Ministry Hackers: Recent Episodes
Dr. Brandon M. Pardekooper
So the big question is this: how do pastors like us, who remain focused on the mission of Jesus and serving our communities without being distracted by everything in the world around us, how do we increase our effectiveness while living a lifestyle that doesn’t compromise our health, our families, or our personal relationships with Jesus? That’s the question this podcast is going to answer. I am Dr. Brandon Pardekooper and welcome to the Ministry Hackers podcast.
Discipleship strategies have changed over the last few decades and the data reveals that what we have been doing in discipleship is not working. So, what are we supposed to do in 2024 to disciple those in our faith communities? In this episode, we are going to look at the common discipleship tools many churches are using and why they seem to be ineffective. I am also going to reveal what the current trends in social behavior reveal about how we need to approach discipleship in order to be effective. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________If you are a pastor who wants to grow your congregation, but you are tired of chasing ministry fads, then it is time to learn the 4️⃣ Levers you can pull to create growth in your church. These time-tested principles of church growth that Jesus showed 👀 us during his ministry. ⏲️ ⏲️ ⏲️ It is time to go deeper and learn the nuts and bolts of the 4 levers of church growth by joining our new membership. ➡️ ➡️ The Pastor's Growing Church Community membership is a space where pastors can learn the 4 levers of church growth and how to pull them without risking burnout. 🙋♂️Join the community today🙋♀️ https://www.brandonpardekooper.com/growingchurch
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Matthew 28:18-20 commands Jesus followers to go and make disciples. As pastors of local churches, it is important for us to prioritize discipleship. In this episode, we are going to cover the 9 reasons why discipleship is so important and why it needs to be your number 1 priority in your ministry strategy. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________If you are a pastor who wants to grow your congregation, but you are tired of chasing ministry fads, then it is time to learn the 4️⃣ Levers you can pull to create growth in your church. These time-tested principles of church growth that Jesus showed 👀 us during his ministry. ⏲️ ⏲️ ⏲️ It is time to go deeper and learn the nuts and bolts of the 4 levers of church growth by joining our new membership. ➡️ ➡️ The Pastor's Growing Church Community membership is a space where pastors can learn the 4 levers of church growth and how to pull them without risking burnout. 🙋♂️Join the community today🙋♀️ https://www.brandonpardekooper.com/growingchurch
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One of the primary things we need to do as pastors and ministry leaders is to disciple people to be more like Jesus.
However, if we don't fully understand what discipleship is, then we can't disciple people well.
In this episode, we are going to talk about what discipleship is at its core so you can be more effective at leading your congregation through a discipleship experience. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If you are a pastor who wants to grow your congregation, but you are tired of chasing ministry fads, then it is time to learn the 4️⃣ Levers you can pull to create growth in your church.
These time-tested principles of church growth that Jesus showed 👀 us during his ministry.
⏲️ ⏲️ ⏲️ It is time to go deeper and learn the nuts and bolts of the 4 levers of church growth by joining our new membership.
➡️ ➡️ The Pastor's Growing Church Community membership is a space where pastors can learn the 4 levers of church growth and how to pull them without risking burnout.
🙋♂️Join the community today🙋♀️ https://www.brandonpardekooper.com/growingchurch
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Across the country, there is a pastoral shortage making it harder and harder for churches to keep their pastors on staff. In this episode, we are going to go over 4 ways you can keep your pastoral staff on your team feeling appreciated, engaged, and working hard instead of looking at the greener grass on the other side.
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If you are a pastor who wants to grow your congregation, but you are tired of chasing ministry fads, then it is time to learn the 4️⃣ Levers you can pull to create growth in your church.
These are time-tested principles of church growth that Jesus showed 👀 us during his ministry.
⏲️ ⏲️ ⏲️ It is time to go deeper and learn the nuts and bolts of the 4 levers of church growth by joining our new membership.
➡️ ➡️ The Pastor's Growing Church Community membership is a space where pastors can learn the 4 levers of church growth and how to pull them without risking burnout.
🙋♂️Join the community today🙋♀️ https://www.brandonpardekooper.com/growingchurch/
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Pastor, if you are stuck just trying to be average, then I want to tell you to STOP!!!
In today's video, I am going to show you why average isn't good enough for you to aspire to, and the reasons are going to surprise you. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________If you are a pastor who wants to grow your congregation, but you are tired of chasing ministry fads, then it is time to learn the 4️⃣ Levers you can pull to create growth in your church.
These time tested principles of church growth that Jesus showed 👀 us during his ministry.
⏲️ ⏲️ ⏲️ It is time to go deeper and learn the nuts and bolts of the 4 levers of church growth by joining our new membership.
➡️ ➡️ The Pastor's Growing Church Community membership is a space where pastors can learn the 4 levers of church growth and how to pull them without risking burnout. 🙋♂️Join the community today🙋♀️ https://www.brandonpardekooper.com/growingchurch/
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⛪️ Church growth seems like a mystery a lot of times. What causes one church to grow in one place doesn't mean it will cause another church to grow in a different place.
🕰️ Too often what we see touted as 'ways to grow your church' boil down to exuberant hours of additional work on top of already exhausted and overwhelmed pastors.
Well, if you are a pastor who wants to see your congregation grow and your community reached, but you are tired of chasing ministry fads, then it is time to learn the 4️⃣ Levers you can pull to create growth in your church.
These are not fads, but basic principles of church growth that Jesus 👀 showed us during his ministry.
❓❓❓Are you wanting to go deeper and learn the nuts and bolts of the 4 levers of church growth?
Then you need to join me in the membership. ➡️ ➡️The Pastor's Growing Church Community membership is a space where pastors can learn the 4 levers of church growth and how to pull them without risking burnout.
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Do you know the 2 areas ⛪️ churches need⛪️ to grow?
Do you know why it is important for them to grow in these two areas? The local church is a valuable part of the community it serves...but only if it grows. This video will reveal the two areas churches need to grow in and why it is so important for them to grow. Church growth is more than Sunday morning attendance, and every pastor needs to understand the other ways to grow their church community to be most effective. ❓❓❓Are you a pastor looking to grow your church without risking burnout? ➡️ ➡️The Pastor's Growing Church Community is a space where pastors can learn the 4 levers of church growth and how to pull them without risking burnout. 🙋♂️Join the community today🙋♀️ https://www.brandonpardekooper.com/growingchurch/
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Every church needs volunteers to make the Sunday magic happen, but if you are like most churches in the country, you struggle to get people to volunteer.
Why is that?
In this episode, I am going to show you 4 reasons why it is hard to get people to volunteer at church and what is playing into their decision to stay in the pew.
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Too many pastors struggle through their weeks trying to get all the stuff done while also being present for their families and watching their health.
The struggle shouldn't be as hard as it is, and today I want to talk about how you can get on the path to your own life of abundance.
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In this episode, we will challenge the idea that you need to work hard to grow your church, and I will present a better option that will end up growing your church anyway.
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* Ever wondered what the events of Christmas looked like from the eyes of those who were there? Here is your opportunity. In the Christmas devotional experience, High Point of Grace you have the opportunity to journey for 25 days with those who witnessed the greatest moment in human history. You do not want to miss out on this incredible experience. Join in here: https://brandonpardekooper.com/highpoint
Want to move from great intentions to accomplished goals? It is hard to live a fulfilling dream life without accomplishing your goals and making incredible progress toward that dream.
In this episode, Matt and I discuss the simple goal-achievement system that is designed to take you over the edge in your goal achievement. These simple steps are going to change your life and your ministry.
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Knowing the church life cycle is essential, but where the rubber meets the road is when we try to navigate change based on the life cycle. In the life cycle, there are two specific change points. One is much easier to navigate than the other, and I will show you the difference in this episode. Both require different skill sets because they deal with different issues and that is what I am going to reveal to you today.
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If you have a pastoral staff you lead, then you know that it is necessary to have staff meetings. But, what do you do when your staff complains about having to meet each week, they feel unengaged in your time together, and, maybe, you wish you could just stop having them?
In this episode, Matt and I discuss three things you as the pastor can do to boost the engagement of your staff meetings and make it a highlight of your team's week rather than the necessary evil staff meetings can become.
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We talk a lot about the growing shortage of pastors and ministry leaders throughout the country. It leads us to ask the question, what is happening at the Bible College and Ministry Training School level? Is ministry training struggling and what can pastors do when they identify someone with a call on their lives for ministry?
In this episode, I sit down with Kolby Kissinger, Director of Oaks College, and we discuss what they are doing on their end to train young people for a lifetime in ministry.
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So you have created content for your income stream, now what?
In this episode, that is exactly what Matt and I are talking about. We discuss the next steps after your content is created including how to build an atmosphere where people love to be part of what you are doing and love purchasing your services and products.
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As we journey the Life Cycle of a Church, we will inevitably reach the other side of the bell curve and start moving toward the final stage of death. This is the stage where we close our doors for good. Luckily, we have some warning signs long before we get there in two earlier stages that allow us the opportunity to reinvent and restart the Life Cycle.
In this episode, we are going to look at the final 2 stages of the Life Cycle of a Church between Prime and Death and how you can identify exactly where you are.
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As we journey the Life Cycle of a Church, we will inevitably reach the other side of the bell curve and start moving toward the final stage of death. This is the stage where we close our doors for good. Luckily, we have some warning signs long before we get there in two earlier stages that allow us the opportunity to reinvent and restart the Life Cycle.
In this episode, we are going to look at the final 2 stages of the Life Cycle of a Church between Prime and Death and how you can identify exactly where you are.
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You want to build an income stream out of your hobby, skill, or knowledge and you are beginning to find your way forward. You have identified your niche and have started creating content. Now, what do you do with that content and start making sales?
In this episode, Matt and I sit down and talk through the final four steps in creating a stream of income that supplements your ministry, your family goals, and your life dreams.
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You want to build an income stream out of your hobby, skill, or knowledge and you are beginning to find your way forward. You have identified your niche and have started creating content. Now, what do you do with that content and start making sales?
In this episode, Matt and I sit down and talk through the final four steps in creating a stream of income that supplements your ministry, your family goals, and your life dreams.
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Do you want an income stream to support you and your family as you serve in ministry? Well, this episode is for you.
In this episode, Matt and I sit down and talk about turning a hobby into a side hustle. Both he and I have built side hustles while being in ministry and we have navigated through a lot of questions, issues, problems, and successes. We are going to begin to show you the process you will need to go through to take your interests and hobbies and turn them into income streams.
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The early stages of the church life cycle are challenging, but they can be a lot of fun. They are filled with curve balls, exciting moments, really high highs, and really low lows. In the midst of it all, the church is moving forward, growing, and people are having an encounter with God.
But, do you know where you should focus during each stage? Are you focusing on relationships when you should be focusing on connections? (These aren't the same thing)
In this episode, we will look at the first four stages of the church life cycle and identify precisely what you need to focus on. Plus, I am going to give you a couple of questions for each stage to help you identify where you are so you know how to move forward.
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Change is a normal part of church life...at least it should be. But, timing change can be challenging. It is difficult to know when a change will be accepted, when friction can be minimized, and when to hold off. Unless you understand the stage of the church life cycle you are in.
In this episode, we are going to begin a conversation about the Life Cycles of a Church and how it is related to navigating changes. We will lay the groundwork for upcoming episodes where we dive into the stages and give you some questions to identify whether or not you are in a given stage.
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Change is a normal part of church life...at least it should be. But, timing change can be challenging. It is difficult to know when a change will be accepted, when friction can be minimized, and when to hold off. Unless you understand the stage of the church life cycle you are in.
In this episode, we are going to begin a conversation about the Life Cycles of a Church and how it is related to navigating changes. We will lay the groundwork for upcoming episodes where we dive into the stages and give you some questions to identify whether or not you are in a given stage.
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If you have wanted to see a SWOT analysis in action, this episode is for you. In this episode, Pastor Matt and I sit down and perform a SWOT analysis evaluating his prayer team. We walk step by step through the analysis and reveal what his next steps are to move his team to the next level.
For more insight into using SWOT for Church Effectiveness, check out these other two videos:
- How to Use SWOT for Churches: https://youtu.be/bGW9V5-6V40
- How to Assess Your Church Using SWOT: https://youtu.be/6bkWKf4SU2E
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If you have wanted to see a SWOT analysis in action, this episode is for you. In this episode, Pastor Matt and I sit down and perform a SWOT analysis evaluating his prayer team. We walk step by step through the analysis and reveal what his next steps are to move his team to the next level.
For more insight into using SWOT for Church Effectiveness, check out these other two videos:
- How to Use SWOT for Churches: https://youtu.be/bGW9V5-6V40
- How to Assess Your Church Using SWOT: https://youtu.be/6bkWKf4SU2E
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Your volunteers are the backbone of your ministry and the key to creating margin in your time to focus on the things only you can do. However, it is one of the hardest things to do in ministry: keeping volunteers. In this episode, I want to show you 4 ways you can keep your volunteers by outserving them. Do these four things and you will see an increase in volunteer retention, an increase in volunteer recruitment, and a volunteer culture that is self-sustaining.
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Do you want your congregants to engage with your sermon more throughout the week? This helps them understand their Bibles more and grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus.
In this episode, I am going to talk about providing a devotional experience for your congregations and give you 4 ways to increase engagement with your sermon throughout the week.
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Should you shut down that ministry? Should you funnel more resources into it? Is there a new ministry opportunity you need to take advantage of and add it to your faith community?
This tool is a great way to know what the next step is...or isn't...to make sure you don't waste resources, and time, and serve your congregation more effectively.
MH111 How to Assess Your Church Using SWOT: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Yjied8w1Ztb
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Do you want to know what the future of the church looks like? Of course, you do...we all do. Which is why we have been talking lately about the future of the church and how you can get a better picture of where the church is headed.
You have done your horizon scan, you have identified trends, and you have analyzed them. Now what? How is all of this useful and what are you supposed to do with it now?
In this episode, we are going to look at scenario planning and how you can take your trend analysis from your horizon scan and start building probable futures that you can begin to act on and develop strategies for. It is simple and it can be a lot of fun as you create these scenarios.
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Do you wish your congregation received more from your sermons?
Do you wish your sermons grabbed attention more?
Do you just wish your congregants would stay awake and off their phones?
Well, in this episode, I want to show you 4 Upgrades to your sermon that will make it more engaging so your congregants will not only stay away, but will learn more about the scriptures and go deeper in their relationship with Jesus.
This episode is part of a series exploring the issue of Biblical Illiteracy. Find the other episodes here:
MH156 4 Keys to Stronger Biblical Foundation in Church
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- Watch: https://youtu.be/e9zgE93uybU
MH159 4 Reasons Expository Sermons Are Critical in Your Church * Listen: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/4hDbodEARtb * Watch: https://youtu.be/WE6VOqDwsYE
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Are small groups a viable ministry tool for discipleship?
Small groups are a widely used ministry tool in churches all across the country. Though they are an incredible choice to engage your community and build relationships, it has become clear in recent years that they are not the best option for discipleship. At least that is what I think. :)
In this episode, Matt takes issue with my stance and pushes back a bit that small groups can be a viable discipleship approach. Check out the debate and let's see where we land in the end.
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Are small groups a viable ministry tool for discipleship?
Small groups are a widely used ministry tool in churches all across the country. Though they are an incredible choice to engage your community and build relationships, it has become clear in recent years that they are not the best option for discipleship. At least that is what I think. :)
In this episode, Matt takes issue with my stance and pushes back a bit that small groups can be a viable discipleship approach. Check out the debate and let's see where we land in the end.
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The future for your church is coming. Are you ready for it? Do you even know what you are looking for? If not, that's ok because most of us don't. Well, it is time to begin to look into the future and get a better understanding of what you are looking for.
In this episode, we are going to continue looking at how you can future-proof your church and get ready for whatever is coming. I want to show you how you can begin horizon scanning and identifying trends that are going to shape your church and the way you do ministry in 5, 10, 15 years.
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The future for your church is coming. Are you ready for it? Do you even know what you are looking for? If not, that's ok because most of us don't. Well, it is time to begin to look into the future and get a better understanding of what you are looking for.
In this episode, we are going to continue looking at how you can future-proof your church and get ready for whatever is coming. I want to show you how you can begin horizon scanning and identifying trends that are going to shape your church and the way you do ministry in 5, 10, 15 years.
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If your congregation is like most in this country, they lack a strong biblical foundation. There are lots of factors that have contributed to this decline in our faithful Christians sitting in our pews each week. Despite the many factors, there is one sermon secret that you can implement that will begin to turn this trend around and deepen the biblical foundation in your church community.
In this episode, we discuss four reasons why preaching expository sermons are the most effective approach to sermon preparation, and the impact it has on your congregation and their biblical foundation.
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If your congregation is like most in this country, they lack a strong biblical foundation. There are lots of factors that have contributed to this decline in our faithful Christians sitting in our pews each week. Despite the many factors, there is one sermon secret that you can implement that will begin to turn this trend around and deepen the biblical foundation in your church community.
In this episode, we discuss four reasons why preaching expository sermons are the most effective approach to sermon preparation, and the impact it has on your congregation and their biblical foundation.
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Do you want to boost team morale, foster a healthy staff culture, and refresh your ministry team? It may be time to plan a fantastic staff retreat. In this episode, Pastor Matt and I will talk through what you need to do to create a staff retreat that everyone will talk about and breathe new life into your staff culture. Building an effective team doesn't just happen; this may be the one piece of the puzzle you are missing.
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Do you want to boost team morale, foster a healthy staff culture, and refresh your ministry team? It may be time to plan a fantastic staff retreat. In this episode, Pastor Matt and I will talk through what you need to do to create a staff retreat that everyone will talk about and breathe new life into your staff culture. Building an effective team doesn't just happen; this may be the one piece of the puzzle you are missing.
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Do you wish you could know the future of ministry?
Do you wish you knew the challenges and difficulties your church would face in the coming years so you could be better prepared for them?
Predicting the future is not something any of us can do with 100% accuracy, however, knowing the future we are walking into is certainly possible.
In this episode, we are going to take a look at how you can get a clearer picture of what the future of ministry is going to look like as we launch a new series on how we as pastors and ministry leaders can begin today to prepare for the changes and challenges coming at us in the future.
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Do you wish you could know the future of ministry?
Do you wish you knew the challenges and difficulties your church would face in the coming years so you could be better prepared for them?
Predicting the future is not something any of us can do with 100% accuracy, however, knowing the future we are walking into is certainly possible.
In this episode, we are going to take a look at how you can get a clearer picture of what the future of ministry is going to look like as we launch a new series on how we as pastors and ministry leaders can begin today to prepare for the changes and challenges coming at us in the future.
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It is no secret that we have learned over the last couple of years that Christians are unfamiliar with their Bibles. The statistics are clear that people who sit in our sanctuaries week after week do not know many of the stories we assume they do, and their understanding of theology is very low. How did we get there and what are we to do to fix this?
In this episode, we are going to look at 4 keys to building a stronger biblical foundation in our churches. Implement these four keys and you will begin to see a deeper understanding of the bible spread throughout your congregation. The best part is, you don't have to add much to what you are already doing, just adjust some things in your normal routine.
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It is church planning season and it is time to put together a budget that is going to set you up for success next year. In this episode, I am going to show you the process and guidelines I used for years as an Executive Pastor to help my pastoral staff build a budget that not only ended in the black each year, but helped us get ahead and build dream ministries with the surplus we enjoyed.
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Fall is here and it is an exciting time. Football is kicking off, leaves are changing, pumpkin spice is on the menu, and churches are planning for the next year. In this episode, I am going to share the plans for this fall, what our goals are going to be, and how we are going to approach planning for the next year. I also give a little insight into what is happening with the podcast and what we are going to be covering over the next few months.
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When you have a team of pastors or volunteers, you are faced with the tension of giving them freedom and providing accountability. You want your teams to be productive, but you also want them to be creative and not stifled by heavy oversight. So, as a leader, how do you provide freedom to be creative while also providing accountability to be productive?
In this episode, Pastor Matt and I give you 4 ways you can help your team be productive while also remaining creative in their responsibilities.
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If you are a Lead Pastor and you want to know what your staff pastors are looking for in you as their leader, this episode is for you. I sit down with two very close friends of mine to discuss the Lead Pastors we have served over the years and what we liked about them. We served on staff for a season and have shared a close bond over the years since we have all transitioned to other positions. For this episode, we came together to help Lead Pastors see what their staff are looking for in them, but also to help staff pastors know what to look for in a Lead when you are interviewing and going through a transition.
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If you want to have a side hustle, but have been unsure how to navigate that as a pastor, this episode is for you. Pastor Matt returns in this episode and we talk about how we have both navigated having side hustles while being in full-time ministry. We share the 3 primary keys we think you need to keep in mind in order to make sure you do both well and your side hustle doesn't interfere with your calling as a pastor.
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You have your skills, abilities, training, experiences, and education and you are ready to begin a business that serves others and brings in extra income. Where do you start?
The best place for a pastor and ministry leader to start building their extra stream of income is with a content business. It makes the whole process easier, natural, and it is easy on the budget. In this episode, I am going to unpack what a content business looks like and the steps you need to take to get launched.
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Do you want more guests to turn into regular attenders, but you are finding that things aren't working the way they used to in a post-pandemic world? Well, in this episode I invite Pastor Matt Wazbinski onto the podcast to talk about welcoming guests in a post-pandemic world. Pastor Matt talks through how things have changed for him in his role as he oversees guests, the Sunday morning experience, and moving people from guests to regular attenders. He also pulls back the curtain on their Backstage Pass they use to get guests connected.
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Are you frustrated with dealing with social media sites and running ads? Do you question whether or not they are effective and worth the amount of time you are putting into using them?
Increasing engagement on social media can be a powerful engagement strategy, and using ads on Facebook or some other social media site can increase your community's awareness of your church. But, most churches are missing out on the effectiveness of using email sequences.
In this episode, we are going to look at why you need to start using email sequencing to engage your congregation and community to bring more people through your doors and pastor people deeper in their relationship with Jesus.
For options to implement Email Sequencing I recommend Convertkit or Planning Center.
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Do you have an effective small group community, but you are still not satisfied with the spiritual depth of your congregants?
In this episode, we are going to look at why small groups are not developing the spiritual depth we want them to, and why they most likely never will in most church settings. Then, we are going to look at what the answer is to start developing disciples effectively.
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Everyone in your congregation has expectations for you as the pastor. That doesn't mean you need to meet all those expectations. In fact, you and I both know you can't meet them all. So, what do you do to keep from disappointing people?
I have three secrets you can implement into your leadership style and church culture that will not only keep you from disappointing your congregants but will raise their satisfaction level and make them trust you even more. All while failing to meet their expectations.
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When I started my business in 2018 I made a lot of mistakes that led to me not getting it off the ground very successfully. One mistake, though, stands out from the rest that held me back for at least two years.
In this episode, I want to show you how you can avoid my one mistake and get your side hustle, business, or income stream off on the right foot. This means you will get to where you want to be faster and probably be more successful than me at an earlier stage.
By the way, check out the Dream Life in Ministry Cohort today to lock in your Founder's rate of $79/mo. In a couple of days, this rate will go away forever, but you have the opportunity to lock it in for a lifetime. You can go to https://brandonpardekooper.com/mydreamlife and punch your ticket for the Cohort. This is going to be a game-changer for every pastor who is inside the member's area learning and growing together. You won't want to be left outside the doors when they close.
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As pastors and ministry leaders, we are faced with incredible challenges, pressures, and obstacles as well as blessed by all the amazing things we have the opportunity to witness as we lead people in a relationship with Jesus. What we don't always realize is that we are on a path leading somewhere, and if we aren't careful, the path we are on can be great for the church, the community, and the people in our congregations while being detrimental and even debilitating for us as individuals.
In this episode, we are going to peak into Tom Nelson's book "The Flourishing Pastor" and look at the perilous paths we may be on that are going to not end well for us, even if it benefits others.
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Today is the day!!! The doors are open and the Dream Life in Ministry Cohort is available!!!
If you are a pastor or ministry leader looking for more time and finances while also growing your church and ministry, then this cohort is for you. Together, we are going to change the way ministry is done and make sure we are living a fulfilling lifestyle where we spend time with our families, travel, and enjoy our hobbies.
THIS WEEK ONLY WE ARE GOING TO OFFER A FOUNDER'S PRICE FOR THOSE WHO JOIN BEFORE 6/19. So, don't waste any time and jump into the Cohort.
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It has been a long time coming, and after several months of prepping and 25 years of God getting me ready, we are on the precipice of opening the doors to the Dream Life in Ministry Cohort.
In today's episode, I want to show you how we got here and how my journey over the last 25 years is going to pay off for you. How what God has done in me is going to allow you to revolutionize your ministry and your life, giving you the margin in your time and in your finances while at the same time allowing your ministry to multiply and the Kingdom of God advance in your community.
In a few days the doors are going to be opening to the Dream Life in Ministry, and if you want to be one of the first to learn when the doors open, you can go to https://brandonpardekooper.com/freegetaway. You will receive a list of 10 free getaways for pastors as well as be the first to learn when the doors open for the Dream Life in Ministry Cohort.
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We live in an experience-first culture and that translates into our churches. When people come to our services, small groups, events, and any other interaction with us, we want them to have a wonderful experience that keeps them coming back week after week. Engaging experiences don't have to be expensive or take a lot of time to prepare. In fact, in this episode, I am going to give you three ways to make your experiences engaging without eating up all your time and resources.
***The Dream Life in Ministry Cohort is opening soon: In a couple of short weeks, this cohort for pastors will open for the first time. It will change how pastors approach ministry. As a founding member, you will discover the framework that is key to living your dream life. You will be able to claim your personal life again and make a greater ministry impact. Be the first to learn when the doors open by going to https://brandonpardekooper.com/freegetaway/. When you do, you will not only receive my list of 10 Free Getaways designed for pastors but also get placed on the insider list to receive information about the Cohort as soon as it opens up.
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***The Dream Life in Ministry Cohort is opening soon: In a couple of short weeks, this cohort for pastors will open for the first time. It will change how pastors approach ministry. As a founding member, you will discover the framework that is key to living your dream life. You will be able to claim your personal life again and make a greater ministry impact. Be the first to learn when the doors open by going to https://brandonpardekooper.com/freegetaway/. When you do, you will not only receive my list of 10 Free Getaways designed for pastors but also get placed on the insider list to receive information about the Cohort as soon as it opens up.
Jesus called to go and make disciples, and over the last two years, it has become apparent this is a huge area of growth for the church. But, quite honestly, we are facing an uphill battle in trying to disciple people in our new reality. Unless we change the way we approach discipleship. In this episode I give you three reasons who you need to change your discipleship model to increase the number of disciples you are growing.
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***The Dream Life in Ministry Cohort is opening soon: In a couple of short weeks, this cohort for pastors will open for the first time. It will change how pastors approach ministry. As a founding member, you will discover the framework that is key to living your dream life. You will be able to claim your personal life again and make a greater ministry impact. Be the first to learn when the doors open by going to https://brandonpardekooper.com/freegetaway/. When you do, you will not only receive my list of 10 Free Getaways designed for pastors but also get placed on the insider list to receive information about the Cohort as soon as it opens up.
In this episode, I pull from Louie Giglio's book Don't Give the Enemy a Seat At the Tableand challenge the thoughts that are holding you back. I know you are called to do great things and it is time you are free to pursue those things. Your circumstances do not determine what you can do for the sake of Christ, but it is what God says about you.
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***Dream Life in Ministry Cohort: In a couple of short weeks I am going to open the doors to the Dream Life in Ministry Cohort. This is a cohort for pastors to help them design their own personal dream lives while also learning how to build a more effective team, increase engagement at your church, and design streams of income. If you want to be the first to know when the doors open, just go to https://brandonpardekooper.com/freegetaway/. When you do, you will not only receive my list of 10 Free Getaways designed for pastors but also get placed on the insider list to receive information about the Cohort as soon as it opens up.
I AM COMPETITIVE!!! And if you are, then I am so glad I am not alone. But, if we are being honest with ourselves, being competitive hasn't always made ministry easy, and if you are like me there have been some bumps along the way because of our competitive natures.
Well, in this episode, I want to help you with your competitive nature and show you how you can be a great team member, build up those around you, and excel in your ministry role by simply doing one thing before you compete against them. I promise you that it will change the way your ministry goes moving forward.
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*Dream Life in Ministry Cohort: In a couple of short weeks I am going to open the doors to the Dream Life in Ministry Cohort. This is a cohort for pastors to help them design their own personal dream lives while also learning how to build a more effective team, increase engagement at your church, and design streams of income. If you want to be the first to know when the doors open, just go to https://brandonpardekooper.com/freegetaway/. When you do, you will not only receive my list of 10 Free Getaways designed for pastors but also get placed on the insider list to receive information about the Cohort as soon as it opens up.
As pastors, we all know that most people forget our sermons within the first two days of the week. But, what if there was a way to increase engagement with your sermons that increases retention, and ultimately leads to greater impact and life change? And what if you could do it all without almost no effort at all? Is that something you are interested in?
Well, I want to show you the #1 ministry hack you need to accomplish this, and it is so easy you are going to wonder why you have never tried it before.
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What do you do when you have to lead your peers, but they are under no obligation to follow you. We can't rely on our position, we have no leverage, and we don't hold transactional control over them. So, how do we influence our peers, coworkers, and teammates even though they are not obligated to follow us?
Well, in this episode I am going to show you the secret to influencing your peers, getting them to follow you, and showing to your pastor you are capable of leading people even when they are under no obligation to follow.
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If you are a staff pastor, do you agree with everything your pastor does?
I hope not for two reasons: first, you lose yourself when you become a ‘yes’ man, and second, you rob your pastor of your insight and perspective.
But, the challenge is, how do you manage your very strong opinions and insights and still be super supportive of your pastor.
In this episode, we are going to talk about how you can be on board with your Pastors ideas, even when you aren’t sold with every decision.
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Are you a staff pastor looking to serve your lead pastor well? Do you want to show how valuable you are to the pastoral team and your congregation? Well, in this episode I am going to show you a sure-fire way to get the attention of your Lead Pastor and reveal how valuable you are to the team.
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Early on in ministry, I stumbled upon a couple of secrets that made me highly effective in ministry. Those over me trusted me and empowered me with greater leadership opportunities while my peers appreciated my efforts. All because I accidentally stumbled upon two secrets I want to pass on to you in this episode.
Take your devotions, Bible Study, and sermon preparation to a whole other level by learning New Testament Greek. Ministry Hackers and Pastor Keith Trump have partnered together to bring you Getting Greek to help you learn New Testament Greek quickly and easily. In this course Keith has taught all over the world, you will discover how easy it can be to learn Greek for your own enrichment and to add depth and insight to your sermons every week. Get the course today and begin enhancing your understanding of the Bible.
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Do you wish your pastoral staff or volunteer team took a little more initiative, were self starters, and didn’t require so much oversight from you?
There are some people who are just not motivated and, no matter what, you will always have to be very involved in their management.
But the majority of people on your team are not lazy, apathetic, or uninterested by nature. They learn it over time. The good news is that they can have a paradigm shift and begin to take initiative once again. All they need is proper motivation.
In this episode, we are going to talk about why it is important for you to learn how to motivate your team powerfully and the results you can expect from a powerfully motivated team.
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Do you have young preachers around you that need to grow in their preaching? Do you wish you were able to hand off the pulpit from time to time and not have to worry about the quality of the sermon being delivered. With this amazing ministry hack you will develop young preachers, and create margin for you to not have to feel like you need to be at every service to preach because no one else can.
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You love your pastoral staff but wish you could figure out how to get them to accomplish more each day.
Do you feel like something is off with how your team goes about getting work done? If so, welcome to the club. As pastors and ministry leaders, we are always trying to get more out of our teams because there is always more to be done. Instead of focusing on how much is on their plates, though, it is time to look at the culture of your team and make a change.
In this episode, I give you the steps you need to design a productive culture for your pastoral staff that will drastically change productivity, satisfaction, and morale.
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In my travels this past week I had a great time meeting with pastors and ministry leaders discussing how I could help them grow their churches and live healthy lifestyles. One pastor, in particular, was refreshing, encouraging, and gave me life simply because he positions himself to be teachable. It wasn't because he was young, inexperienced, or clueless. In fact, his ministry experience was far greater than my own, and his wisdom was incredible, yet he postured himself to learn from me and was able to see results the next morning in his service.
In today's episode, we are going to discuss the two keys to remaining teachable, no matter how long you have been in ministry. Because once we stop being teachable we cease to learn and grow. When that happens, we face a reality of stagnation and ministry ineffectiveness.
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One of the most important things we can do as pastors and ministry leaders is to take care of our spiritual health. We are all mindful of prayer time and devotional commitment, but our spiritual health is also determined in our leadership approach, our relational presence, and how we manage our thoughts and decisions.
In this episode, I am talking with Pastor Jim Bradford about the importance of reclaiming our spiritual health while remaining effective in ministry.
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The best ministry teams are the ones who can come together and collaborate together successfully. So, the question is, does your team collaborate well on ministry projects? If the answer is no, or if you aren't sure, then you may need to build trust on your team. In this episode, I am going to show you what you can implement to start building a greater sense of trust on your team so that your team can collaborate successfully and enjoy greater effectiveness.
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Do you want more free time in ministry? Do you wish you could leave the office every day feeling like you were productive and could enjoy your free time guilt-free?
In this episode, I am going to show you can shake the feelings of guilt for taking time off and enjoying your free time. At the same time, these simple steps I am giving you will cut your task list in half in less than a couple of days.
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If you feel like your pastoral staff is out of sync, suffering from low morale, or operating out of frustration. There is a good possibility that there is an expectation gap between you and your team. In this episode, I am going to share with you the four ways you can close the expectation gap, boost morale, and bring a greater sense of unity to your team.
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Your staff has a culture, the question is, are you intentionally designing it or passively letting it grow on its own. In this episode, I am going to give you 6 levers you can use at your disposal to purposefully, intentionally, and missionally develop your staff culture so that everyone is productive, effective, and contributing to the advancement of God's Kingdom. At the same time, it is a staff culture that you are proud of as the pastor, excited to engage with, and proud to serve in ministry alongside.
The levers mentioned in this episode are pulled from "Organizational Culture and Leadership" by Edgar Schein. https://amzn.to/35FHPeU
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We hire them, we give them opportunities, we empower them, and we share our lives with them. But what happens when our Pastoral Staff is underperforming? The last thing we want to do is fire them, but we are also responsible for the stewardship of our ministries, finances, and leadership authority. So, what are we supposed to do? Well, there are two things you can do as the cultural architect of your productivity culture, and we are going to discuss them in this episode.
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As a pastor and ministry leader, you wield power. At the core of leadership is power, and each of us has to wrestle with how we are going to use that power. God's design, as we see in Jesus' ministry, is to use the power he gives us and wield it for the betterment of others. But the allure of power is strong, and often times we can lose our way and become mesmerized by the power we wield.
In this episode, I am going to talk about the two ways we can choose to wield that power, what is at the core of it the temptation to abuse power, and how this is an age old struggle for all of us.
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Every week you have people checking out your website to see if they want to attend your service on Sunday morning. If you were to add this one element to your website, most people looking would choose to visit on Sunday morning, and will likely come again after that. Just by adding one element to your website! In this episode discover what that one element is and what it should look like.
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If it isn't this situation it will be the next one. You can count on we will find ourselves in conflict throughout the course of our lives and ministries. Whether it is a war, pandemic, natural disaster, or some other situation, we are always going to have to find a way to navigate challenges. In fact, that is central to what being a leader and pastor are all about.
In this episode, we are going to discuss how you can lead your congregation and community in prayer as we face local, national, and even global conflict. Plus, I will tell you where in the world I have been for the last six months.
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So you need an engaging pastoral training experience, but the problem is...you aren't really an engaging person. Sure, you can preach and sermon and you are great one-on-one, but in any other context you are shy, withdrawn, and even a little awkward. Well, in this episode, I am going to show you one way to make your training experience engaging even if you are not a super engaging personality yourself.
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I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. I have taken those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry. If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry,
I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry. I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
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To live your Dream Life in Ministry you need to have an effective pastoral team. But to have a pastoral team you need an engaging training experience and that can take a ton of time. Is it really worth it to spend all that time creating a training experience for your pastors?
Absolutely!!! In this episode I give you two big reasons why it is worth your time.
Let's Discover Your Dream Life in Ministry Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. I have taken those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry. If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry,
I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry. I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
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Did you know that your personal preferences are holding your pastoral staff back?
We all have opinions about how things should be done. I have an opinion about everything under the sun...just ask my wife.
Even if I don’t really know much about it, I have an opinion and I will happily share it with you.
As Lead Pastors, we usually have an opinion about how things should be done in every area of ministry in our churches. How small groups should be run. How the nursery needs to operate. What the graphics should look like.
The danger lies when we use our authority as a Lead Pastor to move our personal preferences into standard practices, and we become the lid, bottleneck, and the ruler for our pastoral staff.
This can be detrimental to the church, the mission God has given us, and the development and growth of our pastoral staff.
In this episode, we are going to talk about why, as you train your pastoral staff, you need to focus on training best practices rather than personal preferences.
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I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. I have taken those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry. If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry,
I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry. I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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As a sophomore in high school, I had a football coach that the varsity coach would describe as “forgetting more football than most coaches ever know”.
Most likely, that’s where you are as a Lead Pastor. You have probably forgotten more ministry than your pastoral staff has ever known…in some cases collectively. This is why I encourage pastors all the time to capture what they have learned in notes, a book, or, better yet, a training experience.
In this episode, I show you how to shorten how long it takes to train highly effective pastors by learning and capturing exactly what they need into an intentional training experience.
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I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. I have taken those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry. If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry,
I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry. I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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Every training experience has gaps and all of your pastors on your team have gaps. In order to cut down the time it takes to make them highly effective, it is invaluable for you to identify those gaps and design an experience that fills in gaps without wasting time.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. I have taken those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry. If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry,
I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry. I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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You want to pastor a growing church while still having time for your family, hobbies, vacations, and other dreams like writing a book, starting a ministry, or launching a business. But, how do you get there without neglecting your responsibilities as a pastor?
In this episode, we are going to discuss why it is so important for you to have a training process designed to develop a highly effective pastoral staff.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. I have taken those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry. If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry,
I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry. I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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You may be a little hesitant to hire Millennials on your pastoral staff team, even if your a Millennial Lead Pastor, but in this episode, I am going to give you two really good reason why you need to start hiring Millennials for your pastoral staff. Then, I give you 1 unavoidable reason why you need them personally on your team.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. I have taken those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry. If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry,
I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry. I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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Do you have a heart to reach the seeming unreachable? Do you want to have meaningful conversations with atheists, spiritually wounded, and disenfranchised individuals? Well, my guest today, Preston Ulmer, is going to share with us how he has started an entire movement doing exactly that.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. I have taken those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry. If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry,
I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry. I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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As we are rounding the corner of the midway mark of the year, many of us are beginning to thinking about preparing for the next year. Part of that preparation is assessing your ministry for what is working and asking the tough questions about what needs to be added, retooled, and taken away. In this episode, we are going to look at a valuable tool you can use today to properly assess your church ministries.
Get your FREE SWOT Analysis Framework to hold your own SWOT Workshop by going to https://brandonpardekooper.com/swot/.
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I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. I have taken those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry. If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry,
I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry. I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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Do you ever feel like your spiritual health is complicated by your spiritual vocation? We talk a lot on this podcast about the toll ministry can take on us, to the point where there is a growing number of pastors and ministry leaders struggling with debilitating stress, anxiety, depression and a whole host of other signs we are struggling with our spiritual health. In this episode we are going to talk about how our spiritual health and ministry leadership can work together so that to be the men and women we have been called to be and lead in such a way that others can follow us. Let's Partner This Summer Together I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry. If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry. I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different. Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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I see it all the time, pastors who are low on their confidence. Well, in this episode I share why I believe every pastor should be confident in their ministry and their calling by God to advance his Kingdom.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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Go the extra mile, they said.
Put in the extra effort they told you.
Well that sounds good, but what happens when you put in the extra mile and it feels like things are being missed, details aren’t taken care of, and the tasks are still piling up on you.
Well, in this episode I want to talk to you about why you need to stop going the extra mile because it is actually holding you back and keeping you from moving forward.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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If you want to live your Dream Life in Ministry, then what we have said here on Ministry Hackers is that you need a highly productive staff. But, that requires you to give them your time and attention in order to invest into them becoming highly productive.
So how do you do that if you are already overwhelmed with the amount of things on your plate?
Well, in this episode, I am going to give you 3 ways to give them more of your time without being a time burden on you. And, it will 100% be worth your investment of time to give to these three things.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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Are you looking to transition to a new ministry position, but that interview process has you a little nervous? Well, in this episode I reveal the one thing you need to have in order to nail the interview and get yourself hired.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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Are you in transition, facing a big decision, or tackling a challenge? Well, there is one thing that we normally do in these situations and one thing we absolutely should do if we want to grow our faith. I reveal both in this episode.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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So, you don't think you can afford a highly productive staff, so living your dream life in ministry isn't possible right?
WRONG!!!!
In this episode, I am going to show you 4 ways to start building that highly productive staff, even though you don't think you can afford it.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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I think it is a tragedy that too many of us as pastors and ministry leaders do not live fulfilled lives. Too often we are overwhelmed with life, inundated with tasks and responsibilities, and we are unable to walk through our days with a sense of fulfillment the way I believe God has called us to.
Well, today I am privileged to have a special guest joining me who has just written a new book tackling this very issue. The book is simple, but don’t mistake that for not being powerful. Because in it he asks four hard questions that can help you and I increase our clarity and confidence in our purpose, leading to a more fulfilled way of living life.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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You have a staff and you want to train them to be highly productive so that you can live your dream life in ministry, right? So how do you train and develop your staff to be highly productive. In this episode, I am going to show you exactly how to train your staff to be highly productive, and you are going to be surprised at how easy it is.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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As we continue to celebrate our 100th episode this week, we are bringing in someone familiar with the Ministry Hacker community, Chris McClure, to talk about his new book, The Magnetic Leader. In this episode, he unpacks how you can be a leader people want to follow.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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WE MADE IT TO EPISODE 100!!!!
I am so excited to see that the Ministry Hacker podcast has made it to this point and we have such a wonderful group of pastors and ministry leaders joining us each episode.
In this episode, I go over where we have been over the last 100 episode, and discuss the #1 thing that keeps us from living our Dream Lives in Ministry.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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Do you want to know the #1 reason churches don't grow? What if this is the reason your church isn't growing? Would you still want to know?
In this episode, I am going to tell you the #1 reason churches don't grow. It is a fixable problem, but it may hurt a little bit. So, proceed with caution because not everyone is able to hear this. As a Ministry Hacker, I hope you can.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/mydreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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Your church is going to grow this year, but if you don't have optimized systems, your growth is going to disappear as quickly as it comes. Its time to revisit your systems and processes and optimize them for growth.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/dreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/dreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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I had two conversations with pastors today that are one of the keys to your Dream Life in Ministry. In this episode, I am going to tell you what we talked about, what the end result was, and how it is directly related to you and your life in ministry.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/dreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/dreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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If your church has plateaued or is in decline, there is a good chance your hospitality strategy needs to be revamped. Not because we are trying to grow churches numerically, but because we are trying to create experiences for people to encounter Jesus...but they can't if they aren't there.
In this episode, I give you 3 ways to increase your hospitality game.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/dreamlife, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/dreamlife and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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We need to stop trying to grow our churches today...right now. In this episode I am going to give you 3 good reasons why.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/consulting, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/consulting and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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We are all going through it on some level, and there are large numbers of people in our congregations that are also going through it. We are in a year of remembering and dealing with the pain. I had a loss just a week ago and I was reminded today of a loss from a year ago. We are all in need and we all need to help one another.
In this episode, I talk about what this need is and why I hope we as a Ministry Hacker community get it.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/consulting, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/consulting and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ministryhackers/message
It's summer and time to get outside! Sure there are BBQ's, baseball games, times at the poolside, and drive in theaters. But what about taking a hike, skipping rocks, gardening, and just sitting in the presence of nature and God's creation?
In this episode, I talk about the value of spending time with the Lord in the presence of his creation and making sure we are making time to spend outside, even if you aren't an outdoors person.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/consulting, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/consulting and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ministryhackers/message
Do you have a superiority complex? If not, you need one and you need to start working on it today.
Having a superiority complex is going to give you confidence, increase your belief in yourself, carry you when times get tough, and ultimately compel you into a closer walk with Jesus on your way to living your dream life in ministry.
Now, I know, you are probably skeptical because we are taught that having a superiority complex is a bad thing...however, in this episode I want to show you that there is one area in your life where having a superiority complex is the right thing to do and is the key to unlocking your noble character.
Let's Partner This Summer Together
I have studied the lives of pastors for decades and those who are living their dream lives have a few things in common. What I have done is take those commonalities and developed a simple 5-step Framework to help you discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
If you would like to begin your Dream Life in Ministry, I want to invite you to go to ministryhackers.com/consulting, and sign up to partner with me so we can discover your Dream Life in Ministry.
I believe every pastor should be allowed to pastor a growing, healthy church while also living a healthy life, and you are no different.
Go to https://ministryhackers.com/consulting and let’s get started pursuing your Dream Life In Ministry together.
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When I was a student in my youth group growing up, my youth pastor did something that changed my life. At the time, I didn’t really understand how much it cost him, or really even the full impact he was making by doing it, I just knew it was cool, I wanted it, and that it gave me the sense of belonging, purpose, and stability.
In this episode, I want to talk about what he did and why you should do it too...well, maybe not do exactly what he did, but how you need to have the same mindset he did in order to take your ministry to the next level and take one step closer to living your dream life in ministry.
Engage More People in Your Discipleship Experience
Do you want members of your congregation to grow and mature into the disciple-makers Jesus called us all to be so that Gospel is spread, your community is reached and your church makes an impact for the Kingdom of God?
I want to invite you to take advantage of my powerful step-by-step cheatsheet to creating an engaging discipleship experience that will draw people in and make an eternal impact on their lives.
Along with the cheatsheet you will also get a onepager that will take all the guesswork out of using the cheatsheet. It will be like me sitting right next to you guiding you through the process.
The best part is you can get the cheatsheet and onepager for free at ministryhackers.com/discipleship
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Are you a golfer? A movie buff? A woodworker? A gamer? A reader? What do you do for fun?
Sadly, too many of us have things we used to do for fun before ministry became so complicated, tiring, and all-consuming.
We say things like… ”I used to play softball every summer until…
I used to go to baseball games, but I just haven’t been able to do it the last couple of years
I used to read a lot more, but I can’t seem to fit it into my schedule.
And please don’t tell me that ministry is all the fun you need.
Even for those of us who love ministry, love being with people, love preaching, even love meetings, we need to have outlets of fun in our lives.
Do you remember what it was like to have fun? Back in your 20’s, maybe when you were first married, you had a group of friends you hung out with, things you enjoyed doing, hobbies, activities.
Now you don’t do any of those things. Maybe on the weekend you go on a date with your spouse, or play in the yard for a couple of hours with your kids.
But, what do you do for fun...for you. What refills your tank? Makes you feel alive? Reminds you why you once lived this life so vigorously and made you feel like you could conquer the world?
In today’s episode, I am going to share why it is vital you figure this out...right now!
Ministry Hackers has Partnered with Life and Leadership Ministries to Bring You a New Tool
Have you ever wanted to know exactly what your congregation is struggling with?
Have you ever wished you could sit down with everyone in your church and find out how you could minister more effectively to each one of them...without having an endless amount of meetings?
Well, I have been able to work with my friends over at Life and Leadership Ministries to develop the Leading Life Experience for their edisciple platform for pastors and ministry leaders just like you.
This experience is an incredible opportunity for you as a pastor to see exactly what level of a fulfilled life your congregation is living by measuring four core areas. This will allow you to better know how to lead them toward living fulfilling lives in the Lord.
Once you are equipped with this deep level of insight, you will know what ministries, sermons, activities, classes, and curriculum you need to use to minister more effectively to those in your faith community.
Best of all, you can stop guessing and know what will engage people and what they will make time for.
Go to edisciple.com/pastor to see what the experience looks like and how to bring the Leading Life Experience to your church.
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In Christian circles, and primarily in ministry, we talk a lot about servant leadership. We model our leadership style after the servant leadership we see modeled in Jesus’ life and ministry.
Usually this means we are willing to do things like clean the bathroom toilets because no task is beneath us as pastors.
Or, we go out of our way to serve others in their crisis or point of need.
Though these are examples of how we can show and exercise servant leadership, it does not capture the entire essence of what being a servant leader truly is.
In fact, there is one component in most who are intentionally exercising servant leadership that is missing. This missing component, in some circles of ministry, is even seen in a negative light because it doesn’t leave room for the Holy Spirit to operate...at least that is the claim.
Well, in this episode I am going to show you how this missing component of servant leadership is vital, was exercised by Jesus, and when absent, actually negates your efforts to truly be a servant leader.
Ministry Hackers has Partnered with Life and Leadership Ministries to Bring You a New Tool
Have you ever wanted to know exactly what your congregation is struggling with?
Have you ever wished you could sit down with everyone in your church and find out how you could minister more effectively to each one of them...without having an endless amount of meetings?
Well, I have been able to work with my friends over at Life and Leadership Ministries to develop the Leading Life Experience for their edisciple platform for pastors and ministry leaders just like you.
This experience is an incredible opportunity for you as a pastor to see exactly what level of a fulfilled life your congregation is living by measuring four core areas. This will allow you to better know how to lead them toward living fulfilling lives in the Lord.
Once you are equipped with this deep level of insight, you will know what ministries, sermons, activities, classes, and curriculum you need to use to minister more effectively to those in your faith community.
Best of all, you can stop guessing and know what will engage people and what they will make time for.
Go to edisciple.com/pastor to see what the experience looks like and how to bring the Leading Life Experience to your church.
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This is the last thing you want your pastoral staff members doing right now. Unfortunately, they are already planning on it and you don't even know it.
Engage More People in Your Discipleship Experience
Do you want members of your congregation to grow and mature into the disciple-makers Jesus called us all to be so that Gospel is spread, your community is reached and your church makes an impact for the Kingdom of God?
I want to invite you to take advantage of my powerful step-by-step cheatsheet to creating an engaging discipleship experience that will draw people in and make an eternal impact on their lives.
Along with the cheatsheet you will also get a onepager that will take all the guesswork out of using the cheatsheet. It will be like me sitting right next to you guiding you through the process.
The best part is you can get the cheatsheet and onepager for free at ministryhackers.com/discipleship
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In this episode, I am going to show you how to identify key influencers in your congregation who can step up and help you lead the church, carry the load of ministry, and ultimately free you up to focus on the things only you can do as the pastor. If you use these 3 ways, you will be on your road to living your dream life in ministry.
Engage More People in Your Discipleship Experience
Do you want members of your congregation to grow and mature into the disciple-makers Jesus called us all to be so that Gospel is spread, your community is reached and your church makes an impact for the Kingdom of God?
I want to invite you to take advantage of my powerful step-by-step cheatsheet to creating an engaging discipleship experience that will draw people in and make an eternal impact on their lives.
Along with the cheatsheet you will also get a onepager that will take all the guesswork out of using the cheatsheet. It will be like me sitting right next to you guiding you through the process.
The best part is you can get the cheatsheet and onepager for free at ministryhackers.com/discipleship
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Do you want to hear the voice of God more...or maybe just once?
In this episode, Pastor Matt McAfee stops by and we talk about his new book "Listen: Simple Ways to Hear the Voice of God". We have a great conversation about getting closer to God, hearing his 'voice', and being led by the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
You can get a free version of Matt's book by going to realmattmcafee.com.
Engage More People in Your Discipleship Experience
Do you want members of your congregation to grow and mature into the disciple-makers Jesus called us all to be so that Gospel is spread, your community is reached and your church makes an impact for the Kingdom of God?
I want to invite you to take advantage of my powerful step-by-step cheatsheet to creating an engaging discipleship experience that will draw people in and make an eternal impact on their lives.
Along with the cheatsheet you will also get a onepager that will take all the guesswork out of using the cheatsheet. It will be like me sitting right next to you guiding you through the process.
The best part is you can get the cheatsheet and onepager for free at ministryhackers.com/discipleship
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Engage More People in Your Discipleship Experience
Do you want members of your congregation to grow and mature into the disciple-makers Jesus called us all to be so that Gospel is spread, your community is reached and your church makes an impact for the Kingdom of God?
I want to invite you to take advantage of my powerful step-by-step cheatsheet to creating an engaging discipleship experience that will draw people in and make an eternal impact on their lives.
Along with the cheatsheet you will also get a onepager that will take all the guesswork out of using the cheatsheet. It will be like me sitting right next to you guiding you through the process.
The best part is you can get the cheatsheet and onepager for free at ministryhackers.com/discipleship
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There is a growing trend right now in the church: pastors are on the move and looking for open positions. In this episode, we are looking at what you may be doing wrong on your resume that is keeping you from getting that interview you have been needing.
Engage More People in Your Discipleship Experience
Do you want members of your congregation to grow and mature into the disciple-makers Jesus called us all to be so that Gospel is spread, your community is reached and your church makes an impact for the Kingdom of God?
I want to invite you to take advantage of my powerful step-by-step cheatsheet to creating an engaging discipleship experience that will draw people in and make an eternal impact on their lives.
Along with the cheatsheet you will also get a onepager that will take all the guesswork out of using the cheatsheet. It will be like me sitting right next to you guiding you through the process.
The best part is you can get the cheatsheet and onepager for free at ministryhackers.com/discipleship
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The research is in and the verdict is grim...the American Church is in trouble. The question is, how is your church doing? Is it in the 83% or in the 17%? One of these you want to be in and one of these you don't. If you are in the wrong one, you could be pastoring a church that is in trouble and you don't even know it.
Engage More People in Your Discipleship Experience
Do you want members of your congregation to grow and mature into the disciple-makers Jesus called us all to be so that Gospel is spread, your community is reached and your church makes an impact for the Kingdom of God?
I want to invite you to take advantage of my powerful step-by-step cheatsheet to creating an engaging discipleship experience that will draw people in and make an eternal impact on their lives.
Along with the cheatsheet you will also get a onepager that will take all the guesswork out of using the cheatsheet. It will be like me sitting right next to you guiding you through the process.
The best part is you can get the cheatsheet and onepager for free at ministryhackers.com/discipleship
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As a pastor you want your people to be ready for the coming job market and you want to be sure you are able to practice ministry as these shifts occur. Well, in this episode I give you two valuable skills that will make sure you and your congregation continue to be relevant in the coming job market.
Engage More People in Your Discipleship Experience
Do you want members of your congregation to grow and mature into the disciple-makers Jesus called us all to be so that Gospel is spread, your community is reached and your church makes an impact for the Kingdom of God?
I want to invite you to take advantage of my powerful step-by-step cheatsheet to creating an engaging discipleship experience that will draw people in and make an eternal impact on their lives.
Along with the cheatsheet you will also get a onepager that will take all the guesswork out of using the cheatsheet. It will be like me sitting right next to you guiding you through the process.
The best part is you can get the cheatsheet and onepager for free at ministryhackers.com/discipleship
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Well, there is a clear movement toward hybrid church, bringing live church and online church together. But why? Is it avoidable? Can we stear in a different direction? Should we embrace it and just roll with it?
Well, in this episode I am going to share the one thing we can't do when it comes to hybrid church.
Engage More People in Your Discipleship Experience
Do you want members of your congregation to grow and mature into the disciple makers Jesus called us all to be, so that Gospel is spread, your community is reached and your church makes an impact for the Kingdom of God?
I want to invite you to take advantage of my powerful step-by-step cheatsheet to creating an engaging discipleship experience that will draw people in and make an eternal impact on their lives.
Along with the cheatsheet you will also get a onepager that will take all the guesswork out of using the cheatsheet. It will be like me sitting right right next to you guiding you through the process.
The best part is you can get the cheatsheet and onepager for free at ministryhackers.com/discipleship
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Are you living your dream life in ministry?
This is the question we have been asking around here at Ministry Hackers a lot lately, and we are really dialing in on our mission to help pastors and ministry leaders do just that. Live your dream life in ministry. So, in today's episode, I am going to unpack what that means and what you need to do if the answer to that is 'no'.
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In this episode, I share with you a mistake that I make over and over again that many pastors make as well. We will talk about the headache, stress, and financial burden these mistakes create for us, and the secret to getting the best quality from the decisions we make.
Do you want to live your DREAM LIFE IN MINISTRY?
Ministry is challenging and hard work, but it is also fulfilling, exciting, and a privilege to serve the Lord and his people. However, many of us are doing ministry wrong and it is sucking the life out of us. What we imagined our lives would be like in ministry is so far from the realities we live in every day.
That's why I am offering this great new opportunity to discover your Dream Life in Ministry. It is a 30-day consulting experience where I come alongside you and give you the key to your dream life. I show exactly how to get there and the steps you need to take.
Go to ministryhacker.com/dreamlife to get all the details and see how you can start living your dream life in just 30 days.
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When we were first called to ministry, we had dreams and visions and even God-ordained understandings of what ministry would look like...or at least what it could look like. But, when we look around at our lives now, it is a far cry from what we imagined. You know ministry would be hard, but you didn't realize it would be this hard. Well, in this episode I share a bit of my heart of what I believe is possible for you and how you can live your dream life in ministry.
I also share with you an opportunity for you to be on your way to your dream life in ministry within 30 days.
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We all face the question...how do you know you are pastoring a growing church? How do we measure that? How does scripture measure that? How do you get off the hamster wheel chasing metrics that do not accurately tell you whether or not you have a healthy growing church.
Well, in this episode, I hope to show you exactly what we mean in the Ministry Hacker community when we talk about pastoring a growing church. It may be encouraging for you or it may be challenging. It may actually be both.
FREE CHALLENGE DESIGNED FOR LEAD PASTORS
"How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity" Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
Even though the challenge has started, you can still jump in before we go live at 1p Central. We are going to show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthsFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
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As pastors, we always feel this need to treat everyone fairly. But, that simply isn't realistic most of the time. So, how do manage that tension? Well, in today's episode, Jason is flying solo today and showing you exactly how giving some people special treatment is actually the key to a successful ministry.
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Work, work, work! Get ahead by getting all of your tasks done and knocking out that to-do list.
We have all heard it and we have all felt the need to do just that in order to get everything done so that we can be successful in ministry.
Well, in this episode, Jason and I are going to challenge that a bit and tell you how your roadmap to productivity, success, and fulfillment in ministry is paved with procrastination. We are going to show you how to procrastinate like a champ!!!
LEAD PASTORS, IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO JUMP IN!!!
"How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity" Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
Even though the challenge started yesterday, you can still jump in. Watch yesterday's replay and then jump on before we go live at 1p Central. We are going to show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthsFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
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So, you aren't sure if a ministry consultant can help you?
The lie we all buy as pastors is that our situation is unique. Well, after 20 years of ministry and working with hundreds of incredible pastors over the years, I can tell you that your situation is not all that unique. That should be comforting because that means there are real, helpful answers out there to help you in your current challenges.
In this episode, we talk specifically to this issue and I reveal how I help pastors every day with the challenges they are facing. You may even be surprised by the primary thing I am asked to help pastors with most often.
FREE CHALLENGE DESIGNED FOR LEAD PASTORS
"How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity" Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
Even though the challenge starts today, you can still jump in before we go live at 1p Central. We are going to show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthsFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
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I have heard all the criticisms of standardized assessments, personality profiles, and strengths inventories, but despite all the criticisms, I still say they are an invaluable tool that you should be using as a pastor. In this episode, Jason and I are going to show exactly how standardized tests can help you be a more productive and effective pastor so that you can see God move in greater ways through your leadership, love, and influence to the people he has entrusted to you.
FREE CHALLENGE DESIGNED FOR LEAD PASTORS
"How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity" Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
We will go live starting May 3 for 5 days and show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
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Your church has a culture and it is either working for you or against you. In this episode, we discuss how exactly you can become the cultural architect of your church and get it to work for you and the mission God has given you.
Just 4 Days Away!!!
"How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity" Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
We will go live starting May 3 for 5 days and show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
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Save your church 125k by creating a culture of productivity.
Are You Joining Us For The Challenge???
"How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity" Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
We will go live starting May 3 for 5 days and show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
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As a lead pastor, you will be faced with the difficult decision of shutting a ministry down in your church. In this episode, we talk about how to identify the ministries that need shut down and how to do it in a way that is life-giving and energizing.
Are You Joining Us For The Challenge???
"How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity" Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
We will go live starting May 3 for 5 days and show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ministryhackers/message
Are You Joining Us For The Challenge???
"How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity" Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
We will go live starting May 3 for 5 days and show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
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None of us want to be micro managers. Well, in this episode, you are going to learn the 5 things you can do to never be a micromanager again
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So you have to let a pastoral staff member go? Let us show you how to do it graciously and not feel guilty about it.
Are You Joining Us For The Challenge???
"How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity" Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
We will go live starting May 3 for 5 days and show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
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There are a lot of things that can stunt your church's growth. One of them is having a toxic pastoral staff member. In this episode we identify a few types of pastoral staff members you may have on your team that will sabotage the mission of your church and keep you from healthy church growth.
Are You Joining Us For The Challenge???
"How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity" Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
We will go live starting May 3 for 5 days and show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
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If you want to boost the chemistry of the pastoral staff while also increasing productivity, then this episode is for you. I am joined again by Dr. Jason Baca and we discuss how you can do both by treating your pastoral staff like family and creating a family-like atmosphere.
Are You Joining Us For The Challenge???
"How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity" Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
We will go live starting May 3 for 5 days and show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
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In this episode, I am joined by my friend Dr. Jason Baca, author of the book "Mastering Motivation: How to Get People to Buy Into Your Vision, Own Their Rolls, and Perform at the Highest Level". Together we explore what you, as a Lead Pastor, need to do so that you can pastor a growing church and spend more time with your family. This key will give you the freedom in ministry you have always wanted without feeling guilty or overwhelmed.
We also introduced a new project we have been working on:
How to Skyrocket Your Pastoral Staff’s Productivity Challenge
If you are a Lead Pastor and you feel like your pastoral staff has more potential than what you see on a day-to-day basis, this challenge is for you. This FREE 5-day challenge will show you exactly what you need to do to transform your pastoral staff into high performers so that you can spend more time with your family while pastoring a growing church.
We will go live starting May 3 for 5 days and show you exactly what you need to do to skyrocket your pastoral staff's productivity using the StrengthFinder Assessment.
To join the FREE challenge, all you need to do is go to ministryhackers.com/challenge and sign up.
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Hey Pastor! Want more people attending your discipleship experience?
Today, I want to give you my step-by-step guide to encourage more people to attend your discipleship experience. I call it the Design Engaging Discipleship Framework and it is yours today for only $7. That’s it!
What you will get for just $7 is the framework I use to create engaging discipleship experiences, but along with that, you will also get a step-by-step onesheet that you will be able to use to create your very own engaging discipleship experience.
I have some other bonuses in there as well including
Video guide to making great discipleship videos from youtube professionals Pat Flynn and Sean Cannell. A template to help you create a workbook for your discipleship experience My entire Pastor’s Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church covering all 9 experiences people have in your church And an invitation to join the Ministry Hackers Facebook community.
All of that for $7. You can get yours by going here.
This framework and onesheet, along with all the bonuses, are going to help you reimagine your discipleship experience and get back to the great commission to make disciples that change our world.
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Do you wish more people were part of your discipleship experience?
Today, I want to give you my step-by-step guide to fix your discipleship woes. I call it the Design Engaging Discipleship Framework and it is yours today for only $7. That’s it!
What you will get for just $7 is the framework I use to create engaging discipleship experiences, but along with that, you will also get a step-by-step onesheet that you will be able to use to create your very own engaging discipleship experience.
I have some other bonuses in there as well including
Video guide to making great discipleship videos from youtube professionals Pat Flynn and Sean Cannell. A template to help you create a workbook for your discipleship experience My entire Pastor’s Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church covering all 9 experiences people have in your church And an invitation to join the Ministry Hackers Facebook community.
All of that for $7. You can get yours by going here.
This framework and onesheet, along with all the bonuses, are going to help you reimagine your discipleship experience and get back to the great commission to make disciples that change our world.
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In this Live Wednesday episode, Pastor Matt and I debrief about Easter weekend and discuss how ministry can impact families if we are intentional about how we balance ministry and family.
We also discuss what in the world is on Pastor Matt's face!
Do you wish more people were part of your discipleship experience?
Today, I want to give you my step-by-step guide to fix your discipleship woes. I call it the Design Engaging Discipleship Framework and it is yours today for only $7. That’s it!
What you will get for just $7 is the framework I use to create engaging discipleship experiences, but along with that, you will also get a step-by-step onesheet that you will be able to use to create your very own engaging discipleship experience.
I have some other bonuses in there as well including
Video guide to making great discipleship videos from youtube professionals Pat Flynn and Sean Cannell. A template to help you create a workbook for your discipleship experience My entire Pastor’s Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church covering all 9 experiences people have in your church And an invitation to join the Ministry Hackers Facebook community.
All of that for $7. You can get yours by going here.
This framework and onesheet, along with all the bonuses, are going to help you reimagine your discipleship experience and get back to the great commission to make disciples that change our world.
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People have no idea what we do during the week as pastors and ministry leaders. Well, here is a simple and effective way to help them have a better idea, and populate your social media feeds at the same time. Highly effective, super simple, and takes no time at all. Learn how in this episode.
Do you wish more people were part of your discipleship experience?
Today, I want to give you my step-by-step guide to fix your discipleship woes. I call it the Design Engaging Discipleship Framework and it is yours today for only $7. That’s it!
What you will get for just $7 is the framework I use to create engaging discipleship experiences, but along with that, you will also get a step-by-step onesheet that you will be able to use to create your very own engaging discipleship experience.
I have some other bonuses in there as well including
Video guide to making great discipleship videos from youtube professionals Pat Flynn and Sean Cannell. A template to help you create a workbook for your discipleship experience My entire Pastor’s Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church covering all 9 experiences people have in your church And an invitation to join the Ministry Hackers Facebook community.
All of that for $7. You can get yours by going here.
This framework and onesheet, along with all the bonuses, are going to help you reimagine your discipleship experience and get back to the great commission to make disciples that change our world.
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In this episode, I am giving all the pastors and ministry out there a little encouragement as we dive into the Easter weekend. We have planned, prepared, studied, set things up, and done a million little tasks to get ready for this weekend. We have prayed that God would move and now it is time to allow him to do so.
Take a few minutes today to listen in and be encouraged as you get ready to execute one of the most important weekends of the year.
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For just one monthly price, you get unlimited ministry coaching sessions to ensure increased engagement and decreased overwhelm.
If you are interested in learning more about Unlimited Ministry Coaching, click here!
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Easter is almost here and are you ready to follow up with all the guests who are about to visit on Sunday? The nice thing is that it doesn't take very long to set it up, it will make your ministry simpler, and it will keep your guests coming back next week. I am talking about creating a simple email sequence that runs automatically week after week and keeps new quests engaged and coming back. In this episode, I talk about how to have an engaging email sequence that connects and communicates information that keeps people coming back.
Do you wish more people were part of your discipleship experience?
Today, I want to give you my step-by-step guide to fix your discipleship woes. I call it the Design Engaging Discipleship Framework and it is yours today for only $7. That’s it!
What you will get for just $7 is the framework I use to create engaging discipleship experiences, but along with that, you will also get a step-by-step onesheet that you will be able to use to create your very own engaging discipleship experience.
I have some other bonuses in there as well including
Video guide to making great discipleship videos from youtube professionals Pat Flynn and Sean Cannell. A template to help you create a workbook for your discipleship experience My entire Pastor’s Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church covering all 9 experiences people have in your church And an invitation to join the Ministry Hackers Facebook community.
All of that for $7. You can get yours by going here.
This framework and onesheet, along with all the bonuses, are going to help you reimagine your discipleship experience and get back to the great commission to make disciples that change our world.
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This weekend there is a test to see if you are in an emotionally healthy place. The question is, will you pass the test. Today we discuss how to prepare for the test and what you need to do if you don't pass.
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Looking for a new ministry position, but hearing the words "I'm sorry, but we have decided to go in a different direction" never settles well. In today's episode, I share what you can do to absorb those words, process them, and start moving toward the position God has for you.
Do you wish more people were part of your discipleship experience?
Today, I want to give you my step-by-step guide to fix your discipleship woes. I call it the Design Engaging Discipleship Framework and it is yours today for only $7. That’s it!
What you will get for just $7 is the framework I use to create engaging discipleship experiences, but along with that, you will also get a step-by-step onesheet that you will be able to use to create your very own engaging discipleship experience.
I have some other bonuses in there as well including
Video guide to making great discipleship videos from youtube professionals Pat Flynn and Sean Cannell. A template to help you create a workbook for your discipleship experience My entire Pastor’s Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church covering all 9 experiences people have in your church And an invitation to join the Ministry Hackers Facebook community.
All of that for $7. You can get yours by going here.
This framework and onesheet, along with all the bonuses, are going to help you reimagine your discipleship experience and get back to the great commission to make disciples that change our world.
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Today I am joined by my son Aiden and he gives us a Kid's perspective on Easter.
Do you wish more people were part of your discipleship experience?
Today, I want to give you my step-by-step guide to fix your discipleship woes. I call it the Design Engaging Discipleship Framework and it is yours today for only $7. That’s it!
What you will get for just $7 is the framework I use to create engaging discipleship experiences, but along with that, you will also get a step-by-step onesheet that you will be able to use to create your very own engaging discipleship experience.
I have some other bonuses in there as well including
Video guide to making great discipleship videos from youtube professionals Pat Flynn and Sean Cannell. A template to help you create a workbook for your discipleship experience My entire Pastor’s Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church covering all 9 experiences people have in your church And an invitation to join the Ministry Hackers Facebook community.
All of that for $7. You can get yours by going here.
This framework and onesheet, along with all the bonuses, are going to help you reimagine your discipleship experience and get back to the great commission to make disciples that change our world.
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What would happen if pastors and ministry leaders around the country had incredible faith that God could do anything AND had the confidence in themselves to do everything God had called them to do. Today we are going to discuss the 3 pillars of confidence and what you can do to increase your confidence right now.
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Pastors are moving positions, churches, and even complete vocations. What this means for churches all over the country is a lot of ministry positions being vacated and a lot of pastors looking for new places to land.
It also means a lot of anxiety and effort is going to be placed on either trying to keep staff members from leaving or finding new pastors and ministry leaders to join their team. Today's episode is focused on what you can do to keep your team in tact, or to build the team you will love to serve with and share life with in your ministry setting.
Do you wish more people were part of your discipleship experience?
Today, I want to give you my step-by-step guide to fix your discipleship woes. I call it the Design Engaging Discipleship Framework and it is yours today for only $7. That’s it!
What you will get for just $7 is the framework I use to create engaging discipleship experiences, but along with that, you will also get a step-by-step onesheet that you will be able to use to create your very own engaging discipleship experience.
I have some other bonuses in there as well including
Video guide to making great discipleship videos from youtube professionals Pat Flynn and Sean Cannell. A template to help you create a workbook for your discipleship experience My entire Pastor’s Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church covering all 9 experiences people have in your church And an invitation to join the Ministry Hackers Facebook community.
All of that for $7. You can get yours by going here.
This framework and onesheet, along with all the bonuses, are going to help you reimagine your discipleship experience and get back to the great commission to make disciples that change our world.
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In the aftermath of 2020, we are entering a season of great ministry leader transition. Pastors are exiting for a variety of reasons which is creating a lot of open positions in all areas of ministry. If you are a pastor looking to fill one of these open positions, my question to you is, will your resume get you an interview? If your resume is not designed to get you an interview, then you really shouldn't send it out. Instead, you should listen to this episode and learn how to restructure your resume so you will get an interview for that new opportunity you are excited about.
Do you wish more people were part of your discipleship experience?
Today, I want to give you my step-by-step guide to fix your discipleship woes. I call it the Design Engaging Discipleship Framework and it is yours today for only $7. That’s it!
What you will get for just $7 is the framework I use to create engaging discipleship experiences, but along with that, you will also get a step-by-step onesheet that you will be able to use to create your very own engaging discipleship experience.
I have some other bonuses in there as well including
Video guide to making great discipleship videos from youtube professionals Pat Flynn and Sean Cannell. A template to help you create a workbook for your discipleship experience My entire Pastor’s Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church covering all 9 experiences people have in your church And an invitation to join the Ministry Hackers Facebook community.
All of that for $7. You can get yours by going here.
This framework and onesheet, along with all the bonuses, are going to help you reimagine your discipleship experience and get back to the great commission to make disciples that change our world.
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Yesterday we celebrated our 50th episode and had some technical challenges that keep the podcast from going live. So after celebrating yesterday, fixing the tech issues, and getting the podcast out for everyone...I'm tired today.
So, how do you handle days where you just don't want to get up and go, but instead you want to hang in bed, cozy on the couch with a movie or book, but you can't. In this episode, I give you 3 things you can do to make your tired days become productive days.
Do you wish more people were part of your discipleship experience?
Today, I want to give you my step-by-step guide to fix your discipleship woes. I call it the Design Engaging Discipleship Framework and it is yours today for only $7. That’s it!
What you will get for just $7 is the framework I use to create engaging discipleship experiences, but along with that you will also get a step-by-step onesheet that you will be able to use to create your very own engaging discipleship experience.
I have some other bonuses in there as well including
Video guide to making great discipleship videos from youtube professionals Pat Flynn and Sean Cannell. A template to help you create a workbook for your discipleship experience My entire Pastor’s Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church covering all 9 experiences people have in your church And an invitation to join the Ministry Hackers facebook community.
All of that for $7. You can get yours by going here.
This framework and onesheet, along with all the bonuses, are going to help you reimagine your discipleship experience and get back to the great commission to make disciples that change our world.
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In this special episode, Pastor Matt and I look over the last 50 episodes of the Ministry Hackers podcast. We explore the lessons we learned from 2020, and look ahead to 2021 and how we can be better prepared for the unknown, the ministry shifts we will inevitably face, and the innovative opportunities we are going to be able to take advantage of.
Do you wish more people were part of your discipleship experience?
Today, I want to give you my step-by-step guide to fix your discipleship woes. I call it the Design Engaging Discipleship Framework and it is yours today for only $7. That’s it!
What you will get for just $7 is the framework I use to create engaging discipleship experiences, but along with that you will also get a step-by-step onesheet that you will be able to use to create your very own engaging discipleship experience.
I have some other bonuses in there as well including
- Video guide to making great discipleship videos from youtube professionals Pat Flynn and Sean Cannell.
- A template to help you create a workbook for your discipleship experience
- My entire Pastor’s Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church covering all 9 experiences people have in your church
- And an invitation to join the Ministry Hackers facebook community.
All of that for $7. You can get yours by going here.
This framework and onesheet, along with all the bonuses, are going to help you reimagine your discipleship experience and get back to the great commission to make disciples that change our world.
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ministryhackers/message
It is Friday, the weekend is here, Spring is around the corner, Easter is on the horizon, and it is a wonderful day to serve the Lord. I believe the Lord has given me a word for you today that I share in this episode of the Ministry Hackers podcast. The word is Rest. I don't know about you, but life is busy and getting busier. Ministry never stops and often times it is hard to have a day off, to observe a Sabbath, but today God is telling us to rest in his presence. Check out today's episode to find out exactly what that may mean for you.
How Can Ministry Hackers Serve You?
Hey Pastor, If you want to be supported in your ministry like never before, have a sounding board to process ideas, or want to problem solve your daily ministry challenges, check out Unlimited Ministry Coaching with Dr. Brandon Pardekooper. This new approach to ministry coaching is helping pastors and ministry leaders enjoy ministry again, make a greater impact, and have time for their family and friends.
If you are not yet part of the Ministry Hackers community, join the Facebook group here.
By the way, now that we have figured out online services, online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience to impact the most people.
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Every time you have people together, whether it is a service, small group, class, or event, people want an experience they will remember. Part of creating an engaging experience is telling great stories that pull them in, bring out emotions, and creates a memory. As pastors and ministry leaders, we need to be able to tell great stories.
In this episode of the Ministry Hackers podcast, I am going to give you 6 Ways to Tell Better Stories. They aren't what you probably think of, so they are probably 6 ways you need to start focusing on.
How Can Ministry Hackers Serve You?
Hey Pastor, If you want to be supported in your ministry like never before, have a sounding board to process ideas, or want to problem solve your daily ministry challenges, check out Unlimited Ministry Coaching with Dr. Brandon Pardekooper. This new approach to ministry coaching is helping pastors and ministry leaders enjoy ministry again, make a greater impact, and have time for their family and friends.
If you are not yet part of the Ministry Hackers community, join the Facebook group here.
By the way, now that we have figured out online services, online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience to impact the most people.
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Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! In this episode, we look at the life of Saint Patrick. Who he really was, what tragedy happened to him as a boy, and how that shaped his whole life. We also look how his example in his life serves as a lesson for us in 2021.
Get ready for our 50th episode!!! For our 50th episode, my cohost Pastor Matt returns to celebrate our first year of the podcast, look at what has happened since we launched, and what is coming up in the future episodes.
How Can Ministry Hackers Serve You?
Hey Pastor, If you want to be supported in your ministry like never before, have a sounding board to process ideas, or want to problem solve your daily ministry challenges, check out Unlimited Ministry Coaching with Dr. Brandon Pardekooper. This new approach to ministry coaching is helping pastors and ministry leaders enjoy ministry again, make a greater impact, and have time for their family and friends.
If you are not yet part of the Ministry Hackers community, join the Facebook group here.
By the way, now that we have figured out online services, online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience to impact the most people.
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Do you wish your ministry team was better, more enjoyable, and added fun and excitement to your ministry experience? In this episode, we discuss the key to building a great team in ministry. It isn't really hard, but it does take some intentionality on your part, some discipline, and the ability to sit back and not be in charge for a moment. Easy peasy, right?
How Can Ministry Hackers Serve You?
Hey Pastor, If you want to be supported in your ministry like never before, have a sounding board to process ideas, or want to problem solve your daily ministry challenges, check out Unlimited Ministry Coaching with Dr. Brandon Pardekooper. This new approach to ministry coaching is helping pastors and ministry leaders enjoy ministry again, make a greater impact, and have time for their family and friends.
If you are not yet part of the Ministry Hackers community, join the Facebook group here.
By the way, now that we have figured out online services, online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience to impact the most people.
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It's been a year!
One year ago today churches all over the country had to start making some of the toughest ministry decisions we have ever had to make. Since then, we have been off the map and figuring out ministry in a completely new world. That is the essence of Ministry Hackers and today marks one year where God sparked the idea inside Dr. Brandon Pardekooper.
In this episode, he takes a look at a challenge he sent out to Pastors and Ministry leaders one year ago, and still rings true today.
How Can Ministry Hackers Serve You?
Hey Pastor, If you want to be supported in your ministry like never before, have a sounding board to process ideas, or want to problem solve your daily ministry challenges, check out Unlimited Ministry Coaching with Dr. Brandon Pardekooper. This new approach to ministry coaching is helping pastors and ministry leaders enjoy ministry again, make a greater impact, and have time for their family and friends.
If you are not yet part of the Ministry Hackers community, join the Facebook group here.
By the way, now that we have figured out online services, online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience to impact the most people.
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In this episode, Dr. Brandon Pardekooper shoots from the hip a little as he shares his thoughts and feelings about how we as pastors and ministry leaders should be responding to an issue our congregations are dealing with. He issues a challenge for us to place people first and take time to really pay attention to the fact a large number of people in our country, communities, and our congregations are dealing with grief at a level that hasn't been seen in decades. The question is, are we paying attention to it and ministering to those who are hurting.
How Can Ministry Hackers Serve You?
Hey Pastor, If you want to be supported in your ministry like never before, have a sounding board to process ideas, or want to problem solve your daily ministry challenges, check out Unlimited Ministry Coaching with Dr. Brandon Pardekooper. This new approach to ministry coaching is helping pastors and ministry leaders enjoy ministry again, make a greater impact, and have time for their family and friends.
If you are not yet part of the Ministry Hackers community, join the Facebook group here.
By the way, now that we have figured out online services, online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience to impact the most people.
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Ministry can sometimes feel this never-ending hamster wheel of tasks, events, and services, and sometimes we find ourselves asking the question, am I really accomplishing anything?
In this episode, Dr. Brandon Pardekooper discusses how you can feel more accomplished in ministry by getting more of the things you want to do done, by focusing your efforts, and by enjoying the fruits of your labor in the end. With these 5 Ways, you will have a renewed, fresh energy for ministry.
How Can Ministry Hackers Help You?
Hey Pastor, If you want to be supported in your ministry like never before, have a sounding board to process ideas, or want to problem solve your daily ministry challenges, check out Unlimited Ministry Coaching with Dr. Brandon Pardekooper. This new approach to ministry coaching is helping pastors and ministry leaders enjoy ministry again, make a greater impact, and have time for their family and friends.
If you are not yet part of the Ministry Hackers community, join the Facebook group here.
By the way, now that we have figured out online services, online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience to impact the most people.
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I was in a new church, new city, and completely new part of the country. The culture shock was overwhelming for me right out of Bible College, and had this one thing been in place, I may have stayed for a year instead of a month.
Over the next several months there will be a lot of new pastoral hires for a lot of churches, and this experience can make the difference between a new staff member staying a year or staying 5 years. If you want to increase your staff retention, then you need to understand how to create a memorable staff onboarding experience.
Hey Pastor, If you want to be supported in your ministry like never before, have a sounding board to process ideas, or want to problem solve your daily ministry challenges, check out Unlimited Ministry Coaching with Dr. Brandon Pardekooper. This new approach to ministry coaching is helping pastors and ministry leaders enjoy ministry again, make a greater impact, and have time for their family and friends.
If you are not yet part of the Ministry Hackers community, join the Facebook group here.
By the way, now that we have figured out online services, online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience to impact the most people.
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It's Monday!!!
For pastors and ministry leaders, Monday's can be a mixed bag. Some are on cloud 9 because yesterday went so well, while others are frustrated, discouraged, and perpetually exhausted because yesterday didn't go as well as expected.
What happens when more Monday's are the latter than the former? Do you feel like you can't go on any longer?
In this episode, Dr. Brandon Pardekooper defines burnout, which may be surprising to see how prone pastors and ministry leaders are to it. He also discusses the signs of burning out, and then practical steps you can take to keep from burning out.
(If you want to be supported in your ministry, have a sounding board for ideas, or want to problem solve your daily ministry challenges, check out Unlimited Ministry Coaching with Dr. Brandon Pardekooper. He is helping pastors and ministry leaders enjoy ministry again!)
Ministry burnout is a common thing and even if you are on the top of the world, a member of your team, a colleague, or a friend in the ministry may be struggling with this, and knowing how to help could mean the difference between them staying in the ministry or not.
Mindtools Article: Avoiding Burnout…Maintaining a Healthy and Successful Career
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For me, it happened in the back of a chapel service my Freshman year of Bible College. I didn't belong there. I didn't fit in. I wasn't anyone's first pick, but I was there. I was there for only one reason...I knew I was called to be there. The confidence I had knowing I was called to be there is what opened the for me to be there when it happened....the moment that changed my life. How did it happen for you?
Hey Pastor, If you want to be supported in your ministry like never before, have a sounding board to process ideas, or want to problem solve your daily ministry challenges, check out Unlimited Ministry Coaching with Dr. Brandon Pardekooper. This new approach to ministry coaching is helping pastors and ministry leaders enjoy ministry again, make a greater impact, and have time for their family and friends.
If you are not yet part of the Ministry Hackers community, join the Facebook group here.
Online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience.
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It's happening in your church right now and you don't even know it. Maybe you know it, and if so, what are you doing about it? If you are like a lot of pastors and ministry leaders, you aren't doing anything. You are just focused on getting back to normal, whatever that means. But, that's not who we are at Ministry Hackers. Our focus is to be pastors and ministry leaders who are intentional about how we do ministry, how we impact our communities, and how we disciple individuals. So, it is time to be intentional about guiding this current shift happening in your church.
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Online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience.
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Over the last year, most of us have learned that our discipleship experience is lacking. We have known for years that people weren't attending our discipleship classes, groups, courses, the way we felt like they should, but this year it became evident how bad things have gotten. So, many of us are starting to turn our attention to developing or improving our discipleship experiences. But, my guess is, you are leaving one vital piece out, and it could be the gamechanger you need.
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Online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience.
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It is March of 2021 and we are approaching the one-year mark before COVID19 and the world was thrust into chaos. Unfortunately, many pastors and ministry leaders are still overwhelmed, frustrated, and feel like quitting. In this episode, Dr. Brandon Pardekooper gives a little encouragement to stick in there and stay the course.
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Online discipleship is the next step in the ministry transition we are all part of. This FREE framework shows you how to create engaging content for your online discipleship experience.
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Welcome to 2021!!! I am excited about what this year is going to bring all of us as Ministry Hackers. It is not secret 2020 was a challenge likewe have never navigated before, but 2021 has new promises, new possibilities, and God is excited for what is coming. At the same time, 2021 feels a lot like 2020 and I wanted to start with a word of encouragement for us all.
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In this episode, Pastor Matt and I discuss something that I fight all the time when I am preaching, but I know I need to do more of it. It isn't because I don't value it, but it is because I am not wired this way. Pastor Matthew and I unpack how to maximize the impact of your sermons by using this one simple tool as often as you can.
Come be part of the Ministry Hackers community by joining us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ministryhackers
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I am so excited for this episode because I get to interview Mary Valloni, Author of the book Fundraising Freedom. She specialized in helping nonprofits and ministries increase their giving, overcome financial challenges, and connect with donors inside and outside their immediate sphere of influence. It is a great conversation and Mary is a delight to be with. You can find her book on her website at https://maryvalloni.com, as well as resources for pastors, churches, and nonprofits.
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In this episode, I have the privilege of interviewing one of my dear friends, Pastor Jimmy Banks.
Jimmy is one of the most dynamic pastors I have ever known and the best youth pastor you have never heard of. I have always appreciated his humility and genuine heart and we talk a little bit about that along with how he structures all the Next Gen ministries he oversees.
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In this episode, I talk about the one thing you need right now as a pastor or ministry leader. Not only do you need it for right now, but you need it to get through the next several months. If you don't have this, you are going to wish you did.
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In this episode, I share my favorite office event of the year. I know it isn't Christmas or anyone's birthday, but it is an event on the calendar that I look forward to all year long. It also makes my life as a pastor and the lives of my staff 100 times easier.
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In this episode, I have the opportunity to interview Mary Stegmiller, author of the book, "Life Lessons from King David and Grandma". This is an incredible book of insight into the life of David, vulnerability by Mary, and creativity. In the interview, we discuss how this book was a long time in the making, and how it is designed to be used as a resource for Bible Studies and Small Group settings.
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In this episode, I discuss the one thing that may be holding the church back, may be holding you back as a pastor, and maybe holding your church back from becoming all that God has called you to be. There is a great chasm between an abundance mindset and a scarcity mindset, and I think it is time for us to evaluate where we are.
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In this episode, I am joined by my illustrious cohost, Pastor Matt, and we discuss why now is the time to start planning your sermons for 2021. I know, most of us have been hoping 2021 would just get here so we can get 2020 over with. But, are you ready to execute 2021? Pastor Matt and I give you the reasons why you need to start working on your 2021 sermon calendar and some tips on how to start planning.
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In this episode, I have the privilege of interviewing Ty Buckingham, author of two books, "The Holy Spirit is Not a Bird" and his latest, "Better Than Jesus". We also take some time to talk about the Holy Spirit Conference, what he is seeing as he travels to churches around the country, and a quick ministry hack to add to your tool belt.
You can get Ty's books and learn more about the Holy Spirit Conference by visiting his website: https://www.tybuckingham.com/
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In this episode, I reflect on a quote from one of my favorite movies of all time. The words spoken by Gandalf were profound in the context of the movie, but also profound for us today. It is an encouragement as we continue to walk through trying and difficult times.
It is time for you to join the Ministry Hackers community. I am so excited about all the things we are seeing among the pastors and ministry leaders in the group, and we would love to add your story to our community. You can join by visiting the website: https://ministryhackers.com
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In this episode of the Ministry Hacker podcast, I interview our very own Allen Kendrick!
A year and a half ago Allen felt God call him to plant a church...little did he know he was going to have to do it in the middle of a national crisis. Hear Allen's story and what amazing things God has done in him as a pastor along the way.
Plus learn a very cool ministry hack to move more people from social media to sitting in the sanctuary.
If you are a pastor or ministry leader who has not yet joined the Ministry Hacker community, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!! Alright, I want you to stop right now and go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ministryhackers and come hang out with us!!!
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In this episode, I pull a ministry hack from the book "Ordering Your Private World" by Gordon McDonald. In it, he explains how you can increase your productivity, effectiveness, and enjoyment of your days. I unpack that simple hack so you can get your daily rhythm down.
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In this episode, I pull a ministry hack from the book "Ordering Your Private World" by Gordon McDonald. In it, he explains how you can increase your productivity, effectiveness, and enjoyment of your days. I unpack that simple hack so you can get your daily rhythm down.
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In this episode, I interview Ministry Hacker Chris McClure, author of the book "The Way to Greatness". Chris has had a career in ministry serving as an executive pastor, but in recent years transitioned to being a pastor of executives. He shares with us his framework for discovering greatness in our own lives, and he has an interesting perspective on how we can successfully navigate our current global situation.
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In this episode, I explain why it is time to regroup with your closest leaders and check on how they are doing.
Since March most of us have been responding to the most immediate needs in front of us, trying to keep our congregations engaged, rolling with social distancing guidelines, and who knows what else is on your plate. But, when was the last time you checked in with your leaders. Those closest to you?
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In this episode, I give you a simple ministry hack no one has ever taught you before that will boost your productivity, lower your stress levels, and allow you to plan so far ahead you will be able to go hit the Frisbee Golf range.
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In this episode, I share a tip from Andy Stanley's book "Can We Do That". In it, he talks about how to streamline your messaging so that you avoid causing information overload and you increase the level of engagement your congregation and teams have with your message.
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In this episode, Pastor Matt and I discuss how to engage your volunteers, even if they aren't coming to your live services. Just because your volunteers are not able to come, doesn't mean they can't serve. Some of them are even looking for opportunities to serve but aren't sure how. We give you some practical tips on how to keep people engaged and feeling part of what is going on at your church.
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In this episode, I am joined by Jake Johnson, author of the book "A King's Return". This first book in a trilogy explores the fantasy world of Islandia. When there was already a lack of peace among the kingdoms, the Steward King is killed and his young son is thrust into the seat of King. He must find a way to bring Islandia together while they continue to wait for the return of their beloved King Eloy.
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In this episode, I unpack the parable of the sower with a little bit of a different application of the lesson Jesus was teaching. We can invest our time, energy, and resources into many different people, but too often we invest our time and energy into the wrong people and miss out on some great leaders along the way.
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In this episode, I touch on the hot topic in ministry: online church. I reveal the reason that even though I believe that online church is here to stay, and should, why I think it isn't the answer to church growth. Before you stone me, or pat me on the back, make sure you listen to the reason why because it may not be what you expect.
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In this episode, I share a personal hack I have used for a couple of years now. I am always trying to find ways to make my time more efficient and systems that run themselves. This one helps me get all the resources and steps in front of me in one place, and it is pretty simple to put together and maintain. This episode is inspired by Chris McClure's The Great Life Podcast episode titled "Use Your Resources" (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-life-podcast/id1475553119?i=1000491300830) If you haven't done it yet, you need to jump over to our website and join our growing community of pastors and ministry leaders. If you are looking for encouragement, support, and great ministry ideas, you need to come on over to the community. http://ministryhackers.com/home
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In this episode, I discuss how we are all facing change at a level most of us are not used to. We have two choices presented to us...we can either choose to change on our own and orchestrate it ourselves, or we can wait till it is forced upon us. The choice is in our hands now. What will we do?
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In this episode, I pull from a chapter in my book, Millennial Leadership, and discuss how you can increase your influence by facilitating the success of others. As leaders, our focus should not be leveraging people to facilitate our own success, but we should leverage our influence to make others around us successful.
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In this episode, I steal a page from the Pastor's Secret Blueprint for an Engaging Church. We are all looking for ways to engage people in our communities, so I thought it would be a good time to share a simple strategy for creating a virtual relationship with local businesses.
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In this episode, Pastor Matt and I talk about my book Millennial Leadership and how it is designed to create common ground, collaboration, and increased team morale.
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In this episode, I discuss the incredible impact this COVID pandemic has had on the church, how the numbers are not looking good for the church in America, but how I believe we should be responding to glorify God. This could be our greatest moment, I believe.
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In this episode, I make a big announcement about my book, Millennial Leadership, and how you can help me beat Jim Edwards. You can purchase the book and help me beat Jim by visiting my website: https://brandonpardekooper.com/millennialleadership
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In this episode, I talk about how I overcame a detour in my road to ministry and how my coming out of the closet is directly linked to God's plan in your life.
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You think you can't do it, but I think you can. You just need to try again.
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In this episode, I talk about one of the biggest challenges we all have with getting enough volunteers and how we can increase overall engagement in our churches and ministries by using micro-commitments.
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In this episode, I give you a tool, the one minute pause, that will provide clarity in your work as well as more productivity, less stress, and greater innovation opportunities.
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In this episode, discover what my wife and I looked all over the country for and what that has to do with you.
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This brainstorming tool will give you more innovative ministry ideas than you can use.
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Boost your Engagement Experience with these simple tweaks.
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How are we going to get through this next season in our churches and ministries?
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In this final episode Pastor Matt and I discuss how to effectively do digital discipleship.
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Big Announcement!!! Also, what every church needs but many neglect in their church growth.
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in this episode, we discuss why your budget is not the reason your church isn't growing.
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Our calling into ministry is all very unique and personal. Pastor Matt and Dr. Pardekooper share their calling and some practical advice for those starting out.
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As pastors all over the country continue to work from home, these valuable keys will keep each one focused and productive.
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Make better decisions with this powerful process the guys discuss in this episode.
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The key to a productive and efficient ministry is having a suite of effective tools in your toolbox to help you keep all the tasks, demands, and projects in order. This episode covers useful tools to help you do just that.
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Over the last couple of months you have figured out how to have church online...now it is time to figure out how to engage your new online venue.
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In this episode, Dr. Pardekooper and Pastor Matt celebrate some of the awesome things churches are doing in response to this pandemic, while also exploring the question, how do we continue for the long term.
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By using scenario planning, Dr. Brandon Pardekooper and Pastor Matt Wazbinski reveal to you what possible scenarios there are for your church as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
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COVID-19 has turned the world upside down, which means it is the time for the church to rise. This simple tool will equip you to innovate in this time of disruption.
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In ministry you will be faced with a situation where you will need to tell your Lead Pastor 'no', so here is how to do it well.
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In ministry you will be faced with a situation where you will need to tell your Lead Pastor 'no', so here is how to do it well.
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When you have a crazy idea, here are 3 keys to getting your Lead Pastor to say 'yes' to it.
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Super Bowl is right around the corner. Should the church leverage the opportunity or set itself apart from the cultural event.
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