FrontStage BackStage with Jason Daye - Healthy Leadership for Life and Ministry

What do we do when we struggle in ministry, when we face disappointments when we don't always get it right as we lead? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Max Lucado, a passionate pastor, incredible ministry leader, and best-selling author. With more than 145 million books in print around the world, Max's latest book is entitled God Never Gives Up On You. In this conversation, Max reflects on the life of Jacob in Scripture, and shares from his personal experiences how we can navigate some of those challenges that we face in ministry, and how we can accept God's love, grace, and mercy in the midst of those struggles. Now, for those of you watching the video on YouTube, you will notice that near the end of our conversation Max does encounter some technical difficulties and his camera freezes. However, we were able to capture all of the audio and encourage you to listen through to the very end because Max offers some of the most heartfelt encouragement and guidance for pastors and ministry leaders.

Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more, at http://PastorServe.org/network

Some key takeaways from this conversation:

Max Lucado on having faith and confidence in God's provision when facing challenges: "Go back to the place of promise and trust God to provide what you need."

Max Lucado on the importance of not letting difficult or challenging situations determine or shape the identity, purpose, or mission of your ministry: "We cannot allow those tough times to define our ministry."

Max Lucado on Jacob's and God's contentious interaction, but God ultimately had Jacob's best interests in mind: "Jacob fought with God, but also God fought for Jacob."
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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

Love well, live well, & lead well

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Ministry can be exhausting. So how do our past hurts and our present peace relate to thriving in ministry for the long haul? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Jason Young, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant who works with churches and businesses. Jason is the co-author of several ministry leadership books, including his latest, Don't Burn Out, Burn Bright. Together, Jason and Jason uncover some of the often-overlooked realities of exhaustion in ministry, you're definitely going to want to listen up to what Jason says about how better understanding our past hurts can lead to flourishing in both life and ministry.

Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more, at http://PastorServe.org/network

Some key takeaways from this conversation:

Jason Young on the imperfections and flaws inherent in human beings: "The reality is we're human and we're broken people."

Jason Young on simplifying and decluttering your life by letting go of things that don't contribute positively to a more peaceful and fulfilling life: "One way to get some peace back in your life is to figure out what you don't need in your life."

Jason Young on not only is it possible for individuals to thrive in their lives, but also that they have the inherent capacity or purpose to do so: "Thriving is absolutely possible and that's what you were designed to do."
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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

Love well, live well, & lead well

Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession

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In our ministries, how can we overcome the pressures we often inflict upon ourselves and instead, enter into freedom in the ways that we serve and live? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Justin McRoberts. Justin has served in ministry in a variety of ways over the years. He's a songwriter, storyteller, and coach. He's the author of several books, including his latest, entitled Sacred Strides. Together, Justin and Jason debunk some of the modern myths surrounding work and rest and invite you to enter fully into God's goodness for your life and ministry.

Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more, at http://PastorServe.org/network

Some key takeaways from this conversation:

Justin McRoberts on rest going beyond merely taking a break from work or activities; it is a deliberate act of connecting with God: "Rest…is a choice we make to pay attention to the love of God."

Justin McRoberts on the negative impact of attempting to manage everything without proper balance or support: "So many folks in ministry…are burned out because they're trying to do everything all the time."

Justin McRoberts on the importance of choosing rest just as God did: "If God chooses to rest, and I want to live in the shape of the One who made me, then I need to choose to rest."
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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

Love well, live well, & lead well

Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession

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Why is it important for us to think deeply about fulfillment, significance, and meaning when it comes to our work in this world? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Barry Rowan. Barry is a graduate of Harvard Business School and has been instrumental in building and transforming eight different businesses, including one that was sold for $10 billion. Barry has immersed himself in connecting the daily grind with the divine, and he is the author of The Spiritual Art of Business. Together, Barry and Jason look at rethinking our view of fulfillment in our lives and ministries. Barry also provides some incredible wisdom and encouragement when it comes to work and rest, activity and contemplation.

Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more, at http://PastorServe.org/network

Some key takeaways from this conversation:

Barry Rowan on God's influence and purpose manifesting not only within individuals but also in the broader context of the world around us: "The genius of God's design is that he accomplishes his work in our souls and in the world simultaneously."

Barry Rowan on the importance of how one's faith and commitment to spiritual principles should permeate every aspect of their life, including professional and everyday activities: "Every meeting, even budget meetings, is an opportunity to advance the Kingdom of God."

Barry Rowan on approaching each moment with a willingness to learn and being open to receiving guidance from God to gain a deeper understanding, wisdom, and spiritual growth: "We begin to see every moment as an opportunity to learn and to listen to God."
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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

Love well, live well, & lead well

Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession

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If you're married and in ministry, how can a better understanding of emotional safety improve both your marriage and your ministry? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Dr. Trevor Hislop, counselor, marriage and family therapist, and ministry coach at Pastor Serve. Trevor brings a unique perspective because not only is he a certified Marriage and Family Therapist, he's also served in pastoral ministry in the local church for 20 years. Together, Trevor and Jason explore how some of the tendencies we have around vulnerability and risk in ministry settings can unknowingly transfer into the relationship we have with our spouses. Trevor helps us identify and address some of these challenges so that we can have healthier marriages and healthier ministries.

Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more, at http://PastorServe.org/network

Some key takeaways from this conversation:

Trevor Hislop on how intimacy involves both physical proximity and emotional connection between individuals: "When we're talking about intimacy, it's about being close, and it's about feeling connected."

Trevor Hislop on the importance of mutual understanding, cooperation, and alignment of goals within the marriage relationship, especially when both partners are involved in ministry: "The work of marriage in ministry is when a couple is able to share that vision and take active steps towards it together."

Trevor Hislop on fostering a safe and secure emotional environment within a marriage or relationship: "Work towards steps of safety with your spouse, being the one who's willing to model it first."
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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

Love well, live well, & lead well

Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession

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As we are seeking to make a difference through our ministries, how should we navigate the tension between Kingdom ambition and Godly contentment? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Kelly Needham. Kelly has served in ministry for years as a Bible teacher, podcaster, and author. Her latest book is entitled Purposefooled. Together, Kelly and Jason explore how pursuing our purpose could potentially derail our ministry's fruitfulness. Kelly also shares how a proper understanding of purpose helps us avoid sacrificing our well-being and instead, experience peace and rest as we serve.

Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more, at http://PastorServe.org/network

Some key takeaways from this conversation:

Kelly Needham on the importance of having purpose and meaning in our lives: "We absolutely have purpose and meaning and not only do we have it, we need it to be okay, we need it to thrive."

Kelly Needham on receiving God's grace and guidance in order to have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact: "I am not God, I still have to start as a recipient of His grace and his ministering to me to even have a chance at making an impact."

Kelly Needham on letting God play a central and guiding role in our life journey or narrative: "Do I trust God as the main character in my story?"
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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

Love well, live well, & lead well

Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession

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In our society, which is filled with competing and mixed allegiances, how can we best minister across all generations, and especially our younger generations? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Eli Bonilla Jr. Eli is a leader in the next-gen space, serving in a variety of capacities on national ministry networks. Eli also serves as the global next-gen pastor at Bethany Church in Louisiana. He has recently released his first book entitled Mixed. Together, Eli and Jason examine some current cultural challenges, including a hyper-elevated sense of self and identity, what it looks like to minister in a post-Christendom society, and even some technologies, including AI. Eli helps drive us back to the heart of Christ, as he shares what they are seeing as most effective in ministry today.

Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more, at http://PastorServe.org/network

Some key takeaways from this conversation:

Eli Bonilla Jr on how the increasing awareness of diversity should lead to a more profound and enriched theological perspective on unity, with Christ as the central focus: "As our awareness of diversity grows, the depth of our theology around a Christ-centered unity should deepen."

Eli Bonilla Jr on the importance of having a strong belief in Christ who provides a sense of purpose and direction: "For those that don't have an anchor in Christ there will always be a fight for significance and purpose."

Eli Bonilla Jr on having a strong and genuine interpersonal connection that gives weight to one's words and allows them to exert influence on others: "Whoever has that face-to-face relationship still has the equity to speak into and influence."
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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

Love well, live well, & lead well

Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession

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As pastors and ministry leaders, how can we truly know that we are effectively developing mature disciples? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by the Reverend Dr. Eun Strawser, co-vocational lead pastor of Ma Ke Alo o non-denominational missional communities, which are multiplying across the island of O‘ahu in Hawaii. Eun is also the author of the recently released book entitled Centering Discipleship. Together, Eun and Jason looked at the importance of ministry leaders, taking an honest assessment of our own discipleship. Eun also shares from her experience as a church planter. How we can take discipleship from the periphery and move it to the center of our local church ministries, that ministry would flow from that.

Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more, at http://PastorServe.org/network

Some key takeaways from this conversation:

Eun Strawser on the commitment to investing one's life and efforts in faithfully and joyfully working towards personal growth, spiritual development, and aligning oneself with the teachings and character of Jesus Christ: "Discipleship is a life invested and working out all these things faithfully, joyfully, messily, all of that in the hopes that we're going to one day imitate Jesus fully."

Eun Strawser on the importance of loving one another and learning how to handle conflict in a healthy and constructive manner with each other: "If Jesus is banking His entire ministry on how we love one another, then we also need to know how to do conflict well with one another."

Eun Strawser on recognizing that discipleship goes beyond merely connecting the church to the community: "I actually think that discipleship is not just connecting the church to the community, it's actually intentionally inviting the Holy Spirit."
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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

Love well, live well, & lead well

Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession

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None of us start off in ministry thinking you know what I'm going to burn out. And yet burnout happens. So what can we incorporate into our lives and ministries to help us not only lead well, but also finish well? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Mark Dance, Director of Pastoral Wellness at GuideStone Financial Resources. For 27 years, Mark served as a pastor and church planter and also helped launch Lifeway Pastors and the Care for Pastors Network. His latest book is entitled, Start to Finish. Together, Mark and Jason look at some important practices we can incorporate into our lives to help ensure that we do not veer off course in our ministries. Mark also shares some fresh insights about how neighboring well helps us flourish in both life and ministry.

Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more, at http://PastorServe.org/network

Some key takeaways from this conversation:

Mark Dance on prioritizing self-care, and how individuals are better equipped to manage their physical, mental, and emotional health, which can ultimately lead to increased productivity, resilience, and the ability to support others effectively: "Self-care is strategic, it's not selfish."

Mark Dance on the importance of pastors allowing others to help them: "It’s counterintuitive for pastors to ask for help because we're caregivers… but we’ve got to let people help us."

Mark Dance on recognizing that working in ministry can be challenging and that there will be periods of time when things go more smoothly than others: "Accept the fact that ministry is hard and some seasons are going to be better than others."
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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

Love well, live well, & lead well

Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession

Follow PastorServe LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

Love well, live well, & lead well

Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession

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As pastors and ministry leaders, we give consideration to the value of incorporating healthy rhythms into our lives and ministries, but we oftentimes struggle with making those rhythms a reality. In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Holly and Glenn Packiam, who serve at Rock Harbor in Costa Mesa, California. Glenn serves as the lead pastor and Holly earned her master's degree in counseling at Colorado Christian University, and has served as pastor of parenting ministries. They are the authors of The Intentional Life, and the follow-up companion to that book, The Intentional Life Journal. Together, Holly, Glenn and Jason explore the importance of incorporating these rhythms into our lives. Holly and Glenn share from a personal experience simple ways to not only talk or think about these rhythms but to actually implement them in our daily lives.

Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more, at http://PastorServe.org/network

Some key takeaways from this conversation:

Holly Packiam on the struggle and effort to adopt and maintain intentional practices: "These practices of intentionality… I don't actually feel like it's natural to me. I've had to work really hard, and I've had to come up with systems… to kind of keep me on track."

Glenn Packiam on how self-care goes beyond personal benefits and is instead motivated by the well-being and needs of others: "This isn't self-care as in, it's only for my own sake and ends with the self. No, this is for the sake of others."

Holly Packiam on recognizing and embracing one's identity as a son or daughter of God: "Your identity comes from that foundation that you are a son or daughter of God… if we could really live out of that confidence, that love… we would live in more freedom."
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Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

Love well, live well, & lead well

Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession

Follow PastorServe LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

Connect with Jason Daye LinkedIn | Instagram