In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the decisions church leaders make when Christmas eve/day falls on a Sunday and how to navigate those conversations on either one should continue to have services per usual, cancel services, or do something different.  Plus a Christmas edition of stories gone wild!

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On this episode, Scott and Micah interview Jeannette Flynn about her call to ministry, and the challenges she faced, and she shares wisdom for those who are struggling in ministry. Plus, Falling off mountains, poor communication, and having staff at a non-existent church in our "Stories gone Wild" segment. 

in this episode, Scott and Micah discuss small groups in churches.  We discuss the good and the dangers of small groups, as well as some of the corny names churches call their sub-groups.  Plus, more "stories gone wild" from fire evangelism to church leaders not going to church on Sunday.

In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss how churches prepare for the Advent season.  They discuss various ways churches celebrate advent, why some churches opt-out, and the importance of having a clear plan for leading people through the advent season.

In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss mental health in ministry.  They cover why pastors do not seek mental health, why it is essential, and whether pastors should see Christian counselors.  Plus Scott talks about the crazy situation he was in to see a movie in the theaters.

Scott and Micah discuss the topic of the flow of services from different size congregations.  We look at what can disrupt the flow of service, why it is important, and what is the underlying issue when these disruptions happen.  Plus, we discuss  Hot youth Pastors and Jesus wearing a MAGA hat in church service in our weird experiences segment

Scott and Micah discuss the topic of sermon illustrations after a pastor used a dating app as an example to illustrate a point.  We discuss the ethics of sermon illustrations what can/cannot be used, respect, and why asking permission from people (even if used anonymously) is a critical habit when using their stories for an illustration.

Last week, Preachers and Sneakers showed a screenshot of an Elevation Worship ticket in LA for over $1000.  Scott and Micah look at the pricing of these tickets and discuss should worship teams and their pastor charge this amount of money.  We look at other prices at different venues and discuss the financial ethics of worship leaders who are on staff full-time and touring.

In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss a concerning trend where Pastors will preach negativity from the pulpit by anonymously calling out people in the church, to always talk about the church's problems.

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Scott and Micah begin discussing Christian Education and debate if it is important or not to be effective in ministry.  We also discuss the topic of ordination in relation to higher education and ministry.  Plus weird stories, and Micah's wife, Alicia, crashes the podcast.