This Poor Pastor's Podcast

You can't help everyone, even some who say they want help. It's a sad truth, but if you understand how to spot the ones who truly want help, you can focus your efforts on them. Some people want to argue for their limitations, and guess what? They get to keep them.

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Do Mark 10 and Matthew 23 teach that Jesus was opposed to leadership in the body of Christ? Is "servant leadership" intended to mean what it looks like? Do leaders have actual authority or just a quasi-authority that looks more like permission begging and foot washing? This episode attempts to take a closer look at these questions.

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Recently I had a conversation with a young man who wanted to know how he could get better at providing solutions. He felt that he was already very good at finding problems. I told him that finding problems isn't a skill. Anyone can do that. The skill comes in finding solutions, and that takes practice and courage. I thought you might enjoy hearing a bit more about that in today's episode.

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The motives behind our actions are important. It is possible to do the right things, with the wrong motives, and actually cause harm, to ourselves, and maybe others. In today's episode, Mark talks about how asking the question "Why?" is a great way to avoid that mistake.

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Fear of the Worst Case Scenario (WCS) is a roadblock for a lot of people when trying to make a decision. We can get stuck trying to figure out all that can go wrong when we try to do something new. This mindset is part of fear, and it is crippling. In this episode, I challenge you to use an exercise I use to help me overcome that fear and take decisive action anyway.

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What would happen if you changed the way you think, or better yet, changed the kinds of things you thought about? Do you even know where your thoughts come from? In this new episode of a new season, we are launching something audacious. A new episode every day of the week except Sunday. I hope you'll listen and share these episodes with others!

Want to read an article I wrote on changing your thoughts and changing your life? You can find it on my website here.

Hey everyone, it's been a minute. I am really happy to share this episode with you. This is an interview I did with a new friend of mine, named Lauren Ligon. She is a mom, Doula, military spouse, and Christian, who has experienced hope, healing, and help through the church, and Christ. In this interview, she shares her story of struggling with alcohol and postpartum depression. It will strengthen you and encourage you!

In this episode, I want to push back against what I believe to be the bad and harmful theological teaching that says God has to bruise those He uses. It's a coffee table conversation. I hope you find it helpful!

In this episode, which is admittedly more for pastors and teachers, I want to share with you a recent conversation I had regarding preaching styles. I was asked by a young intern why I don't preach exegetically. I thought my response was worth sharing with you as well. While aimed at pastors and teachers, I believe this will be helpful for those who sit in church and listen to a sermon each week, and who may be seeking a church where one style or the other is more prominent.

This is the final episode in this series, and I am really thankful for those who have reached out and spoken with me via text and email. It is my prayer that this final episode will help you to finally start working toward the path of growth and health that God wants for you.