by rg7878 | May 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
In this episode, we take a somber turn, and consider pastoral grief. I can’t recall this being addressed elsewhere, and yet as I’ve thought about it, it’s hard to think of a more consistent theme pulsing across the pastoral landscape than loss and the consequent...
by rg7878 | May 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
I write Greatheart’s Table with pastors in mind, but I know that often the themes I address apply much more broadly, and so many of you are not pastors at all. This post, aimed towards sharpening pastoral ethical standards, nevertheless lands broadly. As Christians,...
by rg7878 | May 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
This episode is another reset, one that first aired in June of 2021, and it addresses a theme I’ve often returned to: the need for pastors and others in ministry to have friends. As I get older and my friends move away or in other ways my friendships change I’m...
by rg7878 | Apr 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello, all. I’m Randy Greenwald and I want to welcome you to Greatheart’s Table. After the last episode, some have taken to addressing me “Whiney Pastor.” Given the positive response that that episode generated, I’m okay with that. Contrary to what some thought after...
by rg7878 | Apr 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Welcome to Greatheart’s Table, the podcast for pastors and others who care about ministry. I’m Randy Greenwald, and, in the words of Firefly’s Malcolm Reynolds, “I aim to misbehave.” Well, not much, really. I’m going to whine, and some may judge it to be in poor taste...
by rg7878 | Apr 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Today’s episode is what I am calling a ‘reset’. This one was written in early 2021 and released on May 24th of that year. We were a year into the pandemic, and deep into ongoing concerns regarding race. Pastors were weary of trying to hold polarized churches together....
by rg7878 | Mar 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hi! I’m Randy Greenwald, the host and ringleader of this this gang we call Greatheart’s Table. That’s strange talk, I know. But in this episode I think about the associations we seek, the gangs we join, and the way in which those choices form, or deform, us. If you...
by rg7878 | Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello, again! Welcome to Greatheart’s Table, a place for pastors and others to hang out, talk, and reflect on ministry and life. I’m Randy Greenwald. My favorite Narnian character is Puddleglum, the marshwiggle. I’m so fond that it’s a surprise that I didn’t name this...
by rg7878 | Mar 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Though pastors don’t need more people telling us what to do, my concern in what I write is, more often than not, a desire to shape the pastoral attitude that underlies pastoral practice. In this case, I want us to consider how we respond to the sin in those we care...
by rg7878 | Feb 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Greatheart’s Table, “a newsletter and podcast,” as one listener put it, “for pastors (or other leaders) challenging the unreachable expectations for modern pastors and encouraging them to be comfortable in their own skin.” I’m not sure I...
