Discipleship In The Home (w/ Matt Friedeman & Darrell Stetler) – Episode 192
You only get one shot at discipling your children. It’s important to begin now even if you’ve never had an intentional discipleship focus with defined outcomes and goals.
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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You only get one shot at discipling your children. It’s important to begin now even if you’ve never had an intentional discipleship focus with defined outcomes and goals.
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.
Michael’s love of the local church comes from this philosophy: “Jesus SAVED me. But He used the local church to SHAPE me.” What He did through His Bride, the local church, changed my whole life!
This is great conversation on the challenges facing women who choose to answer the call to serve the local church in today’s climate.
The false dichotomy of “sacred versus secular” has led to many thinking that only the “full-time ministry leaders” are actually “called” into ministry. Truthfully, everyone is called to minister through their lives.
Russell and Mike both attribute their sexual addictions to the dysfunctional home environments that they experienced as children.
Russell and Mike both attribute their sexual addictions to the dysfunctional home environments that they experienced as children.
Jeff says, “If you sit on their couch they will eventually sit in your pews.”
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.
God takes seriously the price His Son paid to provide our forgiveness. Therefore, He will not tolerate his leaders and children choosing to withhold forgiveness toward others.
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.