Rescuing Churches with Stan & Josh Givens

Stan and Josh take a look at the top four things that should weigh on the heart and mind of every pastor as they preach the Gospel and care for their people. Stan also discusses three things that pastors should NOT be burdened for.

Here's a video/audio link for the Spurgeon sermon referenced by Stan: https://youtu.be/AMm-Tj_9h0A

"Compel Them To Come In" at The Spurgeon Center: https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/se...

Pastor, author, and speaker Karl Vaters joins Josh and Stan by phone from southern California to share his personal story, discuss his books, and talk all things small church world. Topics include everything from small church relational dynamics, shepherd vs. rancher model, and pastoral care to attendance expectations vs. health and much more.

Be sure to visit Karl's official website at https://www.karlvaters.com/

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Stan and Josh take a few minutes to navigate through the issues many churches are now facing and dealing with in the wake of emerging from the COVID pandemic and what this time has revealed about the local Church. Topics include worship, family issues, fellowship, discipleship, and more.

"How Do You Kill A Million People?" by Andy Andrews — https://www.amazon.com/How-You-Kill-Million-People/dp/0849948355

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If you're a pastor or involved in ministry at any level, then you're likely aware that this pandemic has reshaped many aspects of church life, as well as the culture and nation as a whole. Today on the show, Stan and Josh discuss nine potential effects of the COVID quarantine and how this time of uncertainty has adjusted many elements of church life. Topics include: church budgets, small groups, attendance, digital communic...

Stan and Josh discuss the role of the pastor in the modern day small church and what it means to "equip the saints."

Listen to "The Basics of Good Discipleship" — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-basics-of-good-discipleship/id1494654074?i=1000469486036

"Celebration of Discipline" by Richard Foster —
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062803887/celebration-of-discipline-special-anniversary-edition/

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Whether it's complaints about not enough money to pay staff members or whether it's those early Sunday mornings when you have to scrape up the dead possum in the parking lot, sometimes there's nothing quite like being a small church pastor.

"The God Ask" by Steve Shadrach: https://www.amazon.com/God-Ask-Biblical-Approach-Personal-ebook/dp/B00CIKKBX6

The Three Circles: http://lifeonmissionbook.com/conversation-gui...

Today we take a look at five things every small modern-day church should have if it wishes to survive in the current culture and see a potential for growth or an emergence from decline.

Follow Josh's blog about Church Communications at jdgivens.com.

For more on the "front door" of your church, read Josh's post "Five Technologies For The Small, Healthy, Revitalizing Church" here: https://www.jdgivens.com/home/...

Stan and Josh welcome Pastor Paul Dziadul of Lake Wildwood Baptist Church in Macon, Georgia to the show and discuss several aspects of healthy pastoral ministry, including vision, motivation, discipleship, longevity, endurance, encouragement for fellow small church pastors, and much more.

Life On Mission book, kit, resources, and other materials: http://lifeonmissionbook.com/

"Conversion and Discipleship: You Can't Have One ...

Stan and Josh discuss how and why we often overcomplicate ministry, how Jesus handled ministry, what we can learn from His example, and what it all means for us in the bigger picture. 

“The Disciple Making Pastor: The Key To Building Healthy Christians In Today’s Church” by Bill Hull

https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Making-Pastor-Bill-Hull/dp/0800716086

“The Disciple-Making Church” by Bill Hull 

https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Making-Ch...