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On today's episode, we have Cal Garcia, lead pastor of Auburn Hills Christian Center, sharing on how to create a culture of diversity in the local church. Pastor Cal works with many diverse cultures in his church, not just ethnically, but also different socioeconomic backgrounds. If the Kingdom of God represents every tribe, every tongue, every nation, we need to be sharing the gospel with them as well. This is a powerful episode on how to build a culture of diversity and just how to learn to be accepting of all peoples.

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On today's episode, we have Herb Helsel, lead pastor at The Grove Church, sharing with us on the subject how to lead a growing church without losing yourself. What healthy habits, thoughts, and patterns do you need to have to keep yourself healthy? What are the hard decisions do you need to make for yourself to keep you and your family healthy? Taking care of yourself is vital if we're to minister to those around us. We're thankful for pastor Herb sharing his wisdom with us today.

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On today's episode, we have Randy Merren, former lead pastor and now missionary to Middle Eastern refugees in the Metro Detroit area. This is a very important conversion we are having today about what missionaries like the least about calling pastors for support. It's not easy being a missionary and they need our help and support! This shows us what it's like on the other side of that conversation that seems to be uncomfortable (sometimes on both sides) to most.

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On today's episode, we have Parker Saleski, the Kids Pastor at Rock Church (at the time of this recording, Parker was serving as the Next Gen pastor at the Shores Church). Our discussion revolves around the Next Gen's leaders view on diversity in the church. What does it mean to look different than those around you? What if your community is a different culture than you or your leadership? What kind of questions do we need to be asking ourselves and those around us? Parker has a unique view on diversity in the church that he gratefully shares with us.

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On today's episode, we have Jeremy Gyorke, lead pastor at Wyandotte Family Church, talking about the life and rhythms of a church planter. What are the habits, process, and relationships that every church planter needs to stay healthy? Church planting is so important! We need more church planters. However, we need our church planters to be healthy so they can lead their communities well.

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On today's episode, we have Curt Demoff, lead pastor of Bridgewood church talking with us on what it's like leading a creative church in the community. Why is creativity so important in a local church? "The mission never changes, but the methods do and creativity attacks the method." We can't be afraid of new and creative ideas as the church. We need to be embracing newness if that's what is needed in the community for them to be open to the thought of salvation. But what happens when you have too many people speaking into your vision? What happens when it doesn't go your way? Pastor Curt shares his heart with us and gives us a look behind the scenes on having a culture of creativity as the lead pastor.

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

On today's episode, we have Thomas Finley, lead pastor at Fairhaven Assembly of God, sharing on the benefits of diversity in the local church. Should we push for diversity in our churches? Why does it matter so much? We need to have people of different backgrounds cultures, and thoughts because it paints a bigger picture of who God is. It's so important that we strive for diversity in our churches because the Body of Christ is diverse and the more we discover about it, the more joy it brings.

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On today's episode, we have Jim Westheim, Next Steps Pastor at Faith Alive Church sharing about the role executive pastoring and the principles of serving in the role with excellence. How does this role fully function? How are you supposed to carry out the lead pastors vision well? What do you as in an executive role need to learn, know, do? Jim shares his experience in this role and how other local churches can benefit from a similar position.

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On today's episode, we have Bobby Hill, worship/discipleship pastor at The Gateway Church, sharing with us his wisdom on how to build a worship ministry structure. Most of what goes into a good worship ministry happens behind the scenes. There are different systems that need to be in place in order for the church to have a solid worship culture. As a worship leader/pastor, it's your job to facilitate and follow the leaders vision. Today, we discuss how to do that well by building solid systems for your church.

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

On today's episode, we have Chad Deerman, lead pastor of Faith Alive Church talking about how to cultivate culture in a local church. It isn't good enough just to "create" culture. We need to find ways to sustain and grow the culture as well. "Culture is created from the top, sustained at the bottom, and lost in the middle." We need to find ways to define and cultivate a healthy culture in the church.

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