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Bob and Doug talk to Brad Griffin, a youth ministry lifer about the research of his newest book Faith Beyond Youth Ministry. Youth ministers, parents, pastors, elders, volunteers… everyone needs to listen.  If you are a youth pastor or volunteer, thank you!    Book: Faith Beyond Youth Group: Five Ways to For Character and Cultivate Life Long Discipleship   Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org   We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]   If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships:   • 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m   • For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram!   • Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today.   **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com   If this podcast adds value to you, your team, or your organization, consider (1) subscribing (2) leaving a review and (3) sharing it with others   

Bob and Doug talk to church planter and near death experiences researcher John Burke about his new book Imagine the God of Heaven. This was a very interesting conversation and we hope it is encouraging to you.   Links  John’s Book: Imagine The God of Heaven  You can read the first 3 chapters immediately ï Chapters 1-3 - immediate access here Watch a sample week of the 4-week small group Video curriculum which goes with a Study Guide to help participants go deeper into scripture on the attributes and character of God, FREE week of the video curriculum with intriguing NDE interviews here We will have a 4 week series with message transcripts along with about 15 shorter 3 min testimony videos you can show in the message each week (available in December). For more information on the sermon series email:  [email protected] Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org  We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]  If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships: 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram! Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today. **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com  If this podcast adds value to you, your team, or your organization, consider (1) subscribing (2) leaving a review and (3) sharing it with others 

Doug has a conversation with Jay Kim about the book of Colossians.  Jay wrote a bible study guide on the book that came out of a sermon series on Colossians.  We also talk about the trend of pastors leading churches that look totally different after the pandemic.  Jay talks about saying goodbye to good people and the toll it takes on the life of the pastor and the life of the church.  We hope you enjoy this episode.  Jay’s book: Colossians Bible Study Guide Jay’s website: https://jaykimthinks.com/  Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org  We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]  If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships: 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram! Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today. **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com  If this podcast adds value to you, your team, or your organization, consider (1) subscribing (2) leaving a review and (3) sharing it with others 

Happy November, we are really excited to start out this month with an epic interview with Lee Strobel about his new book Is God Real? Exploring the Ultimate Question of Life. We get into some great practical resources for churches around evangelism and apologetics.  Send this to the evangelists in your churches, they will be blessed.   Lee’s book: Is God Real? Exploring the Ultimate Question of Life Lee’s website: www.LeeStrobel.com The Strobel Center at Colorado Christian University: https://www.ccu.edu/continuing-education/strobel-center/  Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org  We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]  If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships: 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram! Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today. **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com  If this podcast adds value to you, your team, or your organization, consider (1) subscribing (2) leaving a review and (3) sharing it with others 

Pastors and leaders, thanks for the ways in which you serve behind the scenes of your congregations, it may not be noticed, but we see it, and we thank you for it.  This week, We have a conversation with Doug’s co-pastor Ben Pitzen.  Many are blessed to work on healthy teams but I am blessed to work with Ben.  He is gracious, compassionate, patient, and kind.  He is my friend and I am glad that you all get a chance to learn with him and from him.   Ben Pitzen: [email protected] Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org  We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]  If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships: 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram! Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today. **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com  If this podcast adds value to you, your team, or your organization, consider (1) subscribing (2) leaving a review and (3) sharing it with others 

Jason is an international speaker on the topic of chastity, love, sexuality, gender identity to high school and college students.  It is evident that he has a heart for the Gospel and young people and we are grateful to have him on MMP.  Also, Jason is the first Catholic that we have had the privilege to interview and learn from.  Resources  Jason’s ministry: www.chasity.com  Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org  We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]  If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships: 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram! Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today. **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com  If this podcast adds value to you, your team, or your organization, consider (1) subscribing (2) leaving a review and (3) sharing it with others 

Pastor appreciation month is hear!  On behalf of Bob, Doug, and the folks at Kairos Partnerships we want to say a big thanks for all you do.  We hope you learn as you listen to deep discernment, wisdom, and decision making on the craft of naming your sermon as to not be confused with a romance novel title.  Big thanks to our guest and friend Caleb Mangum of https://www.nuttynovelties.com  Lastly, we will be giving away books, a hand written poem, and other prizes all month long each Wednesday with our special podcast Romance novel title or Sermon title.  Here are the ways to get your name in the drawings.   1. Subscribe, leave a review and email [email protected]  2. If you are already subscribed, leave us a review and email [email protected]  3. Share an MMP episode on one of your socials/tag Facebook and Instagram and email [email protected]  Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org  We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]  If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships: 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram! Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today. **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com  If this podcast adds value to you, your team, or your organization, consider (1) subscribing (2) leaving a review and (3) sharing it with others 

Pastors and leaders, thanks for the ways in which you serve behind the scenes of your congregations, it may not be noticed, but we see it, and we thank you for it.  This week, We have a conversation with my(Doug’s) spiritual director about spiritual direction, life as a minister and the need to care for pastors.  I have known Owen for years now and I am so glad I have a chance to interview him and share his wisdom with you all.   Owen Brock: http://antiphio.com/about-owen-brock/ Lastly, we will be giving away books, a hand written poem, and other prizes all month long each Wednesday with our special podcast Romance novel title or Sermon title.  Here are the ways to get your name in the drawings.   1. Subscribe, leave a review and email [email protected]  2. If you are already subscribed, leave us a review and email [email protected]  3. Share an MMP episode on one of your socials/tag Facebook and Instagram and email [email protected]  Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org  We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]  If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships: 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram! Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today. **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com 

Pastor appreciation month is here!  On behalf of Bob, Doug, and the folks at Kairos Partnerships we want to say a big thanks for all you do.  We hope you learn as you listen to deep discernment, wisdom, and decision making on the craft of naming your sermon as to not be confused with a romance novel title.  Big thanks to our guest and friend Caleb Mangum of https://www.nuttynovelties.com  Lastly, we will be giving away books, a hand written poem, and other prizes all month long each Wednesday with our special podcast Romance novel title or Sermon title.  Here are the ways to get your name in the drawings.   1. Subscribe, leave a review and email [email protected]  2. If you are already subscribed, leave us a review and email [email protected]  3. Share an MMP episode on one of your socials/tag Facebook and Instagram and email [email protected]  Resources  Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org  We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]  If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships: 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram! Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today. **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com  If this podcast adds value to you, your team, or your organization, consider (1) subscribing (2) leaving a review and (3) sharing it with others 

Leadership is hard if anyone offers you a quick and easy guide to leadership bliss, run away. As we are in Pastor Appreciation month we want to acknowledge how hard it is to lead, and we want to say thank you for leading pastors!  Keep it up!  On to our show, It isn’t everyday you have a chance to talk to a former NFL player turned pastor (Leonce) and a leading church researcher (Warren) at the same time! The stories are rich, and there are some fantastic thoughts to chew on as we work to build trust and resilience in the teams we serve on.  We hope you enjoy this podcast!  Resources  Book: The Resilience Factor  Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org  We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]  If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships: 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram! Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today. **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com  If this podcast adds value to you, your team, or your organization, consider (1) subscribing (2) leaving a review and (3) sharing it with others 

Pastor appreciation month is hear!  On behalf of Bob, Doug, and the folks at Kairos Partnerships we want to say a big thanks for all you do.  We hope you enjoy the poem written by our friend Caleb Mangum.  Lastly, we will be giving away books, a hand written poem, and other prizes all month long each Wednesday with our special podcast Romance novel title or Sermon title.  Here are the ways to get your name in the drawings.   1. Subscribe, leave a review and email [email protected]  2. If you are already subscribed, leave us a review and email [email protected]  3. Share an MMP episode on one of your socials/tag Facebook and Instagram and email [email protected]  Resources  On World Mental Health Day (October 10), Spiritual First Aid will join forces with Hope Made Strong and Biola’s Rosemead School of Psychology/Mental Health in the Church Initiative to present the Church Mental Health Summit. The free online summit for church leaders is a one-day event that will be available on-demand Monday, October 10th from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET.  Featured speakers include such prominent industry leaders in faith and mental health as Dr. Anita Phillips, John Townsend, Kay Warren, Danielle Strickland, Dr. Victor Counted, J.R. Briggs, and many more. Additional information and registration for the event are available at http://www.ChurchMentalHealthSummit.com. Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org  We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]  If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships: 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram! Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today. **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com  If this podcast adds value to you, your team, or your organization, consider (1) subscribing (2) leaving a review and (3) sharing it with others 

Pastors, you are not immune from experiencing struggles with mental health.  let that sink in.  Much of our job places us in the middle of some very tense and difficult moments in the lives of the people we serve.  These experiences can lead to some serious depletion and damage to our mental health.  We hope that: 1. You will hear something in this podcast that encourages you and helps you know that you are not alone and what you are going through is not because you don’t _______ enough.  2. If you are struggling, get help, talk to someone there are many counselors and gifted thrapists who have deep wells of compassion for pastors.  3. Consider signing up and bringing your team the Church Mental Health Summit on October 10th you can sign up for free and find our more information @ http://www.ChurchMentalHealthSummit.com.   Resources  Article on burnout: https://www.spiritualfirstaid.org/101-ways-to-overcome-burnout On World Mental Health Day (October 10), Spiritual First Aid will join forces with Hope Made Strong and Biola’s Rosemead School of Psychology/Mental Health in the Church Initiative to present the Church Mental Health Summit. The free online summit for church leaders is a one-day event that will be available on-demand Monday, October 10th from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET.  Featured speakers include such prominent industry leaders in faith and mental health as Dr. Anita Phillips, John Townsend, Kay Warren, Danielle Strickland, Dr. Victor Counted, J.R. Briggs, and many more. Additional information and registration for the event are available at http://www.ChurchMentalHealthSummit.com. Information for coaching and spiritual direction can be found at www.kairospartnerships.org  We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line.  Doug – [email protected] Bob – [email protected]  If you are looking to grow in your leadership we highly encourage you to check out these free resources from Kairos Partnerships: 5 Things In 5 Minutes - a weekly newsletter written by J.R. Briggs that is full of great leadership content that can be read in 5 minutes or less! Here’s the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m For daily leadership content for you and your team follow Kairos Partnerships on Facebook and Instagram! Coaching is a powerful leadership tool that many pastors are taking advantage of through Kairos Partnerships, and the best part is you can try it for free!  If you want to schedule a free exploratory call with Doug, Bob, or another coach on the team head over to http://www.kairospartnerships.org/coaching and schedule your call today. **Monday Morning Pastor is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions www.onalimbproductions.com  If this podcast adds value to you, your team, or your organization, consider (1) subscribing (2) leaving a review and (3) sharing it with others