Being 2nd Best

Hop in our light hearted conversation about heretics.

Tune in as we talk about the sign gifts place in the church.

We talk about David's experience with that dang virus and all the trappings the world offers to go with it.

We're back after our summer break and we're easing back into episodes... not.

Jump into our conversation about social media. It surely won't offend anyone....

Listen as we're sure to make someone mad as we bemoan the covid church attendance trends of 2020 and 2021. Trigger warning; we're grumpy.

Grab a chocolate bunny or jelly beans and tune in as we deconstruct and reconstruct the Easter holiday.

Join Justin and David as they dive deep into what christian meditation really is.

Today we tackle unrepentant sin, confession and accountability in light of recent church scandals in our culture.

Hop into our conversation on the difference of service, missions, and evangelism.

Lets kick off the year talking about balancing time in a real practical way. Really I just wanted to talk about anything but politics.

Join in as David and Justin talk about christians celebrating secular holidays.

Join is as David and Justin discuss the role of pastoring and partnering with parents versus being a substitute spiritual parent to students.

We tackle the topic of culture in the church and knowing what to do with politics and identity as leaders.

We welcome you into our conversation on reaching no believers while still protecting the church

Join us as we discuss the method and purpose of church

This week David and Justin discuss hard days of ministry dealing with death, grief, loss and pain as a corporate body of believers.

Join us this week when we sit down with Cory West of Murphy FBC in Murphy, NC to talk about his dual role as custodian and student minister.

This week we talk with our guess Brayden Nones of Red Oak Church in Andrews North Carolina, about the learning curve of year 1 in ministry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week we sit down with Matthew Lunsford Ministry Associate of Exodus Church Belmont and talk about being the jack of all trades and the catch all of ministry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week we interview our lead pastors and ask user submitted questions that folks have been afraid to ask or never had the chance to ask their lead Pastors. *Spoiler these were not easy questions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We take a moment to tackle the weight of ministry in light of the recent deaths of Jarid Wilson and Darin Patrick. This is a weighty episode on suicide and depression listener discretion advised. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Anybody else hitting the wall with everything in the season of social distance and shutdown. Join us as we talk about what it's like to struggle through this season. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jump into our chat with Jeff Stanford of First Priority as we talk about serving students and teachers through campus ministry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join us this week as we interview volunteer worship leader and bi-vocational church worker Caleb Garrett about balancing work, ministry, family, and free time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode Justin and David discuss the importance of having men and women in your life that are outside of your church but understand the burden of your role in ministry. They lay out the role of their youth worker coalition and its importance in their individual ministries. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We had a different plan for our introductory episode, but then this pandemic gripped the nation so we decided to tackle it instead. Join Justin and David as they taught about dealing with the crisis from the second chair. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Want to know what Being 2nd Best is all about. Join us the first and third Friday of every month and Justin and a slew of other ministry workers talk about struggles, solutions, tips, tricks, and general encouragement for fighting the good fight of being a church worker and serving as the number 2. We'll talk with Worship Pastors, Tech Team members, Kids Ministry directors, counselors, church greeters, associate Pastors, evangelists, bio vocational leaders, volunteers, and even the janitor. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app