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2024-05-0500 min
Good Ideas For Churches025 - A Creative Idea to Make the 'Giving Conversation' Really Positive, With Robert GelinasTalking about giving in church is always a loaded conversation, with several ways for people to walk away feeling guilted or offended. Colorado Cmmunity Church, in Aurora, CO has a plan they call 5+5 that leaves people excited about the topic. At the core, their approach is deeply spiritual, and gives people a ton of personal choice and responsibility. I'm very grateful to Robert Gelinas, their Lead Pastor, for joining me to share how it works! Know someone who prefers their podcasts on YouTube? Consider sharing the Good Ideas for Churches YouTube Channel with them.
2023-05-0814 minGood Ideas For Churches024 - Social Media is the Chief Discipler of Our Age. Here's How to Push Back, with Chris Martin.Social media is the chief discipler of our age, and it isn't even close. Chris Martin has spent the last 10 years managing 100s of social media accounts for large Christian publishers. This has given him a unique window into how these platforms have a negative impact on people. He's also written two books on the topic, as well as a regular newsletter on substack. His first book is Terms of Service. His substack is under the same name. And his newly released The Wolf in Their Pockets is written specifically for Christian leaders...
2023-04-2515 minGood Ideas For Churches023 – Can Team Preaching Work In a Small Church? Yes! With Eric Hoke Team Preaching typically is the territory of larger churches with a larg staff. But it can work in a small church too, and brings a lot of benefits beyond just sharing the load. I’m joined in this episode by Eric Hoke. Eric is a co-vocational pastor who works on wall street in addition to pastoring. This is Eric’s story of how he set up a preaching team for his fresh-out-of-the-box church plant in the Bronx. He also has an incredible ministry to pastors with a coaching business. Eric specializes in helping past...
2023-03-2820 minGood Ideas For Churches022 – Helping Someone Heal from Abuse, with Jennifer Greenberg How do you help someone heal, and continue to trust God when they’ve experienced unthinkable trauma? I learned so much from this conversation with Jennifer Greenberg, and hearing explain her own process of healing. Her book, Not Forsaken: A Story of Life After Abuse: How Faith Brought One Woman from Victim to Survivor, is a great resource for someone who has been abused, or for a leader who might be looking for a starting point to help someone. She also has a great, free resource for church leaders at her website. You can download her Not Fo...
2023-03-1624 minGood Ideas For Churches021 - Simplifying Sundays. Bringing Back Humanity & FunThis is the story of how a church in GA did some self-examination during Covid shutdown, and came back with a radically different minsitry. In the process, they made some important discoveries about who they wanted to be, and found a lot of benefits they didn't see coming. Special thanks to Madison Tompkins, the 1-Service Church evangelist, and Lead Pastor Justin McTeer of His Hands Church in Woodstack, GA for sharing their story with me! Crowdsource requests: If your church has started a second-language service, I'd love to hear from you. Hit me with...
2023-02-2815 minGood Ideas For Churches020 - Could the Church Help with Our Policing Problem in the US? Supporting police has become a controversial idea in the US. Some communities, for good reason, have lost faith in the institution because some officers have abused their trust. Many others are trying to do good in a system that’s broken, and face incredible pressures. All of it invites the question: What could we do to make it better? This episode provides a first step toward something that could help. Spoiler: I think it applies to any area of ministry. My guest is Jared Altic, who is a Full Time pastor, but...
2023-02-0321 minGood Ideas For Churches019 - Does My Smartphone Change the Sermon? A Conversation On Neil Postman's 'Amusing Ourselves to Death'Is watching a sermon on my phone the same as going to church? Does the device change the message in any way? Shouldn't we be utilizing these devices to reach & connect with people? Smartphones and the internet aren't going away, & every ministry needs to wrestle with these questions. Now a classic, Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, has a lot of wisdom for the world we find ourselves in today. My guest is Dr. Arthur Hunt, a retired Professor of Mass Media & Communications, and an e...
2023-01-2319 minGood Ideas For Churches018 - Spiritual Formation: Optional for the Christian Life? W/ William MackSpiritual Formation: How does it differ from discipleship & and how can we think intentionally about the habits that shape us? This concepts means something different to anyone you ask. But I guarantee it is something that is happening to all of us. In this episode I’m joined by Rev. William Mack III to explore the idea and consider how we might think about our partnership with the Holy Spirit a little differently. “Mack” is credentialed as a Spiritual Director, and serves as the Director of Pastoral Care with Rooted Ministries – a resource to help pastors...
2023-01-1427 minGood Ideas For Churches017 – What would your missionary say to your church if they could? How can churches better support their missionaries? What would your missionary want to say to you if they felt they could? How can we support kids who have grown up in a missions context, and now feel displaced back ‘home?’ In this episode I talk with Alan Steier. He and his wife Judy work fulltime with Barnabas International to provide spiritual and emotional care and support to a flock of 100 missionaries in Japan. He’s spent years as a missionary, and serving missionaries and has invaluable wisdom on how churches can better serve and pa...
2022-12-0924 minGood Ideas For Churches016 - Why We All Must Think Like a Church Planter: One Story from Inner City AtlantaNot all of us will be church planters, but we all need to shift our mindset to thinking like church planters. In the post-Christian west, fewer and fewer people have a context for Christian terms and meaning. My guest, Nathan Dean planted and served a church in downtown Atlanta for 12 years. He and his wife were very successful in explaining the Christian life in ways that were not just clear, but appealing. They're now planting Blue Mountain Church in Blairsville, GA. He's also written "The Song: The Story of Our Hope and Rescue," a picture book, to explain the...
2022-11-2223 minGood Ideas For Churches015 - Deconstruction: How Do You Help Someone Who's Losing Their Faith? With Ian HarberHow can we help someone who is deconstructing their faith? That is a critical question for any church leader today, and the topic of this episode. My guest is Ian Harber, who was gracious enough to share his own story of deconstructing and rebuilding his faith in Jesus. Ian is part of the Truth Over Tribe team, and writes at Back Again with Ian Harber at https://ianharber.substack.com/. He also starts lots of interesting conversations over @ianharber on Twitter. Ian has also put together a playlist of resources that helped him rebuild his f...
2022-11-0118 minGood Ideas For Churches014 - Does the Pastor Need to Do Social Media Stuff? With Matt Whitman.Special Episode for Pastor Appreciation Month! I'd love to pray for you and your minstry by name. Reach out and let me know what I can pray for. Here's Matt's original video. Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at aron.eyesup@gmail.com.
2022-10-2923 minGood Ideas For Churches013 - Christian Apologetics for a New Era: Telling a Better Story with Dr. Joshua ChatrawIn this episode I talk with Dr. Joshua Chatraw about his book, Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age. We all have underlying stories that we use to make sense of our lives, and the gospel story is the only one that really meets all our longings. Dr. Chatraw is executive director of the Center for Public Christianity, lead teacher for New City Fellows, and theologian-in-residence at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Raleigh, NC. I also tell on myself for trying to order cocaine in Brazil. Good I...
2022-10-1529 minGood Ideas For Churches012 - 70% of Churches Are On a Path Toward Closing: Here's One Church's Turnaround StoryThis episode is about church revitalization. How can we see new life breathed into a local church? Many thanks to Gary Kniseley for taking the time to share his story with us! Gary is the pastor of Maywood Evangelical Free Church in Rockford, IL. The stats I mentioned. A couple highlights: - 70% of churches are plateaued or in decline. - Only 7% of churches have helped launch a new congregation ever. - Those churches who have helped start more than one new congregation were statistically 0% for this study. S...
2022-10-1119 min
The Church LobbyShould You Start a Podcast? And Positive Ministry Trends, with Aron UtechtKarl Vaters interviews Aron Utecht, a pastor and the host of the Good Ideas for Churches podcast. Karl and Aron talk about some of the positive trends he’s been seeing in the church and among pastors, including a refocusing on mission rather than an obsession with methods.They also talk about the value of podcasting for pastors and churches, including what question we must answer before we’re ready to ask “should I start a podcast?”Hint: sometimes the answer is “no”. In a lot of situations the best use of our limited time and energy may...
2022-10-0347 minGood Ideas For Churches011 - Should You Keep that Church Program or Not? With Matt WhitmanHow do you evaluate your ministries? When is the time to quit something or double down? Matt Whitman joined me to share a plan he used to answer these questions called a Ministry Audit. If you'd like a free PDF outlining how to do a Ministry Audit, email me at aron.eyesup@gmail.com. Matt is the host of The Ten Minute Bible Hour YouTube & podcast, The Ironwood Rhino podcast, and co-hosts the No Dumb Questions podcast with Destin Sandlin. Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Mi...
2022-09-0820 minGood Ideas For Churches010 - Managing Change to Build Unity & Stay On Mission with Karl VatersKarl Vaters joined me to discuss how to manage change in the church in ways that spiritually healthy. Karl is pastor at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship in Fountain Valley, CA, the author of several books, and the host of the Can This Work In a Small Church podcast. His book, Small Church Essentials, was the jumping off point for our conversation today. You can follow his other work here, or at @KarlVaters on Twitter. Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up...
2022-08-2520 minGood Ideas For Churches009 - Daryl The Tennis Pro Will Make Your Church Better, with Daryl PaluchSuper big thanks to Daryl Paluch of The Tennis Center of the Black Hills for coming out to play ball with us! His work gives us a great picture of what we often refer to as church assimilation. Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at aron.eyesup@gmail.com.
2022-08-1627 minGood Ideas For Churches008 - Church Conflict: How to Make a Plan to Disarm It Before It Starts, with Shane HeilmanSpecial thanks to Shane Heilman for joining me to share his wisdom about disarming tension and conflict before it becomes a problem. Shane is the Producer and Chief Songwriter for the Psalms Project, where he is putting every psalm to music. Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at aron.eyesup@gmail.com.
2022-08-0317 minGood Ideas For Churches007 - Could a Side Business Help Prevent Ministry Burnout? With Jon SandersSpecial thanks to Jon Sanders for joining me on this episode! You can check out his learning community at EntrePastors.com. He also is a ministry coach for The 95 Network. Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at aron.eyesup@gmail.com.
2022-07-3016 minGood Ideas For Churches006 - A Small Church Their Community Can't IgnoreLoon Mountain Ministry began as an outreach in a resort town in Lincoln, NH, but grew into much more. They've done a ton of creative things to share the love of Christ all over their community. Special thanks to Nathan Jenkins for joining me to share their story. He serves as one of their pastors. You can see more of what they do at loonmtnministry.com. Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that...
2022-07-1414 minGood Ideas For Churches005 - A Sports Ministry Idea that Actually Reaches People? This One DoesSpecial thanks to Justin P. Taylor for joining me on the podcast! Here’s the webpage for Integrity Hockey League. Justin also dabbles in music, and you can find his single, ‘Kingdom Citizen,’ at Amazon, Spotify, Apple and Pandora. Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at aron.eyesup@gmail.com.
2022-07-0813 minGood Ideas For Churches004 - What Does An Outsider Think When They Visit Your Church? With Kurt EarlSpecial thanks to Kurt Earl for joining me! You can check out his work with coaches at culturecoordinator.com. He also serves as an Elder at First Street Bible Church. To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others, by Daniel H. Pink. For fun, I took Kurt’s challenge to think of 10 ways Information Symmetry is changing everything. Here’s a quick list of what I came up with in only a few minutes. College and Professional athletics has been impacted by this trend. Even at the...
2022-06-2721 minGood Ideas For Churches003 - An Interesting Twist on the Neighborhood Block PartySpecial thanks to Seth Gehrke for joining me and sharing your story with us! Seth is on staff at St. John Lutheran Church, in Cypress, TX. Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at aron.eyesup@gmail.com.
2022-06-1515 min
Good Ideas For Churches002 - What If You Scrapped Your Sanctuary?Thanks to Pastor Steve Vetter of Turtle Lake Baptist Church, in Turtle Lake, North Dakota for sharing your story with us! https://www.facebook.com/turtlelakebaptist/ Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? We'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at aron.eyesup@gmail.com
2022-06-0711 minGood Ideas For Churches001 - Let’s Come Up With Some Good Ideas for Churches (w/ Matt Whitman from the Ten Minute Bible Hour)What the heck is this podcast about and why do we need another church podcast!? In short, we want to help you help make things better. Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? We'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at aron.eyesup@gmail.com
2022-06-0407 min
The 95 Podcast: Conversations for Small-Church PastorsThe 10 Minute Bible Hour & Accepting God's Grace As A Pastor (w/ Matt Whitman & Aron Utecht) - Episode 131Matt Whitman originally went to school to study law. After a family tragedy struck, he came home to fill in for his dad as pastor of their church, which took him down a path of ministry that led to the eventual creation of his popular podcast and YouTube channel. Each day, the Ten Minute Bible Hour podcast provides listeners with a “fast, fun, deep dive” into the Bible. And as you can probably guess, it’s only a 10-minute listen! Matt also has a YouTube channel, which offers video titles that range from “A Protestant Talks With A Catholic Priest” to “Who Pi...
2022-05-3155 min
The 95 Podcast: Conversations for Small-Church PastorsThe 10 Minute Bible Hour & Accepting God's Grace As A Pastor (w/ Matt Whitman & Aron Utecht) - Episode 131Matt Whitman originally went to school to study law. After a family tragedy struck, he came home to fill in for his dad as pastor of their church, which took him down a path of ministry that led to the eventual creation of his popular podcast and YouTube channel. Each day, the Ten Minute Bible Hour podcast provides listeners with a “fast, fun, deep dive” into the Bible. And as you can probably guess, it’s only a 10-minute listen! Matt also has a YouTube channel, which offers video titles that range from “A Protestant Talks With A Catholic Priest”...
2022-05-3155 min
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