How important is the music in church? What guidelines should we follow for church music? How can we discern from the wrong and the right kind of music? On today's episode, Dr. Jim Townsley and his son Pastor David Townsley discuss some of these questions and others related topics. 

Dr. Jim Townsley has a FaceTime call with Pastor Brenson Jennings of the Crooked Creek Baptist Church located in Athens, GA. In this episode, the topic of taking time for the pastor and understanding what a sabbatical is and how it can benefit is brought up and some helpful tips are given to hopefully help pastors and other church staff currently serving in the ministry. 

In this episode, Dr. Jim Townsley gets to sit down and talk with Pastor Jonathan Roberson of the First Baptist Church in Clinton, IL visiting as the guest speaker for the New England Baptist College Commencement Service. They both discuss pastoring a country church and some of the benefits and drawbacks that some might have when considering God's leading a person to a ministry in a more rural area. 

There is a great need across the country to see young people surrender to the call to be in the ministry today. Dr. Jim Townsley talks with Bro. Tony Bulawa, the Far North Director for BIMI, about his salvation testimony, his calling into the ministry, as well as the need to see more young people called into the ministry. 

Should a pastor be involved in politics and if so, to what extent? Dr. Jim Townsley has the privilege to speak with Pastor Dominick Cuozzo about the opportunity he has to be involvement in his local government in NJ and the ministry God has given him. 

Dr. Jim Townlsey had the privilege to speak with Wesley Burns and about the ministry where God has called him and his wife Rebecca back to their homeland of Canada as Missionaries. Bro. Burns shares some of his testimony as well as opportunities to share the Gospel in some remote villages and areas of Canada. 

What do you do with unreasonable people in the ministry? How do you deal with those who do not take guidance or correction the right way? Can you work with individuals to better the ministry of God despite their resistance or reluctance to follow Godly advice or counsel? Dr. Jim Townsley and Corey Bane have a discussion about unreasonable people and the best ways to help them. 

In today's episode, Dr. Jim Townsley speaks with Pastor Doug Meader about his ministry of pastoring for over 25 years, his retirement, and advice that he would give to pastors or others working in the ministry. 

Welcome to our 50th episode! Dr. Townsley traveled to Bow, Vermont to help Pastor Daniel Anderson and the Bow Baptist Church. In this episode, Pastor Anderson shares some of his testimony, what led him to pastor the Bow Baptist Church, and they have a conversation about the need for churches in Vermont. 

Dr. Jim Townsley spends a few moments discussing as well as giving suggestions and advice on how to train leaders in the church.