200churches Podcast: Ministry Encouragement For Pastors Of Small Churches

Scott Dalen crashes the 200churches Podcast Studio and talks to Jeff about preaching, social media usage in small churches, Jeff & Jonny's chemistry, and much more! This was a fun episode where Scotty D sits in Jonny's chair and hogs his mic!

Jonny is not too upset that Jeff had a private conversation with worship leader and musician Jeremiah Hollis, from Sydney Australia. Jeremiah has a heart for people, and God has gifted him musically to love them! This is a great conversation about small church worship, from a small church worship guy, who has taken his wife on the road with him and found himself in Orange City IA with Jeff!

Jeff & Jonny dialogue with Dr. Silas Morgan, who specializes in political theology, and talks with them deeply about the place where pastors live - at the intersection of theology & culture! What kind of politics are we promoting in the body of Christ we serve as pastors? Is it the politics of Jesus and His Kingdom, or do the politics of our culture and society hold court in our churches? This is a very substantial and important episode - we hope you not only enjoy it, but are challenged in your 200church leadership.

Jeff (with a cameo appearance by Jonny) talks with John Finkelde all about preaching! Jeff dives into John's past preaching experiences and discusses some of his own. We all do it, every week, and John's advice in this episode is sure to dislodge some thinking in your brain about how you approach your own weekend messages. Enjoy! Find John Finkelde at www.growahealthychurch.com

Jonny and Jeff invited Zach Bauer, a South Dakota church planter, to the luxurious and opulent 200churches Podcast Studio... to talk about difficult realities that church planters face. Zach is a class act, and this episode was a ton of fun! And, Jonny gets caught with his hand in the Fridge!

Church Planter and Pastor, Chris Vitarelli, joins Jeff and Jonny today to share his frustrations of high expectations unrealized, and how he found satisfaction and joy in his 200church plant! He tells how he formed a small church pastors conference to encourage other pastors who may think their church is "just not big enough!"

Jeff and Jonny talk with Dr. Scot McKnight from Northern Seminary about the messages in his book, A Fellowship of Differents! This is a long, rich, theologically alive conversation! Enjoy!

Do you really believe that there is no "one right way" to do church? Then why are we always looking for other models to emulate? Jeff and Jonny give you 4 reasons why there is no "one right way" - so do your way the best you can, and don't sweat it! Jonny gets pretty liquored up on this episode - he thinks other pastors will fight against this notion, but Jeff is cool and collected. He thinks those mega church pastors know that their way is just one way, and not necessarily the only way. We hope you are challenged and encouraged by this episode!

Wow! David Fitch from Northern Seminary in Chicago joins us for this discussion about the church engaging culture with the Gospel of the Kingdom! David last joined us on episode 145 - if you haven't listened to it, it's a great one. This is a "must listen to twice" episode! It will challenge you and change you! Enjoy! So much fun too, with a very short, cameo snippet from Scot McKnight.

A Classic Jeff & Jonny episode about 4 things people want their pastors to know. This is a vintage small church ministry conversation that you will resonate with if you pastor a church 200 or under! This is a super encouraging episode with material to lift you up and challenge you at the same time.

Sometimes the most fundamental principles of a thing get lost in the muddled process... of the thing! The thing Jeff and Jonny talk about in this episode is small church ministry. This episode is not about the team that grew their church to 3,000+, it's about you, in your small church, and the simple things that you can incorporate, tweak, or adjust TODAY, that will make a difference and help you create a more spiritual, relational, and enjoyable experience the next time people step into your 200church!

Dave Jacobs joins the guys to talk about the 3 Essential Questions every pastor must answer, in order to keep growing and keep moving forward in both ministry AND life! This was such a fun episode to record, and quite thought provoking.

Jeff and Jonny talk about how to increase the impact of your weekend message. They suggest you start your message on Thursday, and then end it on Wednesday. Your sermon should be much longer, for certain exponential impact! This was a fun one!

Jeff and Jonny talk about the two major ways that our churches can increase their community impact. These are not easy, but effective. Absolutely successful, but they describe the hard work of loving people. This episode will challenge your thinking on outreach. BUT - this is an episode that is so applicable whether your church is 10 people, or 2,000 people... but easier to pull off with just 10 people!

Jonny and Jeff talk with Doug Burford, who is a church planter, counselor, marriage seminar leader, Walk Thru the Bible presenter, and all around great guy! He dissects the marriage relationship and tells us the good, the bad, and ugly! Actually, a very encouraging and enlightening episode!

Regular, normal, 200church pastor Gary Floyd shares the highs and lows, the flash and the fizzle... the nitty and the gritty of small church ministry - all the way from a small New Mexico town to and through the luxurious and opulent 200churches Studio! Another trek through the ministry podcast wilderness with Jeff and Jonny!

Pastors face all kinds of temptations and none of us is immune from them. In episode 156 Jonny talks with Dan Reiland, Executive Pastor of 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, GA about four areas of temptation common to not only pastors, but all leaders. This conversation is based on an article that Dan wrote for The Pastor's Coach, an every other week newsletter that he writes for Injoy.com. You can sign up for free to receive Dan's Pastor's Coach articles by clicking on this link: http://www.injoy.com/newsletters/pastorscoach Jeff and Jonny have fun recording this episode that culminates in three years of podcasting together for them, and they are so pleased to have Dan Reiland to join them on it!

Ministry Stress - we all deal with it! Dave Jacobs, from SmallChurchPastor.com, talks with Jeff about how to mitigate stress in your life as a pastor. You will find in this episode a lot to identify with, along with an ample amount of humor! Jeff and Jonny believe that pastors MUST laugh, a lot and often! So here is ministry encouragement and equipping that, like Mr. Pibb... goes down good!

Stress is a constant in ministry, and is sometimes a challenge to manage. Dave Jacobs joins us to talk about the causes of ministry stress, the effects on us, and how to minimize them!

A personal conversation Jeff has with Jonny via Skype while Jonny and his wife Kayla are on an Adoption Adventure in Florida - during Christmas week 2015! This started as a personal private conversation and ended up as a podcast episode. The entire talk revolves around their adoption of Eliza, their new daughter. Pastor, if you've never adopted, this episode will help you understand the adoptive parents in your 200church!