Follow-Through & Accountability in Small Churches (w/ Kim Richardson & Jarrod Spalding) – Episode 17
Join us for Episode 17 of The 95 Podcast as we have a great conversation with Kim Richardson & Jarrod Spalding, leaders of Vision Partners.
Practical conversations for small and midsize church leaders.
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Join us for Episode 17 of The 95 Podcast as we have a great conversation with Kim Richardson & Jarrod Spalding, leaders of Vision Partners.
Join us for Episode 16 of The 95 Podcast as we have a great conversation with Tim Ponzani, District Executive Minister of Converge Northeast!
Join us for Episode 15 of The 95 Podcast with our friends in the Dominican Republic for an honest conversation about the Church here in the Dominican Republic and a more meaningful way to do missions.
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Join us for Episode 13 of The 95 Podcast as we have an encouraging and practical conversation with Jeff Keady, co-host of the 200churches podcast!
Join us for Episode 12 of The 95 Podcast as we walk through 7 questions to ask during seasons where we’re not sure if we should continue on in ministry:
Join us for Episode 11 of The 95 Podcast for a conversation on 5 reasons churches get to a place in ministry where they can honestly say, ‘We don’t have time to improve.’
Join us for Episode 10 of The 95 Podcast as we talk with Mark & Jill Savage, who have an incredible story of redemption in their marriage after an affair.
Join us for Episode 9 of The 95 Podcast as we talk with Kem Meyer, Founder of Less Chaos. Less Noise., to uncover just how important branding is, even in a small church.
Join us for Episode 8 of The 95 Podcast as we talk with Chris Hughes, Co-Founder of The Ministry Mechanics, about avoiding complexity in our churches.
Join us for episode 7 of The 95 Podcast as we talk with Scott and A.J. from The Malphurs Group about some common issues in dying churches and how we can turn things around.
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