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Today, we have Ben Vegh, Lead pastor of The Gateway Church, sharing with us on why Fine Arts for kids and students isn't just about showcasing talents, but giving them opportunities to minister through their giftings. Fine Arts is designed to celebrate the goodness of God through the talents He's given us. So why should Fine Arts be important to your church? It's about investing and believing in these students and giving them a chance to use their giftings for God.

You can get more information on this years Fine Arts festivals at https://www.agmsm.org/fine-arts

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This episode today is a longer one but is PACKED with good information on how to keep a healthy marriage.

Today, we have John and Judy Pyper, the National Directors of AG Marriage Encounter, sharing with us how to have and maintain a healthy marriage. If we can't have a healthy marriage, it's extremely difficult for us to lead thriving churches. Marriage need to intentional. It doesn't just "happen" everyday. John and Judy share their wisdom on the problems and solutions pastors and spouses face when it comes to maintaining a healthy marriage.

For more information on Marriage Encounter, you can visit agme.org

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Today, we have Jim Riley, our Live Director for the Network talking with us about our resource on conducting funerals or memorial services. This is one of the hardest, but most honoring part of being a pastor. But what do you do when it's a community member outside of your church? How can you connect and minister to people that have gone through one of the hardest times of their lives when you don't know them well? How do you effectively prepare a memorial service that both honors and celebrates the deceased with a heart of gratitude that comforts those that are still here? This is a great episode for those that have not gone through a funeral planning yet or those that still find it difficult on them to prepare.

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Today, we have Pastor Aaron Hlavin sharing his heart on finding thankfulness in all things. First of all, we are so grateful for you, the pastors and leaders in our amazing state. There are so many reasons for us to be thankful during this time, but it's easy to lose track of those reasons if we don't focus on them. The more we focus on our identity in Christ, not just our assignment, it becomes easier to find things to be grateful for. Thank you MMN pastors for all you do to serve your churches and the people in your communities.

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Today, we have John Opalewski, owner and founder of Converge Coaching which is all about helping pastors getting and remaining spiritually and mentally healthy. Today, we discuss the trends of the current church. The first thing we're seeing is that people are HUNGRY for the Word of God. There is such a need for truth nowadays and people are recognizing that. How can we capitalize on this need? How can we bring the truth to them? There also has been a trend of building your staff from within. It's about finding those who have a call and training those in your church to lead and grow within your church.

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Today, we have Zach Preston, Kids pastor at Mount Hope and Kids Min Liaison for the MMN sharing with us on his passion and role in helping churches in our network with their children's ministries. There's such a massive need for a solid kids program in churches nowadays with many young families wanting to get involved in a local church. There is a need to assist with solid curriculum if there's no fulltime pastor in kids min, or even to help with ideas on coming up with elevated lessons. There's an amazing free program called Kids Min Roadmap that Zach would love to help you implement if you have a need in your church.

To learn more about Kids Min Roadmap, you can go to

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Today, we have Gerad Strong, one of the directors at CMN (Church Multiplication Network), sharing with us on what it looks like to plant churches no matter the current size of your church. We have such a growing need for churches in this nation. We are all called to make disciples, this also means to train and disciple future pastors. The size of your church shouldn't matter when God is calling you to expand outside of your own walls. This episode is great for those who may have a calling to help future pastors find their own churches or event helping them plant a church.

If you want more information, go to iwanttoplantachurch.com

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Today, we have John Zick, National Director of Called.
Called is focused on equipping those who feel called into vocational ministry as quickly as possible. Called is about gaining, training, and retaining future ministers in the AG.

For more information or resources on Called, you can go to http://called.ag.org

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Today, we have David Boyd, one of our speakers from ACLC and Fire Bible ambassador, sharing with us on the importance of the Fire Bible and the impact it's had on reaching the world. The Fire Bible is for those who want to not just read the Word, but study it enough to be able to teach the nuances of it. The Fire Bible has been translated into over 60 languages and has been helping our missionaries all over get the Word into peoples hands.

If you want more information on the Fire Bible and how to get involved, you can go to firebible.org

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Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry.

Today, we have Julie Pratt, AG Director of Children's Discipleship, and one of our keynote speakers at our ACLC event sharing with us on how to minister to the next generation. How do we go about discipling the next generation? This is the most creative generation that will work jobs that don't even exist yet. How can we bring that creativity and mindset into the church? They truly are interested in being a part of the church. We need to make sure we have space for them to be involved.

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