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A weekly interview-style podcast where Andy Frazier and Mark Gainey sit down and have authentic conversations with church leaders you should know. The goal is to equip and encourage you as you lead the local church.

Church Leadership Podcast


    • Nov 4, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 161 EPISODES

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    The Church Leadership Podcast is an incredible resource for leaders in the church. As someone who is actively serving in the military, attending seminary, and juggling family responsibilities, I have found this podcast to be a source of encouragement and practical tips. The hosts, Mark and Andy, are both involved in local churches, so they bring real-life experiences to the table instead of just theoretical discussions. They also bring in guests who provide insightful and challenging perspectives on leadership. This podcast has not only helped me be a better leader in my church volunteering but has also impacted my leadership skills in my Navy command.

    One of the best aspects of The Church Leadership Podcast is the authenticity of the hosts and their guests. Mark and Andy share their successes as well as their failures, allowing listeners to see that leadership is not always smooth sailing but involves facing challenges head-on. This authenticity makes the content relatable and provides valuable lessons for leaders at all stages of their journey. Additionally, I appreciate that this podcast addresses every area of a leader's life and ministry - from home to pulpit to raising up other leaders. It offers a well-rounded approach to leadership development.

    While it's challenging to identify any major drawbacks of this podcast, one minor critique is that some episodes may lack structure or a clear agenda. However, this can also be seen as a positive aspect as it allows for more organic conversations and unique insights from guests. Overall, this podcast provides valuable content regardless of its occasional lack of structure.

    In conclusion, The Church Leadership Podcast is an essential resource for leaders in the church. The combination of real-life experiences from Mark and Andy with insights from various guests creates a diverse range of perspectives on leadership. Whether you're looking for advice on church ministry or personal leadership development, this podcast delivers practical tips and encouragement that will enhance your walk with Christ and impact your ministry positively. I highly recommend giving it a listen!



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    Episode 161 – Mark & Andy Discuss Soul Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 31:27


    In this episode, Mark and Andy discuss the importance of soul care in ministry, emphasizing that it’s not just about...

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    Episode 160 – Mark & Andy on Leading Church Staff Meetings

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 33:36


    Hello again, CLP Family! Mark and Andy are excited to share with you a few helpful tips and tricks on...

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    Episode 159 – Andy & Mark, The Return

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 25:34


    Welcome back! We are so glad to be recording episodes again. Yes, we have been “on a break,” but we...

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    Episode 158 – Scott Sullivan on Top Leaders & Their Curiosity & Willingness to Learn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 30:57


    Scott Sullivan, the Discipleship Catalyst for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, shares some of the observations he’s made about top...

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    Episode 157 – Andy & Mark on Handling Disappointment & Hurt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 30:57


    On this episode, Andy and Mark get very transparent and discuss how to handle disappointment and hurt in ministry. Oftentimes,...

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    Episode 156 – Craig Etheredge on Moving From Superstar Ministry Leaders to Developing a Pipeline to Make Disciples

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 30:40


    In this episode, Pastor and author, Craig Etheredge, joins Andy & Mark to discuss how to move from hiring a...

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    Episode 155 – Andy & Mark Updates & What God is Teaching Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 20:44


    In this episode, Mark & Andy share an update on what’s been going on in their lives & ministries and...

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    Episode 154 – Cody Hale on Creating & Sustaining Healthy Church Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 26:18


    Andy & Mark welcome back their great friend, Cody Hale, who is Pastor of Iron City Baptist Church in Anniston,...

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    Episode 153 – Matt Daniels on Reaching College Students & How To Impact the College Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 27:09


    Join us as we discuss what God is doing on college campuses and how churches and followers of Christ can...

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    Episode 152 – Robert Mullins on Encouragement, Sabbatical, & Finding Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 27:19


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    Episode 151 – Andy & Mark on When Groups Turn Inward

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 19:32


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    Episode 150 – Andy & Mark on Celebrating 150 & Staying In Your Lane

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 24:11


    On today’s episode, Andy & Mark celebrate the 150th episode by giving away a couple books! To enter, follow the...

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    Episode 149 – Dan Tankersley on Holistic Discipleship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 21:16


    In this week’s episode, Andy & Mark talk with Dan Tankersley, Discipleship Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Dothan, AL....

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    Episode 148 – Scott Kindig on Living Through Hurt In Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 32:38


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    Episode 147 – Andy & Mark on Summer Rhythms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 22:15


    Mark and Andy return after a few weeks away to discuss how to approach the different rhythms of church ministry...

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    Episode 146 – Mark and Andy on Avoiding Discouragement After Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 23:11


    We've had a few rough years of ministry in the local church, and for many Easter 2022 was refreshing and...

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    Episode 145 – Mark and Andy on How to Deal with Difficult People and Tough Situations in Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 23:19


    On this week's episode of the podcast, Mark and Andy talk about something all leaders in the local church deal...

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    Episode 144 – Mark & Andy on Celebrating 3 Years & Reaching New People

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 26:41


    It’s hard to believe, but this week marks 3 years since the launch of the Church Leadership Podcast! Thanks for...

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    Episode 143 – Joël Malm on Staying in Your Lane & How Our Fathers Affect Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 27:57


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    Episode 142 – David Gainey on Planting a Church & Staying and the Importance of Soul Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 35:17


    On this week’s episode, Andy and Mark get the honor of having a conversation with Mark’s brother, David Gainey. David...

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    Episode 141 – James Jackson on Pastoring During Unprecedented Times and the Importance of Scripture Memory

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 29:38


    This week on the podcast, Mark and Andy get the chance to have a great conversation with their friend, James...

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    Episode 140 – Mark and Andy on Maintaining Fidelity in Disciple Making Generations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 20:10


    This week on the podcast, Mark and Andy discuss a common question about disciple making. When multiplying disciples beyond the...

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    Episode 139 – Jody Dean on Leading Your Church From Programs to Making Disciples

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 28:30


    To grab a copy of Jody’s book, Together We Lead, click here.

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    Episode 138 – Josh Sammons on Choosing Co-Vocational Ministry, Small Town Church, & Donating a Kidney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 25:38


    On today’s episode of the podcast, we are pleased to have Dr. Josh Sammons join us! Josh is the Pastor...

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    Episode 137 – Thomas Fletcher on Co-Vocational Ministry in a Small Town & Serving as a Chaplain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 26:38


    This week on the podcast, Mark and Andy have a great conversation with Thomas Fletcher. Thomas is the Pastor of...

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    Episode 136 – Jeremy Jones on Transitioning Roles in Ministry & Pastoring For the First Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 21:19


    Today’s episode is a fun and informative conversation we had at the end of the year with Jeremy Jones, Pastor...

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    Episode 135 – Mark & Andy on the Best & Worst of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 22:59


    Hello and Happy New Year from the Church Leadership Podcast! Things don't always have to be super serious. We want...

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    CLP Episode 134 – How the Pandemic Has Affected Personal Health & Future Plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 31:18


    This week on the podcast, Mark and Andy are joined by a group of Alabama pastors they count as great...

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    Episode 133 – Scotty Goldman on Missions: Calling, Partnerships, and Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 24:12


    Welcome back to the Church Leadership Podcast! Mark and Andy are back in the saddle, and we are glad to...

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    Episode 132 – Andy & Mark on What We Didn’t Learn in Seminary: How to Hire the Right Staff

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 27:23


    This week’s episode continues the series, “What We Didn’t Learn in Seminary.” This episode is a conversation from Mark &...

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    Episode 131 – Bobby Harrington on Disciple Making & Leading Discipleship.org

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 33:46


    You are in for a treat on this week's episode (Pun intended, due to it being the week of Halloween)!...

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    Episode 130 – Andy & Mark on What We Didn’t Learn in Seminary – Social Media & Utilizing Text in Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 29:10


    Are you or is someone in your congregation looking for a way to be better equipped to serve in the...

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    Episode 129 – Russell Klinner on Thin Places & Serving at Shocco

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 31:31


    Are you or is someone in your congregation looking for a way to be better equipped to serve in the...

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    Episode 128 – Phillip Durr on Disciple Making, Church Planting, and Racial Diversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 27:10


    Are you or is someone in your congregation looking for a way to be better equipped to serve in the...

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    Episode 127 – Matt Haines and Kris Mobbs on the Role and Priority of Missions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 29:43


    We have a great episode in store this week! Mark and Andy are joined on the podcast by their friends,...

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    Episode 126 – Dann Spader on the Life of Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 27:30


    Today’s episode is brought to you by our partners at Samford MTI. To learn more about their exciting program and...

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    Episode 125 – Mark & Andy on What We Didn’t Learn in Seminary: Marketing the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 30:59


    Today’s episode is brought to you by our partners at Samford MTI. To learn more about their exciting program and...

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    Episode 124 – Ryan Whitley on a Passion to Make Disciples & Erasing Millions in Debt to Unleash Generosity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 33:21


    Today's episode is brought to you by our partners at Samford MTI. To learn more about their exciting program and...

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    Episode 123 – Andy & Mark on What We Didn’t Learn in Seminary: Life on Life Disciple-Making

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 29:00


    Today’s episode is brought to you by our partners at Samford MTI. To learn more about their exciting program and...

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    Episode 122 – Andy & Mark on Things We Didn’t Learn in Seminary: First Impressions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 27:28


    Today’s episode is brought to you by our partners at Samford MTI. To learn more about their exciting program and...

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    Episode 121 – Greg Nettle on Church Planting & Multiplying Disciples Who Make Disciples

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 29:50


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    Episode 120 – Mark & Andy on What We Didn’t Learn in Seminary: How to Lead in a Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 22:57


    The call to serve in the local church is a call to prepare, and that call requires a lifelong journey...

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    Episode 119 – Will Mancini on Future Church, the Functional Great Commission, & Connecting People to Your Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 26:47


    This week on the podcast, we are all in store for something special. Mark and Andy get the chance to...

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    Episode 118 – Zach Weihrauch on Church Planting & Reaching Communities With the Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 31:03


    We can't wait for you to listen to this week's episode of the Church Leadership Podcast. Mark and Andy get...

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    Episode 117 – Scott Sullivan on the Shifts for Post-Pandemic Church, New Metrics, and Discipleship Pathways

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 29:10


    Find out more about Scott’s ministry and connect with him at https://gabaptist.org/discipleship/. You can also download a copy of his...

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    Episode 116 – Alex Absalom on Missional Disciple Making, and Being Naturally Supernatural

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 28:10


    This week on the Church Leadership Podcast, Mark and Andy have a must-listen conversation with Alex Absalom. Alex, along with...

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    Episode 115 – Andy & Mark On What God Has Been Teaching Us & What’s Next

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 22:05


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    Episode 114 – Jennifer Foster on Leadership Principles in Ministry & Women in Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 27:29


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    Episode 113 – William Vanderbloemen on Leadership Transition & Staff Search

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 26:51


    This week on the podcast, William Vanderbloemen joins Mark and Andy for a discussion about pastor searches and succession planning....

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    Episode 112 – Ron Edmondson on Leading a Church Post-Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 25:31


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    Episode 111 – Grace Thornton on the Power of Stories & Changed Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 23:59


    You can read more from Grace at The Alabama Baptist and you can hear her podcast Stories here. You can...

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