This Podcast is about the Culture of Appalachia and doing ministry in it.
Should we receive, reject, or redeem Thanksgiving as a holiday? How do we build a culture of thanksgiving in our churches? How do we use the Thanksgiving holiday as an opportunity to be missional? Episode Help The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join Travis, Brent, and Neil as they discuss who they would be for Halloween/Reformation Day if they could pick anyone from church history. Listen closely for some good resources! Enjoy! So who would you be? Leave us a comment, share, or like! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Most church goers and members do not like church conflict, but is it normal? Is conflict in the local church something only unhealthy churches experience? How should we think about conflict in the church when it happens? Join Brent and Travis as they explore this topic! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Are you busy with day to day to the point you con't think about the future? Do you know where are you going? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join Neil and Travis as they look of the Biblical concept of fear of man and how it can effect you ability to lead. This is part of the series "Mistakes Pastors Make" part two in the series. Helpful Reading on this Topic 1. Mistakes Leaders Make by Dave Kraft 2. When People are Big and God is Small by Edward T Welch --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join Travis and Neil as they explore three common mistakes pastors make. We would encourage you to pick up a copy of Mistakes Leaders Make by Dave Kraft as a help in understanding these better! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Why would a pastor self-sabotage? What are the two types of self-sabotage? This episode is a reminder of the importance of praying for your pastor and being a good friend to them. Helpful links: 1. Why Do Some Pastors Sabotage Their Own Ministries? 2. Dangerous Calling --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join Neil and Travis as they look at 4 dangerous church growth myths. While the church growth movement has given us some very helpful tools, it also has produced some not so helpful. We would like to thank Pastor Greg Laurie for pointing these out in his article 4 Dangerous Church Growth Myths. Please let us know if we have missed any that may need another episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
What is the Berry Bucket Theory? Why should I care about it as a pastor or lay leader? Join Neil and Travis as they dive into this church growth theory. We will find it is a helpful predictor of future behavior and church conflict. Helpful Resources: Leading and Managing Your Church --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Jesus called us to Go and Make Disciples! But how do we know we are doing that? What we focus on gets the most of our energy and attention, are we focused on the wrong things? Join our hosts Brent, Matthew, and Travis as they explore these issues. Resources mentioned in today's episode: 1. DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples 2. Future Church: Seven Laws of Real Church Growth 3. Growing Up: How to Be a Disciple Who Makes Disciples 4. The Lost Art of Disciple Making --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join our hosts Neil, Brent, and Travis as they discuss the difficult subject of plagiarism and the pulpit. What makes it so? How do you give proper citation? Please note some of the audio in this episode was not top quality, we thank you for your understanding. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
What was the convention like? What did we walk away with? Join us today as we look back to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tennessee in June 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
What is Critical Race Theory? Why we been hearing it come in conversations about the convention lately. Join our hosts Neil, Jacob, Matthew, & Travis as they converse about this issue in the Southern Baptist Convention --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
What is Critical Race Theory? Why we been hearing it come in conversations about the convention lately. Join our hosts Neil, Jacob, Matthew, & Travis as they converse about this issue in the Southern Baptist Convention. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
What is the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention? Who has been nominated so far for President of the SBC? What are some of the things to look forward to? Join our hosts they explore these questions and more looking forward to Nashville in a few short weeks. Also, check out the part 1 from last week for helpful links. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
What is the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention? Who has been nominated so far for President of the SBC? What are some of the things to look forward to? Join our hosts as they explore these questions and more looking forward to Nashville in a few short weeks. Helpful Links: 1. 2021 Annual Meeting Website 2. In Their Own Words: SBC Candidate Forum on Complementarianism (Randy Adams) 3. Hear from all four SBC Presidents on the Leadership Pipeline --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Recently Saddleback Church (the numerically largest church in the Southern Baptist Convention) ordained three women as pastors. How should we think about this? What passages apply to this situation? Will this issue become an issue again in the SBC? Join our hosts as they explore these issues of who should hold the role and function of pastor in a local church. For helpful links please see the Part 1's episode on these issues. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Recently Saddleback Church (the numerically largest church in the Southern Baptist Convention) ordained three women as pastors. How should we think about this? What passages apply to this situation? Will this issue become an issue again in the SBC? Join our hosts as they explore these issues of who should hold the role and function of pastor in a local church. Helpful Links: 1. Baptist Faith and Message 2000 2. Women Pastors, Women Preachers, and the Looming Test of the Southern Baptist Convention 3. Should Women Preach in Our Churches? 4. The Feminist Mistake: The Radical Impact of Feminism on Church and Culture --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
With July the 4th landing on a Sunday in 2021, the question looming to many pastors is what elements of patriotism should be incorporated on Sunday morning during worship? As Christians we are dual citizens of our heavenly kingdom and our earthly kingdom. Join Matthew, Neil, and Travis as they consider these issues. Helpful Links: 1. Does American Patriotism Have a Place in Worship Services? 2. Patriotism and the Church: Is It Too Much to Ask Churches to Be Careful? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
What do you need to build a solid church revitalization team? No pastor can do it alone. Join Brent and Travis as they look at the various personality types needed to give a church a much needed turnaround or relaunch. Think about your team today and pray for them. If you are missing one of the group, pray for God to send you one to fill that much needed gap today! Helpful Link: Team Building: Minders, Finders, Grinders --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Volunteers to a local church are priceless! Their hours of giving cause the church to be able to function as it should. How do we as church leaders encourage our volunteers? What are some dos and don'ts? Join hosts Neil and Travis as they discuss these issues not today's episode. Helpful Resources: 1. Four Reasons Your Church Is Losing Volunteers after COVID-19 2. 5 Surefire Ways to Recruit More Volunteers 3. 6 Ways to Lose Volunteers --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Should Pastors even do weddings? Is there a Biblical mandate for Pastors to do weddings? What should we require from the couple who desires to be married? What is the definition of marriage? Join Pastor Neil and Travis as they explore these questions and more related to weddings. Enjoy! Helpful Link on honorariums CLICK HERE! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Should Pastors even do weddings? Is there a Biblical mandate for Pastors to do weddings? What should we require from the couple who desires to be married? What is the definition of marriage? Join Pastor Neil and Travis as they explore these questions and more related to weddings. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Replanting a dying church is a unique undertaking, and over the past several years a new excitement and vision for this work has started to awaken and gain momentum. Far too often churches and pastors settling for “what they can get.” The dying church feels they cannot hire a top-shelf pastor, and men who have struggled to find a church that will hire them settle for a dying church that will call them. We are, however, starting to see a trend: God calling some top-notch men to this gritty and glorious work. Join our hosts Brent Snyder and Travis Tyler as they discuss the NAMB article by Jimbo Stewart on 13 essential characteristics of effective replanters. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Replanting a dying church is a unique undertaking, and over the past several years a new excitement and vision for this work has started to awaken and gain momentum. Far too often churches and pastors settling for “what they can get.” The dying church feels they cannot hire a top-shelf pastor, and men who have struggled to find a church that will hire them settle for a dying church that will call them. We are, however, starting to see a trend: God calling some top-notch men to this gritty and glorious work. Join our hosts Brent Snyder and Travis Tyler as they discuss the NAMB article by Jimbo Stewart on 13 essential characteristics of effective replanters. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
How do I discern if God is calling me to serve in a new church or position? Join Matthew Jacobs, Neil Nelson and Travis Tyler as they discuss these issues. Also pray for Matthew as he moves to Alabama this week! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
How do I discern if I am being called to ministry? Was I called to ministry? Join our hosts today as they share what the Bible says about a call to ministry. Also, listen to their experiences of when they were called. Helpful Link: Are You Called? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Now approaching a year since March 13, 2020, when the battle with Covid-19 started, everyone continues to muddle through a situation where the goal line seems to continually move. What has been the effect on pastors and churches? Join hosts Neil, Geren, and Travis as they discuss these issues. Helpful Connections: 1. LONG DAYS FOR LEADERS 2. Call Shepherd Care for Emotionally Healthy Ministry at 1-833-55PEACE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
What does the love of God mean? What do those who are far from God hear when they hear God loves them? How do we deal with a post-modern/post-Christian understanding of the definition of love? Join hosts Neil, Travis, and Geren as they discuss this vital doctrine. Recommend Book: The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join hosts Chris, Neil, and Travis as they reflect on the past year, pastoring through a very decisive political season. Our hosts will also talk about how to think about our current president and how we should pray for him and his family. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join hosts Brent and Travis as they interview the Vice Presidents of the NC Baptist Convention. Quintell Hill serves as Lead Pastor at Multiply Community Church in Monroe, North Carolin. Quintell serves as the First Vice President of the NC Baptist Convention. You can visit Multiply Community Church at https://multiplycc.com. Jason Miller serves in Haywood County, NC., at Ductuch Cove Missionary Baptist Church. Jason also serves as the second vice president of the NC Baptist Convention. You can visit their website at https://www.dutchcove.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join Brent and Travis as they interview the North Carolina Vice Presidents. Quintell Hill serves as Lead Pastor at Multiply Community Church in Monroe, North Carolin. Quintell serves as the First Vice President of the NC Baptist Convention. You can visit Multiply Community Church at https://multiplycc.com. Jason Miller serves in Haywood County, NC., at Ductuch Cove Missionary Baptist Church. Jason also serves as the second vice president of the NC Baptist Convention. You can visit their website at https://www.dutchcove.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join Brent and Travis as they interview the president of the North Carolina Baptist Convention, Dr. Micheal Pardue, Sr. Micheal and his wife of sixteen years, Rachel, have four sons, Elijah, Jason, Kyle, Micheal, Jr., and three daughters, Kristen, Addelyen, and Lilyanna. Micheal is a native of Taylorsville, NC, where he grew up at East Taylorsville Baptist Church. He was baptized in 1995 and answered the call into vocational ministry at 13. Micheal holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC, a M.C.M. from the T. Walter Brashier Graduate School at North Greenville University in Greer, SC., and an Ed.D. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Pardue is active in local, state, and national Southern Baptist Convention life. He currently serves as President of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. You can contact Micheal at mpardue@fbicard.org. NOTE: This is part 2 of the interview, please go back to last week's episode for the whole conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join Brent and Travis as they interview the president of the North Carolina Baptist Convention, Dr. Micheal Pardue, Sr. Micheal and his wife of sixteen years, Rachel, have four sons, Elijah, Jason, Kyle, Micheal, Jr., and three daughters, Kristen, Addelyen, and Lilyanna. Micheal is a native of Taylorsville, NC, where he grew up at East Taylorsville Baptist Church. He was baptized in 1995 and answered the call into vocational ministry at 13. Micheal holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC, a M.C.M. from the T. Walter Brashier Graduate School at North Greenville University in Greer, SC., and an Ed.D. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Pardue is active in local, state, and national Southern Baptist Convention life. He currently serves as President of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. You can contact Micheal at mpardue@fbicard.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join host Travis Tyler as he interviews Pastor John Stickland on the topic of worship through music in the local body. Below you will find helpful resources on this topic referenced in the show. Resources: Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship by David Peterson https://www.amazon.com/Engaging-God-Biblical-Theology-Worship/dp/0830826971/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=engaging+with+god&qid=1607013809&sr=8-2 Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapel https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Centered-Worship-Letting-Gospel-Practice/dp/0801098114/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=christ+centered+worship&qid=1607013847&sr=8-2 True Worshipers by Bob Kauflin https://www.amazon.com/True-Worshipers-Seeking-What-Matters/dp/1433542307/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=true+worshipers&qid=1607013869&sr=8-2 Gravity and Gladness DVD https://www.crossway.org/books/gravity-and-gladness-dvd/ Gravity and Gladness On-Demand (Free) https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/gravity-and-gladness-session-1 Gravity and Gladness PDF Study Guide (Free) http://cdn.desiringgod.org/pdf/dvd_studyguides/SGGGW.pdf --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
What will the be rubrics that we use to measure ministry coming out of Covid-19? What should we be thinking through now to make good decisions? Join our hosts Brent, Chris, Jacob, and Travis as they discuss these in a two part series. THE NEW CHARACTERISTICS OF CHURCHES THAT WILL BE IN DECLINE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join Travis and Brent as they share their biggest take homes from the North Carolina Baptist Annual State Convention. Click Here for the link to the NC state videos and resources. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
What is Christmas Creep? How do we, as church leaders, take advantage of a holiday that keeps getting celebrated earlier and earlier? Join our hosts Travis, Brent, and Chris, as they discuss these issues! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join Travis as he interviews two young men who can help you and your church establish an online ministry. They can also help you improve one if you already have one. Here is the Contract for Jacob and Caleb. Link and Contacts Below: Visit Aegis Web Design Click Here Email: kalebpierce@gmail.com Or Call Kaleb Pierce at 423-552-5256 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join hosts Chris, Geren, and Travis as they discuss the important ministry of visiting the sick. They give dos and don'ts for visiting the sick and share a couple of funny stories! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
The Apostle Paul tells us to "give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:18) But how do we do this? Do we have a theology of thanksgiving for our church? What are we doing to build a culture of thanksgiving? Join Hosts Chris, Geren, and Travis as they discuss these issues! Helpful Link: BUILDING A CULTURE OF THANKFULNESS --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
What can be three of the most painful words for a pastor to hear? Have you ever wondered how people leaving the church affects your pastor? How do we deal with it at a spiritual and emotional level? How do we think about people leaving the church from a theological perspective? Join hosts Geren and Travis along with guest host Neil Nelson as they discuss these issues. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Are demons real? What are demons? What does the Bible say about demons? How should we think about them? Hosts Geren Street and Travis Tyler as they discuss these issues from a biblical perspective. Helpful Links: 1. What does the Bible Say about Demons? 2. Pastor John Piper's Encounter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Ephesians 2:20 tells us to "built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone." The foundation has been giving in the Word of God, so what should we think about those who claim to have more revelation or new revelation? What is a cult or new religious movement? The United States breeds new religious movements, but how do they work? Join our hosts today as they discuss these issues. Helpful Links: What is a Cult? https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ask+pastor+t&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 What is a New Religious Movement? https://askpastort.blogspot.com/2016/11/what-is-cult.html --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Should we in the church participate in any level in Halloween? Should we outright reject Halloween? Can it be redeemed for the Great Commission? Join hosts Travis, Matthew, Chris, Geren, and Jacob as they discuss the views. Helpful Links: https://askpastort.blogspot.com/search?q=halloween http://betweenthetimes.com/index.php/2010/09/28/why-all-good-christians-should-celebrate-halloween/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join host Travis Tyler as he interviews Pastor Ron Owens, Pastor Emeritus of Grace Baptist Church in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Ron has been in ministry since 1971 and has had the privilege to lead in over 500 funerals through the years. While all are encouraged to listen, this episode aims to be a helpful conversation to those who attend church, and are not ordained pastors. We will discuss questions on the stages of grief, cremation, and honorariums. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join host Travis Tyler as he interviews Pastor Ron Owens, Pastor Emeritus of Grace Baptist Church in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Ron has been in ministry since 1971 and has had the privilege to lead in over 500 funerals through the years. This episode is a conversation targeted at helping pastors with funerals. Some Helpful Resources: Conducting Gospel-Centered Funerals by Brian Croft and Phil Newton Shepherding in the Shadow of Death by Paul W. Powell and Mark Dance The Hardest Sermons You'll Ever Have to Preach by Bryan Chappell The Pastor's Manual by James Randolph Hobbs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Join host Travis Tyler as he interviews now retired missionary Joe Ledford. Joe has served in Canada and Townsend, TN. Hear how God has worked in his life and the people he has had the joy to serve. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
How should we deliver a sermon? Are there do's and don'ts? Join hosts Travis, Matthew, Geren, Chris, and guest host Neil Nelson as they discuss the importance of delivering a sermon while in the pulpit. This is part three of a three part series, we would encourage you to go back and listen to the other two. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
How long does it take to prepare a sermon: Hours, Days, Years? Join our hosts as they discuss keys for their preparations. we borrowed the title for this episode from the Prince of Preachers, C.H. Spurgeon, where he writes, "I prepared these figures and metaphors, that they may serve as feathers for arrows- arrows of gospel truth which I pray may be made sharp in the hearts of the King's enemies." May these episodes give you a few feathers for your arrows! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
Have you ever wondered what preaching is? What are the types? What are the styles? And perhaps one of the most critical questions on preaching, "What is the goal of preaching?" Join hosts Geren, Jacob, Chris, and Travis along with returning host Neil Nelson for a helpful discussion on these topics. Recommended Reads: 1. Preaching With Bold Assurance. 2. Biblical Preaching 3. Christ-Centered Preaching --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message
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