Praying For Renewal In Our Church (w/ Bart Blair) – Episode 216
At the core of every church should be a desire to create disciples who create disciples who in turn create more disciples.
Practical conversations for small and midsize church leaders.
Hosted by Dale Sellers, Executive Director of 95Network and former small church pastor, the 95Podcast addresses the real challenges pastors face every week—from church health, leadership clarity, to the everyday realities of leading without large staff or large budgets. These are straightforward conversations rooted in experience, not theory.
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At the core of every church should be a desire to create disciples who create disciples who in turn create more disciples.
These resources provide practical tools that enable you to examine and expose areas where you may not be leading from a healthy soul.
Succession plans don’t just happen. It takes a long and thorough process to effectively implement a successful transition from one leader to the next.
Ministry in the coming decade is going to require a renewed authenticity in how we provide ministry. The shift has already begun to move from “observing” a service each week to “participating” in it.
A healthy soul is developed through a rhythm of surrender and reflection. We were not created to live our lives in a wide-open, frantic pace continually.
It’s not a stretch to say that Jesus modeled for us one of the key priorities of having effective discipleship was to love our enemies.
As baby boomers age, the focus of cultural unity will continue to increase. The generations coming up aren’t content with the status quo of the current church environments.
Some of the greatest servants, volunteers and workers in any local church are often single folks who are looking for community and a place to belong.
So many pastors are “performance-driven” in their vocational leadership. Jesus has never asked us to perform for him. He wants us to carry out our ministry in peace.
Time doesn’t necessarily heal all traumatic wounds. It’s takes a lot of conversation and even counseling to embrace healing and wholeness.
Deep seated and unresolved disappointments can have a crippling effect on your personal soul.
Growing up as a missionary kid caused Jordan to have a tremendous heart for the nations. His passion is for everyone, everywhere to meet Jesus personally.
Equipping can’t be reduced to a weekly performance; it requires presence, relationship, modeling, and shared life.
“If you got a pulse, he’s got a purpose for you.” Retirement isn’t the end of ministry; it’s a new season with fresh opportunities to serve, mentor, and impact the kingdom.
Self-awareness protects leaders from self-deception. Honest feedback is a guardrail for character and culture.
Build discipleship around practice, not just information. People grow through doing, feedback, and repetition in relationships.
Prayer is the engine, not the accessory. Easter effectiveness is not primarily about production, but about God’s presence.
Less Is More—With Intentionality. Doing less with your whole heart is better than doing more and being worn out. Fewer tactics executed with great intentionality will be more effective than an overwhelming production.
Have the Conversation Before There’s a Problem. You can’t wait for something negative to happen before talking to volunteers. Schedule regular check-ins not just about their area of service but about their lives.
The personal God gets personal with us. Biblical counseling explores the active, desiring heart beneath behavior and connects it to Christ’s finished work and the Spirit’s present ministry.
America’s churches are over-inspired and under-trained. People hear great messages but don’t know how to actually do ministry. The solution is creating workshop environments where people learn by doing, not just listening.
With a possible 160,000 churches facing pastoral transitions in the next decade, there’s a critical shortage of developed leaders ready to step into these roles.