Episode 144: A Beautiful Tension: Reflecting Your Community While Remaining Countercultural | Discussions About Church Planting with Pastor Justin Garrett

by EPC Admin | Sep 6, 2024 | Church Planting, In All Things, Ministers, Ministries, Pastors

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Justin Garrett, church planter and pastor at Athens KC. In this episode, Justin shares his heart and story the story behind planting a church in Kansas City, Missouri, while giving encouragement and practical advice to ministry...

Episode 143: Honest Conversations About Planting a Church with National Director of Church Planting, Dr. Tom Ricks

by EPC Admin | Aug 30, 2024 | Church Planting, In All Things, Leadership Development, Ministers, Ministries, Pastors

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes the EPC’s National Director of Church Planting, Dr. Tom Ricks, for an authentic discussion on church planting. Many church plants don’t make it and Tom and Dean discuss the lessons we can learn from these past...

Episode 142: The Ordinary Means of Grace | Effective Biblical Leadership Discussions with Pastor Zach Hopkins, Part 2

by EPC Admin | Aug 23, 2024 | In All Things, Ministers, Ministries, Pastors

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Zach Hopkins a second time to finish their conversation from last week. Zach is pastor of Edgington Evangelical Presbyterian Church and joins Dean to talk about practical ways to implement the ordinary means of grace and...

Episode 141: Lessons on Leadership for Younger Ministry Leaders | Effective Biblical Leadership Discussions with Pastor Zach Hopkins

by EPC Admin | Aug 16, 2024 | EPC Authors, In All Things, Leadership Development, Ministers, Pastors

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes Zach Hopkins, pastor of Edgington Evangelical Presbyterian Church, who joins the podcast today to help younger pastors think through how to lead church leaders well.

Episode 140: How is Your Spiritual, Physical and Emotional Health as a Leader? | A Discussion with Pastor Betsy Rumer

by EPC Admin | Aug 9, 2024 | In All Things, Leadership Development, Ministers, Pastors, Resources

Dean Weaver, EPC Stated Clerk, welcomes pastor Betsy Rumer, who has served in a number of roles within EPC churches, in her Presbytery and at the General Assembly level. Betsy joins the podcast today to help pastors ask important questions about their spiritual,...

Episode 138: Authentic Lessons From a Personal Crisis, Part 1 | Effective Biblical Leadership Discussions with Pastor and Gulf South Facilitator, Bob Vincent

by EPC Admin | Jul 26, 2024 | In All Things, Leadership Development, Ministers, Pastors, People, Resources

Ritchey Cable, Digital Content Lead of the Office of the General Assembly, welcomes pastor and Gulf South Presbytery Facilitator, Bob Vincent. Bob opens up for other pastors and church leaders about a personal crisis in his own life that occurred during his 40 years...