Tom Ascol on Being Faithful to the Local Church
What does it look like to faithfully serve a church for over 31 years? Dave and Jamin are joined...
Mentoring Future Ministers Is a Community Project
When I first began mentoring young men who sensed a call to pastoral ministry, my approach was mostly one-on-one discipleship on steroids....
Trip Lee on Making Much of Jesus
On today’s episode, Dave and Jamin are joined by Trip Lee. Trip Lee is a hip-hop artist with Reach Records, an author, and a pastor at...
Dr. Carl Ellis, Jr. and Racial Justice
How Should Christians think about and deal with racial justice issues? Dave is joined by Dr. Carl...
How Should a Pastor or Church Leader View Parachurch Ministries?
I’m a pastor. Cut me and I bleed local church. Cut the church and I’m spoilin’ to protect her. As a pastor, even the threat of...
JR Vassar on Church Planting
Is a pastor unsuccessful if he moves on to another position? Dave and Jamin are joined on this episode by JR Vassar. JR is a former planter...
The Life-Giving Grace of a Broken Mentor by Zack Eswine
Recently I received some great news. My friend Zack Eswine – a gifted pastor and writer – is...
How Do We Know When It’s Time to Let Go? (Part II)
We are enjoying a series of excerpts from Letting Go, a book I wrote with Paul Gilbert that was recently published by Zondervan. Intro,...
Pastoring Your Church After the Trigger is Pulled
Tucked away in 1 Chronicles is a curious description of a certain family of leaders – a line of mysterious men that traces all the...
Stumbling Blocks & Temptations of Pastors
For pastors and individuals in ministry, or who aspire to ministry, there can be a variety of...