Ever had to minister to someone you thought was a jerk? How do you handle it when the people of God don't act very Christlike? This week, Dr. David Evans and I talk through some fun and serious answers for coping with the nefarious actions of others in ministry.

On this week's episode, I interview Dr. John Mark Yeats. We discuss the value and necessity of managing time well and continuing in lifelong learning throughout a pastor's career.

Imagine getting up one morning and planning what your week at church will be only to live through a tornado coming through and ravaging your town and your church. On this week's episode, Dr. Wes Fowler and I talk through that experience and how dealing with crises can radically change your priorities and your scope of understanding of ministry. It's an episode you don't want to miss.

This week I interview JR Debusk, Associational Missionary for the Clear Creek Baptist Association within the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.

Conflict! A common issue in churches where we could all stand to improve. This week, Matt Kimbrough and I focus in on church conflict and best pathways for dealing with it.

This week, Dave Becker, Pastor for Teaching and Leadership at Grace Church in Waco, TX, and I talk through the challenges of being transparent before the Lord and how lack of it leads to loneliness.

Expectations - Unmet, Unspoken, Conflicting - Expectations always play a role in ministry. On this week's episode, Pastor Derrick Lewright and I talk through how to deal with expectations and isolation.

This week, I interview Dr. Daniel DeWitt, Executive Director of The Center for Worldview and Culture at Southwest Baptist University. We discuss challenges that masquerade as laziness and the need for soft skills in ministry.

This week Jimmy Scroggins and I talk through balancing personal growth across personal spiritual development and professional development to accomplish the tasks of ministry. Like and Subscribe to the #SpeakLifePodcast!

This week Jamie Caldwell and Kent Phoebus, the pastors of South Shore Church outside Annapolis, MD join me to talk about leading up and calendaring priorities to maximize ministry effectiveness.