COVID-19: This is a Time for the Church to Shine – Episode 28
Join us for Episode 28 of The 95 Podcast for an encouraging, honest, and hope-filled conversation as we all navigate COVID-19.
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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Join us for Episode 28 of The 95 Podcast for an encouraging, honest, and hope-filled conversation as we all navigate COVID-19.
Join us for Episode 27 of The 95 Podcast as we have an honest conversation with Lance Witt, author of Replenish, about leading from a healthy soul.
Join us for Episode 26 of The 95 Podcast as we have a practical conversation about capital campaigns with Mike Stadelmayer, VP of Church Growth Services.
Join us for Episode 25 of The 95 Podcast as we have an honest conversations with our friend Roy Yanke, Executive Director of PIR Ministries.
Join us for Episode 24 of The 95 Podcast as we have an honest and challenging conversations with our friend Dave Jacobs about burnout, leading change, and more.
Join us for Episode 23 of The 95 Podcast as we talk with Joseph & Rebecca Bennett, missionaries in Honduras, during Dale’s recent trip there.
Join us for Episode 22 of The 95 Podcast as we talk with our friend Mark Pritchard about how his church made an intentional shift for effective ministry.
Join us for Episode 21 of The 95 Podcast as we talk with our friend Lee Button about what challenges churches in the UK are facing today.
Join us for Episode 20 of The 95 Podcast as we talk with Jami Kaeb from The Forgotten Initiative about how churches can support the foster care community.
Join us for Episode 19 of The 95 Podcast as we talk with Steven Goodspeed from The Church Lawyers about common legal issues they see in smaller churches.
Join us for Episode 18 of The 95 Podcast as we have an honest conversation about the dynamics between older and younger generations.
Join us for Episode 17 of The 95 Podcast as we have a great conversation with Kim Richardson & Jarrod Spalding, leaders of Vision Partners.
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.