The Shepherds Circle

Five pastors discuss how summer youth and children's camps benefit their church families, ministry efforts, and personal lives. — Part 2 

Five pastors discuss how summer youth and children's camps benefit their church families, ministry efforts, and personal lives. 

Stan & the guys discuss pastoral codependency and methods for breaking the habit with a look at the question: "How dependent on you is your church and how well can your church function without you?" 

We'll look at why it's not healthy for the pastor to do everything for the church and in the church, how to break the cycle, tips for helping your church give you time away, and much more. 

Stan & the guys discuss the importance of staying curious and staying sharp in pastoral ministry — reading books, listening to podcasts, and more. 

This week in the circle, Stan and the guys discuss how to encourage and equip your flock through your preaching, what the evidence of spiritual growth really looks like, and much more. 

Stan and the guys round out the pastor's table talks with more laughter, tips for relaxation and stress relief, pastoral advice, and much more. 

Fun, Favorite Verses, Nothing Wasted — This is part 2 of our pastoral roundtable discussion. Topics include: family, ministry, pastoral life, signs and affirmations, kids stories, protein, God efficiency, and much more! 

Laughter, Tears, Triumphs, and Trials. — Six pastors share personal stories and their hearts for ministry in roundtable, campfire chat-style setting. 

Stan and the guys discuss three questions that you can ask your active members and cover topics like discipleship, equipping, developing, leadership, evangelism, family discipleship, goal setting, spiritual growth, and more. 

Stan and the guys discuss: 

• Limiting the church's personality 
• Ideas to get the church talking 
• Making guests matter 
• Sheep nuggets 
• Church connections 
• Tying stories together 
• Equipping the saints 
• Preaching too long 
• Converts outside the church 

Stan and the guys discuss: 

• Protecting your ministry from pride 
• Dominate leadership issues 
• Limiting ministry effectiveness 
• Body Life 
• Bi-vocational pastors 
• A little PG-13 fun from Song of Solomon 

Stan and the guys discuss some recent stats from Barna, think through modern faith struggles, and touch on Southern Baptists and core values. 

This week in the circle, Stan and the guys touch on: 

• How pride can destroy ministries and relationships
• A few stats on how Gen Z plans to retire 
• Picking the right Bible verse for a wedding 

Stan chats with Church Visuals Founder & Owner Carl Barnhill and 6:14 Ministries Communications Director Josh Givens — who also serves as Director of Training at Church Visuals — about why digital visual media matters when communicating the Gospel effectively. 

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Stan and the guys discuss Gen Z's retirement plans, giant lizards, vision sharing, volunteer development, training, volunteer term limits, and more. 

This week on the show, Stan and the guys discuss some recent research data from Barna that suggests members of Gen-Z (ages 13-28) prefer authenticity and value in-person conversations. Also, Victor has a Zacchaeus experience.  

Stan and the guys discuss the recent Shepherds Summit pastoral conference and what they learned from our keynote speaker — Jon Sanders of EntrePastors.com 

Stan and the guys discuss the importance of remaining mission focused and intentional, particularly in light of all the distractions currently swirling in modern day church world. 

The Bible is filled with warning about how prosperity causes us to forget about God. As America faces a more prosperous future the church needs to continually remind its flock that God is our provider and the one in whom we can trust.