Practical(ly) Pastoring

You are going to want to take notes. We have Jeff’s father-in-law, Dr. Dennis Cox, sit in on the show. Dr. Cox is the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Trinity College of Florida. He is a church planter, pastor, professor, and a professional counselor. The man knows his stuff. He shares his decades of wisdom with us in today’s show as we discuss emotional intelligence and other practical pastoral counseling questions. We also chat about our favorite Chick-Fil-A sauces. It is a broad show. We think you will like it.

Online church is a part of our rhythm whether we like it or not. Josh Fuentes has some creative ideas and insights about online church that we should all check out in this bonus episode.

The guys talk about pastor side hustles, what to do when you get fired, and the truth about church attendance in the time of covid. The guys also have a lively conversation about pumpkin spiced foods and beverages.

We sit down with our friend James Sabin to chat about the signs of burnout, how to deal with burnout when you are in it, and how to fight against it.

We chat about a pdf that is making the rounds about how to have civil discourse in the church about politics. We also discuss a very practical article on how to handle conflict.

There is no episode that we have laughed harder than this one. We have a special guest pastor sit in the show with us. He didn’t know any of us, he had never heard of the show, and we reached out to him because of a Tik Tok he made. You will want to hear his story.

We also chat about when we know it is time to leave a church. We reflect on the popular article that made the rounds about the six reasons your pastor is thinking about quitting. We also have a great question of the day we want to hear from you.

How do you walk into the room with someone who just found out he has cancer? How to you walk someone through terminal illness? How do you minister to a grieving family? It's not easy, but it is our calling. In today's episode hospice chaplain, Nathan Falco, gives solid pastoral care wisdom.

When you are a leader, change is hard. When you are a young leader in an older established church, change is really hard. We talk about it.

We also talk about healthy living as a pastors and discuss the elephant in the room: weight loss. We also discuss Pence’s RNC speech and how he remixed a passage in Hebrews.

We close the show answering the controversial question, “Does pineapple belong on pizza?”

The guys discuss a popular Carey Nieuwhof about the kinds of churches that will decline over the next five years.

We also discuss some tips on how to do pre-marital counseling. We have a lengthy discussion about a devotional Lifeway backed out of publishing and what that teaches us when it comes to authority and relating to folks older than us.

We close the show by talking about some of our favorite collections.

The guys talk about balancing the needs in the ministry with the needs in their homes. There are some really good gems in this conversation.

We also discuss a study that claims most American church goers don’t actually believe in the gospel. We also share our thoughts on the recent firing of Wheaton College’s chaplain.

We close the show by talking about our the craziest things people in our church have told us.

We have our friend Jeff Bachman sitting with us today. Jeff is the Life Groups and Online Campus Pastor at Harbor Point Church in San Juan Capistrano, California. The guys talk about the things they wish they knew when they were just starting out in ministry that would had prepared them for where they are now in the pastorate.

We talk about how transparent we can be as pastors with our people in the church. We have a fun conversation about pastors visiting other churches while on vacation.

We close the show by sharing some book recommendations for new pastors.