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• 07.27.2017

  #079 – Ministry in Your Statehouse w/ Matthew Barnes

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• 11.22.2016

  #078 – Top 5 in Under 5 Apalooza

  This week, I’m sharing with you 3 Top 5 in Under 5 segments as an episode. There are 3 great guys sharing some great thoughts; Andrew Linder sharing his top 5 tips for equipping families in your church to raise...

  
• 11.08.2016

  #077 – Ronnie Brown, Host of Forgotten

  I’m extremely excited to introduce you to a podcast that I’ve come to love. This week, I interview Pastor Ronnie Brown, the producer of the new podcast FORGOTTEN. Here’s what it’s all about: Forgotten is a brief audio journey through...

  
• 11.01.2016

  #076 – Jimmy and Alicia Reagan’s Story

  Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Jimmy Reagan He is married to his sweetheart Alicia Reagan and together they have 6 children. They...

  
• 10.26.2016

  #075 – Missions in El Progresso, Honduras w/ Matt Goins

  Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Missionary Matt Goins The Goins family arrived in Honduras in December of 2004, after one year of language...

  
• 10.19.2016

  #074 – Leadership Q & A with Pastor Mike Mutchler

  Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Dr. Mike Mutchler Pastor Mike Mutchler and wife Vicky came to Oregon in the summer of 1984...

  
• 10.04.2016

  #073 – Worship Wars with Dr. Robert Bakss

  Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! This week on the podcast, I share a discussion that I had with Dr. Robert Bakss about his book Worship Wars. Here is a description of the book from their website: Many grapple...

  
• 09.27.2016

  #072 – Allen Taylor from ProChurch

  Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Allen Taylor, Community Manager at ProChurch Twitter: @AllenTaylorJr Links to resources mentioned in this episode: ProChurch.com ChurchHacks.co FreeChurchGraphics.co...

  
• 09.13.2016

  #071 – Advice for Hiring and Leading Staff with Jeremy Rands

  Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest:  Jeremy Rands Twitter: @JeremyRands Pastor Jeremy Rands was born in Port Huron, Michigan.  June 1982 was a turning...

  
• 09.07.2016

  #070 – Medical Missions w/ Bradley Edmondson

  Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Bradley Edmondson Twitter: @JBEdmondson Husband, Father of 4, Jesus Follower, Full-time Medical Missionary, Crimson Tide Fan! Links &...

  
• 08.30.2016

  #069 – Leadership Q & A with Bill Prater

  Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Bill Prater Twitter: @BEP_547 Pastor Bill Prater was born in 1960 in Liberal, KS. He was saved September...

  
• 08.23.2016

  #068 – Online Giving Solutions w/ Fred Murray

  Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest:   Fred Murray Twitter: @fredmurrayjr & @Exec_Pastor Pastor Fred Murray is a Las Vegas native. Fred attended college at...

  
• 07.12.2016

  #067 4 Guys and a Mic at Family Camp

  On this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by some great men to discuss Family Camp.  Maybe you’ve gone before and maybe it’s not even on your radar, but I think you should consider it! Thanks for listening to this...

  
• 04.26.2016

  #066 – Helping Smaller Churches Without a Pastor w/ Andrew Browning

  This week, I want to share with you a great interview that I recorded with Pastor Andrew Browning from New Hope Baptist Church in Torrington, CT.  Their church was struggling and without a pastor. They reached out to Cary Schmidt...

  
• 03.22.2016

  #065 – Books You’re Reading Right Now 2016

  My time spent reading has fluctuated during different seasons of my life and ministry, but I always maintain a desire to read and grow.  I also really enjoy hearing titles of what other guys in ministry are currently.  So, I...

  
• 03.09.2016

  #064 – Missions in Bucaramanga, Colombia w/ Aaron Vance

  It’s awesome to think that we serve such a big God! He is at work all around the world reconciling people to Himself.  He is using Aaron Vance in Bucaramanga, Colombia to do just that!  Listen this week as I...

  
• 02.23.2016

  #063 – International Evangelist Adrian Burden

  Listen to this week’s @BaptistPodcast w/ @AdrianBurden about international evangelism!Click To Tweet In this week’s episode, I got to speak with Evangelist Adrian Burden about his vision for taking his role as an evangelist in an international direction.  It’s exciting to...

  
• 02.09.2016

  #062 – Q & A with Dr. Paul Chappell

  Listen to this week’s @BaptistPodcast w/ @BryanLRies and @PaulChappell!Click To Tweet In this week’s episode, I share with you a question and answer session that I had with Dr. Paul Chappell.  We covered a variety of topics and I think...

  
• 02.02.2016

  #061 – (LIVE) Church Live Streaming Options w/ Brandon McCurdy

  Learn about all of your church’s live streaming options w/ @brandonmccurdy!Click To Tweet This week, on a live edition of the podcast, join me and my guest Brandon McCurdy, pastor of Mokena Baptist Church in Mokena, IL, as we discuss live streaming...

  
• 01.26.2016

  #060 – Should Churches Have Bus Ministries? with Eric Skwarczynski

  Should Churches Have Bus Ministries? Listen to this week’s @BaptistPodcast w/ @ESkwarczynski.Click To Tweet This week, I get to share with you a conversation that I had with Eric Skwarczynski about a blog post that he wrote entitled “Should Churches Have Bus...

  
• 01.19.2016

  #059 – Photography and Graphic Design for Your Local Church w/ Aaron Burden

  Listen to this week’s Ministry Connection w/ guests @TheAaronBurdenClick To Tweet This week, I had the privilege of talking with Aaron Burden about how to tear down the barriers for you to start using photography and graphic design for the glory...

  
• 12.15.2015

  #058 – Help Your Kids Love the Ministry w/ Dave and Josh Teis

  Listen to this week’s Ministry Connection w/ guests @daveteis and @joshteis.Click To Tweet This week, I talk with Dr. Dave Teis and his son, Pastor Josh Teis, about how to help nurture in the hearts of your children a love...

  
• 12.08.2015

  #057 – Missions in Thailand w/ Philip Bassham

  Listen to @PBassham and @BryanLRies talk missions work in Thailand.Click To Tweet     Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher About our guests: Philip Bassham Philip Bassham is a missionary to...

  
• 07.08.2015

  #056 – The Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout – July 2015

  Listen to this episode about discerning the will of God w/ @pastormarkward and @JohnOMalley.Click To Tweet On Tuesday night, July 7th, 2015, we had this month’s Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout. If you missed it, I’m sharing the audio from our hangout...

  
• 06.30.2015

  #055 – The Administrative Pastor with Jake Potter

  Listen to @JakePotter & @PastorRies discuss the role of an Admin Pastor on this week’s…Click To Tweet The church staff role of Administrative/Executive Pastor is on the rise.  According to Thom Rainer from Lifeway Resources, “Just a few years ago, the executive...

  
• 06.23.2015

  #054 – Church and Pastoral Finances w/ Tim Rosen

  Listen to @PastorRies discuss church finances w/ Tim Rosen on this week’s Ministry Connection.Click To Tweet On this week’s episode, I interview Tim Rosen from Financial Stewardship Ministries about finances.  We talked about church finances and pastoral finances.  You should consider connecting...

  
• 06.09.2015

  #053 – The Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout – June 2015

  Check out this conversation about the deputation process w/ @PastorRies, @WAGardner…Click To Tweet Last Tuesday, we had this month’s Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout. If you missed it, I’m sharing the audio from our hangout as this week’s episode.  I’m also embedding the...

  
• 06.02.2015

  #052 – REPLAY – What Most Excites and Concerns You About the Future for Independent Baptist Churches?

  What most excites & concerns you about the future for Independent Baptist Churches? Listen:Click To Tweet Today, I’m replaying for you the very first episode of The Ministry Connection from September of 2013.  In it we’ll be discussing the question,...

  
• 05.26.2015

  #051 – Church Social Media Strategy with Josh Burns from SocialChurch.co

  Listen to @JBurno discuss church social media strategy on this week’s Ministry Connection.Click To Tweet Unfortunately, we tend to treat our church social media strategy as an afterthought, if we think of it at all.  Social Media is where people...

  
• 05.19.2015

  #050 – 20 Questions for Jonathan Blankenship

  Listen to @J_Blankenship answer our 20 Ministry Leadership Questions HERE:Click To Tweet In this episode, I spent some time asking our 20 Questions for Ministry Leaders to Pastor Jonathan Blankenship. So far, Jonathan is the youngest ministry leader that I’ve had on to...

  
• 05.12.2015

  BONUS EPISODE – Cary Schmidt on the Current State of IFB Writing, Publishing and Reading

  Enjoy this BONUS episode! Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher About my guest: Cary Schmidt The Lord has given Pastor Schmidt the privilege to be the Senior Pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Newington, CT. He’s thankful...

  
• 05.12.2015

  #049 – The Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout – May 2015

  Check out this conversation about IFB writing & publishing w/ @PastorRies, @PastorAaronC,…Click To Tweet   Last Thursday, we had this month’s Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout. If you missed it, I’m sharing the audio from our hangout as this week’s episode.  I’m...

  
• 05.05.2015

  #048 – Gabriel Ruhl on Adult Bible Classes

  Listen to @GabrielRuhl talk about the Adult Bible Class ministry @LBCToday.Click To Tweet This week’s episode is about the Adult Bible Classes at Lancaster Baptist Church.  I really appreciate how they organize them and accomplish some of the most important...

  
• 04.29.2015

  #047 – A Few of My Favorite Things

  Listen to this week’s @BaptistPodcast. @PastorRies shares a few of his favorite things right now.Click To Tweet This week’s episode is a solo podcast. It’s just you and me this week.  I share with you, in spirit of The Sound of...

  
• 04.21.2015

  #046 – 20 Questions for Brian McLaughlin

  Listen to @PastorBMac answer 20 Ministry Leadership Questions HERE:Click To Tweet In this episode, I spent some time asking our 20 Questions for Ministry Leaders to Pastor Brian McLaughlin. So far, Brian is the youngest ministry leader that I’ve had on...

  
• 04.14.2015

  #045 – The Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout – April 2015

  You should check out this conversation w/ @PastorRies, @JoshTeis, @RynHayden and @MattLeeLyonClick To Tweet Last Tuesday, we had this month’s Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout. If you missed it, I’m sharing the audio from our hangout as this week’s episode.  I’m also embedding...

  
• 04.07.2015

  #044 – A Window Into Pacific NW Church Planting

  This week’s episode is kind of different from all of the other episodes.  I share the stories of two guys headed to plant churches in the Pacific NW, one in Oregon and one in Washington. Thanks for listening to this...

  
• 03.31.2015

  #043 – Cary Schmidt on Biblical Leadership

  In this week’s episode, Pastor Cary Schmidt joins us again, this time to discuss leadership.  We contrast Bad Leadership vs. Biblical Leadership. Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher Listen to...

  
• 03.24.2015

  #042 – Helping Missionaries Build a Website w/ Steve Dwire

  Steve Dwire has a huge heart for Missionaries.  He wants to help them however he can.  One way that he is helping them is aiding them in the process of building their own website.  This can be a great resource...

  
• 03.17.2015

  #041 – 20 Questions for Kevin Folger

  In this episode, I spent some time asking our 20 Questions for Ministry Leaders to Pastor Kevin Folger. I appreciate him spending his time with us to invest in us and our ministries. Enjoy! Listen to this week’s Ministry Connection...

  
• 03.10.2015

  #040 – The Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout – March 2015

  Last Tuesday, we had this month’s Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout.  It’s definitely still a trial and error thing for me.  Conducting live events via Google+ Hangouts On Air has a learning curve.  Each time, hopefully, they get better (not just on...

  
• 03.03.2015

  #039 – Advice for Leading Volunteers w/ Dave Stachowiak

  In this week’s podcast, I spend some time talking with Dave Stachowiak about leading volunteers.  He is such a great guy and with his years of experience leading teams and helping some of the leading companies in the world learn how...

  
• 02.24.2015

  #038 – The 4 C’s of Team Building w/ Eric Geiger

  In this week’s podcast, I interview Eric Geiger about the 4 C’s of Team Building.  Whether you’re building a team of volunteers or a staff team, this conversation with really help you through the process of building those teams, getting...

  
• 02.17.2015

  #037 – 20 Questions for Ray Cazis

  In this episode, I spent some time asking questions to Pastor Ray Cazis.  He’s got a great spirit! I love what’s going on at his church; the diversity of the body and the unity only Christ can bring!  Learn from...

  
• 02.10.2015

  #036 – The Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout

  Last Tuesday, we held our first ever Ministry Connection LIVE Hangout.  I had a great time discussing ministry thoughts with my friends Ryan Hayden and Mike Rowell. If you missed it, I’m sharing the audio from our hangout as this...

  
• 02.03.2015

  #035 – Helping Young Leaders Succeed w/ Ron Edmondson

  This week, I speak with Pastor Ron Edmondson.  He has done an extensive amount of writing on the relationship between one generation of leaders and the next generation of leaders that will follow behind them.  We talk about how to...

  
• 01.27.2015

  #034 – You Should Be Using MailChimp w/ Steve Dwire

  Do you send a lot of emails? This week, I want to share some thoughts with you on a great tool called MailChimp that could really help with your email communications.  If your a missionary, senior pastor, sunday school teacher,...

  
• 01.20.2015

  #033 – The Top Books from Your 2015 Reading List

  I always enjoy reading a great book.  I haven’t been as committed to reading over the past year as I have been in the past, but when I am, I often have 5 or so going at the same time....

  
• 01.13.2015

  #032 – 20 Questions for Pastor Austin Gardner

  This is our first 20 Questions for Ministry Leaders episode. In this episode, I spent some time asking questions to Pastor Austin Gardner.  I really enjoyed my time with him and I think you’ll enjoy listening to the interview.  His...

  
• 01.06.2015

  #031 – The 2015 Preview Episode

  Happy New Year! In this episode, I’ll be giving you a glimpse into what I’ve got in store for the podcast in 2015. What’s in this episode: A glimpse into the release schedule for episodes: every Tuesday morning and ways...