The Renewed Pastor Podcast

Brandon Robbins is a pastor and YouTube content creator whose channel has more than 320,000 subscribers and 32 million views. He is a #girldad with two beautiful daughters and an amazing wife, LeeAnn. When he isn’t leading his church or making videos, Brandon loves to read, travel, and search for the world’s best hot sauce.

Brandon joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss his latest book, The Forgotten Teachings of Jesus: Rediscovering the Bible with The Chosen: Season Two.  The conversation takes a refreshing look at the settings that existed when Jesus taught in person over 2000 years ago. It's hard to truly understand the impact of many of Jesus' teachings if they are viewed through a current world view.

Show Notes: https://95network.org/the-forgotten-teachings-of-jesus-w-brandon-robbins-episode-321/

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Kimberly Tarlton is the Co-Founder & CEO of Story & Stone, a creative strategist, communications consultant, and a church girl at heart with over 28 years of experience helping ministries grow their impact—online and in-person.

Kim’s expertise spans digital, print, and live, leading church teams with a mix of creative spark and practical know-how. Her integrated marketing work has helped churches increase engagement, clarify their messaging, and confidently reach new guests.

She's known for leading cross-functional teams with heart and humor—and always with an eye on the metrics. A certified Working Genius Facilitator, a triple-certified HubSpot pro in Social Media, Content, and Email Marketing, and a sought-after speaker for conferences and podcasts on topics like church communications, guest strategy, and ministry development.

Kimberly and Dale discuss the importance of mission clarity as the foundation of your communications efforts in today's 95Podcast. Their conversation is filled with leadership nuggets to help you create an effective communication environment within your ministry.

Show Notes: https://95network.org/creating-effective-communication-within-your-ministry-w-kimberly-tarlton-episode-320/

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Happy New Year! Today's first 95Podcast of the year features a conversation with Emily Manders, Jason Allison and Michael Schooley discussing the impact of online cohorts and small groups. They share several experiences of seeing firsthand how much encouragement, support and community develops through these healthy connections.

Our heart at 95Network is to provide a place where you can also get connected. This is why we're emphasizing the theme of "Let's Connect!" throughout 2026. We are here for you whether you need encouragement individually or even as a leadership team. Just email Dale at [email protected] to get the connection conversation started.

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In the first episode of 2026, Dale Sellers welcomes Jason Allison (Director of Church Strengthening at Converge Mid-Atlantic), Emily Manders (Director of Operations at Converge Mid-Atlantic and Executive Director at Restoration Church), and Michael Schooley (church planter and leader developer with Converge Northeast) to discuss the vital importance of relational connection in ministry. The conversation explores how cohorts, online communities, and peer-to-peer relationships are transforming pastoral care and church health in an era when traditional conferences are declining in attendance. The team shares practical insights about creating safe spaces for vulnerability, processing content together, and building sustainable ministry through authentic relationships.

Show Notes: https://95network.org/95podcast-319-summary-lets-connect-you-dont-get-breakthrough-at-the-drive-through-w-emily-manders-jason-allison-michael-schooley-episode-319/

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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/podcast-recast-shaping-student-ministry-through-g6-allies-w-ian-dunaway-episode-318/

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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/podcast-recast-seeds-of-change-w-doug-beutler-episode-317/

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Russ Ewell says, "Fortune smiled on me the day I became a father of a family with disabilities. Human limits became real as I watched my sons fight to overcome Autism and Down Syndrome. Their inspired efforts increased the intensity of purpose shared by my wife and me. We learned to live differently."

A significant number of people fear being different. Disability has served to help my family and me overcome this fear. It has clarified what’s important and freed us from convention. The struggle has consistently opened our eyes to the discovery necessary to overcome our family’s human limits.

This has been my personal journey. As a minister, I’ve applied what I’ve learned from my family’s experience to my spiritual life and process, constantly looking for ways to grow and refusing to settle for tradition or convention. This type of transformative thinking is something I believe a relationship with God should do for everybody.

Russ joins Dale on today's podcast to help us understand how to think differently in our leadership when it comes to reaching the next generations. This is a lively conversation that you will find to be very helpful.

 Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/podcast-recast-learning-how-to-lead-differently-w-russ-ewell-episode-316/

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Josh Spinks serves as a vice president of e3 Partners, overseeing the North American initiatives for the ministry, including I Am Second. In his role, he seeks to partner e3 with churches and ministries across the country. These partnerships help equip churches and believers to engage lostness both in the U.S. and around the world.

Josh has pastored in local churches with his family of eight for the last twenty years. He received his bachelor’s degree in religion from Liberty University and his master’s degree in Christian apologetics from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Josh joins Dale on this week's 95Podcast to discuss helpful ways to train discipleship leaders within your local church. It's not nearly as hard to do as you might think.

Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/podcast-recast-made-to-multiply-w-josh-spinks-episode-315/

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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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