Thriving in Ministry

1. What do you do to create margin in your life and ministry?
2. How do you stay healthy and avoid burnout?
3. How are you leading yourself, your team, and your church more effectively?
4. What's one thing you wish you had known earlier in ministry?

On today’s episode of the Thriving in Ministry podcast, we interview Pastor Dylan Dodson on how to create margin, avoid burnout, and lead effectively.

Dylan Dodson Bio

Pastor Dylan Dodson is the Founder and Lead Pastor of New City Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He obtained a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion from the University of North Carolina – Wilmington and an M.A. in Religion from Liberty University. Dylan's family and his wife Christina have two children. 

Dylan is also the host of the Practical Church Planting Podcast, which has become one of my must listen to podcasts in 2021. 

Pastor Dylan Dodson, welcome to the show!

Questions

1. What do you do to create margin in your life and ministry?
2. How do you stay healthy and avoid burnout?
3. How are you leading yourself, your team, and your church more effectively?
4. What's one thing you wish you had known earlier in ministry?

Websites and Other Links

Daily Pastor Online Content

Talanton Church Services

Sow and Tether Music

Deep Work: Cal Newport

Carey Nieuwhof: High Impact Leader Course

Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: John Mark Comer

Inbox Zero: Dylan Dodson

Practical Church Planting Podcast

Dace Clifton and Kyle Willis discuss the lessons learned from Covid-19  for many pastors and church leaders. We take a few minutes to reflect on areas of opportunity, how churches can be better prepared for other events, and what can be carried forward into the future. 

Join us for this episode of the Thriving in Ministry podcast as we discuss "What Covid Taught Many Church Leaders. Brought to you by Daily Pastor and Talanton Church Services. 

On this episode of the Thriving in Ministry podcast, we interview Mike Fritscher on how to create margin, avoid burnout, and lead effectively.

Pastor Bio
Mike Fritscher is the pastor of Cottonwood. A native of New Orleans and a graduate of Houston Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Mike has been the pastor of Cottonwood since 1986. Under his leadership Cottonwood has grow from a small rural church to a dynamic community of faith impacting the local community and world. Cottonwood has sent hundreds of church members overseas to engage unreached people around the world.

Verse of the Day
2 Corinthians 3:17-18 (ESV) - "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit." 

Notable Quotable
"It would just kill me if someone said he is a great preacher, but a lousy pastor. I would much rather be known as a good pastor and a lousy preacher." - Mike Fritscher

Links
Daily Pastor Online Content
Talanton Church Services
Sow and Tether Music
Cottonwood Life

On this episode of the Thriving in Ministry podcast, we interview Pastor John Wilke on how to create margin, avoid burnout, and lead effectively.

Pastor Bio
John Wilke is the Senior Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He has served at Immanuel for almost 20 years. Rev Wilke completed his undergraduate and seminary training at Concordia University and is currently completing Doctor of Ministry from Institute of Lutheran Theology.  John and his wife, Bianca, have 6 boys. Also, John Wilke hosts the Dummies on Theology podcast.

Verse of the Day
Titus 2:1 (NRSV) - "But as for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine." 

Notable Quotable
"To endure the cross is not a tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ. When it comes, it is not an accident, but a necessity. It it not the sort of suffering which is inseparable from this mortal life, but the suffering which is an essential part of the specifically Christian life. It is not suffering per se but suffering and rejection, and not rejection for any cause or conviction of our own, but rejection for the sake of Christ." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

"There is no disconnecting anymore; people can always get to you. There is this urge to feel needed and important and that is all it is. I want to be important because nowhere else am I important but here. Someone needs pastor's advice, they need me to do something. So I immediately want to go there (my phone)." - Pastor John Wilke

"When we get into the business end of things (of the church) and we become Pastor as CEO, I would argue that is when we start to lose our effectiveness in ministry." - Pastor John Wilke

Links
Daily Pastor Online Content
Talanton Church Services
Sow and Tether Music
Dummies on Theology Podcast
Immanuel Lutheran Church | Broken Arrow, OK

When should you alter your sermon based on current events? In the midst of political disruption, social justice movements, and the coronavirus pandemic, many pastors are struggling to know when the right time is to address issues from the pulpit. If you have questions on when and how to edit your sermon preparation, listen to this episode of the Thriving in Ministry podcast.

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With the new year upon us, Dace Clifton and Kyle Willis take some time to talk about the future of the Thriving in Ministry Podcast and Daily Pastor. In 2021, Daily Pastor will be encouraging pastors to create margin in ministry, avoid burnout, and lead effectively. We also talk a bit about cryptocurrency and TikTok.

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www.talantonservices.com

Let's take a look back on 2020 and recap some of our favorite moments from this year. 

Merry Christmas from http://www.dailypastor.com. Thank you to the Thriving in Ministry community for engaging with us in 2020. We have some great things planned for 2021 that you will not want to miss! Oh yeah, we also created a TikTok account @dailypastor.

Have a great Christmas!

Do you struggled with telling your church no? On this episode of the Thriving in Ministry podcast, Kyle Willis and Dace Clifton discuss how saying no to some things allow pastors and church leaders to say yes to the best things in ministry.

Join us for Episode 59, brought to you by Daily Pastor and Talanton Church Services.

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