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Brian Hill is on the younger side of pastoral ministry, but is much older in wisdom.

Much has been said about the ways the Lord prepares His vessels, men in whom He pours Himself and then flows through them to equip and bless others.

That's the journey of Brian Hill.

This is a cool story, an encouraging bio of a man used by God.

Testimonies are helpful to everyone. Pastoral testimonies are particularly helpful to pastors and leaders. Be encouraged!

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In episode 116 we’re joined by Roger Ulman, senior/lead pastor of Calvary Chapel Kalamazoo Valley, Michigan. Roger planted the church in 2000, after an interesting and God-ordained training process. This testimony is included in this interview.

Roger is married to Lisa, his wife of 37 years. They have three children … two boys and a girl. #10 grandchild on the way.

Roger Ulman is a pastor who is genuinely joyful, and very optimistic about ministry and life in general. 

Pastors always can use optimism and encouragement … these are very challenging times for pastors everywhere. 

So, where does such a positive outlook comes from? This could me a major key re: how we pastors serve the Lord Jesus and His people.

Tune in to hear the not-so-secret secret of Divine Optimism in Pastoral Ministry.

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THIS PODCAST is being re-broadcast due to its relevance for today's senior/lead pastors.

Danny Lehmann is a leader in Youth With A Mission (YWAM), an international missions and church planting thrust that has had a tremendous world-wide Kingdom impact. In this podcast, Danny will be talking with us on the subject of vision. Specifically, we’ll be talking about a Biblical pattern for seeing and receiving God’s vision for our lives and ministries. 

Danny is keen on the subject of church life as well, having served for many years with Pastor Bill Stonebraker at Calvary Chapel Honolulu. 

YWAM has been, from its inception, big on hearing God's voice, obeying His voice, and persevering through the word commanded by that voice. YWAM founder Loren Cunningham has modeled that approach, and YWAMers have sought to emulate his pattern.

Danny Lehmann has written four books on evangelism: Go! The Excitement of Personal Evangelism, For the Gospel’s Sake, Bringin’ Em Back Alive, and Beautiful Feet. He has also written on the subject of spiritual discipline: Before You Hit the Wall, as well as STOKED! Firing Up Your Passion for God. His latest book is entitled The Next Big Thing: How Little Choices Can Make a Big Impact.

Danny lives in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, with his wife Linda and now serves as part of the leadership team for YWAM Kona.

NOTES from Danny's 5 Points about asking for, receiving, and implementing the vision the Lord gives us:

1) The PRAYER FOR THE VISION. 

• Nehemiah 1:1-10 … his vision was initiated by God and prayed through by Nehemiah. 
• Also Habakkuk 1:2-4; 12-17 … he cried out to God because of the injustice in the land and the LORD’s seeming indifference to it all.

2) THE POSTURE FOR RECEIVING THE VISION. (we must do the possible)

• Habakkuk 2:1 I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected.

3) THE PROPHETIC WORD THE DETAILS OF THE VISION. 

• Habakkuk 2:2 “Write the vision and make it plain upon tablets that he that reads it may run.”

4) FOR THE PROLIFERATION OF THE VISION. 

• The vision must cast so that others may run with it. 
• Habakkuk 2:2-3 Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, It will not tarry.

5) PERSEVERANCE TO OBEY THE VISION. 

• Often there is a “death of a vision,” so that God’s will and word can be resurrected.

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Mandate: "An authoritative commande; especially : a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one."

Jesus has given His church a number of mandates. These are all commandments, not suggestions. The only possible responses to a Divine mandate are to obey it or disobey it. Of course, one can obey partially, but that didn't work out too well for king Saul. He was told that his partial obedience was akin to witchcraft. And one can disobey passively, e.g. by pushing the commandment under the rug and ignoring it, pretending that it wasn't issued.

But the commandment to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace is a definite mandate.

The commandment to forgive everyone of everything is also a definite mandate. 

In this podcast, pastor Daryl Zachman (Calvary Chapel Treasure Valley, Meridian, Idaho) and show host Bill Holdridge discuss these two mandates, and spell out how they connect to each other. 

In these last of the last days, we need to get these things right. So much is riding upon it. Anything short of complete obedience grieves the Holy Spirit of God.

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Episode 102 of Strength for Today’s Pastor features Pastor Lance Ralston of Calvary Chapel Oxnard, CA. Our conversation today concerns the ideas contained in a new book by author Rod Dreher … a book that contains a message that could have major impacts upon the ministries of pastors, leaders, and churches.A bit about Lance: he has been married to Lynn Ralston for forty years. They have three children and four grandkids. They began Calvary Chapel Oxnard thirty-eight years ago. The church’s ministry includes a private Christian high school and a 24-hour low-power FM radio station.Lance is the author of the book, Marriage: As It Was Meant To Be. He also authors a popular podcast called “Communio Sanctorum: History of the Christian Church.”  (www.sanctorum.us).Are you ready for a radical stance in response to today's darkness and accompanying evils? Then tune in to hear a well-reasoned, Biblical response which will challenge and strengthen pastors everywhere.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bill-holdridge/support

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Cliff Stabler become a mentor of mine when I was a young church planting pastor serving on the Monterey Peninsula in California. Cliff befriended me, and over time became a huge influence in my life. On a personal note, I am part of a four pastor fellowship and mutual strengthening group which includes Cliff. It's amazing, really.

Cliff's calling is to reproduce Christ-like close followers of Jesus Christ who are steeped in the New Covenant and who depend upon the Holy Spirit for everything. 

Within that calling, Cliff's passion is to disciple men. 

Former senior/lead pastor, former missionary, and former church consultant, Cliff has a wealth of wisdom and experience from the Holy Spirit's work in his life over his 81+ years.

 Cliff shares in this podcast episode some of the things he has practiced and learned in his ministry to men—transferable concepts for any senior/lead pastor.

Cliff (at the urging of two of us in our pastor's group) recently finished a new book. I call it his Magnum Opus. Part auto-biographical, part testimonial, part ministerial, part instructive, part discipleship manual, the book is a treasure trove of wisdom. I wrote a chapter for the book, which you may find interesting. 

Here is the link for a free download of the pdf version: The Other Side (by Cliff Stabler). 

Hope you enjoy this interview!

 

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This program was originally aired in May of 2019. Since that time, it has become clear to me that there is a generation of pastors who "do not know Joseph," so to speak. 

In this case, our Joseph is Dan Finfock of Intensive Care Ministries (icmbible.com). Dan is a world traveling (53 countries and counting) fanatic concerning the IBS method of Observation, Interpretation, and Application. For 45 years Dan has trained pastors and Christian leaders, as well as members of many church congregations in the U.S. and abroad. 

IBS is the most Biblical way of studying the Bible ... and should be the Biblical foundation of all Bible teaching and preaching. 

This episode will encourage those who are using the inductive method of Bible study already, will inspire those who aren't to learn Dan's simple methodology, and will try to convince today's pastor to reach for the commentaries only after having worked with the  text directly thoroughly.

Connections to Intensive Care Ministries for training and materials are in the podcast.

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Pastor Jay McCarl is a longtime senior pastor. He also recently retired from a 30 year ministry as a Law Enforcement Chaplain.Jay has seen it all, and shares with us super effective, Jesus-like ways to provide real help to people in great need due to tragedy or loss.The wisdom Jay possesses is God-given, and comes right from God's Word, empowered and applied by God's Spirit.Jay is also the author of an amazing book on the subject: Answering Evil: Crisis, Compassion and Truth in an Age of Uncertainty. At the end of the podcast, Jay shares how to get a copy. These are tools every pastor can use.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bill-holdridge/support

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Divided leadership leads to a compromised and ineffective church. All pastors know this to be true.

So how can we surround ourselves with men who aren't "yes men," who can weigh in solidly in the decision making processes of church leadership, and at the same time have men that are loyal and unified with one another.

Pastor Paul LeBoutillier believes that we don't need 100% agreement on everything, but that it's essential to be in 100% unity with each other.

Paul is the longtime senior pastor of Calvary Chapel in Ontario, Oregon. He brings almost 30 years of experience into this great discussion.

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Welcome to episode 107 of Strength for Today’s Pastor.

Today we have as our guest Pastor Bob Kopeny of Calvary Chapel East Anaheim, CA. 

We’re going to talking about the ingredients of a healthy local church. 

Stay tuned, because I promise you … after listening to this podcast interview, you’re going to feel like you’ve just been to your own personal pastor’s conference.

In this podcasts, Bob will be sharing about:

~ What Calvary Chapel East Anaheim is known for

~ A venture of faith ... and how he went from being a police officer to a church planting pastor

~ What happened in their fellowship during the COVID year of 2020

~ A unique and super effective way of discipling the next generation of leaders, while also learning from them

~ A missions strategy that has worked for them, and which is bearing lots of fruit

To learn more about Bob and his fellowship, just head on over to cc-ea.org.

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