The Pastor in the Middle

Fred and Matt are joined by Jeff Jones, Baptist Collegiate Ministries Director at the University of Memphis, to discuss ministry to college students.

Fred and Matt discuss preaching on and leading a church in New Covenant giving.

[REPOST DURING CHRISTMAS WEEK. New episodes return next week!]

Fred and Matt discuss the importance of prayer for the Christian in general and the pastor in particular. We share some helpful practices and things we've learned regarding personal and corporate prayer.

Fred and Matt discuss how leaders in pastoral ministry should evaluate each aspect of their own work.

Here's the link to the evaluation forms mentioned in the episode (which we also talked about in episode 17): https://sermonillustr8r.wordpress.com/2023/02/13/sample-evaluations-ministerial-and-support-staff-for-pastor-in-the-middle-podcast-episode-17-staff-development/

Fred and Matt return to their series on preaching from different biblical genres. This is the second of these episodes, and it covers the Old Testament books of wisdom and poetry.

Fred and Matt discuss what is best for the pastor to do (other than preaching) during the important hours on Sunday morning.

Fred and Matt discuss worship services, sermons, and activities during the Christmas season - one of the most pivotal times of the year for churches.

[REPOST from episode 17, due to our holiday schedules the week of Thanksgiving. We should be back with a new episode next week!]

Fred and Matt discuss the why and the how of strategies for developing church staff members.

Sample staff evaluations mentioned on the podcast can be found at the link below. One is for ministerial staff, and the other is for support/administrative staff.

https://sermonillustr8r.wordpress.com/2023/02/13/sample-evaluations-ministerial-and-support-staff-for-pastor-in-the-middle-podcast-episode-17-staff-development/

Fred and Matt discuss the why and the how of building community among staff and church leaders.

Fred and Matt begin a recurring series on preaching from different genres of Scripture. This episode discusses preaching Old Testament narrative. Make sure you listen for that new part of the story of David and Goliath!