Revitalize and Replant

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss different ways to effectively preach with a manuscript.

Some Highlights:

• Two cons of manuscript preaching:
  • Your delivery can be too wooden.
  • You can miss …

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss how to effectively preach without notes.

Some Highlights:

• No notes DOES NOT mean no study
• Some of the potential pitfalls of preaching with no notes
• The i…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss some current trends that pastors need to be aware of for their churches and communities.

Some Highlights:

• More social media issues
• Changing family dynam…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss some current trends that pastors need to be aware of—both within their churches and throughout their communities.

Some Highlights:

• Mental health issues
• …

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst share some reasons why churches are moving from multiple worship services with different worship styles to a single worship style.

Some Highlights:

1. Multiple wo…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss an article from Sam Rainer on some simple and creative ways to love your local community.

Some Highlights:

1. Don’t go home.
2. Join the fun.
3. Live with your pe…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst share more reasons why we need to learn from the Puritans, based on an article from Jeff Robinson.

Some Highlights:

• Because they saw all of life as being lived…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst share some reasons why we need to learn from the Puritans, based on an article from Jeff Robinson.

Some Highlights:

• Because they were mature and we are not
• Beca…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss whether counting worship attendance still makes sense, based on an article from Sam Rainer.

Healthy reasons to count:

• Rhythms build discipleship.
• Presen…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, Kyle Bueermann discuss an article from Chuck Lawless on why you and your church should be practicing the spiritual disciplines.

1. The disciplines slow us down.
2. They put us in …

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss an article from Mike Ayers that covers some tips for longevity in church ministry.

Some Highlights:

1. Be teachable
2. Know your identity
3. Faithfulness first
4. Dev…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss a few lessons they've learned from Christian Communicators Worldwide on the problem of complaining—and how Scripture offers us its cure.

Some Highligh…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss some lessons from Puritan pastor Thomas Watson on personal holiness.

Some Highlights:

1. Holiness produces joy.
2. Holiness takes intentionality.
3. Holiness will…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss an article from Jim Elliff on what to do when travel ball becomes an idol in the lives of folks in your church.

Resources Related to This Episode:

• “Whe…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss an article from Vanderbloemen on how to handle underperforming church staff members:

• Why firing staff members may prove more difficult in a smaller ch…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss some ways to diagnose whether your church is ready to enter into a season of revitalization and renewal:

1. Hearts that are humble – “This is the Lord’s …

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss some ways to build trust in your local church:

1. Be you.
2. Listen actively.
3. Show consistency.
4. Pursue, but know when to give space.
5. Follow through on commitmen…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst share some thoughts on the recent SBC Annual Meeting:

• Love the brothers
• A wonderful Small Church Pastor’s Lunch
• The SBC Pastor’s Conference
• Our heart for mission…

Mark Clifton and Dan Hurst discuss an article from Chuck Lawless on the importance of patience in ministry.

1. Jesus, our role model, was patient with His disciples.
2. Patience is a witness of the Spirit in…