An Uphill Climb: Harold Coleman on Race, the Church, & Leadership – Episode 39
This week, many conversations are happening that should have been happening for many years. And that’s true about our ministry as well.
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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This week, many conversations are happening that should have been happening for many years. And that’s true about our ministry as well.
For Episode 38, we’ve got such a great conversation with Tiffany Deluccia, Director of Sales and Marketing at The Unstuck Group.
For Episode 37, we’ve got a conversation that will speak right to your heart with John Lynch, a speaker, author, and former pastor.
For Episode 36, we’re breaking down engagement into 4 questions for you to consider and giving you some permission to measure engagement a little more organically
For Episode 35, we talk through some of what we’re seeing from churches and walk through 6 principles for leaders to consider as they develop their strategy and plan for eventually reopening.
For Episode 34, we have an honest conversation with Clayton King, long-time ministry leader, a gifted evangelist, and part of the team at Newspring Church.
For Episode 33, we have Karl Vaters back on the show to talk about his own experiences in crisis leadership, how he’s currently helping churches adapt to and recover from COVID-19, the importance of team leadership during this time, and a whole lot more.
This week on the podcast we have such a great conversation with Ron Klassen, Executive Director of Rural Home Missionary Association, an organization that exists to plant and strengthen churches in small-town America.
We share some honest thoughts (and a little bit of preachin’) about your role during this crisis, what our Easter efforts should focus on this year, and some reminders about the opportunities you have during this season of ministry.
We got to have Jeanette Yates, Communications Manager at Text in Church, on the podcast to talk through guest experience, guest follow-up, volunteer training, and how the team at Text in Church is supporting churches during this season of ministry.
You have the most important story in the world to tell. How will you tell it in a way that can be experienced? Understood? How will people hear it? See it? Share it? Hold it – even in time of social distancing?
In this conversation, we talk through the changes COVID-19 has brought, how our ministries should (and shouldn’t) be responding, what Kem is seeing, and some encouragement for how to move forward intentionally.
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.