Rescuing Churches with Stan Givens
A weekly discussion on church revitalization and pastoral life with 6:14 Ministries founder and Executive Director Stan Givens.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 173
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
On Candid Thoughts About Life As A Pastor's Kid
This week on the show Josh discusses the crazy, complex, wonderful, and sometimes just plain ole weird world inside the P.K. bubble as he dialogues with his dad about growing up as a pastor's kid an…
On The Shepherds' Summit 2022
This week on the show Stan & Josh preview this year's Shepherds' Summit pastoral conference scheduled to be held April 28-30 at Northside Bible Church.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Shepherds' Summ…
On A Community Footprint of Love
This week on the show Stan & Josh discuss why and how every healthy local church should have a footprint of love within its community.
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On A Room Full of Everything
This week on the show Stan & Josh discuss why it's so critical and necessary for pastors to remember that on any given Sunday they could have believers, unbelievers, mature Christians, or carnal Chri…
On Dealing With Criticism
This week on the show Stan & Josh discuss Josh's recent blog post: "Deal With Criticism Like A Seasoned Specialist, Not A Blubbering Baby." Several of these tips apply to ministry leadership in gener…
On Defense, Defense, Defense
This week on the show, Stan & Josh discuss why it's important for pastors to be prepared and "on guard" against the attacks that not only come from the Enemy, but also those that occur within the Chu…
On Student Ministry In Today's Culture (with Neal McKinney)
Stan and Josh are joined via Zoom by Youth & Young Adults Pastor Neal McKinney of First Baptist Punta Gorda, Florida to discuss our current culture's effect on youth ministry. Together the guys cover…
On The Worth of a Minister
Oftentimes pastors can struggle with finding their personal value in things like how well the church is doing, how many programs their church is running, and what the attendance numbers look like. Th…
On Encouraging Gen Z and Millennial Techies
This week on the show, Josh discusses why it's good to encourage the young people in your church — many of whom naturally possess skills in the digital media world because they have grown up in it — …
On Reminders For The New Year
This week on the show, Stan & Josh discuss four things that pastors should be thinking about and doing as they roll into the New Year:
- Plan your church's spiritual direction and development.
- Plan for…
On What To Look For In A Communications Pastor
Hiring a full time Comms Minister for your church is a big deal and it can be intimidating. A lot of questions come into play. What ministry attributes are needed in a candidate? What basic tech skil…
On Alleviating Social Media Hostility
Josh discusses his latest blog post "A Few Tips On Alleviating Social Media Hostility" and provides church social media managers with the following practical suggestions:
- Post plenty of Bible verses.…
On Holiday Talk And Church Life
This week on the show Stan & Josh discuss four things pastors typically have to — and should — consider during Christmastime when it comes to their congregants and churchgoers in general as well as t…
On Small Church Missions (with Mike McCord)
Stan & Josh are joined by Mission Element Executive Director Mike McCord to discuss everything everything about small church mission work, from the benefits of mission trips to financial challenges, …
On Fear of Diversity And Gifts In The Small Church
This week on the show Stan & Josh discuss the reasons many pastors fear allowing diverse spiritual gifts and abilities to enter into their church body.
Topics discussed include:
- Hard to trust someone…
On Awful Church Websites
This week on the show, Josh discusses seven ways to know whether or not your church website is just plain awful. And let's be honest: There are a lot of awful church websites out there these days. He…
On Five More Pastoral Pet Peeves of An Old Pastor
In a follow-up to last year's episode on pastoral pet peeves, Stan & Josh discuss five additional things that flat out annoy Stan as an older, aging pastor.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Five Past…
On Eight Ways To Help Serve Your Community
This week on the show, Stan & Josh discuss eight practical ways that churches can engage with their local communities and surrounding neighborhoods as they strive to build relations and share the Gos…
On Five Things I Wish I Had Known About Small Church Life
This week on the show, Stan & Josh discuss five things that Stan has learned about small church life in his 20-plus years as the lead pastor of a small church.
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On Avoiding Frustrations As A Church Digital Media Operator During The Service
In this episode, Stan & Josh discuss one of Josh's recent Church Comms blog posts outlining ten different ways that church digital media operators can avoid stress and frustration during live worship…