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S5E17 - How to Not Burn Out in 2021
We know this has been one of the hardest years we have faced. All of us are feeling it. In this show Doug and J.R. talk about a few practical ways they will intentio...
S5E13 - Brian Sanders: What Your Holding Onto Might Kill You.
Doug and J.R. have a 30,000 foot conversation with Brain Sanders, the architect of Tampa Underground, about the future of The Church, forest fires, and grace.
S5E15 - MaryKate Morse: Can you survive without a mentor?
Pastors and Leaders, I (Doug) am really excited for this interview to go live. Dr. MaryKate Morse is one of my favorite people. She loves Jesus and has poured her lif...
S5E14 - Jon Hand Reboot: Signs of a Spiritual Stroke.
Have you ever felt the weight of the mantle of Pastor? Have you ever experienced a spiritual stroke? Have you ever beat yourself up? Doug and J.R. bring back a timel...
S5E13 - Is Civility Dead?
Doug and J.R. weigh in on leadership in congregations during high tension seasons. We take a deep dive into convicted civility which is found in J.R.’s book The Sacre...
S5E12 - Happy Thanksgiving: Why are Friendships So Hard for Pastors? Cultivating Gratitude
J.R. and Doug take moment the week of Thanksgiving to reflect on the conversations that have shaped, encouraged and challenged them so far over season 5.
S5E11 - Steve Cuss: The Anxious Pastor, Is There Hope?
Have you felt the ambient anxiety that pervades the nooks and crannies of everyday life in the pandemic, polarization, and unrest of our time and space? Everyday ordi...
S5E10 - Mason King: Deformation, Ambient Anxiety and the Gospel
J.R. talks with Mason King about calling, formation, deformation, and temptations.
S5E9 - Dave Eckert: Pastors and Mental Illness.
As the pandemic is spiking both globally and in North America, we continue to hear stories of pastors and leaders experiencing mental health concerns. Doug and J.R. t...
S5E8 - Tim Soerens: Kingdom Before Church.
We apologize for the lateness of this week's episode, but we are excited to share a fantastic conversation J.R. had with pastor/author Tim Soerens.
S5E7 - Jamie Aten: Hurricanes, Cancer and Pandemics
Doug has the honor of sitting down with Dr. Jamie Aten to discuss his work with the Humanitarian Disaster Institute and leading through the pandemic.
S5E6 - Jeff and Terra Mattson: Integrity, Leadership and Wholeness.
Leadership is hard. In our time you don’t have to look far to find a story of the leader who lacked integrity, broke trust, and fell. The scriptures are full of stori...
S5E5 - Chris Backert – Pioneering with the Spirit.
May you feel the love of the father, the life of Christ and the breath of the Spirit with you during Pastors Appreciation Month. We hope you enjoy this conversation ...
S5E4 - Pastor Silva: Jesus in the storm, a conversation with a persecuted pastor
Perspective is essential for pastors and kingdom leaders to survive and thrive in this season. Not for the sake of comparison or shaming but to celebrate the work of ...
S5E3 - Sean Palmer – Wine, The Spurs, and Hemmingway
This interview goes deep really quick. Sean is thoughtful, funny, challenging and has important insights to speak to leaders and pastors in this season. There is so mu...
S5E2 - Patrick Schwenk: Terminal illness, and learning to receive.
This week Doug and J.R. talk with Patrick Schwenk about his experience going through cancer as a person, pastor, husband and father. This is a raw conversation about l...
S5E1 - Double launch: Season 5 and The Sacred Overlap.
Doug and J.R are excited to get behind the mic for season 5. After taking August off they are rested and ready to encourage and equip pastors and leaders in this uniqu...
Season 5 Trailer
Join us for Season 5 of MMP!
S4E8 - Doug and J.R.: Grief, Hope and Rest.
Pastors, we are in this for the long haul. Doug and J.R. finish out season 4 with an honest conversation about losing a friend and colleague in ministry.
S4E7 - Jonny Radcliff – Digital Formation, Metrics, and Ministry
Doug and J.R. have a great conversation about youth ministry, youth pastors, and formation in the digital world with our good friend Jonny Radcliff.
S4E6 - Rob Chifokoyo– Passion, Perspective and The Next Wave of Leaders
Doug and J.R. talk with author/speaker/pastor, Rob Cifokoyo. God is writing an unbelievable story with Rob’s life.
S4E5 - AJ Sherrill - Leadership, health, and Enneagram
This conversation with AJ Sherrill was recorded pre-pandemic and lost in the vault for a few months. We are glad we found it. This conversation is rich and we are gla...
S4E4 - Doug and J.R. – A conversation about House Church
Doug and J.R. talk about House Church structure in this episode. Both of us have been leading some learning opportunities for churches looking to adapt to the future ...
S4E3 - Michael Frost – Mission, Stories, and Preaching
J.R. and I owe a ton of our ecclesiological instincts and convictions to our guest Michael Frost. This episode is like a modern-day epistle that is pastoral, encouragi...
S4E2 - Skye Jethani – Denial, Quick fixes, or Systematic Changes
Our first guest we ever had on MMP was Skye Jethani. Many of us have read his books or listened to his podcast and gleamed from his insight and wisdom as he engages c...
S4E1 - N.T. Wright – God and The Pandemic
We are excited to begin season 4 with this timely and timeless conversation with N.T. Wright on his new book, God and The Pandemic.
S3E20 - Jay Y. Kim – Analog and incarnation.
Doug and J.R. end season three with an incredible conversation with author and pastor Jay Y. Kim about his book Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Thi...
S3E19 - Marty Solomon - Rubbing shoulders with God.
Doug and J.R. have a conversation with Marty Solomon, the co-host of the Bema discipleship podcast. If you are a scripture fan like us, you will love Marty and what h...
S3E18 - David Hansen – Limitations, Anguish, and The Work of The Pastor.
We are excited to share this timely conversation with retired pastor, and author David Hansen. He brings 40 years of ministry, life experiences, fly-fishing, deep wisd...
S3E17 - Phil Monroe –COVID, trauma, Grief, Lament, and Hope.
Doug and J.R. have a conversation Dr. Phil Monroe about COVID, trauma, grief and lament. Dr, Monroe is the co-leader of the Global Trauma Recovery Institute.