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  This week, I’m sharing with you 3 Top 5 in Under 5 segments as an episode. There are 3 great guys sharing some great thoughts; Andrew Linder sharing his top 5 tips for equipping families in your church to raise godly children in an ungodly culture, Matt McMorris shares his top 5 tips for music directors, and Andrew Smith shares his top 5 thoughts for how to handle criticism. Great stuff! Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest contributors: Andrew Linder Twitter: @AndrewLinder Pastor Andrew is the Administrative and Children’s Pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Tremont, IL. He is passionate about ministering to kids and their families, as well as equipping other parents and ministry leaders to do the same. He founded KidzBlast Ministries in 2008, which provides effective and proven children’s ministry resources at KidzBlast.com.  He also blogs about parenting and children’s ministry at andrewscottlinder.com. Andrew, his wife, Charity, and their four children relocated back to central Illinois in 2015.   Matt McMorris Twitter: @MattMcMorris Matt and Kristi McMorris have served in church ministry for over 10 years. While Matt still serves as an assistant pastor part-time at Faith Baptist Church in Monee, Illinois, they chose to branch out and start Ramp Media. They found themselves doing some work with photography, video, and social media management and found that it was something they enjoyed doing, and thought it would be helpful for small business. Matt is a musician, social media junkie and a big fan of photography. Photographing weddings and families is one of the things he enjoys most in life outside of his work with his church and Ramp Media. You can check out more of his photography here.   Andrew Smith Twitter: @PurpleHeartVet Andrew Smith is a former infantry soldier who was wounded in Fallujah, Iraq in 2003. His passion is serving God and following that call no matter where it leads.  After being on staff at a local church for 10 years, he accepted a position with Rooftop Missions and is currently serving as Director of Rooftop Missions. This episode was made possible by The Ries Family – Missionaries to Thailand Watch our Video Presentation Learn more at ThaiLight.org Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes below. Call (317) 560-4048 to leave a voicemail. Email feedback@MinistryConnectionPodcast.com Record feedback using the button on the right side of the page ———> The post #078 – Top 5 in Under 5 Apalooza appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

  I’m extremely excited to introduce you to a podcast that I’ve come to love. This week, I interview Pastor Ronnie Brown, the producer of the new podcast FORGOTTEN. Here’s what it’s all about: Forgotten is a brief audio journey through historic happenings of the Christian faith. Each episode recounts the acts of God’s supernatural hand in the events of man or the testimony of extraordinary sacrifice of devoted followers of Jesus Christ. The effort of this broadcast is to strengthen our faith in God and resolve our hearts to trust Him no matter what. The reason for telling these stories is that we may not forget. Let us not be accused of forgetting our God: “…yet my people have forgotten me…” Jeremiah 2:32 Each episode is written and produced by Ronnie Brown. Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Ronnie Brown Pastor Ronnie Brown is a native of Trenton, Georgia. Despite being raised in church all his life, he was saved on March the 20th, 1994, at the age of 21. On July 22nd, 2001, Bro. Ronnie surrendered his life to preach the Word of God. On June 3rd, 2007, he answered God’s call to become the pastor of Bethany Baptist Church. Bro. Ronnie was married to Sis. Carey (a native of East Ridge Tennessee) on October 24 1998. They have four children. Grayson, Evan, Calynn. His oldest daughter Allison is married to Garrett. Bro. Ronnie and Sis. Carey have one grandson, Westin. Links to resources mentioned in this episode: The FORGOTTEN Podcast FORGOTTEN in iTunes Support FORGOTTEN via Patreon This episode was made possible by The Ries Family – Missionaries to Thailand Watch our Video Presentation Learn more at ThaiLight.org Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes below. Call (317) 560-4048 to leave a voicemail. Email feedback@MinistryConnectionPodcast.com Record feedback using the button on the right side of the page ———> The post #077 – Ronnie Brown, Host of Forgotten appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Jimmy Reagan He is married to his sweetheart Alicia Reagan and together they have 6 children. They love serving the Lord together. Besides being a pastor and pastor’s wife, Jimmy and Alicia occasionally work with disability ministry. Alicia has been a T10 paraplegic since 2009. God’s grace has been sufficient for Pastor Reagan and his family.  He is pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Leesville, South Carolina. He loves preaching and pastoring. He has a good-sized library and loves reading and talking about books. Many posts on this blog will be book reviews. He’s  married to a wonderful lady who just happens to be in a wheelchair since 2009. On occasion he will blog on the effects of disability on his life and the life of his family. As a Christian who loves the Lord and His Word he blogs about various spiritual subjects too. Feel free to contact him by message or Facebook (Jimmy Reagan) as He loves to talk about books, pastoral subjects, or disability subjects. He has reviewed books for several publishers including Thomas Nelson, Kregel, Kregel Academic, Bethany House, Zondervan, Carta, Eerdmans, Baker Academic, New Leaf, Multnomah, Tyndale, Moody, Rose Publishing, IVP, Hendrickson, Baker and Broadman & Holman for Christian books and Simon and Schuster in non-fiction and looks forward to doing more in the future! Twitter: @JimmyReagan1 Links to resources mentioned in this episode: TheReaganReview.com AliciaReagan.com This episode was made possible by The Ries Family – Missionaries to Thailand Watch our Video Presentation Learn more at ThaiLight.org Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes below. Call (317) 560-4048 to leave a voicemail. Email feedback@MinistryConnectionPodcast.com Record feedback using the button on the right side of the page ———> The post #076 – Jimmy and Alicia Reagan’s Story appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Missionary Matt Goins The Goins family arrived in Honduras in December of 2004, after one year of language school in San Jose, Costa Rica. They have been instrumental in the founding of one church so far, Iglesia Bautista El Faro in El Progreso, Honduras. Matt currently serves as the lead pastor and Bible Institute director. Dallita faithfully directs the ladies and nursery ministries while also homeschooling their three boys, Joash, Jadon, and Justus. The Goins Family prayer letter from October 2016. Twitter: @TeamHonduras Links to resources mentioned in this episode: Team Honduras website This episode was made possible by The Ries Family – Missionaries to Thailand Watch our Video Presentation Learn more at ThaiLight.org Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes below. Call (317) 560-4048 to leave a voicemail. Email feedback@MinistryConnectionPodcast.com Record feedback using the button on the right side of the page ———> The post #075 – Missions in El Progresso, Honduras w/ Matt Goins appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Dr. Mike Mutchler Pastor Mike Mutchler and wife Vicky came to Oregon in the summer of 1984 to start Grand View Baptist Church. They started that Fall with 75 people, and met in rented facilities until they purchased 12 acres on Hwy 213 and Leland Road. The congregation built the first building themselves, and then every few years added another. Grand View Baptist Church now has 17 acres and averages about 1,000 in the Sunday School Bible Classes, with a growing Spanish ministry that averages over 300 each week. Twitter: @MikeMutchler Links to resources mentioned in this episode: Continue Discipleship Materials Idea Talks Podcast Rainer on Leadership Podcast Leadership Momentum Podcast Church Leaders Podcast ChurchLeaders.com Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast This episode was made possible by The Ries Family – Missionaries to Thailand Watch our Video Presentation Learn more at ThaiLight.org Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes below. Call (317) 560-4048 to leave a voicemail. Email feedback@MinistryConnectionPodcast.com Record feedback using the button on the right side of the page ———> The post #074 – Leadership Q & A with Pastor Mike Mutchler appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! This week on the podcast, I share a discussion that I had with Dr. Robert Bakss about his book Worship Wars. Here is a description of the book from their website: Many grapple today with what the proper style of music for church should be, and sadly it becomes a worship war. Like the movie Star Wars, the battles rage from episode to episode, with Bible verses being used as the proverbial light sabres to attack and defend each other. This book answers the questions amongst Christians and churches today in regard to worship music and appropriate styles and genres. It provides clear, concise guidelines, Biblical principles and practical suggestions to adopting a modern, relevant and blended approach to worship music. It is a biblical guide to worship music spanning early church history to the present day, providing research to support the implementation of a balanced blend of traditional and contemporary worship music in churches. I hope that this episode is helpful to you! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Dr. Robert Bakss After completing a law degree and pursuing a career in law, God called Robert Bakss to the ministry in 1988. Pastor Bakss, who accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Saviour in 1979, often states God called him from “man’s law to God’s law”! He is currently the senior pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia and has been there since 1997. Over the past few years the Lord has established his ministry and blessed the church in a wonderful way for the glory of God. His influence throughout churches in Australia, the South Pacific and parts of Asia has increased as he has helped many pastors and missionaries through his preaching, teaching and the annual Pastors Refresher School. His vision of training preachers, missionaries and Christian workers for the 21st century was realized with the founding of Australian Baptist College in 2007. Twitter: @RobertBakss Links to resources mentioned in this episode: WorshipWars.com – Learn more about Dr. Bakss’ book and purchase your copy. This episode was made possible by The Ries Family – Missionaries to Thailand Watch our Video Presentation Learn more at ThaiLight.org Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes below. Call (317) 560-4048 to leave a voicemail. Email feedback@MinistryConnectionPodcast.com Record feedback using the button on the right side of the page ———> The post #073 – Worship Wars with Dr. Robert Bakss appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Allen Taylor, Community Manager at ProChurch Twitter: @AllenTaylorJr Links to resources mentioned in this episode: ProChurch.com ChurchHacks.co FreeChurchGraphics.co FreeChurchPhotos.co FreeChurchLogos.co FreeChurchVideos.co This episode was made possible by The Ries Family – Missionaries to Thailand Watch our Video Presentation Learn more at ThaiLight.org Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes below. Call (317) 560-4048 to leave a voicemail. Email feedback@MinistryConnectionPodcast.com Record feedback using the button on the right side of the page ———> The post #072 – Allen Taylor from ProChurch appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

  Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest:  Jeremy Rands Twitter: @JeremyRands Pastor Jeremy Rands was born in Port Huron, Michigan.  June 1982 was a turning point in Pastor Rands’ life.  As a six-year-old boy, he asked Christ to be his personal Savior. At sixteen, he began to sense the call on his life to be in full-time ministry.  He surrendered to that call at teen camp that summer. After high school graduation, Pastor Rands went to Bible college to train for the ministry.  He received a Bachelor of Theology degree and a Master’s of Theology as well. In 1999 Pastor Jeremy Rands married Michelle.  The Lord has blessed them with five wonderful children:  Jacob, Kayleigh, Mackenzie, Lily, and Khloe. The Lord allowed the Rands family to serve in the youth ministry at an active, growing church in Philadelphia, PA. In 2003 they moved to Milford, Ohio, to work on staff at a large, influential church in the Midwest.  There he received valuable experience that God would use in his life to prepare him to pastor.  Pastor Rands served as the administrative pastor there approximately ten years. Sensing the call to become a senior pastor, Jeremy Rands was led by God to Columbus, Georgia, where he accepted the call to become a senior pastor.  He served there from February 2013 to September 2015. After much prayer and the leading of the Lord, Jeremy Rands accepted the position of senior pastor of Monclova Road Baptist Church.  September 20, 2015, was his first Sunday as pastor. Links to resources mentioned in this episode: Monclova Road Baptist Church, Monclova, OH Unleader, by Jane Overstreet Leading Teams, by J. Richard Hackman The Mentor Leader, by Tony Dungy Sticky Teams, by Larry Osborne The One Minute Manager, by Ken Blanchard Lead Like Jesus, by Ken Blanchard Why Teams Win, by Saul L. Miller The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, by John Maxwell Developing the Leaders Around You, by John Maxwell The Spiritual Leader, by Paul Chappell This episode was made possible by The Ries Family – Missionaries to Thailand Watch our Video Presentation Learn more at ThaiLight.org Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes below. Call (317) 560-4048 to leave a voicemail. Email feedback@MinistryConnectionPodcast.com Record feedback using the button on the right side of the page ———> The post #071 – Advice for Hiring and Leading Staff with Jeremy Rands appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Bradley Edmondson Twitter: @JBEdmondson Husband, Father of 4, Jesus Follower, Full-time Medical Missionary, Crimson Tide Fan! Links & Resources mention during the episode: Medical Missions Outreach Website This episode was made possible by The Ries Family – Missionaries to Thailand Watch our Video Presentation Learn more at ThaiLight.org Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes below. Call (317) 560-4048 to leave a voicemail. Email feedback@MinistryConnectionPodcast.com Record feedback using the button on the right side of the page ———> The post #070 – Medical Missions w/ Bradley Edmondson appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest: Bill Prater Twitter: @BEP_547 Pastor Bill Prater was born in 1960 in Liberal, KS. He was saved September 1976. In 1981, he started full-time ministry at Fellowship Baptist Church in Liberal, KS, where […] The post #069 – Leadership Q & A with Bill Prater appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  About this week’s guest:   Fred Murray Twitter: @fredmurrayjr & @Exec_Pastor Pastor Fred Murray is a Las Vegas native. Fred attended college at Pensacola Christian College where he majored in Accounting. Following his freshmen year he worked as […] The post #068 – Online Giving Solutions w/ Fred Murray appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

On this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by some great men to discuss Family Camp.  Maybe you’ve gone before and maybe it’s not even on your radar, but I think you should consider it! Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Listen: Subscribe in iTunes • Subscribe via Google Play • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe in Stitcher  […] The post #067 4 Guys and a Mic at Family Camp appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

This week, I want to share with you a great interview that I recorded with Pastor Andrew Browning from New Hope Baptist Church in Torrington, CT.  Their church was struggling and without a pastor. They reached out to Cary Schmidt at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Newington, CT for assistance. God has done a great work […] The post #066 – Helping Smaller Churches Without a Pastor w/ Andrew Browning appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

My time spent reading has fluctuated during different seasons of my life and ministry, but I always maintain a desire to read and grow.  I also really enjoy hearing titles of what other guys in ministry are currently.  So, I decided that every once in a while on the podcast we would have an episode […] The post #065 – Books You’re Reading Right Now 2016 appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

It’s awesome to think that we serve such a big God! He is at work all around the world reconciling people to Himself.  He is using Aaron Vance in Bucaramanga, Colombia to do just that!  Listen this week as I interview Aaron Vance about the work that God is doing in Colombia. Thanks for listening […] The post #064 – Missions in Bucaramanga, Colombia w/ Aaron Vance appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Listen to this week’s @BaptistPodcast w/ @AdrianBurden about international evangelism!Click To Tweet In this week’s episode, I got to speak with Evangelist Adrian Burden about his vision for taking his role as an evangelist in an international direction.  It’s exciting to hear about what God is doing in his life! Thanks for listening to this week’s […] The post #063 – International Evangelist Adrian Burden appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Listen to this week’s @BaptistPodcast w/ @BryanLRies and @PaulChappell!Click To Tweet In this week’s episode, I share with you a question and answer session that I had with Dr. Paul Chappell.  We covered a variety of topics and I think that his answers will bless and encourage you. They are doing a great work for […] The post #062 – Q & A with Dr. Paul Chappell appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Learn about all of your church’s live streaming options w/ @brandonmccurdy!Click To Tweet This week, on a live edition of the podcast, join me and my guest Brandon McCurdy, pastor of Mokena Baptist Church in Mokena, IL, as we discuss live streaming for your church.  We discuss some of the reasons that you should consider live streaming, […] The post #061 – (LIVE) Church Live Streaming Options w/ Brandon McCurdy appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.

Should Churches Have Bus Ministries? Listen to this week’s @BaptistPodcast w/ @ESkwarczynski.Click To Tweet This week, I get to share with you a conversation that I had with Eric Skwarczynski about a blog post that he wrote entitled “Should Churches Have Bus Ministries?”. It was a great talk about the pros and cons of bus ministry and […] The post #060 – Should Churches Have Bus Ministries? with Eric Skwarczynski appeared first on The Ministry Connection Podcast.