Gospel
Episode 64: Pastors and Preaching the Gospel to Yourself
This week Ronjour and Brandon discuss the importance of preaching the gospel to yourself.
Preaching
current events
Episode 63: Pastors and Addressing Current Events (with Nathaniel Williams)
In this week's episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon discuss pastors and addressing current events with special guest Nathaniel Williams (Pastor of Cedar Rock FBC).
Andrew Hébert
Episode 61: Pastors and Character (with Andrew Hébert)
In this week’s episode, Ronjour and Brandon are joined by Dr. Andrew Hébert (Pastor of Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo, TX) to discuss pastors and character.Why is character so important in pastoral ministry? Should the pastor’s character be a higher priority than his preaching? How can pastors shepherd with character on social media? Join us this week as we tackle these questions (and many more)!
Church Membership
Episode 59: Pastors and Equipping Members
In this week’s episode of Pastor Matter, Ronjour and Brandon discuss the importance of equipping members in a local church.
Pastor Matters
Episode 55: Pastors and Preaching After a Rough Week (with Quentin Self)
In this week’s episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon are joined by Quentin Self (Senior Pastor of Shiloh Terrace Baptist Church) to discuss pastors and preaching after a rough week.
Julius J. Kim
Episode 53: Pastors and Preaching: Designing and Delivering Sermons (with Julius Kim)
In this week’s episode, Ronjour and Brandon discuss sermon design and delivery with Dr. Julius Kim (President of The Gospel Coalition).
Juan Sanchez
Episode 51: Pastors and Leadership (with Juan Sanchez)
In this week’s episode, Ronjour and Brandon discuss leadership with Dr. Juan Sanchez (Pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church).
ministry
Episode 50: Pastors and Life in Ministry (with Neal Thornton)
In this week’s episode, Ronjour and Brandon are joined by one of our regular contributors, Dr. Neal Thornton, to discuss the life of a pastor.
Difficulty
Preaching After a Rough Week
An airplane cuts through some clouds without the slightest jostle. Other clouds jolt the plane with such turbulence that people lift out of seats as in a school bus barreling over railroad tracks at 60 miles per hour. Like clouds, the trials that generate a rough week come in all shapes and sizes.
Colossians
Episode 49: Pastors and Preaching through Colossians (with Scott Pace)
In this week’s episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon sit down with Dr. Scott Pace to discuss pastors and preaching through Colossians.
Attention
Preaching to Short Attention Spans
In a world of endless distractions, it can seem that attention spans are getting shorter. We see how digital media is designed to cater to short attention spans by feeding people with snack-sized news stories, tweets, and videos, in order to keep their gaze captivated for as long as possible before they get bored and move on.
Neal Thornton
Tips for the Trial Sermon: Preaching in View of a Call
A few months back, our church called a student pastor to join our pastoral team. Like many churches, ours formed a search committee to seek after God’s man for this particular role. After months of diligent searching, they unanimously landed on a recent graduate from Southeastern Seminary. He came highly recommended by his past professors as well as pastors at his then-current place of ministry.
Notes
Episode 45: Pastors and Preaching Without Notes
Notes or no notes? In this week’s episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon discuss pastors and preaching without notes.
Matthew Kim
Episode 41: Pastors and Preaching to People in Pain (with Matthew Kim)
In our first episode of the season, Ronjour sits down with Dr. Matthew Kim (George F. Bennett Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology at Gordon-Conwell) to discuss his most recent book, Preaching to People in Pain.
Pastors
The Power of a Preaching Process
My family and I moved from High Point, North Carolina to Dallas, Texas in March. The “settling in” process has taken far longer than we imagined. Losing one of our children in a pile of boxes is no longer a threat but there are still at least a dozen boxes that remain unopened.
Nathaniel Williams
Episode 38: Pastors and Rural Ministry (with Nathaniel Williams)
In this episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon discuss pastoring in a rural context with Nathaniel Williams (Senior Pastor of Cedar Rock First Baptist Church).
Gospel
The Importance of Connecting Biblical Commands to Gospel Truths
Years ago, a high-school student stayed behind after a Bible study to talk with me one-on-one. The lesson that evening had been on the importance of a consistent prayer life. The young man was a growing Christian, a leader, and yet, he confessed how badly he struggled with prayer.
Funeral
Episode 34: Pastors and Suicide (Part 1)
In this episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon begin a two-part conversation on pastors and suicide. This week, the guys will be discussing how to preach and preside over a funeral for someone who has taken their life.
Comparison
Pastors, Preach the Gospel…to Yourself
Can I confess something? I used to hate going to pastor’s conferences.To be clear, this was never the fault of the conference. Most that I’ve attended have done an incredible job of trying to offer a place of rest and encouragement for those in ministry. It wasn’t an issue with the content, who was speaking, or the accommodations available.
Expository Preaching
Episode 33: Pastors and Student Ministry (with Mark Young)
In this special episode of Pastor Matters, Brandon sits down with Mark Young (Student Pastor at Swift Creek Baptist Church) to discuss preaching and student ministry.
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