EST. - For the Established Church with Sam Rainer and Josh King

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A weekly discussion for the established church about the challenges and issues church leaders face. Hosted by Sam Rainer (West Bradenton Baptist Church, Bradenton FL) and Josh King (2ND Baptist, Conway AR). The show is produced by Jay Allen (facebook.com/jayallenlive/) in Dallas TX.

Episode Date
Special Two-Part Series: The Secret Sauce For Creating A Thriving Church Culture — An Interview with Dr. Justin Irving
May 03, 2024
Special Two-Part Series: How To Be A Healthy Pastor In A Toxic Church — An Interview with Dr. Justin Irving
May 03, 2024
Established Church Lingo that Hinders Growth (Ep. 388)
May 03, 2024
Is the Traditional Church Campus a Hurdle for Guests? (Ep. 387)
Apr 26, 2024
Good Reasons Why Your Church Should Accept Transfer Growth (Ep. 386)
Apr 19, 2024
Does Live Streaming Help or Hurt the Church? (Ep. 385)
Apr 12, 2024
What Do Pastors Really Tell Their Kids about the Church? (Ep. 384)
Apr 05, 2024
How to Lead a Whiteboard Session with Church Leadership (Ep. 383)
Mar 29, 2024
The Top Three Things NOT to Do as a New Pastor (Ep. 382)
Mar 22, 2024
What Happened to All the Celebrity Preachers? (Ep. 381)
Mar 15, 2024
When You're a Younger Pastor of an Older Church (Ep. 380)
Mar 08, 2024
The Real Momentum Driving Comeback Churches (Ep. 379)
Mar 01, 2024
Should Churches Offer Bonuses to Paid Staff? The Pros and Cons (Ep. 378)
Feb 23, 2024
Seven Styles of Preaching to Avoid (Ep. 377)
Feb 16, 2024
Seven Handwritten Cards Every Pastor Needs to Write (Ep. 376)
Feb 09, 2024
Are Wednesday Nights Dead or Your Biggest Opportunity? (Ep. 375)
Feb 02, 2024
Why Pastoring a Church Is One of the Weirdest Jobs (Ep. 374)
Jan 26, 2024
How to Kill Programs and Events without Hurting Your Church (Ep. 373)
Jan 19, 2024
How to Leave a Church without Burning It Down (Ep. 372)
Jan 12, 2024
The Future of KidMin for Small and Mid-Size Churches (Ep. 371)
Jan 05, 2024
How Your Church Can Use Sports Outreach to Invite Families In (Ep. 370)
Dec 29, 2023
Who Should Know What about Top Church Givers? (Ep. 369)
Dec 22, 2023
What We Expect to Happen in Churches in 2024 (Ep. 368)
Dec 15, 2023
Why Now Is the Time Every Church Should Consider Recreation Ministry (Ep. 367)
Dec 08, 2023
Making the Most of a Very Busy December (Ep. 366)
Dec 01, 2023
Why Pastors Consider Leaving Churches for a Marketplace Job (Ep. 365)
Nov 24, 2023
Should Pastors Care About Making More Money? (Ep. 364)
Nov 17, 2023
The Best Technology to Encourage Church Communication (Ep. 363)
Nov 10, 2023
Should Every Church Staff Person Get a Computer, Cell Phone, and Other Tech Needs? (Ep. 362)
Nov 03, 2023
The Debate Over Ad Hoc Committees vs. Standing Committees (Ep. 361)
Oct 27, 2023
Should Pastors Office Onsite or Offsite? (Ep. 360)
Oct 20, 2023
Is the Bulletin and Print Communication Finally Dead in Churches? (Ep. 359)
Oct 13, 2023
What's Really Happening Now at U.S. Megachurches? (Ep. 358)
Oct 06, 2023
How Encouragement from Lay People Helps Keep Pastors in a Safe Place (Ep. 357)
Sep 29, 2023
Recovering from Ministry Trauma and Church Hurt (Ep. 356)
Sep 22, 2023
Our A/C Blew Up and Now It Costs $2M to Fix It (Ep. 355)
Sep 15, 2023
Why Every Church's Demographics Are Shifting (And What You Must Do) (Ep. 354)
Sep 08, 2023
Taking a Big Risk When Making a Ministry Transition (Ep. 353)
Sep 01, 2023
Why The Church Search Process Is Getting Weird (Ep. 352)
Aug 25, 2023
What We're Hearing at Ground Level from 30-Something and 40-Something Pastors (Ep. 351)
Aug 18, 2023
Why Bigger Is Not Better (Going to a Smaller Church) (Ep. 350)
Aug 11, 2023
Corporate Prayer Has Left the Church Building (Ep. 349)
Aug 04, 2023
What Does Leading by Example Really Look Like? (Ep. 348)
Jul 28, 2023
The Surprise Optimism in American Churches (Ep. 347)
Jul 21, 2023
Meeting Fatigue and Death by Committee (Ep. 346)
Jul 14, 2023
Patriotism, Elections, and All the Controversial Political Stuff (Ep. 345)
Jul 07, 2023
Why Churches Lag Behind with Technology (and How You Can Get Ahead) (Ep. 344)
Jun 30, 2023
Best Practices for Holding Church Staff Accountable (Ep. 343)
Jun 23, 2023
What Should Churches Do in the Dog Days of Summer? (Ep. 342)
Jun 16, 2023
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Ministry Sabbaticals for Pastors (Ep. 341)
Jun 09, 2023
Humor in the Pulpit: How Much Is Too Much? (Ep. 340)
Jun 02, 2023
Counting Sheep and Why Church Attendance Is Stalling (Again) (Ep. 339)
May 26, 2023
How to Handle Increased Pastoral Counseling Requests (Ep. 338)
May 19, 2023
Did Covid Permanently Change Trust in Church Leadership? (Ep. 337)
May 12, 2023
An Example of a Church that Refused to Die (Ep. 336)
May 05, 2023
Closing the Technology Gap with Your Older Church Members (Ep. 335)
Apr 28, 2023
The Decline of Job Satisfaction Among Pastors (Ep. 334)
Apr 21, 2023
What Do You Use Your Deacons For? (Ep. 333)
Apr 14, 2023
The Best Way To Welcome Guests To Your Church (Ep. 332)
Apr 07, 2023
How Normal-Sized Churches Do Pastoral Transitions Correctly (Ep. 331)
Mar 31, 2023
The First Five Things to Do When a Child Accepts Christ (Ep 330)
Mar 24, 2023
Why We Love Gen X Church Members (Ep. 329)
Mar 17, 2023
The Top Seven Ways Churches Drive Away Guests (Ep. 328)
Mar 10, 2023
Do You Really Know the Community Around Your Church? Often-Missed Demographics (Ep. 327)
Mar 03, 2023
An Open and Frank Discussion About Pastor Succession Planning (Ep. 326)
Feb 24, 2023
The Neglected Responsibility of Pastoral Hospitality (Ep. 325)
Feb 17, 2023
Funerals Are Better Today Than in the Past (Ep. 324)
Feb 10, 2023
The Digital Future of Church Communication (Ep. 323)
Feb 03, 2023
What's Going on with the Global Methodist Church?! (Ep. 322)
Jan 27, 2023
The Issue of Church Severance and What's Appropriate for Pastors (Ep. 321)
Jan 20, 2023
What Makes a Church Desirable to Potential Church Candidates? (Ep. 320)
Jan 13, 2023
Pastors Are Much Older Now (Here's What You Need to Know) (Ep. 319)
Jan 06, 2023
What We Are Doing Differently This Year (Ep. 318)
Dec 30, 2022
Ten Must-Do New Year's Resolutions for Every Pastor (Ep. 317)
Dec 23, 2022
Revisiting Christmas Eve Services & Big Holiday Productions (Ep. 316)
Dec 16, 2022
Surviving the Christmas Busy Season with Your Sanity (Ep. 315)
Dec 09, 2022
When Hip-Hop Invades the Established Church (Ep. 314)
Dec 02, 2022
How Church Members Turn Against Pastors (And What You Can Do to Prevent It) (Ep. 313)
Nov 25, 2022
Why Your Congregants Are Financially Stressed (Or Will Be Soon) (Ep. 312)
Nov 18, 2022
Our Biggest Ministry Mistakes (And What We Could Have Done Better) (Ep. 311)
Nov 11, 2022
When You Have to Cancel Church (Ep. 310)
Nov 04, 2022
Don't Call Baby Boomers "Seniors" (Ep. 309)
Oct 28, 2022
Overrated or Underrated: Bible Translations, Christmas Eve Services, & MORE (Ep. 308)
Oct 21, 2022
Don't Sweat the Details, Except for These (Ep. 307)
Oct 14, 2022
The Top Search Team Lies and How to Root Them Out (Ep. 306)
Oct 07, 2022
When Is It Predatory to Poach a Smaller Church to Become a Campus? (Ep. 305)
Sep 30, 2022
Celebrating Milestones and Anniversaries in a Way That Is Helpful to the Church (Ep. 304)
Sep 23, 2022
The Future of Pay for Pastors and Church Leaders (Ep. 303)
Sep 16, 2022
Five Questions Christians Should Ask to Take Control of Their Digital Devices (Ep. 302)
Sep 09, 2022
How To Get Started On Sermon-Based Small Groups (Ep. 301)
Sep 02, 2022
Steps Preachers Might Skip In Sermon Prep But Shouldn't (Ep. 300)
Aug 26, 2022
Bad Reasons Preachers Go Long In Their Sermons (Ep. 299)
Aug 19, 2022
The Connection Between Stewardship, Generosity & Discipleship (Ep. 298)
Aug 12, 2022
How To Discern The Top Of Your Priority List (Ep. 297)
Aug 05, 2022
Our Ministry Nightmares & How We Deal With Them (Ep. 296)
Jul 29, 2022
Things We Don't Like About Ministry & How We Deal With It (Ep. 295)
Jul 22, 2022
Getting Your Church Ready For A Recession (Ep. 294)
Jul 15, 2022
When Polarization Means You Take Heat From Both Sides (Ep. 293)
Jul 08, 2022
Staying Humble While Keeping Your Hustle (Ep. 292)
Jul 01, 2022
Have Vacation Bible Schools Run Their Course? (Ep. 291)
Jun 24, 2022
Can Baptism Services Be a Gimmick? (Ep. 290)
Jun 17, 2022
Should You Promise Confidentiality to People in the Church? (Ep. 289)
Jun 10, 2022
Leading Effective Meetings with Church Staff and Leaders (Ep. 288)
Jun 03, 2022
Improving Your Relationships With Area Pastors (Ep. 287)
May 27, 2022
How Culture Changes At Different Size Churches (Ep. 286)
May 20, 2022
Over-The-Top Church Holidays: How Much Is Too Much Celebration? (Ep. 285)
May 13, 2022
You're Not So Different: Overplaying Cultural Nuance (Ep. 284)
May 06, 2022
"Good Christian Entertainment" & The Church (Ep. 283)
Apr 29, 2022
The Biggest Ministry Opportunity You're Likely Missing (Ep. 282)
Apr 22, 2022
Why You Still Should Do Baby Dedications (Ep. 281)
Apr 15, 2022
When You Have A Mid-Life Crisis As A Pastor (Ep. 280)
Apr 08, 2022
Should The Church Learn & Practice Business Principles? (Ep. 279)
Apr 01, 2022
Being A Good Dad While Being A Good Pastor (Ep. 278)
Mar 25, 2022
Keeping Your Cool With Problem Church Members (Ep. 277)
Mar 18, 2022
What's The Best Way To Spend One-On-One Time With Church Members? (Ep. 276)
Mar 11, 2022
What Makes You Happy & Unhappy As A Pastor? (Ep. 275)
Mar 04, 2022
The Big Discipleship Question (Ep. 274)
Feb 25, 2022
What Does It Really Mean to Be Above Reproach? | Part 2 (Ep. 273)
Feb 18, 2022
What Does It Really Mean to Be Above Reproach? | Part 1 (Ep. 272)
Feb 11, 2022
Duke It Out: Our Take on Some Hot Topics (Ep. 271)
Feb 04, 2022
Keeping Your Head Up When Attendance Is Down (Ep. 270)
Jan 28, 2022
First Impressions & SWAG Bags (Ep. 269)
Jan 21, 2022
Leveraging Your Lunch Time (Ep. 268)
Jan 14, 2022
The Good That's Coming for the Church in the Post-Pandemic World (Ep, 267)
Jan 07, 2022
Keeping Your People During the Great Reshuffling (Ep. 266)
Dec 31, 2021
Technology In The Worship Service - When Is It Too Much? (Ep. 265)
Dec 24, 2021
The Emotional Toll of Revitalizing an Established Church (Ep. 264)
Dec 17, 2021
Good Questions To Consider When Being Hired By A Church: Part 2 (Ep. 263)
Dec 10, 2021
Good Questions To Consider When Making A Church Hiring Decision: Part 1 (Ep. 262)
Dec 03, 2021
The Hardest Part Of Preaching Sermons (Ep. 261)
Nov 26, 2021
Business Principles In The Church - Yes or No? (Ep. 260)
Nov 19, 2021
The Most Expensive Discipleship Tool & Why It's Neglected (Ep. 259)
Nov 12, 2021
Retreats & Getting Away With Leaders (Ep. 258)
Nov 05, 2021
Receiving & Giving Criticism In The Church Without Losing The Relationship (Ep. 257)
Oct 29, 2021
The Pastor's Vacation Survival Guide (Ep. 256)
Oct 22, 2021
A Small Small Group Podcast (Ep. 255)
Oct 15, 2021
Issues of Integrity: How to Know Which Hill to Die On (Ep. 254)
Oct 08, 2021
Budgeting Best Practices As You Prepare Your Church For The Next Financial Year (Ep. 253)
Oct 01, 2021
Seeking Out Adoption When Your Church Is In Trouble (Ep. 252)
Sep 24, 2021
Why Is Church Hiring So Hard Right Now? (Ep. 251)
Sep 17, 2021
So You've Been Told You're the Next Lead Pastor... (Ep. 250)
Sep 10, 2021
Inviting Guest Preachers: Who Do You Bring In & Why? (Ep. 249)
Sep 03, 2021
Home, Church Campus Or Offsite: Where Should The Pastor's Office Be? (Ep. 248)
Aug 27, 2021
Learning from Influencers Without Becoming a Mini-Me (Ep. 247)
Aug 20, 2021
Dealing With Crazy & Dangerous People At Church (Ep. 246)
Aug 13, 2021
A Needed Perspective About The Moms On Your Church Staff (Ep. 245)
Aug 06, 2021
A New Kind Of Pastoral Assistant (Ep. 244)
Jul 30, 2021
Having "The Talk": Premarital Counseling Advice (Ep. 243)
Jul 23, 2021
Why Churchgoers Stay With Bad Pastors | A Follow-Up Conversation (Ep. 242)
Jul 16, 2021
Leaving A Church Without Burning Bridges (Ep. 241)
Jul 09, 2021
How To Transition Church Staff Without Firing Them (Ep. 240)
Jul 02, 2021
Leading When There Is No Lead Pastor (Ep. 239)
Jun 25, 2021
How Involved Should The Pastor Be With Hiring Staff? (Ep. 238)
Jun 18, 2021
An Episode On Things We Know Nothing About (Ep. 237)
Jun 11, 2021
Protecting Your Church From The Toxicity In Your Tribe (Ep. 236)
Jun 04, 2021
Three Ways To Gain Momentum In Your Church (Ep. 235)
May 28, 2021
How COVID Has Affected The Stages Of A Pastor's Ministry (Ep. 234)
May 21, 2021
Now Is The Time To Rethink Your Mission Trip Strategy (Ep. 233)
May 14, 2021
Ghostwriting & Preaching Your Own Words (Ep. 232)
May 07, 2021
Who Owns Your Sermons & Other Questions About Intellectual Property (Ep. 231)
Apr 30, 2021
Old-School Church Reunions, Homecomings & Milestone Celebrations (Ep. 230)
Apr 23, 2021
Why Pastors Struggle with Friendship & How to Fix It (Ep. 229)
Apr 16, 2021
Making the Most of Low Attendance Sundays (Ep. 228)
Apr 09, 2021
Keeping Your Devotional Going Through the Frustrations of Leading a Church (Ep. 227)
Apr 02, 2021
A Basket of Ideas for Easter 2021 (Ep. 226)
Mar 26, 2021
Developing A Feedback Culture (Ep. 225)
Mar 19, 2021
Don't Be Lazy (Ep. 224)
Mar 12, 2021
Making The Leap to a Different Size Church (Ep. 223)
Mar 05, 2021
When Your Family Needs You More than Your Church (Ep. 222)
Feb 26, 2021
Name and Location Changes with the Established Church (Ep. 221)
Feb 19, 2021
What to Do Right Now to Recruit More KidMin Volunteers Post-COVID (Ep. 220)
Feb 12, 2021
Getting the Whole Family Involved in Church (Ep. 219)
Feb 05, 2021
Best Practices with Pastors and Their Credit Cards (Ep. 218)
Jan 29, 2021
Training & Straining Your Preacher Voice (Ep. 217)
Jan 22, 2021
Planning Your Best Year Now (Ep. 216)
Jan 15, 2021
When Do You Change Your Sermon Based on Breaking News? (Ep. 215)
Jan 08, 2021
Raw Honesty About Racial Diversity & The Church (Ep. 214)
Jan 01, 2021
How To Handle Gifts From Church Members (Ep. 213)
Dec 25, 2020
The Best Christmas Gift Pastors Can Give: Encouragement (Ep. 212)
Dec 18, 2020
Church For The Rest Of Us (Ep. 211)
Dec 11, 2020
COVID Christmas & Your Church (Ep. 210)
Dec 04, 2020
Common Mistakes Younger Pastors Make (Ep. 209)
Nov 27, 2020
Using Sermon Illustrations, Videos, Props & Other Preaching Helps (Ep. 208)
Nov 20, 2020
2021 Will Be The New Baseline For Your Church (Ep. 207)
Nov 13, 2020
Do Bible Reading Plans Actually Work? (Ep. 206)
Nov 06, 2020
Feeling Appreciated As A Pastor (Ep. 205)
Oct 30, 2020
The Benefit Of Mid-Week Services (Ep. 204)
Oct 23, 2020
The Church Recovery Process Out Of COVID (Ep. 203)
Oct 16, 2020
When Churches Search For New Pastors (Ep. 202)
Oct 09, 2020
The Pastor's Phone (Ep. 201)
Oct 02, 2020
The Future of Worship Venues After COVID-19 (Ep. 200)
Sep 25, 2020
The Future Of Preaching After COVID-19 (Ep. 199)
Sep 18, 2020
Congregational Singing & Leading As A Worshiper (Ep. 198)
Sep 11, 2020
Keeping A Long-Term Perspective In A Broken Church (Ep. 197)
Sep 04, 2020
Managing Your Schedule When You Don't Have An Assistant (Ep. 196)
Aug 28, 2020
Measuring Up Your Church Right Now (Ep. 195)
Aug 21, 2020
When Pastors and Deacons Do Ministry Together (Ep. 194)
Aug 14, 2020
Pastors & Their Personality Types (Ep. 193)
Aug 07, 2020
Should A Pastor Have Friends In The Church? (Ep. 192)
Jul 28, 2020
Fall Failure to Relaunch (Ep. 191)
Jul 21, 2020
Getting Too Deep Into Social Media (Ep. 190)
Jul 14, 2020
I Am So Tired (Ep. 189)
Jul 07, 2020
What's So Funny? (Ep. 188)
Jun 23, 2020
The Clothes Pastors Wear (Ep. 187)
Jun 16, 2020
Transitioning from Preaching to Pastoring (Ep. 186)
Jun 09, 2020
The Pastor Before You (Ep. 185)
Jun 02, 2020
How to Read a Church (Ep. 184)
May 26, 2020
What We Have Lost (Ep. 183)
May 19, 2020
Thinking Through Coming Back (Ep. 182)
May 12, 2020
Bylaws During Pandemic (Ep. 181)
May 05, 2020
The Ordinances When We Can't Meet (Ep. 180)
Apr 28, 2020
2020's Horrible Start and Where We Are Headed (Ep. 179)
Apr 21, 2020
Destressing During the Pandemic (Ep. 178)
Apr 14, 2020
I Like Big Pulpits And I Can Not Lie (Ep. 177)
Apr 07, 2020
Shepherding in Crisis (Ep. 176)
Mar 31, 2020
Ministering In An Online World Pt. 2 (Ep. 175)
Mar 24, 2020
Ministering In An Online World Pt. 1 (Ep. 174)
Mar 20, 2020
Funerals and the EST Church (Ep. 173)
Mar 17, 2020
Personal Development (Ep. 172)
Mar 10, 2020
Pastor Plagiarism (Ep. 171)
Mar 03, 2020
In Not Of (Ep. 170)
Feb 25, 2020
The Pastor's Voice (Ep. 169)
Feb 18, 2020
Church Discipline (Ep. 168)
Feb 11, 2020
Structuring Ministry Teams (Ep. 167)
Feb 03, 2020
Thinking Through Evangelism (Ep 166)
Jan 28, 2020
Pastoral Perks (Ep. 165)
Jan 21, 2020
Being on the B Team (Ep. 164)
Jan 14, 2020
Insider Culture (Ep. 163)
Jan 07, 2020
In View Of A Call (Ep. 162)
Dec 31, 2019
Surprise Topic - The Rural Church (Ep. 161)
Dec 24, 2019
Surprise Topic - Church Websites (Ep. 160)
Dec 17, 2019
Turning the Yearly Corner (Ep. 159)
Dec 10, 2019
Surprise Topic - 2020 Speculations (Ep. 158)
Dec 03, 2019
Holiday Special (Ep. 157)
Nov 26, 2019
Ministry When You Are Sad (Ep. 156)
Nov 19, 2019
International Missionary Interview (Ep. 155)
Nov 12, 2019
Extroverted Shortcomings (Ep. 154)
Oct 29, 2019
Transitioning Culture (Ep. 153)
Oct 22, 2019
Baptism Sunday (Ep. 152)
Oct 15, 2019
Competing as a Church Leader (Ep. 151)
Oct 08, 2019
Preaching Levity (Ep. 150)
Oct 01, 2019
Complaining About Pastoring (Ep. 149)
Sep 24, 2019
A Revi Story, Wellsprings Church Georgia (Ep. 148)
Sep 17, 2019
Preaching Pregame Routine (Ep 147)
Sep 11, 2019
Movin On Up (Ep. 146)
Sep 03, 2019
Budget Shortfall (Ep. 145)
Aug 27, 2019
Reactive vs Proactive (Ep. 144)
Aug 20, 2019
Poor Prioritization (Ep. 143)
Aug 13, 2019
Speed of Change (Ep. 142)
Aug 06, 2019
Buildings As A Resource To The Community (Ep. 141)
Jul 30, 2019
Petty Pastors (Ep. 140)
Jul 23, 2019
Petty Churches (Ep. 139)
Jul 16, 2019
Vacation Bible School 2019 (Ep. 138)
Jul 02, 2019
Revi Story from Canada (Ep. 137)
Jun 25, 2019
Church Consulting Pt 2 (Ep 136)
Jun 18, 2019
Church Consulting Part 1 (Ep 135)
Jun 11, 2019
Ministering Through a Funeral (Ep. 134)
Jun 04, 2019
Finding and Hiring Staff (Ep. 133)
May 28, 2019
New England Revitalization Story (Ep. 132)
May 21, 2019
Leading After A Disaster (Ep. 131)
May 14, 2019
What We Are Excited About (Ep. 130)
May 07, 2019
Pastor's Off Time (Ep. 129)
Apr 30, 2019
The Summer Slump (Ep 128)
Apr 23, 2019
Women's Ministry (Ep. 127)
Apr 16, 2019
Negative Personalities (Ep. 126)
Apr 09, 2019
Working with Parachurch Organizations (Ep. 125)
Apr 02, 2019
Ageism and Church Leadership (Ep. 124)
Mar 26, 2019
Revitalization in the Northeast (Ep. 123)
Mar 19, 2019
Leading a Multi-Generational Church (Ep. 122)
Mar 12, 2019
Former and Current Pastor Friends (Ep. 121)
Mar 05, 2019
Big Church, Small Church, Team Church (Ep. 120)
Feb 26, 2019
Church Supplement (Ep 119)
Feb 19, 2019
Small Groups (Ep 118)
Feb 12, 2019
Pastor Approachability (Ep. 117)
Feb 05, 2019
Holy Sexuality (Ep. 116)
Jan 29, 2019
Christian Celebrity (Ep. 115)
Jan 22, 2019
In House Preaching Farm Team (Ep. 114)
Jan 15, 2019
Giving Campaigns (Ep. 113)
Jan 08, 2019
Best Of - Pastor's Kids (Ep. 112)
Jan 01, 2019
Best Of - Pastoral Counseling (Ep. 111)
Dec 25, 2018
Responding to Numeric Growth (Ep. 110)
Dec 18, 2018
Working outside of our Tribe (Ep. 109)
Dec 11, 2018
The Minister's Wife (Ep. 108)
Dec 04, 2018
Small Groups (Ep. 107)
Nov 27, 2018
Personal and Corporate Prayer (Ep. 106)
Nov 20, 2018
Christmas in the EST (Ep. 105)
Nov 13, 2018
Leading Team Meetings (Ep. 104)
Nov 06, 2018
Serving in a Post-Christian Context (Ep. 103)
Oct 30, 2018
Ministry on Call (Ep. 102)
Oct 23, 2018
Side Hustle (Ep. 101)
Oct 16, 2018
Number 100
Oct 09, 2018
Guest Preachers (Ep. 99)
Oct 02, 2018
Pastor Search Teams (Ep 98)
Sep 25, 2018
Fall Festival (Ep. 97)
Sep 18, 2018
Sermon Prep in Community (Ep. 96)
Sep 11, 2018
Campusing From Both Sides (Ep. 95)
Sep 04, 2018
Developing Next Gen Leaders (Ep. 94)
Aug 28, 2018
Business Meetings (Ep. 93)
Aug 21, 2018
Heroin Church (Ep. 92)
Aug 14, 2018
Church Facilities with Guest John Muzyka (Ep. 91)
Aug 07, 2018
Short Term Missions (Ep. 90)
Aug 01, 2018
Rethinking through Vacation Bible School (Ep. 89)
Jul 24, 2018
Cool Solutions (Ep. 88)
Jul 17, 2018
The South African Established Church with Dr. Desmond Henry (Ep. 87)
Jul 10, 2018
Influencing after Transitioning Out (Ep. 86)
Jul 03, 2018
Pastor Kids (Ep. 85)
Jun 26, 2018
An Interview With Noe Garcia (Ep 84)
Jun 19, 2018
Pastoral Housing (Ep. 83)
Jun 12, 2018
Short or Long Text (Ep. 82)
Jun 05, 2018
Go and Tell vs Come and See (Ep. 81)
May 29, 2018
Sermon Illustrations (Ep. 80)
May 22, 2018
Kids in Worship (Ep. 79)
May 15, 2018
Online Attendance (Ep. 78)
May 08, 2018
Benevolence (Ep. 77)
May 01, 2018
Pastoral Counseling (Ep. 76)
Apr 24, 2018
The Beauty of the Short Sermon (Ep. 75)
Apr 17, 2018
Post Big Event Hangover (Ep. 74)
Apr 10, 2018
Encouraging Missional Engagement (Ep. 73)
Apr 03, 2018
Installing Leadership Post Change (Ep. 72)
Mar 26, 2018
Continuing Education and Pastoring the EST Church (Ep. 71)
Mar 20, 2018
Pastor Friends (Ep. 70)
Mar 13, 2018
Next Steps and Assimilation (Ep. 69)
Mar 06, 2018
Restoring Wayward Members (Ep. 68)
Feb 27, 2018
The Small Church with Karl Vaters (Ep. 67)
Feb 20, 2018
Lies Pastors Believe (Ep. 66)
Feb 13, 2018
Theological Education (Ep. 65)
Feb 06, 2018
Developing Church Members Theologically (Ep. 64)
Jan 30, 2018
Book Publishing (Ep. 63)
Jan 23, 2018
Pastors and Social Media (Ep. 62)
Jan 16, 2018
Prayer Meetings (Ep. 61)
Jan 09, 2018
Engaging the Established Church Evangelistically (Ep. 60)
Jan 02, 2018
Bible Engagement (Ep. 59)
Dec 19, 2017
Santa at Church (Ep. 58)
Dec 12, 2017
Church Safety and Security (Ep. 57)
Dec 05, 2017
No Silver Bullets (Ep. 56)
Nov 28, 2017
Dealing with your Debt (Ep. 55)
Nov 21, 2017
Scheduling During The Holidays (Ep 54)
Nov 14, 2017
Continuing Education for the EST Pastor (Ep. 53)
Nov 07, 2017
Control Of The Decision Making Process (Ep. 52)
Oct 31, 2017
Adding Another Service (Ep. 51)
Oct 24, 2017
Putting the Sermon Together (Ep. 50)
Oct 17, 2017
Budgeting (Ep. 49)
Oct 10, 2017
Planning Ahead and the Church's Schedule (Ep. 48)
Oct 03, 2017
Emphasis on Evangelism (Ep. 47)
Sep 26, 2017
Unengaged Members (Ep. 46)
Sep 19, 2017
Northern EST Pastoring (Ep. 45)
Sep 12, 2017
Sermons A Year In Advance (Ep. 44)
Sep 05, 2017
Preparing and Responding to Natural Disasters Ep. 43
Aug 29, 2017
Primacy of the Pulpit Ep. 42
Aug 22, 2017
Vision Casting Ep. 41
Aug 15, 2017
Systems of a Healthy Church Ep. 40
Aug 08, 2017
How Loud is too Loud? Ep. 39
Aug 01, 2017
Cultural Anthropology (Ep. 38)
Jul 25, 2017
Vacations and Sabbaticals (Ep. 37)
Jul 18, 2017
Backward Step (Ep. 36)
Jul 11, 2017
Dealing with Disagreeing Leadership (Ep. 35)
Jul 04, 2017
Evangelize the Church Membership (Ep. 34)
Jun 27, 2017
Tough Text, Tough Topics (Ep. 33)
Jun 20, 2017
Networks and Associations (Ep. 32)
Jun 13, 2017
How to Leave
Jun 06, 2017
Giving Records (Ep. 30)
May 30, 2017
Bible Translation featuring the CSB
May 23, 2017
The Pastor's Friends (Ep. 28)
May 16, 2017
The Act of Preaching
May 09, 2017
Holiday Shake Up (Ep 26)
Apr 25, 2017
United Airlines and Church Policies (Ep 25)
Apr 18, 2017
Church Based Leadership Development (Ep. 24)
Apr 11, 2017
Changing Polity (Ep. 23)
Apr 04, 2017
Hire and Fire (Ep. 22)
Mar 28, 2017
Staff Meetings
Mar 21, 2017
Baby Dedication
Mar 14, 2017
Eric Thomas Interview
Mar 07, 2017
The Public Invitation
Mar 01, 2017
Building a Church Brand
Feb 21, 2017
Hospital Visits
Feb 14, 2017
New Member Classes
Feb 07, 2017
Worship Pastors in the ESTchurch
Jan 31, 2017
KidMin in the EST Church
Jan 24, 2017
Setting Goals
Jan 17, 2017
A Healthy Church In 10 Years
Jan 10, 2017
Interview with Ron Edmondson
Dec 20, 2016
Investing In The New Pastor
Dec 13, 2016
Benchmarks
Dec 06, 2016
Mean People
Nov 29, 2016
War and Worship
Nov 22, 2016
The Mega Church Down The Road
Nov 15, 2016
Lessons Learned
Nov 08, 2016
Young Pastor; Old Church
Nov 01, 2016
Worth It?
Oct 25, 2016
Welcome to EST.
Oct 19, 2016