In This Episode: What I love about this scripture is the order in which the miracle happened. So I don't know if you're like me, but I can get caught up so many times thinking that the way God works is there's a miracle. That miracle will grow my faith. And then, because my faith is strong, I will be passionate about supporting and backing others. Joe talks about the different contexts he has heard the term armor-bearer. It's positive and negative connotations. This story reminds us of how much ...
Aug 23, 2022•13 min•Ep. 13
In This Episode: Bob is one of the greatest community builders that Drew has ever met. Bob was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN. He grew up in a somewhat dysfunctional home in a dysfunctional neighborhood. He grew up in church and served in a large church with a youth group of more than 500 students. He poured a decade of his life into the students at that church and feels very proud of the role he played in the lives of all those students. They later adopted their daughter and realized he nee...
Aug 16, 2022•35 min•Ep. 12
In This Episode: We talk about the preparation we did as new parents to get ready to bring home our first child. This is a great setup for the study we are doing today that highlights the story from Matthew 26. This is the story of the woman pouring the expensive alabaster jar of perfume that she poured out on Jesus' feet to prepare his body for burial. Mary of Bethany is the woman in the story and most of the people in the room though she was wasting resources. Her brother was Lazurus. We will ...
Aug 09, 2022•11 min•Ep. 11
We love other podcasts with a gospel-centered message. This one is called "GOD I GIVE UP: Submitting YOUR will for HIS" from the podcast: The Basement with Tim Ross. Enjoy this feed drop and consider subscribing to their podcast.
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 10
In This Episode: We're gonna talk about resistance. We're gonna talk about what does that mean for us personally? What does that mean for people who are in leadership? How do we gauge resistance? How do we read resistance? And then how do we respond to resistance? When it comes to facing resistance it seems like whoever's around us at the time, or even just the season we're in personally dictates how we respond to it. Drew shares a story about launching a new contemporary service at a church and...
Jul 19, 2022•45 min•Ep. 9
In This Episode: Welcome to season two! We are tackling some questions from our listeners in this episode. What's the difference between church hurt and having your preferences pushed? Have churches placed talent over character when it comes to music? We talk a lot about accountability on the show and leaders who have struggled or have had that, so a listener wanted to know what Drew does in his life to make sure he is personally accountable. What is your greatest fear? "Having a podcast named H...
Jul 05, 2022•56 min•Ep. 8
In This Episode: We start with episode one and the feedback we received from this raw and vulnerable episode. We the second episodes about when leadership gets it wrong and share a couple of leadership failures of our own. We discussed the importance of caring for people and the lessons learned from the episode with Mary Anne Sibley. We talked about our feeling, behavior, concern episode. This episode led to a lot of feedback from our audience. Drew opens up about his frustration about how many ...
May 24, 2022•52 min•Ep. 7
Our Guest for this discussion: Jenny Midgley is a brand strategist, photographer, and storyteller. She is also one of the hosts of the popular podcast " Girls Who Do Stuff " Unlike our previous guests in the past episode, she is not involved in the Church, but agreed to watch the documentary and offer her perspective to expand the conversation of how churches can get better, learn from our mistakes, and be of value to people who are not in "the church-world." In This Episode: We talk about momen...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 6
Our Panel for this discussion: Tim Ferrara, Executive Pastor at LifePoint Church in San Tan Valley and has a podcast called Eyes on Jesus and author of Everyday Discernment: The Importance of Spirit-led Decision Making Cam Pape, student teaching pastor at Journey Church in Peoria, Arizona. Trevor Atchley, Pastor of Radical Church in Kyle, Texas In This Episode: We talk about moments in the Documentary, Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed that surprised us. We talk about the PreachersNSneakers Instagr...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 5
In This Episode: Felicia shares about how she joined a church staff and felt like she didn't fit in. Looking around she didn't see people who looked like her and had similar life experiences. We discuss the difference between belonging and fitting in. What can church leaders do to make sure people have a sense of belonging? Slow down and see the people around you It's okay to take on duties and responsibilities beneath your position We answer questions (over 35 submitted) like: How do you know i...
Mar 30, 2022•56 min•Ep. 4
In This Episode: We talk about how comparison to other churches and their ministries drives a lot of churches to overwork their staff in order to "compete" with other churches. We talk about what the solution may look like for a lacking volunteer program that doesn't make volunteers feel like they are cared for. We talk about how many people you can effectively care for... a study by Brown university said it was 10 people. The problem is we often forget to count our family, children, and loved o...
Mar 15, 2022•44 min•Ep. 3
In This Episode: Drew shares another Church hurt story. In the last episode, he spoke about a poor moment from leadership. We've all made our fair share of mistakes and we should be very understanding of leaders who have a poor moment. This story is about a lifestyle and not just a moment. After joining a church staff, Drew finds out that the Pastor and his wife are separating, when did he find out? At his first staff meeting. Not during the interview process. What can we learn from this example...
Mar 01, 2022•51 min•Ep. 2
In This Episode: We'll be discussing "church-hurt", sharing stories of disappointments, and talking about the future of the community. With a goal of healing from past pains, inspiring hope for the future, and building better leaders for generations to come. The goal of this podcast is it's not to throw shade at leaders or pastors or anyone. We're not going to be mentioning names of churches or even personal names. We discuss the stats on people walking away from the church after COVID and how w...
Feb 15, 2022•35 min•Ep. 1
Hey everyone, my name is Drew Barker, I've served everywhere from startups to some of the largest churches in the world. I'm a pastor's kid. I've been around church my entire life.
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