Practical(ly) Pastoring
A podcast by pastors for pastors who want to share ideas, become better shepherds and have a good time with friends.
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Preachin & Meetin Rhythms (opens the original)
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How often should church staff actually meet, and how do you survive preaching every single week without burning yourself out? Andrew, Tim, Delmar, and Jeff start with a question from the Practically Pastoring Facebook group about staff meetings in a church with both full-time and part-time ministry staff. The guys compare their very different church contexts and talk about weekly versus monthly meetings, who really needs to be in the room, paying part-time staff for meeting time, using Zoom when
Cut Them or Coach Them (opens the original)
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This week we’ve got two questions about worship leaders, but they represent two very different staffing problems. First, a lead pastor inherited a worship pastor who just doesn’t seem to fit. Eight months in, there are significant differences in philosophy of ministry and worship, almost every request seems to generate pushback, and now volunteers are starting to express their own frustrations. The pastor thinks it may be time to make a change, but this isn’t a simple competency issue. So when d
New Pastor, New Pressures (opens the original)
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In this episode of Practically Pastoring , Andrew, Tim, Delmar, and Jeff tackle two questions from pastors stepping into new levels of responsibility. First, the guys respond to a young pastor in his first week of leading a church after the previous pastor left abruptly. He is already preaching twice a week, facing opposition, and wondering whether sermon preparation can count as his personal devotional time. The conversation explores the relationship between studying Scripture for yourself and
Who’s Watching the Kids? (opens the original)
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In this episode of Practically Pastoring , Andrew, Tim, Delmar, and Jeff tackle two children’s ministry questions that both require clarity, wisdom, and a willingness to have uncomfortable conversations. First, the guys discuss a 10 or 11-year-old boy who sometimes comes to church without his parents and regularly lingers after the service. His desire to get himself to church should be celebrated, but it also raises important questions about supervision, transportation, liability, and the church
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