200churches Podcast: Ministry Encouragement For Pastors Of Small Churches

John Finkelde from www.growahealthychurch.com joins Jeff to talk to pastors about what he sees as the challenges that face them today. From changing culture to changing tech to burnout, he offers real life solutions. This is an incredible episode for pastors and church leaders!

Jeff has a solo episode about what it takes to NOT let the ministry of your church overtake your personal leadership capacity. Don't let people say about you, "the church just grew beyond the capacity of the pastor to lead it, too bad..." The question of the episode is this: "Pastor, do you have a personal growth plan for 2019? Hmmmm?"

Dave Jacobs from www.smallchurchpastor.com talks with Jeff and Jonny about the importance of maintaining Vision in your 200church! Dave actually joined the guys LIVE in Des Moines in the studio and it's a great, thought provoking conversation! You can contact Dave for personal pastoral coaching at dave@smallchurchpastor.com!

Tyler Ramsbey is a small church pastor who is confident and humble. He focuses on his strengths and is not fazed by his weaknesses. Jeff and Jonny pick his brain about small town ministry, church planting, and balancing family and ministry.

A great conversation with a veteran pastor about what it takes for a pastor to stay healthy in body, mind, and spirit! Rob and Jeff have been best friends for 35 years, and have tracked together as friends over a lifetime of ministry. Very encouraging! You can find Rob's ministry at bchurch.tv

David Fitch from Northern Seminary in Chicago talks with the guys about leading as a pastor in a culture that wants to pit our people against each other socially and politically, and how to reduce conflict without avoiding it. This is a deep one! Dave is previewing the major topics of a book he has been working on for a long time, and which will be released soon. 

David Bush joins Jeff to talk about the Habits of Health Jeff has been adopting in his life, to help him lose almost 50 pounds, eat healthy, exercise, pursue his goals, and boost his energy for a wonderful, full life of family and ministry! Inspiring and challenging! And YOU can do it too! Jeff says that if he did it, so can you - and so you can! Listen in...

John Lynch is the co-author of The Cure - What if God isn't who you think he is, and neither are you. He is also one of the founders of www.trueface.org, and a sought after speaker and pastoral encourager. He is here for you today on Episode 304!

Pastor Rob Tarnoviski from www.bchurch.tv joined Jeff to talk all about leadership, ministry growth, and how to lead a thriving, outward-focused church. This episode is so practical, helpful, and inspirational! So glad to share it with you! Enjoy!Rob has been almost 23 years in the same church in Northeast Philadelphia. When he arrived, there were only 80 people...

Ken Shigematsu, Senior Pastor of Tenth Church in Vancouver, BC Canada joins the guys to share how pastors can restore their souls for Jesus and for ministry. Ken is a contemplative pastor of a large multisite church - a wonderful episode! His newest book is called Survival Guide For The Soul...

Ashley Hales and her husband are planting a church in a Southern California suburb. Ashley talks to us about thoughts from her book, Finding Holy In The Suburbs, and how your place determines your ministry approach.  Ashley was a ton of fun to talk with and brings some great thoughts, ideas, and inspiration for all pastors! A fun return for Jeff and Jonny after two weeks off!

Tiffany Deluccia, the Director of Marketing & Communications at The Unstuck Group, joins the guys on Episode 300 to talk about what millennial parents look for in a church. Then we add some throwback fun on the end of the episode! In fact, the last nine minutes of the episode is the entire first episode ever of the podcast, from January 2013! Enjoy!

Danny Garrido is a bi-vocational pastor of a Colorado Springs bilingual church! Danny has been at it for almost 18 years and his church is ministering to the community in a significant way. He shares his strategy for stress-free ministry!

Jeff and Jonny are joined LIVE in the studio by Dave Jacobs, from www.smallchurchpastor.com and talk with him about reclaiming our lives by creating margin in our ministry worlds. So encouraging and FUN!

Jonny and Jeff talk about the weekly mandate of sermon prep, how they approach it, and how they think about preaching in today's culture. This is a start of the conversation, which will likely develop into additional episodes. This is a very encouraging episode for pastors of small churches! Your messages matter!

Heather Zempel from National Community Church in Wash. D.C. joins Jeff to talk about small group ministry, her leadership, and her experiences moving from the marketplace into ministry. Heather's new book, published by Orange, is titled Big Change Small Group and is written for the "in the trenches" small group leader. Yet another encouraging episode!

Dale Sellers is the Executive Director of www.95network.org and a lover of small churches and small church pastors! This is a full, fun, and encouraging episode, and Jeff stayed up so late to edit it he fell asleep two times in the middle of it! ENJOY!

Veteran missionary Norma V speaks with Jeff about her ascent into foreign missions and her heart for soul formation and discipleship in her mission context. She speaks to small church pastors about her passion for the Gospel and church planting, and gives them a challenge at the end...

Jeff is joined by Chris Vitarelli--small church pastor, conference leader, and all around good guy--to talk about the Small Church Big Deal Conference in Fenton, Michigan. Jeff and Chris also talk about his ministry journey, what it's like to pastor two churches in two different cities and his love of small churches and his heart for pastors.

Ray Hollenbach from www.studentsofjesus.com joins the guys to talk about ministry leadership - the good, bad, and ugly. Ray talks about where we get our leadership model from for our pastoral ministry. This episode will make you think, and take stock!