Ministry Mondays

We talk about the "other half" of Philippians 4's list of 8 things to think on.

Recommendations:

Who Moved My Cheese- https://www.amazon.com/Who-Moved-My-Cheese-Mazing-ebook/dp/B004CR6AM4Mere Christianity- https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-Lewis-Signature-Classics-ebook/dp/B002BD2UR0Orthodoxy- https://www.amazon.com/Orthodoxy-Illustrated-Centennial-Chesterton-Book-ebook/dp/B06XZS153H

We talk about the first four things Paul tells us we aught to "think on" in Philippians 4.

Recommendations:

Helping Your Struggling Teenager- https://www.amazon.com/Helping-Your-Struggling-Teenager-Parrott/dp/0310234026A Tale of Three Kings: A Study in Brokenness- https://www.amazon.com/Tale-three-Kings-Study-Brokenness/dp/0842369082Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No…- https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-Updated-Expanded-When-Control/dp/0310351804

Conflict exists within the Church. We can either acknowledge it, or we can ignore it. We talk about our own experiences with congregational conflict, and some observations we've made as both ministers and members of various congregations. 

It's Not About the Nail- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWcEhtg7W3s

Recommendations:Not Off Limits- https://www.amazon.com/Not-Off-Limits-Questions-Church/dp/0891123555A Snoodle's Tale- https://www.amazon.com/Veggie-Tales-DVD-Snoodles-featuring/dp/B0035QHOHIYou And Me Forever- https://www.amazon.com/You-Me-Forever-Marriage-Eternity/dp/0990351408

In this week's episode we talk about songs that have been influential in our lives as ministers and in our walk with Christ. We also spend some time talking about the relationship between worship and our roles as teachers in the Church.

Recommendations:Radical by David Platt https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Taking-Faith-American-Dream-ebook/dp/B0036S4C9IA View of Worship https://aviewofworship.comHearing John's Voice by M. Eugene Boring https://www.amazon.com/Hearing-Johns-Voice-Insights-Preaching/dp/0802875467

We continue our discussion of the joys of unexpected realities of ministry, this week with a little more of a serious bent, but still with the intent of keeping it mostly conversational and light.

The One Year Book of Hymnshttps://www.amazon.com/One-Year-Book-Hymns/dp/1496428269The Church of Christ: A Biblical Ecclesiology for Todayhttps://www.amazon.com/Church-Christ-Biblical-Ecclesiology-Today/dp/0802841899Gospel Reset: Salvation Made Relevanthttps://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Reset-Salvation-Made-Relevant/dp/1683441141

This week is a looser and more laid back look at the parts of ministry that surprised us and came without much warning or expectation. What are some things no one ever told us about ministry before we were in ministry?

We share some of our more humorous stories about being interviewed by congregations, and offer some thoughts on what the Church can do to improve the process in many cases.

Recommendations: 

iGrow- https://www.focuspress.org/product/igrow-2/Go Curriculum- https://www.gocurriculum.comErasing Hell- https://www.amazon.com/Erasing-Hell-about-Eternity-Things-ebook/dp/B0054QAY8I

We talk about burnout signs, symptoms, and solutions.

Recommendations:

GoodNotes https://www.goodnotes.comAn Introduction to the New Testament https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-New-Testament-D-Carson/dp/0310238595The State of Pastors https://shop.barna.com/products/the-state-of-pastors?variant=32146659916

We talk about congregational care in our current contexts and roles, especially as it applies to what we've learned in the unique climate of 2020.

Recommendations:

The Case for Christ- https://www.amazon.com/Case-Christ-Journalists-Personal-Investigation/dp/0310345863The New Psalter- https://gracemusic.us/psalter/Bible Hub- https://biblehub.com/

The guys talk about their "process" for preparing sermons and lessons.

Recommendations: 

The Christian Scriptures: https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Scriptures-McGahan-Publishing-House/dp/1951252004The Ramblind Disciple: https://theramblingdisciple.blogspot.comThe Center For Parent/Youth Understanding: https://cpyu.org