Reset 18. The Inertia of the Ordinary

Pastors are always having to decide what to do. In our day of political turmoil, especially, touching as it does on a plethora of deeply meaningful moral concerns many of us feel that we need to do something, and if we don’t, our parishioners as well as internet...

Reset 17. What Can the Righteous Do?

The following episode was first aired in September of 2021. The frustration, hopelessness, and caution, it touches upon remain relevant today for pastors and others. We are urged to do something! We are told to act! But what does that mean? What are we to do? What can...

131. The Rise of the Micro-Church

Hello. I’m Randy, and I pastor a small church. That, of course, is meant to sound like the stereotyped introduction of an AA meeting.  But this is not an admission that this idea of “Small Church Thinking” which has occupied us recently arises from my being...

130. The Three Priorities of Small Church Thinking

Hi! Thanks for joining us around Greatheart’s Table. If you are new, I particularly welcome you. Our goal is to start and sustain conversations that help pastors thrive, but we find that these things have meaning for people in all life situations. So whatever your...