Growing Up In Ministry

Andrew and Johnny have their brother-in-law Kurt on the podcast to discuss side hustles. Kurt has had  many different experiences in making side income while maintaining a healthy balance in ministry. If you’re looking for some secondary income, this episode is a great start. 

After the guys talked about the good times in youth ministry, this episode they discuss the not so good experiences of their nearly 20 years of combined youth ministry. They discuss poorly planned activities, and even discuss the failures of the church’s approach to youth ministry. 

The guys discuss some of the highlights of their time serving in youth ministry. They discuss activities that went well, to spiritual gains they witnessed, and many other topics on youth ministry. 

Andrew and Johnny have a conversation with their brother-in-law Dan Carr JR. They discuss Christians involvement with politics. Should we get involved? If we do, how and where do we start? 

If you could sit down with someone who has served as an executive pastor of a church running 700-800 and a school with 400-500 students and is currently a business executive overseeing hundreds of employees, what would you ask? In this episode Andrew has a conversation with Nick Greene that will be a challenge to any leader. 

Johnny and Andrew discuss how to get past the summer slump. How do you get all age groups to stay involved all summer long? How do you keep your workers engaged and fresh? Tune in to hear the conversation on these and a few other summer time topics. 

The guys discuss their frustration with the current political climate in ministry circles. While there is a need to be a contender for the faith, there is too much fighting amongst ministry leaders today. Are you like them feeling somewhere in the middle? You aren’t alone.

In their conversation with Pastor Dean Miller, Andrew and Johnny discuss transition in ministry. How does the conversation go with your spouse? How and when do you bring it up to your pastor? Get the answers to these and many more questions in this special interview episode. 

Johnny and Andrew discuss the different causes of procrastination. Learn how to avoid procrastination. Why do we want things to be done at a higher quality? Because we are here to bring Glory to God. 

Johnny and Andrew discuss what worked and what didn't for each of their 2021 Easter services. They also discuss some ideas to implement for Easter 2022.