The Renewed Pastor Podcast

We all want our churches to be healthy, both deep and wide. But what should that look like? What are some characteristics of churches that are effectively reaching their community for Jesus?

Join us for this conversation with Tony Morgan, founder of The Unstuck Group, as we walk through 10 characteristics of unstuck churches.

We've known Tony for a long time. He's a good friend and has been so supportive of our ministry, so we were really excited to get him on the podcast. The honesty, experience, and conviction that Tony comes into this conversation with made this such a powerful discussion.

Here are some key takeaways:

A willingness to change is crucial. Across the board, we have to be open-handed about how we do ministry. An openness to change methods is a key aspect of unstuck churches.
Unstuck churches fight the pressure to focus inward. A lot of the points that Tony highlighted came back to this takeaway right here. Focusing too much on the people inside our church hurts our ability to understand and reach the people outside our church.
Small churches are not "less than." This was my favorite part of the conversation. When we talk about healthy/unhealthy churches, we're not talking about large/small churches. The size of your church does not change your ability to be "unstuck" and effectively impact your community for Jesus.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/in-tribute-to-tony-morgan-10-characteristics-of-unstuck-churches-w-tony-morgan-episode-4/

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Tony Morgan is a dear friend of ours and a gifted author, speaker, and strategist. In 2009, he founded The Unstuck Group, which in their words, has "a mission to get churches unstuck." The Unstuck Group has consulted with over 550 churches to create a vision and strategy to help them gain momentum in reaching people for Christ. 

We're so excited to have Tony with us today. We're talking a lot about the wave of new people coming to church and how we can provide a welcoming place for them. Tony has some encouraging and constructive advice about how to navigate change and how to be intentional and faithful about making bold moves in your church.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/in-tribute-to-tony-morgan-do-something-even-if-its-wrong-w-tony-morgan-episode-251/

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Dale had the opportunity today to catch up with Tony Morgan and Amy Anderson of The Unstuck Group. Their conversation covered a wide range of topics concerning what Tony and Amy are seeing as they work with many churches throughout the year. Some exciting things are happening in the church today as we move further away from the impact of the pandemic.

You'll want to pull up a chair at the table and sit in on this valuable time. The point of this podcast is that we can spread hope that Jesus is truly at work in HIS church throughout America and worldwide.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/there-is-a-lot-to-be-excited-about-in-the-church-today-w-tony-morgan-amy-anderson-episode-172/ 

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Jon Sanders is a trusted resource that we often glean from at 95Network. Especially, when it comes to understanding how to serve in ministry while simultaneously providing a good standard of living for your family. Jon and Les Hughes created Entrepastors with this principal at the forefront.

Dale catches up with Jon on today's 95Podcast to learn more of what their experience of helping ministry leaders has shown so far. You'll enjoy Jon's honest assessment of the opportunities that are available if you only look in the right places.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/entrepreneural-pastors-update-w-jon-sanders-episode-249/

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Matt Wilson from Compassion International joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to update us on some new initiatives from Compassion. They have also signed on to sponsor the Soul Care Essentials Conference for another year. Although Compassion is widely known for their work with sponsoring children, they also have a strong commitment to supporting the local church.

Compassion believes that a healthy leader can help develop a healthy ministry. This is one of the reasons they promote soul care health for pastors and staffers.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/making-a-difference-through-compassion-international-w-matt-wilson-episode-248/

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95Network team member Jason Allison joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss the impact of our Soul Care Essentials Conference. Jason has facilitated several conferences throughout 2024. The discussion today is around the impact he is seeing firsthand as a conference leader.

Many pastors and church leaders often ignore their emotional health while providing ministry help to others. Jason and Dale dive into some of the reasons why pastors tend to do this. They also highlight some of the practical benefits of being intentional at taking care of your own soul.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/intentionally-caring-for-your-soul-w-jason-allison-episode-247/

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While serving with Campus Outreach, Mike Jackson discovered that there was a disconnect with the outreach/evangelism efforts of the staff. That led Mike to start a comprehensive journal that eventually became his first book entitled, "Reaching Your Jerusalem: Overcoming Your Barriers To Sharing The Gospel."

Mike joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss the two most important barriers to effectively sharing your faith. He offers some very practical and easy to implement guidance to prepare anyone to present the Gospel message to their family, friends and co-workers.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/overcoming-the-insecurities-of-sharing-your-faith-w-mike-jackson-episode-246/

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Darrell Stetler has been a frequent guest on the 95Podcast. Today's episode is another encouraging conversation for anyone leading a small or midsize church. Darrell always offers practical wisdom from his twenty one years of experience in pastoring the same church.

He reminds all of us that God is pleased just to see us "pick up the tools we already have" to begin building something. He's not waiting until we finish the project. He actually gets excited to see His leaders join with Him to impact their communities with the Gospel.

 Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/using-the-tools-the-lord-has-already-provided-w-darrell-stetler-episode-245/

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Bruce and Toni Hebel know firsthand how the impact of refusing to forgive can destroy your life. Separate encounters with Jesus led them to experience healing and forgiveness they didn't know was available. Jesus truly set them free!

They join Dale on today's 95Podcast to continue sharing about the power of forgiveness. They also give updates on some folks they ministered to with a focus on forgiveness many years ago who are still living in freedom. The power available to the local church to truly impact their communities can be released when the leaders and members choose to walk in forgiveness.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/podcast-recast-forgiving-forward-again-w-bruce-toni-hebel-episode-244/

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Jon Sanders, 95Network's Director of Coaching, joins today's 95Podcast as a guest, discussing his recent experience at a retreat provided by the Boulder Crest Foundation. The retreat is called Struggle Well. They specialize in providing opportunities to help public servants in the first responder field and military personal work through post-traumatic impact. They focus specifically on Post-traumatic growth.

Jon transparently shares how he didn't think he needed to spend a week on such a retreat to the point that he even considered not going. However, his life was forever changed as he discovered some deep-seated effects of traumatic encounters that he had experienced. This conversation is essential for anyone who serves in the ministry and as a first responder.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/struggling-well-post-traumatic-growth-w-jon-sanders-episode-243/

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