21 SET 2021 · (Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here!)I'm so excited to share today's episode with you. Jacob King is an incredible young man who has wisdom beyond his years. He is a first-year ministry student who has a huge heart for God and for the Church.I've been friends with Jacob's dad, Clayton, for MANY years. I have seen Jacob grow into his calling in some incredible ways, so I was really excited when he agreed to do the podcast today.In this conversation, we're talking about dealing with the expectations of others, discovering our calling, the power of Scripture, reaching the next generation, and so much more.Listen in!Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/jacob-king-96/Support the show (https://www.95network.org/contact-us/)

14 SET 2021 · (Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here!)In true 95Network fashion, we are celebrating episode 95 of The 95 Podcast! We wanted to take this week to simply reflect on all God has done and how He has provided opportunities beyond what we could have imagined. He truly is so faithful!Praying this conversation is an encouragement to your heart today! And if you've been a long-time listener, hopefully you're able to reminisce along with us on some really special conversations and what God is doing in His Church.Listen in!Show Notes: www.95network.org/reflections-celebrations-95th-episode/Support the show (https://www.95network.org/contact-us/)

7 SET 2021 · (Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here!)"We think that our job is to get people to go along with the things Jesus suggested as opposed to heal the broken."You may already know this, but this man changed my (Dale's) life… Bob Hamp is the Founder of Think Differently Academy and is a Marriage & Family Therapist. I talk about him a lot in my book Stalled, particularly regarding the profound effect his teaching called “The Problem Jesus Came to Solve” had on my life and my journey towards health. In my recent sabbatical, he played a huge part in that as well.And our last podcast episode with him is by far our most popular podcast episode ever... more than double what's in the #2 spot!In this episode, you basically get to listen in on some live counseling takeaways before we jump into talking about how we're partnering together on our upcoming national conference and what Bob is hoping for church leaders right now.Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/bob-hamp-94/Support the show (https://www.95network.org/contact-us/)

31 AGO 2021 · (Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here!)Russ Lee is the mind behind Winter Jam, a lead member of NewSong, and before that was the lead singer for the group Truth. Dale and Russ have been good friends for years now and it was so much fun to have him on the show!Russ has an incredible story of redemption, from selling drugs as a 17-year-old to now leading thousands of people in worship across the nation. In this conversation, we talk about his story, how we can keep from letting the approval of others drive our satisfaction, his favorite song he's ever played, and some encouragement for every church leader.Listen in!Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/russ-lee-93/Support the show (https://www.95network.org/contact-us/)

24 AGO 2021 · (Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here!)"God is not going to share His glory."In our conversation before Dale left for Sabbatical, we spent the last portion talking about when leaders start to put the pressure on their own shoulders rather than giving it to the Lord. After that episode, we had a couple pastors reach out to learn a little bit more about that, and they were willing to allow us to share the conversation with you as well!In this conversation, you'll hear a lot from Dale's heart, and why we are where we are in the Church in America. We hope this is a challenging and insightful episode!Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/touching-the-glory-92/Support the show (https://www.95network.org/contact-us/)

17 AGO 2021 · (Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here!)"If you can't stay afloat, you can't help anybody."Dale is BACK from his 40-day Sabbatical. And he has quite the story to share with you. Let's just say that the Sabbatical went nothing like he expected... :)Today, Dale shares that story, what brought him to the end of himself, and how God allowed experiences that reinforced the Stalled message in his life. Listen in!Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/dale-sabbatical-reflections-91/Support the show (https://www.95network.org/contact-us/)

3 AGO 2021 · (Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here!)Today we get to share a special conversation with you.Darrell Stetler is a small-church pastor in Oklahoma City as well as the creator of New Start Discipleship, a family of tools to help pastors develop a culture of real discipleship in their ministry.In this conversation, Darrell openly shares about getting past the surrender and pain of control in ministry, his journey towards freedom from porn, what he's learned about real discipleship in ministry, practical ways pastors can prioritize "transferable discipleship" in the church they lead, a perspective shift on systems, and so much more.You can get a free copy of the NewStart Discipleship Journal here, and we hope this episode is such an encouragement to you!Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/darrell-stetler-90/Support the show (http://www.95network.org/donate)

27 LUG 2021 · (Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here!)If it’s not clear, it’s confusing.With Dale still out on Sabbatical, we’ve got another unique episode for you this week! For this one, we’re sharing conference audio from our popular Growth Engines one-day event, shared as part of the Ozark Christian College Preaching-Teaching Convention in February 2020. Today we’re sharing Session 4, led by Austin, on Effective Church Communications.In this jam-packed session, Austin walks through 10 things to consider for effective communications, the value of digital content (even before it was forced on us!), important perspective shifts for church leaders, the purpose of communications in churches overall, and more. You’ll get a lot from this one, and we look forward to hearing what stands out most to you!Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/church-communications-89/Support the show (https://www.95network.org/contact-us/)

20 LUG 2021 · (Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here!)It’s kind of crazy, but this podcast has almost been around for 2 years! 84 episodes ago, we had a really great conversation with Tony Morgan, founder of The Unstuck Group, as we walk through 10 characteristics of unstuck churches. This was pre-pandemic and is a great conversation to ground us and remind us of our purpose and our direction.Tony is a dear friend that we’ve known for a long time. And the honesty, experience, and conviction he comes into this conversation with made this such a powerful discussion.We all want our churches to be healthy, both deep and wide. But what should that look like? What are some characteristics of churches that are effectively reaching their community for Jesus? Find out all of that in today’s episode!Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/tony-morgan-88/Support the show (https://www.95network.org/contact-us/)

13 LUG 2021 · (Are you signed up for our National Conference in November? Get all the details here!)Did you know that 83% of pastor's wives wish their husbands would choose a different profession?Donna Lewis and her husband, Bobby, have been in ministry for decades and are church planters of RiverPoint Church. Bobby is actually a coach and conference facilitator here at 95Network, and Donna has a huge passion to support pastors' wives. In this episode, she openly shares about the loneliness of feeling unseen, what it's like to feel like the church is the "other woman," why avoiding the issue isn't a solution, her encouragement to both male pastors and pastors' wives, and more.(In this episode, we are specifically talking to male pastors. If you're a female pastor, we see you and do hope you still get value from this episode!)Pastors, this is so important. Your marriage is more important than your ministry. We hope this episode is a reminder for you of exactly that.Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/donna-lewis-87/Support the show (http://www.95network.org/donate)