One of the challenges that comes with pastoring is not having a pastor. I'm grateful that I have a few people in my life who are personal mentors and pastors of pastors. I also have some great pastor friends.
But I've found that I really need to have other preachers speaking into my life. I'm not sure it's healthy if the only preaching voice you ever hear is your own! One way around this is a teaching team. When someone else on our team preaches I not only get a break, I also hear another voice! Another way around it is via podcast. I think we take it for granted, but great teaching is available all the time for free! I got out of the podcast habit this summer, but I spent some time yesterday updating my iTunes subscriptions.
In case you care, here are a few of the podcasts I subscribe to:
Craig Groeschel @ Lifechurch.tv.
Dave Ferguson @ Community Christian Church
Ed Young @ Creativepastors.com
Erwin McManus @ Mosaic
Andy Stanley @ Northpoint
I'm also adding a few new ones to my podcast diet:
Steven Furtick @ Elevation Church
John Burke @ Gateway
Perry Noble @ Newspring
Brian Houston @ Hillsong Church
Dino Rizzo @ Healing Place
But I've found that I really need to have other preachers speaking into my life. I'm not sure it's healthy if the only preaching voice you ever hear is your own! One way around this is a teaching team. When someone else on our team preaches I not only get a break, I also hear another voice! Another way around it is via podcast. I think we take it for granted, but great teaching is available all the time for free! I got out of the podcast habit this summer, but I spent some time yesterday updating my iTunes subscriptions.
In case you care, here are a few of the podcasts I subscribe to:
Craig Groeschel @ Lifechurch.tv.
Dave Ferguson @ Community Christian Church
Ed Young @ Creativepastors.com
Erwin McManus @ Mosaic
Andy Stanley @ Northpoint
I'm also adding a few new ones to my podcast diet:
Steven Furtick @ Elevation Church
John Burke @ Gateway
Perry Noble @ Newspring
Brian Houston @ Hillsong Church
Dino Rizzo @ Healing Place
9 Comments:
Mark,
You've got to check out Matt Chandler @ The Village Church in TX. Some great preaching.
Jeremy
We just had a senior (lead, whatever you want to call it) pastor transition because the former senior pastor had it on his heart to do exactly this - pastor pastors. He had taken a sabbatical and God laid it on his heart to create a ministry called "Shepherding the Shepherds."
He mentors the new senior pastor, as well as travels to several of the congregations in our organization and works with pastors and elders/deacons to be sure that they are all receiving adequate shepherding. It's been really rewarding so far.
Mark,
Great I do the same thing and even started a website that has recommended sermons on them (www.bestwebsermons.com), but there are some that I have not listened to yet. I will check them out. A Leader must continue to grow himself, through Prayer, reading and listening to others who are doing some great things for God.
Mark, nice to meet you last Saturday night after the service! But I just wanted to 2nd the recommendation that you should check out Matt Chandler.
www.thevillagechurch.net
I think you would enjoy listening to Rick McKinley at Imago Dei. Creative, funny, relevant.
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Blake and jeremy beat me to it - I was just about to mention Matt Chandler... he is rather revolutionary.
By the way - Love your blog - thanks for carving out time to share!
You may also enjoy Dave Schmelzer at the Cambridge/Boston Vineyard. He's funny, wise and down to earth. http://www.bostonvineyard.org/.
Blessings,
Kate
and do not forget buddycremeans@northwaychurch.tvof course i am biased as i have beena member of northway for all 5years of its existance.
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