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Solid Steps Radio#470 - Pastor Denny Dillman Talks About How He Became A Homesteading Pastor 2/17/25“You can't have a healthy civilization without healthy soil.”-Joel Salatin, farmer/author .
“Chickens are the gateway drugs for homesteading”- Homestead pastor Denny Dillman.
Cheeseburgers. Chicken sandwiches. Bacon. Before you take a bite, do you ever consider WHERE this animal came from? Do you consider HOW that animal got there? Do you think God even cares?
This week show, Kurt and Chad welcome homesteading pastor Denny Dillman. Denny talks about his journey that led him from an urban ministry to urban homesteading to owning a farm and and being a pastor, and how the homesteading movement is not just about ch...2025-02-1847 min
Rural Church RenewalKickin' it with the Chickens with Pastor Denny DillmanIn this episode we discuss...why a megachurch might not be the best goal for you with special return guest Denny Dillman.Why would you let go of serving in a mega church to go full time in rural ministry?What benefit does the rural church you serve now have over the bigger church you used to?With concerns in our culture and world, how can rural pastors serve more faithfully?Reach Denny:homesteadingpastor@gmail.comStuff Rural Pastors Can Use Review:2022-06-2459 minRural Church RenewalShould Your Church Give Money Away During a Crisis? With Return Guest Denny Dillman!In this episode we discuss...In this episode we discuss giving money away during a crisis like COVID-19.What do we have to offer as the Church?PrayConsider from Gods Word what a right expression of Biblical generosity is.PrepareAs leaders we should identify our assets?Money, teaching…What’s in the storehouse? ExecuteWhat is our plan?How can we help practically?Budget workshop, teach people canning or breadmaking, etc. ...2020-05-2940 minRural Church RenewalShould Pastors Accept Gifts or Shop Thrifts?In this episode we discuss...your email questions!From Rich in Wellsboro, PADoes TJ’s hair look the same way when he wakes up as it does when he goes to bed?From Jeremy in Catawissa, PAOn Episode 32, TJ and Joe both proudly recommended shopping at thrift stores, with TJ even going so far as to say that most of his wardrobe came from thrift stores. Several years ago, Tim Challies wrote an article in which he compared people of adequate means picking through thrift sto...2020-01-2743 minRural Church RenewalBumping Into Bitter Sheep at the Dollar StoreOn this episode we answer this email question from Denny Dillman:"A member gets angry about a decision in the church. One minute they are onboard with you totally. The next they are gone, and seeking out other members to see if they can be "turned". The dust settles, but as a Pastor, you find yourself avoiding contact with this person. In a small town, you know you're going to bump into this person at the Dollar Store. Pastors, what should a brother Pastor do?"THERE ARE 6 MAJOR ISSUES AT PLAY IN...2019-12-0251 min
Practical Shepherding: Trench TalkPracticalities to Help the NeedyWhat are some of the practicalities of benevolence ministry? Meeting physical needs is an issue every pastor will deal with in his ministry. How do we handle these issues in a manner that is biblical and honors Christ? How do we budget and steward our resources well and effectively? How do we help people without inflicting further damage to their situation?
Listen as Brian Croft, Jim Savastio and special guest Denny Dillman discuss these issues and more in this episode.
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Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road
When...2019-09-1721 minRural Church RenewalAre You Trading Your Family for Your Church?In this episode we discuss...the call we have to care for our families while ministering to God's flock!How can we fall into the temptation to neglect our families?Being busy...Being physically absent...Being mentally absent...Placing too little emphasis on the needs of the family...What does the Bible tell us about caring for our families??Genesis 2:24Ephesians 5:25-32Psalm 127:3-5Ephesians 6:4Proverbs 22:6Matthew 11:11-12How...2019-09-1657 min
Trench TalkPrinciples to Help the NeedyBenevolence is an issue every pastor will deal with in his ministry. How do we handle these issues in a manner that is biblical and honors Christ? How do we practice generosity and demonstrate mercy while avoiding being taken advantage of when dealing with benevolence issues? How do we make the distinction between needs and wants when practicing benevolence?Listen as Brian Croft, Jim Savastio and special guest Denny Dillman discuss these issues and more in this episode.2019-09-1023 minRural Church Renewal"What is Biblical Benevolence?" With Pastor Denny Dillman!In this episode we discuss...Benevolence ministry in the local church...with Pastor Denny Dillman!How are we called to be biblically generous with our funds?Deuteronomy 15:7-10Proverbs 28:27Hebrews 13:16Galatians 6:10 Acts 2:44-45Matthew 5:42 Matthew 25:35-40 What does a biblically healthy benevolence ministry look like?How can you practically implement a biblically healthy benevolence ministry?Denny's Resources!budk.comSteve Corbett & Brian Fikkert's When Helping HurtsR...2019-07-291h 37
Solid Steps Radio#85 Part II God Calls Us To Be Generous, As He Was Generous With Us 6/10/17Are you generous? How do you measure generosity? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk with Denny Dillman, a benevolence pastor, about what true generosity looks like. Denny shares that we are not only called to be generous, we were made by God to be generous, that we may glorify Him.2017-06-2923 min
Solid Steps Radio#85 Part I God Calls Us To Be Generous, As He Was Generous With Us 6/10/17Are you generous? How do you measure generosity? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk with Denny Dillman, a benevolence pastor, about what true generosity looks like. Denny shares that we are not only called to be generous, we were made by God to be generous, that we may glorify Him.2017-06-1222 min