It's time to celebrate! 

We are releasing the 300th episode of the 95Podcast today. Wow! That's so hard to believe. Our first episode was released on July 31, 2019, featuring Austin Savage as our host. Austin was so instrumental in the launch of the podcast. He had a vision and an understanding of the potential impact a podcast could have, specifically focused on serving small and midsize church leaders. As of today, there have been over 150,000 downloads of the 95Podcast since we began.

95Network teammates Jon Sanders and Jason Allison join Dale in the celebration on today's podcast. It's a fun look back at the impact of the podcast over the years. There have been so many wonderful guests who have joined us. We've included 12 of our favorite conversations in today's show notes in case you may have missed them. 

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/podcast-recast-300-podcasts-and-still-going-strong-w-jon-sanders-jason-allison-episode-313/

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Todd Miechiels is a story advocate, shepherd, midwife, and missionary. For more than 15 years, he has walked alongside others to help uncover, unlock, and unleash stories of God’s work—especially among those who feel stuck, hesitant, or unsure how to begin.

He lives with his wife Kim, and sometimes hosts his three adult sons, north of Atlanta, Georgia, and is waiting on the Lord, while co-laboring on Steps of Courage—a guided path and set of practices for spiritually open leaders who long to know and share their story wholeheartedly.

Todd shares his passion for helping people tell their story of how Jesus has transformed their lives on today's 95Podcast. He hopes to help others move out of their comfort zone in order to share the Gospel with the world.

 Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/from-story-poverty-to-story-stewardship-w-todd-miechiels-episode-313/

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Tim Sprankle currently serves as the executive director of Charis Fellowship (2024–2026). Since 2007, he has served as lead pastor at Leesburg Grace Church in northern Indiana. His Charis connections extend widely, including previous ministry in Fellowship churches in Arizona and Ohio, co-leading the Charis Symposium, co-hosting the More of Us podcast, teaching at Grace College, writing curriculum for Momentum Youth Conference, and board terms with several national ministries. Tim earned his B.A. in Biblical Studies at Grace College (2001), M.Div. in Pastoral Ministries at Grace Theological Seminary (2004) and D. Min. in Discipleship at Talbot School of Theology (2023).

Tim loves to read, write, run, coach, ask questions, play disc golf, and spend time with his family. His wife Liz and three teenagers bring him great joy. Our conversation on today’s 95Podcast covers a variety of topics relating to the issues that come with leading a church.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/leadership-lessons-discovered-over-the-years-w-tim-sprankle-episode-312/

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We all experience worry, hurts, and conflict. Often we suppress our emotions and keep others at a safe distance. But we end up imprisoned, settling for shallow relationships with God, family, and friends. The key to deeper connection? Empathy for yourself and others, says psychologist-therapist duo Bill & Kristi Gaultiere.

Empathy is often misunderstood, even maligned as nothing more than coddling or rescuing. Yet true empathy, the Gaultieres explain, respects truth and encourages personal responsibility. It’s Biblical and loving. Empathy relieves stress and renews energy. It strengthens emotional health and raises emotional intelligence. It enables us to resolve conflicts and develop close, loving relationships. It’s also how Jesus relates to us.

In their new book, Deeply Loved (Revell, Sept. 2025), Bill and Kristi weave together engaging true stories with compelling insights from Scripture and modern psychology to help readers. Bill and Kristi join Dale on today's 95Podcast to talk through the powerful impact of giving and receiving empathy.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/deeply-loved-receiving-reflecting-gods-great-empathy-for-you-w-bill-kristi-gaultiere-episode-311/

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Whitney Shafer is a pastor’s wife, a certified mental health coach, and the founder of Vibrant, a space created just for women in ministry who feel stretched thin and overlooked.

After more than 25 years in church life, she has seen how easily pastors’ wives lose themselves in expectations they were never meant to carry. That’s why she wrote Burn the Boxes! Whitney wants to help you rediscover who you are in Christ and start walking in freedom again.

Today's podcast conversation is peels back the curtain to the secret struggles that many wives of pastors deal with on a daily basis. You'll easily sense Whitney's sincere desire to come along beside any wife of a ministry spouse to walk with them on their journey.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/burn-the-boxes-becoming-who-god-made-you-to-be-as-a-pastors-wife-w-whitney-shafer-episode-310/

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Matthew Sonke and his wife Ashley spent the first years of marriage working and living among college students. This experience gave them a first-hand perspective of the shackles that come with college debt and a strong desire to mobilize this generation.

You can feel his passion for developing missionaries and helping churches create a healthy missions focus on today's 95Podcast. His desire to reach the unreached will definitely touch your heart. This passion is what lead the team at AIRO to create The Missions Course.

Matt has a Bachelors in Christian Studies and a Masters in Counseling Psychology. He loves sports, and will invite you over only if you root for the Dodgers or Lakers.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/the-missions-course-w-matt-sonke-episode-309/

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Ian Dunaway helps church teams grow with purpose through coaching, communication tools, and youth-focused leadership strategies. He also works to inspire church leaders to reach people creatively and effectively by building relationships to accomplish their goals through developing practical ministry tools. He and his wife Hannah have one child and currently serve at G6 Church & G6 Allies in Owasso, OK.

Ian joins Dale on today's podcast in an honest conversation about some of the difficulties he has experienced serving in several churches over the years. His vulnerability in discussing the impact that difficult times have had on him will be very relatable to all of us.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/shaping-student-ministry-through-g6-allies-w-ian-dunaway-episode-308/

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Jason Moore is a church tech leader, bestselling author, and practitioner who has been at the forefront of integrating technology into ministry for over two decades. With a passion for helping churches engage with modern tools while staying rooted in faith, Jason has led numerous trainings on AI in the church. His work has empowered church leaders across the country to embrace new technologies with confidence and purpose.

Jason joins Dale on today's podcast to discuss options and implications for using AI in message prep. They also delve into the pro's and con's of AI and what the long-term impact may be for the Church.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/a-i-and-the-church-a-clear-guide-for-the-curious-and-courageous-w-jason-moore-episode-307/

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Doug Beutler received his ministry training and graduated from Fort Wayne Bible College in 1982.  He was ordained in 1990. He has planted two churches during his ministry, in 1994 and 2004. He started LifeWater Community Church in 2004 in his living room and it has grown to what it is today. Doug has a passion for church planting and for lost people. His mission is to help each family, find and fully follow Christ.

Recently, Doug founded Seeds of Change. It is a growing network of small churches united by a common mission: Making Disciple Makers in a small church setting. We exist to support pastors of churches under 100 members by offering a strong, relational community of peers. Through support, coaching, encouragement, mentoring, and practical training, Seeds of Change helps small church leaders thrive right where they are. You are not alone. You have a network of like-minded pastors behind you, walking with you as you lead and disciple.

Doug joins Dale on today's podcast to share his heart for the local church as well as small church pastors.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/seeds-of-change-w-doug-beutler-episode-306/

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Hannah Ashwell is a therapist, counselor, and executive coach specializing in the unique emotional challenges faced by Ultra High Net Worth Individuals, emergency responders and those wishing to find freedom from ‘modern day’ addictions such as food and weight related issues, unwanted sexual behavior, pornography and gambling. Drawing on deep clinical expertise and lived experiences, Hannah works with anyone who’s committed to make the changes they need to make to live the life of freedom they want to live.

Alongside her work as a therapist, Hannah is a leading expert in law enforcement and first responder related trauma, working with national bodies to shape wellbeing policy and support officers in high-risk roles. She is currently writing two PhDs on mental health in the policing workforce.

A popular podcast guest, Hannah speaks with clarity and humor on trauma, addiction, the recovery journey and wealth and privilege. Her forthcoming book QuitPorn: You Don’t Have To Be Addicted To Want To Break Free, is being published in 2025. She lives with her twin boys and two German Shepherds, Meshach and Shadrach.

Our conversation is an eye opening dive in the to longterm impacts of addictions on today's society.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/the-ongoing-impact-of-pornography-in-the-church-w-hannah-ashwell-episode-305/

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