Enduring Churches Podcast with Alan and Trent

Episode302: Our Interview with Dave Hastings of Standing Stone Ministry

Episode302: Our Interview with Dave Hastings of Standing Stone Ministries Want to know more? Standing Stone Ministry

Episode 301: The Ever-Changing Church Landscape

Episode 301: The Ever-Changing Church Landscape The influence Non-Denominationalism (the only form of church that is really adding) Speaks to the issue of organizational distrust Speaks to the issue of church "free agency" Reflects a rejection traditional models of church Demonstrate a disdain for labels...for example "I attend a Baptist church but I'm not Baptist." Shows people want to own their faith and have concern about someone dictating faith to them. Draws people with smaller bureaucracy....

Episode300: 5 Coming Attractions You Don't Need to Miss

Episode300: 5 Coming Attractions You Don't Need to Miss Coming attractions are a big part of a movie experience. What does the future at a movie theater hold? WELL fewer people go to the movies and most people don’t have a clue what movies are coming out in the near future. Times have shifted. I was in Colorado perfoming a wedding this past weekend. Something really struck me. Two locations…one where a mega church once stood in what would be (in my estimation be building worth in the tens of mil...

Episode 299: Serving Up Some Summer: Serving with Summer missionaries

Episode 299: Serving Up Some Summer: Serving with Summer Missionaries I know its November but in order to have a summer missionary serve in your ministry, you have to start now if not earlier. Should we have summer missionaries serve with us? Inexpensive staff Short term commitment Helps a young person learn about ministry How to prepare Plan out the who what when why and how Who - why type of person would be best to serve with you?also how many ie 1 male or female or 2 male or 2 female What wou...

Episode 298: Our Interview With Kevin Baker of Martha Rd Baptist Church

Episode 298: Our Interview With Kevin Baker of Martha Rd Baptist Church in Altus Oklahoma Kevin has served MRBC for over twenty years. Aln once pastored the church.

Episode 297: Our Interview with Jeremiah Abell about Being a New Pastor

Episode 296: Our Interview With David Krueger About a Long Ministry

Episode #294: The Irreplaceable Role of Patience

Episode #294: The Irreplaceable Role of Patience Understanding Patience Patience is forged through difficulty Job 11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, joyfully ." CSB Col 1:11–3:12. 10 Brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name as an example of suffering and patience. - CSB Jas 5:10–2 2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great pati...

Episode 293: 6 Leadership Postures for Pastoral Leadership

Episode 293: 6 Leadership Postures for Pastoral Leadership Shepherd servant leadership Kenneth Gangel Feeeding and Leading, Team Leadership, Henry Blackaby, Spiritual Leadership Visionary visionary leadership John Maxwell Coach transformational leadership Leighton Ford - Transforming Leadership Keith Webb- The COACH Model for Christian Leadership Clinician authentic leadership - Aubrey Malphurs - anything, he's so good! - Jim Wilder - Rare Leadership - Scazzero - The Emotionally Healthy Leader h...

Episode292: Ten Commandements for Effective Committees/Teams

Episode292: Ten Commandements for Effective Committees/Teams 1. Thou shalt acknowledge with humility what thou bringest, and bringest not, to the table. 2. Know and understand with all thy heart the purpose of thy team or committee. 3. Thou shalt come to meetings well-prepared, lest thou fall short in contribution. 4. Participate fully in the process, for half-heartedness is a disservice to thy team. 5. Stay focused on the task at hand, letting not distractions lead thee astray. 6. Value the inp...

Episode 291: 4 Reasons Your Church Struggles with Change

Episode 291: 4 Reasons Your Church Struggles with Change Episode 291: 4 Reasons Your Church Struggles with Change History: People think of their church as they did at their personal points of conversion change threatens their history change threatens their structure and control grief Fear: People are afraid they won't like the change not all change works out well the unknown is always risky Trust: People question leadership motivation more than ever before transitions and search teams people fol...

Episode 290: What is it We Do?

Episode 290: What is it We Do? Trent and Alan are Associational Mission strategists...we answer the question what it is we do in that role.

Episode 289: Business Meetings Gone Wild

Episode 289: Business Meetings Gone Wild Have the meeting before the meeting Have and follow your agenda what is process for new business matters Don't take it personal Keep by Robert's Rules of Order Don't expect the worst. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the tr...

Episode 288: Is Marketing a Dirty Word?

Episode 288: Is Marketing a Dirty Word So today we need to ask and answer 2 main questions is marketing wrong in church life? if we choose to market our church - how can we do it well? Is it wrong to market or promote our church? Promoting or marketing our church (in my mind ) is just getting the word out about your church including when and where it meets. It also includes what types of ministry happen at your church. Informing...Marketers will tell you its critical to brand loyalty... Are we s...

Episode 287: What College Football Can Teach Us About Ministry

Episode 287: What College Football Can Teach Us About Ministry We should have a sense of excitement and passion about our ministry and our church. Coaching is a great picture of ministry roles and responsibilities. Some weeks are pretty easy, some weeks are pretty tough. Expect the unexpected upset. Your whole church lives in a transfer portal world. People are watching! Don't forget you are surrounded by excited fans...clouds of witnesses...

Episode 286: Establishing a Mission Partnership

Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com Facebook Website

Episode 285: The Patience Problem

Episode 285: The Patience Problem 3 Areas where our impatience can create problems... Leading Change when the process is slower than it should be when resistance is high Leading People when lay leaders move at a slower pace when disciples grow more slowly then we expect Leading ourselves when we recognize our shortcomings more than our strengths when we feel defeated 3 places our impatience flares up In leadership meetings In business meetings In our homes 3 things to do to improve patience reco...

Epsiode 284: Endding Summer on a High Note

Epsiode 284: Endding Summer on a High Note Take a vacation Get outa dodge - sometimes the only way you can actually have a vacation is to literally get away. At least 3 days Catch up time with your family. There is no such thing as quality time - only quantity time. Mental vacation- Invite another preacher or speaker to come to your church for a couple of Sundays. Missionaries or retired missionaries Convention staff Let your other staff speak give a young person a chance to grow Do a retreat to...

Episode 283 :A Prayer and Action Plan

Episode 283: A Prayer and Action Plan Increase My... Capacity Character Competence Compassion

Episode282: Does Your Church Need a Safety Team

Episode282: Does Your Church Need a Safety Team Why "Safety" over "Security" Should you have a church safety team? What is involved in putting a team together? training insurance Who to have on the team and who not to have on the team. background checks interviews ongoing training What is the responsibility of a church safety team? to keep the congregation as safe as possible from external and internal dangers or threats....

Episode 281: Unmeasured: Our Interaction with a Recent Article

Episode 281: Unmeasured: Our Interaction with a Recent Article Read the Tithely Article Here :

Episode 280: Can Anything Good Come From Stormy "C"s?

Episode 280: Can Anything Good Come From Stormy "C"s? We learn the depth of our our faith life. prayer trust We learn perseverance We learn something about our leadership style We learn something about relationships We learn something to apply in the future We learn something we can share with another We learn something about timing Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com Facebook Website...

Episode 279: Should Your Church Have a Succession Plan

Episode 279: Should Your Church Have a Succession Plan What is a succession plan? Is a succession plan possible in a small church? Should a church have a succession plan for staff? What are important things to consider? What are steps we should take?

Episode 278: Breaking Up With Some Bad Ideas

Episode 278: Breaking Up With Some Bad Ideas That bigger is always better That addition beats multiplication That leadership equals power That present success guarantees future success That weaknesses are always exploited That busyness equals productivity That no one can do it as good as I can Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com Facebook Website...

Episode 277: 3 Things to Do While We Take a Break This week

Episode 277: 3 Things to Do While We Take a Break This week Episode: Ranger Danger

Episode 276: VBS Never Ends on A Friday (or Thursday)

Episode 276: VBS Never Ends on A Friday (or Thursday) VBS is not an end but a beginning With the Attenders 1. You should have family information 2. Follow Up with kids who make decisions 3. Follow up with unchurched families 1. By sending a thank you 2. By a phone call 3. With another invitation 4. A plan to follow up later With the Workers 1. Honest feedback is critical 2. What was successful? 3. What could have been better? 4. Where were resources well-used? 5. Where were resources wasted? Wit...

Episode 276: 8 Areas of Continuing Improvements (Reviewing a 2022 research article)

Episode 276: 8 Areas of Continuing Improvements The Lifeway Research Article from 2022 Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com Facebook Website...

Episode275: These Are the People in Your Neighborhood

Episode275: These Are the People in Your Neighborhood Contact Alan: alan@dtbatogether.com Contact Trent: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com Facebook Website

Episode 273: Mirrored Moments

Episode 273: Mirrored Moments Biblical example David- "you are that man" note: not all moments are that drastic, but we wake up, hopefully come to some relaizations Our pride has taken us on a ride. We stopped yearning for learning. We preach but we don't do outreach. We want to lead but we don't want to bleed. Our passion isn't in fashion.

Episode272: Working Outside Your Sweet Spot

Episode272: Working Outside Your Sweet Spot When we have to do things we don't enjoy and don't do well... Self-aware - you have to know your personality social vs not social... your giftedness and skills administrative leader - management visionary leader not a strong leader... interests attending certain events... Necessity does it have to be me? does someone have the skill set? can someone else learn the skills? You can only survive this way for a time. spend a majority of your time in your ar...