Practical(ly) Pastoring

We have a special episode this week for you! Delmar Peet sits down with Sean Gajda, Lead Pastor at Trailside Church in Greenville, SC. Delmar talks to Sean about losing staff, getting kicked out of Bible College, woundedness that comes through hard nosed theological zealotry, and how utterly bad the Browns are.

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.

We have a special guest sitting in with us today. Danny Parmelee who is the Vice President of Converge MidAmerica chats with us about the current state of church planting and gives some good tips about marketing your church.

We talk about mental health for pastors as well as the future of para-church organizations.

We close the show by sharing some of our favorite podcasts we have been enjoying.

All of the guys in the show are in their 30s and pastoring people twenty to 30 years older than them is a common occurrence. We talk about our insecurities and our joys when it comes to pastoring people sometimes older than our own parents.

In this episode we talk about the controversial Lord of the Rings moment at Bethel and dive into a conversation about administration.

We close the show by sharing some of the fun jobs we had before we became pastors.

When it comes to making the hard decisions, how do you make them? Who do you get help from? In this episode we talk about how we make those tough calls and how some of those calls have gone in the past.

In this episode we have a candid conversation about government overreach and rules for pastors on social media. We also reflect on Timothy’s dreads and how we all miss them.

We close the show by sharing our all time favorite TV shows.

In this episode we talk about our stories transitioning into our roles as lead or campus pastors. Make sure you stick around for Timothy’s story. It is kinda wild.

We chat about what to do when people in your church start to believe in conspiracy theories. We take up the conversation of our responsibility to wear masks or not in church. We also navigate the messy conversation of communion during COVID.

Stick around to the end to hear how we like to decompress after a busy ministry day.

This is the start of something special. A podcast by pastors for pastors. Meet Frank Gil, Jeff Simpson, Delmar Peet, Andrew Larsen, and Timothy Miller. Pastors from across the country talking into microphones with the desire to share ideas, build community, and have a great time.

In this first episode you will get to know the guys better, process pastoring during a global pandemic and civil unrest, and hear them discuss their desire for a pastoral community that has yet to be seen.

Clergy Cliff Notes:

Netflix’s new show “Floor is Lava” - https://mashable.com/article/netfix-floor-is-lava-review/

Benny Hinn’s nephew writes a book about how uncles lifestyle - https://www.christianpost.com/books/benny-hinns-nephew-tragic-tale-how-televangelist-exploits-followers-new-book.html

Andrew talked about a pastor getting fired. He wants you to google it. It is weird.

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