The Gospel Care Collective (w/ Jason Kovacs) – Episode 299
Seeking out help through counseling should never be another “to do” to be added to your already busy schedule.
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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Seeking out help through counseling should never be another “to do” to be added to your already busy schedule.
Our goal at Chemistry Staffing is to bring a “non-anxious atmosphere” into an extremely anxious time in the life of a church.
Young families are looking for blended churches that are anchored in solid Biblical traditions while also having a contemporary worship focus.
There comes a time when we must allow ourselves to be curious. Curiosity is the pathway to break out of an unhealthy thought life and/or lifestyle.
The goal for every discipleship pathway should be to create small group environments for optimal interaction.
Your true identity isn’t wrapped up in all of the things you overcome. It’s found in becoming the person that God created you to be from the start.
An annual retreat creates opportunities for clarifying your vision for your marriage and the life you’re building.
There are certainly a lot of hard times in ministry leadership. However, it’s good to remind ourselves from time to time of the ministry joys that we’ve encountered along the way.
We usually have it backwards. . . Most of us rest from work. However, God’s desire for us is that we work from rest.
Your ability to think, dream and find vision becomes easier as you create capacity to listen to the Holy Spirit as you develop margin in your life.
Even the most skeptical people will often open their homes to someone who can provide practical help to improve the living conditions of their family.
We are committed to creating avenues for our congregation to do life together. So much of our connection with non-church folks happens here.
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.