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(2:23) Biblical Understanding

(10:06) Insecurities in comparison to the best preachers

(15:18) Allowing others to preach in your pulpit

(17:04) Divisiveness of online ministries

(24:30) The fruit that is being produced is important

(26:42) When members join in divisiveness

(29:13) God’s design for ministry and Shepherding

(32:19) Final words and prayer

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(1:48) Biblical Understanding for adversaries in ministry

(8:11) The hardship of internal adversaries (wolves or hurt sheep?)

(14:13) The context of Church Revitalization when it pertains to adversaries

(16:28) The hardship of external adversaries

(23:51) Enduring the hardship of adversaries in pastoral ministry

(32:50) Final word and prayer

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(2:15) Question 1: How can your church become more welcoming?

(08:00) Ways Pastors can exemplify hospitality and welcome

(10:01) Question 2: How do you pastor a church after the previous pastor falls due to a scandal?

(14:38) Ways pastors have failed in these ways

(15:30) Question 3: How do you relate with staff and motivate them?

(20:40) Have a formal annual review but address conflict when needed

(23:02) Question 4: How involved should pastors be in Sunday School?

(28:01) Question 5: How many responsibilities should a pastor have in the church?

(34:50) Prayer

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(02:04) Biblical Perspective and overview

(04:23) a right desire for being known, seen, and loved

(06:28) Epidemic of loneliness and the peculiar nature of pastoral loneliness

(11:28) Examples of loneliness

(17:01) Practical ways to battle pastoral loneliness

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(26:31) Loneliness while not being alone

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(31:48) Final word and prayer

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(1:50) Biblical Framework and Importance of Preaching

(5:05) What preparation look like

(8:16) Differences between one sermon weekly or three

(11:38) Handling texts differently and determining the length of text

(18:40) Step away from the work to meditate on the text

(19:35) The importance of application in preaching

(24:00) Extemporaneous or Manuscript sermons

(27:25) On using commentaries and other sermon audio

(29:35) Final words and prayer

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(03:48) Biblical Framework

(08:33) Proceeding knowing members won’t be there

(11:03) Adjusting the calendar in the Summer

(19:42) Creating margin for members

(25:25) Setting healthy expectations

(32:08) Final words and Prayer

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(01:41) Biblical understanding of the Church and under-shepherds

(04:37) Defining the terms leaving; ghosting

(08:04) Why this hurts so bad

(11:42) It’s always personal because pastors care

(13:55) It hurts the congregation

(17:59) Practical ways to work through these pastoral pains

(29:45) Final word and prayer

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Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals

(2:38) Biblical Framework for Funerals

(6:51) What a pastor should think through when a church member dies

(13:55) Logistics for a funeral

(16:16) Essential elements of a funeral

(20:00) What a pastor should think through when a stranger dies

(23:02) Should a pastor be paid for conducting a funeral?

(24:58) Conducting a funeral for a person who committed suicide

(29:24) Conducting a funeral for a child

(33:40) Final Word and Prayer

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(02:02) Biblical Framework and definition for Lay Elders/Pastors

(5:40) Expectations as a Lay elder

(8:01) Weekly Responsibilities as a Lay elder

(10:00) How retirement has effected his lay elder role

(11:38) A staff pastor and managing expectations and responsibilities for lay elders

(18:13) How being a lay-elder impacts the family

(20:29) Different impact on life as a lay-elder

(21:50) Experience when a staff pastor takes a sabbatical

(24:08) What would you (Charlie) want a staff pastor to know about persevering as an elder?

(26:25) How would you (Charlie) want a staff pastor to relate and work with the lay-elders?

(28:23) How should a staff pastor share the burden of shepherding with lay-elders?

(31:51) Final word and prayer

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(02:37) Biblical Framework for Lay Elders

(05:55) Introduction of Charlie Hall

(14:24) Reflections from Jim about Charlie’s election as a Lay Elder

(18:40) Serving as a Lay Elder with MS

(23:45) Embracing the burdens of Ministry

(25:42) Reflections from Jim about Charlie’s serving as a Lay Elder

(28:09) Final word and prayer