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
Five First Time Guest Habits That Churches Need To Ditch
Josh takes us through his most recent Communications blog post which outlines a few habits churches should consider breaking if they want to have any chance of seeing guests return for a second visit…
On Church Attendance During COVID-19
Stan and Josh dissect a recent Barna article which finds that "One In Three Practicing Christians Has Stopped Attending Church During COVID-19."
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Five Steps To Get Your Church Moving Toward Reaching The Lost
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Five Things You Can Do To Stabilize An Unstable Church
In this episode, Stan and Josh take a few minutes to define church instability and the things that can contribute to this phenomenon, followed by some Scriptural principles on how pastors and leaders…
On The Role of Prayer In The Local Church (with Jack Skinner)
Stan and Josh are joined by special guest and local prayer minister Jack Skinner to discuss the importance of prayer and how it works in the body of Christ. If you're interested in any of Jack's pray…
Four Burdens of the Local Pastor
Stan and Josh take a look at the top four things that should weigh on the heart and mind of every pastor as they preach the Gospel and care for their people. Stan also discusses three things that pas…
On Being A Small Church Pastor (with Karl Vaters)
Pastor, author, and speaker Karl Vaters joins Josh and Stan by phone from southern California to share his personal story, discuss his books, and talk all things small church world. Topics include ev…
Three Reasons Why Your Church Facebook Page Needs An Epic Cover Photo or Video
Communications Director and Rescuing Churches host Josh Givens discusses his recent blog post on church Facebook Pages and why your header image designs should be of the highest quality.
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On Being A Pastor's Wife (with Annette Givens and Ambraly Purvis)
Stan and Josh are joined by two special ladies for an episode full of insight, wisdom, experience, and humor on the life of the pastor's wife.
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Six Things COVID-19 Revealed About Some Churches
Stan and Josh take a few minutes to navigate through the issues many churches are now facing and dealing with in the wake of emerging from the COVID pandemic and what this time has revealed about the…
The Effects of COVID-19 On The Local Church
If you're a pastor or involved in ministry at any level, then you're likely aware that this pandemic has reshaped many aspects of church life, as well as the culture and nation as a whole. Today on t…
How Churches Should Reopen After COVID-19
As quarantine and gathering size restrictions are lifted, Stan and Josh take a minute to discuss five important things that the local Church should do coming out of this time where many people have b…
On Being Restored To Ministry (with Pastor Matt Rutland)
Stan and Josh welcome longtime Pastor Matt Rutland of First Congregational Christian Church in Douglas, Georgia to the show and discuss everything from his personal testimony of overcoming drug and a…
Big Goals For Small Churches
Stan and Josh discuss the role of the pastor in the modern day small church and what it means to "equip the saints."
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Four Dangers The American Culture Places On The Church
Let's take a look at these four dangerous mindsets that pastors and churches can easily fall into if they are not careful.
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Some of The Hardest Things About Pastoring A Small Church
Whether it's complaints about not enough money to pay staff members or whether it's those early Sunday mornings when you have to scrape up the dead possum in the parking lot, sometimes there's nothin…
Five Essentials of a Small Church
Today we take a look at five things every small modern-day church should have if it wishes to survive in the current culture and see a potential for growth or an emergence from decline.
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How To Prepare A Sermon Series
Stan and Josh discuss why sermon series planning is so important and Stan gives some practical tips, pointers, advice, and thoughts from his 40-plus years of pastoral experience.
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Pastoring Through COVID-19
Stan and Josh discuss practical ways that pastors can and should continue to guide, lead, shepherd, disciple, and evangelize during the ongoing nationwide Coronavirus pandemic.
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Five Technologies For The Small Revitalizing Church
Our Communications Director Josh Givens discusses five tech tools to help small churches maintain a solid digital and social media presence.
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