Flourishing in Real Life

Nov 27 2024 62 ep. 29 mins 9
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On each episode of the Flourishing in Real Life podcast we dive deep into honest conversations about ministry, life, and leadership. Each episode we will bring you real stories, struggles, and victories from people figuring out what it looks like to flourish. No matter where you are in ministry, this podcast is for you. Get ready for some candid conversations, a few laughs, and hopefully some valuable insights that will leave you feeling inspired and equipped to flourish in real life.

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Episode 62: Laura Crosby talks church hurt, secure identity, and intentional rhythms

Nov 27 2024 62 mins  
Laura Crosby joins us on this episode to talk about how her journey through church hurt helped her develop a secure identity in Christ and led her to a ministry life full of unexpected adventures. Laura loves connecting people and has a heart for mentoring.

Episode 61: Keith Case talks fireworks, intentional community, and pastoring in different contexts

Nov 13 2024 58 mins  
Keith Case is a church planter, pastor, and licensed counselor in West Palm Beach, Florida. He joins us on this episode to talk about his journey to faith as a teenager and his path to pastoral ministry and counseling. Keith is a church planter and currently leading at both an established church and young plant. He is also passionate about the loneliness he sees every day and creat

Episode 60: Tim & Jan Devine talk co-pastoring intentionally and ending well

Nov 06 2024 53 mins  
Tim & Jan Devine are recently retired co-pastors from Living Hope Church in Endicott, NY (and currently serving as the Flourishing Church Facilitators for Cornerstone Presbytery. They join us on this episode to talk about how they navigated co-pastoring, discerning their calls, and the succession planning process.

Episode 59: Steve Clark talks pastoral identity and navigating disrupted plans

Sep 11 2024 69 mins  
Steve Clark, assistant pastor in Bonita Springs, Florida, joins us for an honest and important conversation about the fear of “failing” as a pastor, the importance of developing a pastoral identity, and how to respond when your plans aren’t working out. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Assessments: Working Genius (workinggenius.com) Leadership Circle Profile (flouris

Episode 58: Chelsea Ham talks parenting and pastoring in real life

Aug 28 2024 55 mins  
Chelsea Ham, solo pastor of Dinuba Presbyterian Church in Dinuba, CA, joins Tim and Kaitlyn for an honest conversation about growing up as a PK, the seminary class she wishes she could teach on pastoring while parenting toddlers, and Amy Grant.

Episode 57: Petey Crowder talks calling and team culture in real life

Aug 14 2024 57 mins  
Petey Crowder, senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Edina, MN joins us for a conversation about discerning pastoral calling and building collaborative leadership team culture.

Ep 56: Mike Bonem - Author Conversation: The Art of Leading Change

Nov 07 2022 27 mins  
In this episode of the Flourishing Church Podcast, Dana Allin brings back Mike Bonem to talk about his new book The Art of Leading Change: Ten Perspectives on the Messiness of Ministry. The two discuss the difficulties of change as well as areas that we need to pay attention to as leaders. Mike spends some time discussing the importance of culture in change as well as areas like tr

Ep 55: Soft Wiring

Oct 24 2022 27 mins  
On this episode of the Flourishing Church Podcast, Dana Allin and John Terech share the second part of their conversation about our individual wiring as leaders. In this installment, they review "soft" wiring traits and how we can maximize the positive aspects of these traits and suggest ways to manage the challenges. The two share specific resources and assessments Flourish offers

Ep 54: Hardwiring

Oct 05 2022 21 mins  
On this episode of the Flourishing Church Podcast, John Terech and Dana Allin discuss our personal hardwiring as leaders. They talk about how we can utilize assessments and tools to better understand our own internal operating system and how that affects us in all areas of our lives. In part 1 of 2 episodes, the two discuss the use of a tool called the ProScan assessment to look at

Ep 53: Scorecard for the Church

Sep 21 2022 19 mins  
On this episode of the Flourishing Chuch Podcast, Dana Allin and John Terech discuss the sometimes controversial model of what it means to have a successful church using a scorecard mentality when it comes to church health and discipleship. They address the question "If we are going to adopt a scorecard framework toward church health, what would that look like and how do we get peo