The Birds and The Lees

What was your church's Covid experience?  Was their stress?  Was their peace?  How did your staff care of you?  Who cares for them in the midst of tremendous stress?  This bonus episode of The Birds and the Lees asks us to simply say "Thank you" to those who took on the challenge of ministry in 2020 an 2021.Music:  Funhouse by Crowander Artist Attribution and License:  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

On this episode we have a sit down with our close friend and co-host of The Big Fat Geek Podcast, Chris Turner.  Chris and his wife, Kelly are adoptive parents and Chris also contributes to The Empowered Parent podcast with Ryan and Kayla North.  We spend some time talking about foster and adoption ministry, stories from our long and distinguished friendship and just ask some random questions at the end.Music:  Funhouse by Crowander Artist Attribution and License:  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

Who are the friends that make up your community?  Everyone has a circle and tonight we get to spend some time with two of our favorite people.  Taylor and Sarah Castleberry join Nathan and Kim for some fun Friday talk.Let us know what you think and give us ideas podcastinglees@gmail.comMusic:  Funhouse by Crowander Artist Attribution and License:  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

The Birds and the Lees return!  We catch up and Kim shares the transitions of life and career she is experiencing.  Plus we have a new theme song!Music:  Funhouse by Crowander Artist Attribution and License:  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

We're Back!  Hoo Boy this one got opinionated.  Have we lost the ability to disagree as mature adults?  With the variety of feelings regarding COVID and election results, it's no wonder we get discouraged whenever we look outside our homes and families.  Nathan and Kim get down and honest about their feelings regarding what's going on in the world today.  

The train went off the rails on this one! If you hang with us you will get to hear our thoughts on the whole Covid-19 experience as well as Nathan's feeble attempt at a closing. As always you can contact us at podcastinglees@gmail.com with thoughts or suggestions

Nathan and Kim sit down with Oscar Camacho for a Zoom meeting where they talk about leading volunteers, life in quarantine with kids and Oscar's involvement with Replenish, a ministry that provides care for those in ministry who are experiencing "a tired soul". It's a fantastic ministry and one that speaks right to Nathan and Kim's heart.  Please join us for a fun and insightful conversation with a great friend.https://www.re-plenish.org/

Impact.  Shock.  Awe.  Recovery.  Where do the Lee's go from here?  As we enter the second phase of our life together, what lies in the great unknown?

It's the end of the world and this time Bruce Willis can't stop it.  Well, maybe it wasn't the end of the world but when it feels like everything is crashing down how do you keep perspective and go on?

What happens when the rug gets pulled out from under you? Nathan and Kim experience the fantasy becoming a bad dream they look to their future.

The story of Nathan and Kim continues. Sometimes in life things are cruising along and you don't realize you're heading for an accident. But sometimes there are warning signs that let you know, more than ever, you have to lean on our God.

All good characters meet at some point in the story and this is the one! How did Kim and Nathan come together? Was it love at first sight or did it take awhile? Take a listen and hear how The Birds and The Lees started

Our series continues with the first part of Nathan's story. Get to know both Kim and Nathan and what makes us tick in ministry

We are starting a new segment that gives you the history of Nathan and Kim. Who are they? Where did they come from? How does all of this tie into their ministry and family. We kick off with Part 1 of Kim's story.

Ministry is often a time of transitions and change from one position to the next.  How we do this is important.  The first part in a series on how a team works together in saying goodbye and welcoming new staff.

We have probably all seen THAT guy.  The youth pastor who is trying desperately to be cool or relevant to "the next generation".  Guess what!  We're all guilty of it at some point and Nathan is a repeat offender.  Have a little good natured fun as think back on the greatness of the 90's youth guy.

It's VBS time for Nathan and just like the majority of pastors, leaders and volunteers you can get underwater with all of the time, work and needs of those to whom you are ministering.   Relationships, rest, prayer and perspective all contribute to our health during these times.

Nathan and Kim share about their early years as a ministry family and advice for those just entering in.

Nathan and Kim let you know a little about themselves, how they met and what are their highs and lows of being a ministry family.