When the Church Shows Up for You

   August 20, 2026       john

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What does it mean when we say, “The church was there for me”?

Too often, we mean the pastor called, the pastor visited, or the pastor prayed. But what about the church member who brings a meal? The person who mows your lawn? The people who make a prayer shawl, pick up your groceries, help you move, sit beside you, or simply pray with the words they have?

John, Tom, and returning guest Lizzie talk about the difference between pastoral care and congregational care, and whether churches have made pastors so central to ministry that we've forgotten the gifts God has given everyone else.

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Things Pastors Think Are Helping

   August 12, 2026       john

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What if some of the things pastors do to help their churches are actually hurting them?

This week, John, Tom Lizzie, and Todd talk about pastors doing too much, trying to be the expert, hiding behind a “pastor” persona, playing it safe in the pulpit, and unintentionally teaching congregations to depend on them. It's a candid conversation about what pastors get wrong and what healthier ministry could look like.

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You Might Be Overthinking God's Will

   August 07, 2026       john

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Does God have a specific plan for every detail of your life? The person you marry, the job you take, the house you buy, and every decision along the way?

And if so…what happens when you make the wrong choice? Tom and John wrestle with what we really mean when we talk about “God’s plan.”

Plus, we celebrate 175 episodes of whatever it is we've been doing here.

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