrepastors.com/live 

On a recent episode of the EntrePastors podcast, we featured an interview with John D. Hanson about why he believes we are on a collision course for a global depression in the not-too-distant future and what God’s people can be doing right now to be in a position to thrive and help others in the coming days.  In this 4-part mini series, we are going to dive deeper into the conversation as John shares some key areas we need to be thinking through and preparing for.  In this final episode, John talks about the issues of food, water, fuel, and transportation as some other important elements to be considered in the event of a global depression.

Guest Info/Links:

• Website: https://www.johndhanson.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-hanson-heroic-success/ 

On a recent episode of the EntrePastors podcast, we featured an interview with John D. Hanson about why he believes we are on a collision course for a global depression in the not-too-distant future and what God’s people can be doing right now to be in a position to thrive and help others in the coming days.  In this 4-part mini series, we are going to dive deeper into the conversation as John shares some key areas we need to be thinking through and preparing for.  In this episode, John talks about how a global depression is likely to impact churches and schools and how we as pastors need to be planning accordingly.  

Guest Info/Links:

• Website: https://www.johndhanson.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-hanson-heroic-success/ 

On a recent episode of the EntrePastors podcast, we featured an interview with John D. Hanson about why he believes we are on a collision course for a global depression in the not-too-distant future and what God’s people can be doing right now to be in a position to thrive and help others in the coming days.  In this 4-part mini series, we are going to dive deeper into the conversation as John shares some key areas we need to be thinking through and preparing for.  In this episode, John talks about some critical things to prepare for in regards to our housing situations in the event of a global depression and the fallout that would come as a result.

Guest Info/Links:

• Website: https://www.johndhanson.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-hanson-heroic-success/ 

On a recent episode of the EntrePastors podcast, we featured an interview with John D. Hanson about why he believes we are on a collision course for a global depression in the not-too-distant future and what God’s people can be doing right now to be in a position to thrive and help others in the coming days.  In this 4-part mini series, we are going to dive deeper into the conversation as John shares some key areas we need to be thinking through and preparing for.  In this episode, John is going to unpack what he calls “depression-resistant” sources of income pastors may want to consider as the traditional model of being fully funded by the charitable donations of others will likely be significantly challenged in the days ahead.

Guest Info/Links:

• Website: https://www.johndhanson.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-hanson-heroic-success/ 

For this “Saturday Replay” episode of the EntrePastors podcast we are sharing one of our all-time most downloaded episodes called “The Pressure Washing Pastor.” In this episode, Jon talks with Joshua Brown, also known as “The Pressure Washing Pastor.”  Joshua has an incredible story of growing up on the streets of Nashville, living a life that was drifting far away from the Lord, but then being radically saved and transformed by the love of God.  His passion for the Lord led him into spending many years serving in various vocational ministry roles.  For Joshua, it seemed the more heavily he pursued the vocational work within the church, the further removed he felt from giving his life to actual ministry that was impacting others.  In 2016, feeling both the frustration of the bureaucracy of church work along with the extreme financial hardships it was causing his family, Joshua launched his own pressure washing company.  Over the next few years he would see his company grow into multiple locations with revenue that he never could have imagined.  But the thing that Joshua found most exciting about his new role in the marketplace, was the endless opportunities to care for and shepherd people.  Eventually he was given the title “the pressure washing pastor” by a group of businessmen in his community.  Joshua decided to run with that mantle and now feels called by God to help others experience the same joys of profitable business and ministry that he has been able to experience by helping them launch their own pressure washing ventures as well.

Guest Info/Links:

• https://www.brownspressurewashing.org/ 
• Email: [email protected]

Do you recall the story in Genesis where God gave Joseph a vision for the future that included seven years of abundance followed by seven years of famine?  Because of that insight, Joseph was able to use the season of abundance to prepare for the season of famine in such a way that not only spared his life, but many others as well.  It is in this spirit that John Hanson believes he has a word of caution and opportunity for the church today.  In this episode, you’ll hear John share why he believes we are on a collision course for a global depression in the not-too-distant future and what God’s people can be doing right now to be in a position to thrive and help others in the coming days.  While this content is a little different from the normal things we talk about from day to day on this podcast, we believe this is just one more reason for pastors to be leaning into developing alternative sources of income beyond the church in this season.

Guest Info/Links:

• Website: https://www.johndhanson.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-hanson-heroic-success/ 

Call to Action:

• Sign up for our EntrePastors LIVE event in March of 2024
  • https://www.entrepastors.com/live 

Do words like “prosperity” and “abundance” make you nervous as a pastor?  Due to some extreme examples of people misusing scripture to promote a lifestyle of excess and even greed, many pastors tend to shy away from anything that might even resemble the “prosperity gospel.”  The sad reality, however, is that in an attempt to move away from one extreme, much of Christianity has embraced an extreme on the other side…a “poverty/scarcity gospel.”  In this episode, Jon challenges the limiting beliefs behind such scarcity mindsets and reminds you of the abundant God we serve as he invites you to reject the narrative of the “starving pastor.”  He also shares four reasons why he believes it’s a good thing for a pastor to build wealth.

One of the common traps of pastoral ministry is to assume the posture of people-pleasing.  Even though pastors are in a leadership role, we are often confronted with the desire to keep the people in our church happy.  We don’t want them to be upset with the direction we set for our lives and our churches.  This can be a real problem for many pastors who desire to take the EntrePastor journey.  They fear their decision to break out of a traditional ministry model will cause others to be disappointed or even angry with them.  In this episode Jon will help you discover you have all the permission you need to surge forward in your EntrePastor journey.

Call to Action:

• Join our EntrePastors group on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/entrepastorsconnect