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

In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Jay Fowler. Jay serves here at PastorServe and walks alongside pastors and ministry leaders. He serves as the Executive Director for our Midwest Region and is very engaged and involved in really helping our entire team serve pastors and ministry leaders better.

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:

Jay Fowler on the spiritual depth and transformative power of engaging with historically grounded, biblically based prayers: "Many of these prayers are hundreds of years old, and there is a biblical truth there and a richness about Jesus that broadens us."

Jay Fowler on the importance of a pastor's personal walk with Christ: "The best thing that a pastor has to give his people is a Jesus-filled person themselves."

Jay Fowler on the significance of praying challenging prayers that stretch us spiritually and lead to meaningful growth: "​​There’s something about praying these prayers that stretches me in a way I'm finding very valuable."
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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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In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Bill Simmons. Bill is President and CEO of Hope Rises International and the author of The Way of Interruption.

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:

Bill Simmons on the importance of support systems: "If you want to reach into a place of pause, recovery, and restoration, you need support systems around you."

Bill Simmons on the significance of following Jesus' intentional way of living as a model for slowing down and aligning with a more purposeful, grace-filled way of life: "What can we learn from Jesus as a way of being in a world that continues to push us faster and faster?"

Bill Simmons on the pressure and weight we often put on ourselves, as if the outcome of everything is solely our responsibility: "​​We often fight this battle of feeling like everything depends on us."
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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 this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Meryl Herr. Meryl serves as a Director of Research and Resources at the Fuller Seminary Center for Leadership, and her most recent book is entitled When Work Hurts.

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:

Meryl Herr on the tension between the joy and the difficulty of living out a meaningful purpose: "The concept of calling is both really beautiful and really challenging."

Meryl Herr on the spiritual truth that ministry is more about obedience to God than measurable results: "Ministry is a work of sowing seeds in faithfulness without ever having the promise of seeing the harvest."

Meryl Herr on the importance of understanding your true identity in Christ: "​​You are defined by your identity in Christ as his beloved son or daughter."
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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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Connect with Jason Daye LinkedIn | Instagram

In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Brady White. Brady serves as the Executive Pastor of Staff Care at Mosaic Church, and his book on spiritual formation is entitled The Well Worn Narrow Path.

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:

Brady White on the tension between current identity and God’s higher calling: "There seemed to be this giant gap between who I was and who God was calling me to be."

Brady White on the importance of recognizing our need isn’t weakness, it’s what draws us closer to God's help and healing: "Jesus loved to help people who realized their desperation."

Brady White on how God intentionally designed us to depend on Him, not be self-sufficient, so we’d recognize our need for Him: "God created us to know that we can't have it on our own."
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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

In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Walter Kim. Walter is the president of the National Association of Evangelicals.

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:

Walter Kim on the importance of deep theological and relational truth in worship and community: "There's something really important and precious about our embodied, lived experience as a worshiping community."

Walter Kim on the significance of pastors adopting a missionary mindset, one that looks beyond the walls of the church to engage with the surrounding culture: "The pastor now needs to think more like a missionary."

Walter Kim on the importance of cultivating a mindset of intentional, active curiosity over relying solely on formal expertise: "We don't have to be an expert, but we have to be expertly curious."
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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

In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Luke Morgan. Luke is an executive pastor at Frontline Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also collaborates, consults, and writes regularly about the topic of healthy ministry leadership.

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:

Luke Morgan on the importance of pastoral health and integrity: "​​When each pastor is thriving in his or her ministry, the church gets better, and it makes things better for all of us. When one of us has a major failing, it hurts all of us."

Luke Morgan on the significance of having support systems in leadership: "So many leaders are free soloing in their leadership… we've got no safety gear."

Luke Morgan on the importance of having trusted counsel and the humility to receive it: "He had one guy whom he could trust, and he had the humility to do what he told him. Those are the two pieces that so many pastors are missing in their ministry today."
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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

In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Dr. Michelle Keener. Michelle is a professor of Christianity at Houston Christian University, and her most recent book is entitled Comfort in the Ashes.

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:

Michelle Keener on the importance of how we respond to others when they trust us with their story, especially in moments of vulnerability or need: "When we encounter someone who is coming to us for help, how do we steward the story that they are giving us?"

Michelle Keener on the significance of how simply sharing your story can be deeply therapeutic, even before any solutions or outcomes are reached: "There is great healing just in the process of being able to tell the story."

Michelle Keener on the importance of shifting the focus of trauma from the event itself to the person’s response to it: "When we talk about trauma, we don't mean an event. What we mean is a response."
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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 ministry leaders, how can we better understand those underlying emotional struggles in our lives that impact the way we serve? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Nicholas and Sheila Rowe. Nicholas is a professor of Leadership at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Sheila has over 30 years of experience in counseling and spiritual direction with trauma survivors. They've recently released a book entitled Healing Leadership Trauma. Together, Nicholas, Sheila, and Jason explore how to identify some of the often-overlooked emotional and relational baggage we have in our lives. Nicholas and Sheila offer some pragmatic steps and meaningful practices to help us find healing so that not only do we flourish ourselves, but we can help those around us flourish as well.

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:

Sheila Rowe on the importance of healing and self-awareness: "If we are not dealing with our past and not dealing with our trauma, it will bleed onto those around us."

Nicholas Rowe on the significance of having a space, whether it's a relationship, community, or environment where vulnerability is welcomed: "It's really hard to move forward if there's not a context or a place where you can be safe and open about what's going on on the inside."

Sheila Rowe on the importance of recognizing that a lack of empathy or awareness of someone else’s struggles can lead to disconnection and misunderstanding in relationships: "Oftentimes, we kind of miss each other because we don't understand the hardships or the traumas that the other person has gone through."
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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

What exactly is the dark side to your ministry calling, and how does it relate to burnout? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Dr. Arianna Molloy. Arianna is a professor of Organizational Communication at Biola University. Her newest book is entitled Healthy Calling. Together, Arianna and Jason explore some of the toxic burnout risks associated with our calling into ministry. Arianna also shares some examples and insights of how we can recalibrate our calling so we can serve in healthy and meaningful ways.

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:

Arianna Molloy on the deep, internal fulfillment and purpose that comes from following your calling: "In a calling, you might not see the external reward right away, like you would in a career, but you know you've made a difference that day."

Arianna Molloy on the importance of recognizing the weight of a high calling: "People who feel called, by a high scale, are more prone to burnout."

Arianna Molloy on the significance of making rest a practice, not a rescue plan: "Sabbath is not meant to be the kitchen sink where we just dump all of our needs for rest into that one day."
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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

If you've ever encountered seasons where you longed to rediscover and cultivate joy in your life and ministry, then you're going to enjoy today's conversation. In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Alastair Sterne. Alastair is the Founding Pastor of St Peter's Fireside in Vancouver and currently serves as an Associate Pastor at Coastline Church in Victoria. His most recent book is entitled Longing for Joy. Together, Alastair and Jason discuss some of the beautiful ways that God shows up in challenging seasons when we're experiencing hopelessness, despair, and uncertainty. Alastair shares from his own journey some of the surprises that God brought his way and some of the practices that have helped him to not only experience joy but also share joy with those around him.

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:

Alastair Sterne on the connection between physical action and internal transformation: "I'm posturing my body to help my heart follow."

Alastair Sterne on the intimate connection between our personal joy and the joy given to us by the Holy Spirit: "​​There's this intermingling of our joy and the Spirit's joy imparted in us."

Alastair Sterne on the significance of gratitude is an innate, God-given part of our design: "God hardwired us for thanksgiving."
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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