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Does your church stream any services other than Sunday morning? Matt has decided to start streaming his Wednesday Youth services. What do you think? What are the challenges and benefits? 

Join Kyle, Phil, and Matt in a lively discussion about the unintended consequences of online church. We love online church; we need online church; but we need to do it better! One of the unintended consequences of the online paradigm is the difficulty in maintaining good connection, communication, and caring in regards to our online attenders. In other words--community! We want to help you find the best ways to do online church and we also need you to join the conversation, so please shoot us a DM, email, or comment. Thanks for joining us on the Thriving In Ministry Podcast!

Can we really engage in worship in an online service? Should Churches include their Praise and Worship sets as a part of their livestreams at all? If members only engage online, what are they missing in the area of worship? Kyle, Matt, & Phil discuss these questions and others in this episode. Join the conversation!

This week, we're beginning a mini-season featuring a few episodes in which we talk about the possible unintended consequences of online church. We start with giving and ask this compelling question: Is online giving robbing you of the opportunity to disciple your kids and new members in the area of giving? Are there other unintended consequences, and what do we do about them? Join the conversation!

On today's episode of the Thriving in Ministry Podcast, we talk about an issue close to the heart of every church leader—volunteers. We love them. Especially the most faithful ones. But if we're not careful, that faithfulness can turn to exhaustion, discouragement, and even disillusionment. How can we help them keep from getting burned out? Kyle Willis, Matt Dotson, and Phil Blount discuss this outstanding article from Churchtrac.com and speak from their own experience as well. Join the conversation!

Join us for the epic journey of 2024. Kyle, Matt & Phil have some fun talking New Year's resolutions and some other nonsense, but mostly give some pointed advice on 7 things to NOT do this year in your church. Join the conversation!

In this special episode, we take a quick break from our usual format and just hang out and talk all things Christmas! Join us as we discuss everything from Advent calendars to food to Santa Clause, i.e., does one of our staff still believe? We had a blast recording it; we hope you enjoy listening! Merry Christmas!

In our second episode of this new season and new chapter of TIM, Kyle Willis, Matt Dotson, and Phil Blount explore the question, "Is your church successful?" What does success mean for a church? Is it numbers only, or do numbers matter at all? Is it discipleship, spiritual growth, financial stability, or simply a matter of obedience to a mission? We explore these and other ideas, and we hope to hear your comments and questions as well! Join the conversation!

Kyle and Dace talk about the past and the future for their personal and professional lives as well as the TIM Podcast. Exciting things are happening!

Is the Church a business? How should it be run in a businesslike manner--if at all? Join the Conversation as Kyle introduces his new podcast cohosts Matt Dotson and Phil Blount!

On today’s episode of the Thriving in Ministry podcast, we interview Pastor Jeremy Freeman, and his son Caleb, on finding hope during catastrophe.  Jeremy Freeman is the Pastor of First Baptist Church Newcastle. Jeremy and his wife Emily have 7 children, including Trey who went home to be with the Lord as a 7 year old in September 2013. Jeremy completed his undergraduate at the Oklahoma Baptist University and received his Master of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2008. Outside of pastoring and spending time with his family, Jeremy enjoys reading, watching sports, and studying God’s Word. Jeremy Freeman is the author of the new book which releases on October 18th, entitled #butGod: The Power of Hope When Catastrophe Crashes In.  Websites and Other Links Order #butGod Book by Jeremy Freeman FBC Newcastle Daily Pastor Online Content Talanton Church Services

On today’s episode of the Thriving in Ministry podcast, we interview Matt and Allison Willis on Making Disciples, using the new MasterLife Together material.  Matt Willis | Allison Willis Bio Matt and Allison Willis are the authors of the new book MasterLife Together, which releases October 3rd through Lifeway. MasterLife Together is an updated edition of MasterLife which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and become some of the most frequently used discipleship materials over the last 40 years. Currently at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Matt Willis is the Associate Pastor of Missions and Evangelism. Matt has a master’s of divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and also co-authored Learning to Soar: How to Grow Through Transitions and Trials.   Allison is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in dietetics and is a nutrition counselor. Allison edited a simplified version of Be Transformed: Discovering Biblical Solutions to Life’s Problems, which she helped translate into South Asian languages and used to train women over- seas.  Matt and Allison Willis met each other in college on an international mission trip over 20 years ago. While serving the Lord together is how their relation- ship began, they went on to serve as missionaries with the International Mission Board for 7 years in South Asia.  I’m Kyle Willis, Founder of Talanton Church Services, and Dr. Dace Clifton, from DailyPastor.com, and a pastor from Central Texas is out on sabbatical. Websites and Other Links MasterLife Together Discipleship Curriculum I Aim to Be That Man: Avery Willis Jr. Biography Daily Pastor Online Content Talanton Church Services