The Rooted Pastor
Join J. Kevin Butcher and the Rooted Team for a weekly conversation addressing head-on the complexities facing pastors and churches all within the context of becoming more deeply rooted in God's love.
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What Pastors Actually Need - A Conversation With Pastor William Mack (opens the original)
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Kevin Hu and Pastor William Mack talk pastoral burnout: mental and physical health, sabbatical, and setting real boundaries. Backed by a recent Barna study, they get honest about what actually helps versus what pastors are usually offered instead. A real, unscripted conversation for anyone in ministry trying to figure out how to rest without guilt. Article referenced: Barna study
Dear Pastor: You Are Loved, Not Just Useful (opens the original)
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Summer can feel like anything but restful for pastors juggling family calendars, church schedules, and the weight of caring for others. In this short reflection, Pastor Mack invites us to pause and consider whether the Holy Spirit is calling us to actually rest this season, not just talk about it. Mack reads a letter he wrote to pastors everywhere, a reminder that you are loved simply because you are, not because of what you produce or how well you preach. He closes with a prayer from Ted Loder'
The Money Talk Pastors Avoid with Carlton Moore (opens the original)
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Money is one of the last taboo topics in the church, and pastors often feel it most. This week Kevin sits down with Carlton Moore of Kingdom Wealth Building, a ministry that helps believers steward their finances free of charge. Carlton shares his own path from working in finance and at Google to leaving the workforce in his early thirties, and the years it took before Kingdom Wealth Building took shape. Kevin and Carlton talk honestly about the shame pastors carry around money along with the te
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