How do you avoid jumping ship too soon or outstaying your welcome? Join Ian and Nathan as they look at choosing the right time to step down.

In this weeks episode, Ian and Graham jump on the Mars Hill Bandwagon. Join them as they discuss how even though the church appears to be appalled at the behaviour of Mark Driscoll, it continues to be seduced by the celebrity, personality and academia of those in the pulpit whilst ignoring their character and lifestyle.

This week Ian and Ste Walker discuss their experiences of dealing with anxiety whilst in pastoral ministry.

Recommended Resources
Running Scared by Ed Welch
https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products/2515/running-scared

Hope In An Anxious World by Helen Thorne
https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products/27126/hope-in-an-anxious-world

On this weeks episode Ian speaks with Joel Morris about how taking risks and generosity is at the heart of the gospel. Joel is the Executive Director of Union School of Theology and is the author of the books Big Hearted and Revolutionary God and you can buy his books here:

https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/authors/joel-morris

and you can find out more about Union School of Theology here:

https://www.ust.ac.uk

Pastor and blogger Al Gooderham chats with Ian about being in council estate ministry for the long game, how gentrification affects contextualisation and how a middle class church from Doncaster has helped with church planting on council estates in South Yorkshire, Teesside and Edinburgh.

Read his blog
https://algooderham.wordpress.com

Visit his church
https://graceinthecommunity.org

Follow him on Twitter
https://twitter.com/algooderham?lang=en

Buy Saints, Sufferers and Sinners
 https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products/26366/saints-sufferers-and-sinners

Ian and Matt discuss the benefits of being part of the FIEC and the FIEC's Pastors Network.

https://fiec.org.uk

Chris Davidson is the nicest church planter with 20Schemes and the Free Church of Scotland and this week he spends time with Ian talking about his experience of discipleship, disappointment and death.

Some of the Medhurst lads are back as Ian, Matt, Nathan and Graham discuss the need for gospel workers to build and maintain friendships.

This weeks guest Dr. Matt Searles, shares his love of the Psalms and covers topics such as; finding comfort in the Psalms, the difference between joy and happiness and why is it so hard to admit you are miserable if you're a Christian.

Matt is an author and musician and he is currently Director of Training for the South Central Gospel Partnership, primarily overseeing and teaching courses in Bible knowledge and handling. His passion is to communicate the deep truths of the faith in a clear and accessible way to normal Christians of all backgrounds.

You can find links to his books below
https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/authors/matt-searles

This weeks guest Dr. Robert Smith Jr, shares his wisdom on preaching and covers topics such as  preaching to the heart and head, preaching through tragedy and finding your identity as a preacher.

Dr Robert Smith Jnr. holds the Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School where he teaches Christian Preaching and is the author of Doctrine that Dances and The Oasis God.

You can find links to his books below

Doctrine that Dances
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctrine-That-Dances-Doctrinal-Preaching/dp/0805446842

The Oasis of God
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oasis-God-Mourning-Biblical-Insights/dp/193667095X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Oasis+of+God%3A+From+Mourning+to+Morning%2C+Biblical+Insights+from+Psalms+42+and+43&linkCode=gs3&qid=1622705430&sr=8-1