Episode 59 - The Six Big Words For Small Church Pastors

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Today on the 200churches Podcast, episode 59, we talk with Dan "The Enforcer" Reiland about six big words for small church pastors. Here are those six words, which we unpack with care, humor, passion, and conviction with Dan!

1. Courage
2. Invest
3. Faith
4. Competence
5. Patience
6. Love

This is a great conversation where we talk about the nuts and bolts, the guts, of ministry. Pastors have a very unique and wonderful role in the body of Christ. We face the challenges of our culture and society, as well as the need for the spiritual growth and development of our churches.

These six words, which are simply basic qualities that every pastor must possess to some degree, are so imperative for us to develop in ourselves. We talk with Dan about what courage looks like in ministry, what it means to invest ourselves in our people and communities, how faith informs our ministry decisions, the reality of competence and leaning into what we're good at, the necessity of patience as a tool to accomplish ministry, and the foundational quality of love, without which we will never be like Jesus!

We hope you ENJOY your time with us and Dan in this episode, and that you leave it ENCOURAGED to engage the ministry of loving people to God.

You can find Dan at his church in Lawrenceville, GA - or at his blog at DanReiland.com!