Episodes
Dixie Edwards: When God Changes Your Plans Part 2
Dixie Edwards loved her life in Indiana. After receiving the Lord at 9 years old, she quickly began to thrive in church ministry. She married the heart throb of her church, Max Edwards, when she was only seventeen. They lived on a successful farm surrounded by family. Dixie loo...
Dixie Edwards: When God Changes Your Plans Part 1
Dixie Edwards loved her life in Indiana. After receiving the Lord at 9 years old, she quickly began to thrive in church ministry. She married the heart throb of her church, Max Edwards, when she was only seventeen. They lived on a successful farm surrounded by family. Dixie loo...
Evelyn Rychner: Persevering Through the Impossible Part 2
What do you do when you feel called by God but you don’t have all the right requirements? Do you give up when the way seems daunting? Evelyn Rychner was faced that very dilemma. She was sure she was called to Ecuador, but she lacked a diploma and more schooling. After meeting t...
Evelyn Rychner: Persevering Through the Impossible Part 1
What do you do when you feel called by God but you don’t have all the right requirements? Do you give up when the way seems daunting? Evelyn Rychner was faced that very dilemma. She was sure she was called to Ecuador, but she lacked a diploma and more schooling. After meeting t...
Evelyn Rychner: Persevering Through the Impossible
What do you do when you feel called by God but you don’t have all the right requirements? Do you give up when the way seems daunting? Evelyn Rychner was faced that very dilemma. She was sure she was called to Ecuador, but she lacked a diploma and more schooling. After meeting t...
S4E6: The Theology of Evil & Suffering
The conversation delves into the theology of evil and suffering, emphasizing its relevance to ministry leaders and pastors. It explores the universal experience of suffering, the biblical perspective on suffering, and the reactions of pastors and leaders to suffering. Additiona...
Ethel Bell: Faith That Would Not Waver Part 2
How easily do you lose hope? Does it wane when circumstances are hard? Ethel Bell’s faith did not stagger even when she lost her husband. She chose to return to the mission station where they had been serving with her children only to be evacuated because of Nazi invasion. Stil...
S4E5: The Theology of Calling & Faithfulness
The conversation explores the theological lessons every pastor and ministry leader should wrestle with, focusing on the theology of calling and faithfulness. It delves into the challenges of defining success in ministry, the pressures and expectations faced by ministry leaders,...
S4E4: Understanding the Importance of Rest in Ministry
Season 4, Episode 4: Understanding the Importance of Rest in Ministry 🎤 Pastor Billy Almaguer Bottom Line: Rest is not a reward for finishing ministry—it is a rhythm that sustains ministry. Overview: Ministry is meaningful, but it is also unrelenting. The needs are constant, t...
S4E3: Volunteer Health & Sustainability – Who Carries the Load
Season 4, Episode 3: Volunteer Health & Sustainability – Who Carries the Load Bottom Line: Healthy ministry isn’t built on a few faithful people doing everything—it’s built on developing and sustaining people over time. Overview: Jesus acknowledged a leadership tension every ch...
S4E2: Discipleship Pathways – How People Grow
Bottom Line: If you don’t define how people grow, you will unintentionally create consumers instead of disciples. Overview: Jesus didn’t say fill rooms—He said make disciples (Matthew 28:19). Yet many churches are far clearer on how to gather people than how to grow them. Churc...
Ethel Bell: Faith That Would Not Waver Part 1
How easily do you lose hope? Does it wane when circumstances are hard? Ethel Bell’s faith did not stagger even when she lost her husband. She chose to return to the mission station where they had been serving with her children only to be evacuated because of Nazi invasion. Stil...
Ethel Bell: Faith That Would Not Waver
How easily do you lose hope? Does it wane when circumstances are hard? Ethel Bell’s faith did not stagger even when she lost her husband. She chose to return to the mission station where they had been serving with her children only to be evacuated because of Nazi invasion. Stil...