This week Stan & Josh discuss Josh's recent blog post titled "Hey, Pastor: Here Are Ten Easy Ways To Demolish Your Reputation On Facebook." 

Stan & Josh discuss five introspective questions every local church should ask in regards to the lost world: 

Other points of discussion include:

Stan and Josh discuss effective and practical ways that your church can impact its local community and be authentic and relational in a culture full of pointless noise and phoniness:

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Stan & Josh discuss six essential elements of what it means to be a strong church as per Paul's letter to the Church at Ephesus in 1st Timothy. Discussion topics include: 

Managing pressures, stresses, and strains is a normal part of every leadership position and can often feel overwhelming. If you've been in Church Communications Ministry for any length of time, then you've likely encountered some pressures and you've learned how to navigate in, around, or through them.

This week on the show, Josh shares five common pressures from his 15-plus years in Church Comms and discusses some thou...

In this episode, Josh discusses his recent blog post What To Consider When Designing Sermon Series Graphics. Major highlights include a few warnings for Church Comms folks to consider before jumping into their design work, particularly making sure they discuss the theme with the pastor first.

Three things to consider: 

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Stan & Josh discuss the phraseology of "having church" and "being the church" and why we should be more focused on the latter. 

Examples of being the Church in your community: 

Where and how to find people to disciple:

Stan & Josh discuss a few of the elements of sermon preparation that pastors must go through, including: 

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

Matthew Henry Commentary

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary On Amazon

The Wi...

Stan & Josh discuss Josh's recent blog post which takes a look at one of the major trends that has emerged during and post-COVID: The reality that well-designed, spotless, and professionally-managed content is no longer what brings people to or through the doors of a local church. 

Much of what was once successful is no longer successful. Why is this? What happened? What do we need to emphasize? Does church comms still play ...

Stan & Josh discuss the Local Church's tendency to slack off of ministry during and because of the COVID pandemic. This episode includes practical ideas and suggestions on how to reengage your community and avoid the "Do Nothing" mindset: 

Last year was certainly one of the most difficult, stressful, and exhausting for many pastors and their churches. COVID forced them to move into the digital sphere like never before and find new and innovative ways to engage with their communities while juggling state guidelines and regulations. 

Whether you're leading a megachurch in a large city or a small flock in a rural town, you were probably already low on energy and work...

Josh & Stan launch a new season of Rescuing Churches with return guest Karl Vaters.

Karl is the Teaching Pastor at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship in Fountain Valley, California and the author of several phenomenal books on small church ministry.  This episode will tackle everything from COVID's impact on the Local Church to essentials for church health, leadership, and much more.

Topics covered in this episode:

Many people talk about starting the New Year off right and making New Year's resolutions. This year might be harder than ever for some of us to keep those resolutions, but when it comes to church life, we should strive to start the year with some fundamental, core values. 

Today we'll look at six of them: 

As pastors, we all long for God to do mighty works. In fact we love the idea more than almost anything. In our simple minds we think of crowds coming to our church as a work of God. We imagine great spiritual moves and spiritual growth, evangelism and discipleship happening at exponential rates. And when we imagine all this, it is a simple work of God that just happens while we go about our normal routine.

However, all the great wo...

Today on the show, Stan and Josh discuss four common misconceptions that people — including pastors, elders, and ministry volunteers — often have about "the church." 

Links mentioned in this episode:

The Josh Givens Blog

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