Month: January 2023

Episode 165: Church Friendships

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In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the Carey Nieuwhof article, “Why they’re not actually your friends (a hard truth for pastors and leaders), and if this is a common issue in ministry or a reflection of a small church community.  We talk at length about the article and reflect on other leaders’ stories(as well as our own)as to the sticky dynamics of church friendships.  Plus driving tanks and food poisoning in our “Stories Gone Wild” segment

The link to the Carey Nieuwhof article is listed below: https://careynieuwhof.com/why-theyre-not-actually-your-friends-a-hard-truth-for-pastors-and-leaders/?el=linkedin&fbclid=IwAR29bC4SKTJp6vukPqKRIbE2u-Hi3J28ID5oUXs067D2wmiobWFp6fyND7k

Episode 164: Live Streaming in 2023

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In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the topic of live streaming in 2023.  Since the 2020 pandemic, most churches have had to adapt to a digital way of streaming their services while people were in their homes.  Three years later, are churches being practical with their streams?  Is it something with a vision or another thing to do on a Sunday?  Plus Stories Gone Wild!

Episode 163:Churches New Year Traditions & Covenants

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In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the different ways Churches kick off the year to prepare people for ministry, church life, and their devotion to God.  We look at churches’ use of Covenants during this time and question if a church and/or church leader are using covenants correctly.

Episode 162: Matt Chandler Scandal – Part 2

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In episode 145, Micah and Scott discussed the Matt Chandler Scandal and thought that a number of things seemed odd from the reason for the “leave of Absence” to the Elders’ decisions.

On December 4th, Matt Chandler was reinstated at Villiage Church.  Micah and Scott discuss the reinstatement and why it still seems odd three months later.

Plus, we discuss the church’s obsession with acronyms and Gary Busey in our “Stories Gone Wild” segment.