Monday Morning Pastor
Monday Morning Pastor is a weekly podcast to encourage, equip, challenge and resource pastors and church leaders on Monday mornings. Monday is the hardest day of the week for pastors and the day pastors need the most encouragement. We want to tell and hear stories of hope and encouragement in the midst of this unique place in culture where the negative ministry stories seem to get all the airtime. Our hope is that these stories resonate with and remind pastors why we stay in the game. It is a podcast that gives pastors hope and a safe place to take off their collar, robe or tie and be people who need receive the good news on the day we feel most vulnerable. Our podcast will consist of interviews, conversations and resources from pastors and ministry leaders. We’ll have a new episode loaded up each Monday morning throughout the year (but, of course, you can listen on any day you wish). We invite you to join us and listen to the Monday Morning Pastor, where pastors can be people.
Episodes
Bob and Doug talk to Brad Griffin, a youth ministry lifer about the research of his newest book Faith Beyond Youth Ministry. Youth ministers, parents, pastors, elders, volunteers… everyone needs to listen. If you are a youth pastor or volunteer, thank you!
Book: Faith Beyond Youth Group: Five Ways to For Character and Cultivate Life Long Discipleship
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Bob and Doug talk to church planter and near death experiences researcher John Burke about his new book Imagine the God of Heaven. This was a very interesting conversation and we hope it is encouraging to you.
Links
John’s Book: Imagine The God of Heaven
You can read the first 3 chapters immediately
ï Chapters 1-3 - immediate access here
Watch a sample week of the 4-week small group Video curriculum which goes w...
Doug has a conversation with Jay Kim about the book of Colossians. Jay wrote a bible study guide on the book that came out of a sermon series on Colossians. We also talk about the trend of pastors leading churches that look totally different after the pandemic. Jay talks about saying goodbye to good people and the toll it takes on the life of the pastor and the life of the church. We hope you enjoy this episode.
Happy November, we are really excited to start out this month with an epic interview with Lee Strobel about his new book Is God Real? Exploring the Ultimate Question of Life. We get into some great practical resources for churches around evangelism and apologetics. Send this to the evangelists in your churches, they will be blessed.
Lee’s book: Is God Real? Exploring the Ultimate Question of Life
Lee’s website: www.Le...
Pastors and leaders, thanks for the ways in which you serve behind the scenes of your congregations, it may not be noticed, but we see it, and we thank you for it. This week, We have a conversation with Doug’s co-pastor Ben Pitzen. Many are blessed to work on healthy teams but I am blessed to work with Ben. He is gracious, compassionate, patient, and kind. He is my friend and I am glad that you all get a chance to lear...
Jason is an international speaker on the topic of chastity, love, sexuality, gender identity to high school and college students. It is evident that he has a heart for the Gospel and young people and we are grateful to have him on MMP. Also, Jason is the first Catholic that we have had the privilege to interview and learn from.
Resources
Jason’s ministry: www.chasity.com
Information for coaching and spiritual dir...
Pastor appreciation month is hear! On behalf of Bob, Doug, and the folks at Kairos Partnerships we want to say a big thanks for all you do. We hope you learn as you listen to deep discernment, wisdom, and decision making on the craft of naming your sermon as to not be confused with a romance novel title. Big thanks to our guest and friend Caleb Mangum of https://www.nuttynovelties.com
Lastly, we will be giving away ...
Pastors and leaders, thanks for the ways in which you serve behind the scenes of your congregations, it may not be noticed, but we see it, and we thank you for it. This week, We have a conversation with my(Doug’s) spiritual director about spiritual direction, life as a minister and the need to care for pastors. I have known Owen for years now and I am so glad I have a chance to interview him and share his wisdom with you...
Pastor appreciation month is here! On behalf of Bob, Doug, and the folks at Kairos Partnerships we want to say a big thanks for all you do. We hope you learn as you listen to deep discernment, wisdom, and decision making on the craft of naming your sermon as to not be confused with a romance novel title. Big thanks to our guest and friend Caleb Mangum of https://www.nuttynovelties.com
Lastly, we will be giving away ...
Leadership is hard if anyone offers you a quick and easy guide to leadership bliss, run away. As we are in Pastor Appreciation month we want to acknowledge how hard it is to lead, and we want to say thank you for leading pastors! Keep it up! On to our show, It isn’t everyday you have a chance to talk to a former NFL player turned pastor (Leonce) and a leading church researcher (Warren) at the same time! The stories are r...
Pastor appreciation month is hear! On behalf of Bob, Doug, and the folks at Kairos Partnerships we want to say a big thanks for all you do. We hope you enjoy the poem written by our friend Caleb Mangum.
Lastly, we will be giving away books, a hand written poem, and other prizes all month long each Wednesday with our special podcast Romance novel title or Sermon title.
Here are the ways to get your name in the drawing...
Pastors, you are not immune from experiencing struggles with mental health. let that sink in. Much of our job places us in the middle of some very tense and difficult moments in the lives of the people we serve. These experiences can lead to some serious depletion and damage to our mental health. We hope that: 1. You will hear something in this podcast that encourages you and helps you know that you are not alone and w...
We have been looking forward to sharing this interview with you all. Josh is a deep thinker, a lover of Jesus, a voracious reader, and a dear friend. Consider sending this to a worship leader ASAP.
Josh’s Contact: jb@theradiantlife.church
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We hope you enjoy this episode with Thom S. Rainer. Check out the links below, We know you will find this conversation both encouraging and equipping. Take a minute to subscribe, leave a review and share with another pastor.
Church Answers: www.churchanswers.com
The Hope initiative: https://churchanswers.com/solutions/courses/the-hope-initiative/
Thom’s Book: When the People Pray: An Invitation to Intercede for Your ...
Welcome back MMP listeners! We hope that you all had a fantastic summer and are well rested and ready to jump into the fall. We hope that this season will be a blessing as we jump back into a weekly Monday morning release. Our rhythm will be a monthly Bob and Doug episode, a couple episodes with authors/theologians/leaders and an episode with a pastor.
AP AI Church Service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmXghWi2lf8
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We end this season with the place where MMP started 9 seasons ago. MMP is here because we feel the need to encourage and equip pastors on the hardest day of the week. Natalie brings an important word to pastors, “We aren’t quitters. We are the stayers.” Her perspective is important and one that has often been overlooked. Lastly, thanks for sticking with us over the years, We hope this continues to be a blessing. We will ...
I have been a parent for 18 years now, my son is getting ready to go off to college and in the best of times I feel like I have been faithful as a father and in the worst of times, I feel like I have failed. I sense in the world of parenting the success is in the long game and truth be told, we may never fully know how things turn out. But this conversation is a great way to have a conversation that is hopeful and challe...
Prayer is the engine that powers and drives the church. Doug and Carolyn have a great conversation about all thing’s prayer. Specifically, this episode looks at group prayer, the power behind it and the practical nuts and bolts to build prayer in your church. We pray that the Lord will use this to encourage, and strengthen prayer in you and your church.
Carolyn’s book: The Power of Group Prayer
Information for c...
Sam Rawley is the Pastor of Renewed Hope Church in Egan Michigan, He is fantastic leader, preacher, thinker, and a good friend. Sam recently led his church through a ton of transitions during the pandemic. We know you will find hope and some good things to chew on in this interview with our friend Pastor Sam Rawley.
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We’d...
Pastors and leaders, this episode is close to my heart as a follower of Jesus who is passionate about joining with Him in the care and stewardship of the world we live in. Kyle brings a helpful theological framework (not just in found in Genesis 1 & 2) on creation care as discipleship and mission. I appreciate his pastoral heart in helping the church engage in a space that so many are already working. We hope you ar...
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