Podcast: Authors

72 – The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout (Part 4) – Sean Nemecek

This is part 4 of 4 conversations on The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout. This conversation focuses on the spiritual practes of lament, surrender, and the transformation needed to become resilient.

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71 – The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout (Part 3) – Sean Nemecek

71 – The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout, Part 3 – Sean Nemecek Tom, Sean, and PIR Executive Director Roy Yankee discuss part two of The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout. They cover the necessary steps to recover from burnout and develop resilience and discuss the theological heart of the book – what it means…

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70 – The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout (Part 2) – Sean Nemecek

70 – The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout (Part 2) – Sean Nemecek PIR Executive Director, Roy Yanke, joins Tom and Sean to talk in more detail about the first part of The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout. This section of Sean’s new book asks “What is burnout and what causes it?”  The Weary Leader’s…

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69 – The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout – Sean Nemecek

An overview of Sean Nemecek’s new book The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout. Tom and Sean talk about what causes burnout and how this book can help.

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66 – Hope is Fuel – Chris Davis

Chris Davis joins Hope Renewed to share his book Bright Hope for Tomorrow, an in-depth look at how the return of Christ gives us hope and strength for today. We also talk about how pastors can combat isolation and loneliness in ministry.

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63 – You’re Only Human – Kelly Kapic

Kelly Kapic Author Kelly Kapic joins Tom and Sean to discuss his new book You’re Only Human. If you are continually driven to do more or try harder but end up feeling exhausted, guilty, or ashamed, this conversation is for you. Learn how your limits are part of God’s good creation. About Kelly Kapic Kelly M….

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56 – Thriving in the Crucible – Tod Bolsinger

Summary: Challenge. Change. Conflict. Sabotage. Whatever you may call it, the critical times of growth in ministry demand a set of leadership skills that aren’t taught in seminary or come naturally. “Faith leaders are mostly trained to be teachers and chaplains, but a rapidly-changing, continually-disruptive world requires that they also become skilled at leading change…

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54 – Social Media and the Pastor – Doug Bursch

Whether you like it or not, social media is a reality of the world in which we live, and therefore a reality of ministry. How can a pastor appropriately navigate the presence and use of social media? What are the pitfalls and benefits? Join us as we talk with pastor, evangelist, and writer Doug Bursch…

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53 – Practical Shepherding – Brian Croft

Let’s face it…ministry is hard. And at times it’s hard in ways we never thought it would be, and for which we were never really prepared. So many of the day-in and day-out realities – the practical nuts-and-bolts of ministry – can leave us tired, frustrated or wondering if we’re even fulfilling God’s call. And…

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50 – A Life of Burning Hope – Winn Collier

Tom and Sean sit down with Winn Collier, the director of The Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination at Western Theological Seminary. Winn is the author of Burning in My Bones, a new biography on Eugene Peterson. In this conversation he talks about his friendship with Eugene and what led him to write this great…

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