Life After Ministry

Leading Through the Trust Jungle (featuring Rob McKenna)

What happens when trust breaks inside a church, nonprofit, or leadership team? Dr. Rob McKenna explains why trust is more than a feeling, how leaders can rebuild it aft

Holding Gratitude & Grief (featuring Dennis Atwood)

Most ministry leaders expect to decide when they step away. Dennis Atwood never had that opportunity. After serving churches for nearly three decades, Dennis was diagnos

When Home Becomes the Mission Field (featuring Nate & Brittany Bruns)

Missionaries spend years preparing to go to the field, but few are prepared for what it feels like to come home. After serving six years in Germany, Nate and Brittany Br

No Elevator to Everest (featuring Will Acuff)

Success in ministry can hide struggles that few people ever see.  While Will Acuff was helping build a nonprofit that would eventually launch thousands of entrepreneurs

Mending the Fracturing Church (featuring Dr. Andrew Hale)

The Church is carrying more tension than many leaders know how to navigate. Political polarization, fractured trust, rising anxiety, and unrealistic expectations on pasto

The Imperfect CEO (featuring Jim Brown)

Leadership transitions often expose something many leaders spend years trying to hide: the fear that they are not enough for the role they carry.  Whether it is a pastor

Lost in Transition (featuring Steve Woodworth)

Succession is one of the most important moments in the life of a ministry. And one of the most misunderstood. After decades working with leading Christian organizations

Leaving Without Losing Continuity (featuring Chuck Proudfit)

What if the biggest lie Christian leaders believe is that ministry only happens inside church walls? When pastors and nonprofit leaders transition into the marketplace,

The Fourth-Quarter Question (featuring Dr. Nathan Baxter)

Dr. Nathan Baxter loved ten hours of his job. Those one-on-ones with staff fueled him. The rest slowly emptied him. Naming that truth started a two-year journey out of a

Real-Time Grace at the Speed of Jesus (featuring Duncan Robinson)

When the role that once fit like a second skin begins to suffocate, what do you do? For Duncan Robinson, it meant stepping away. No scandal. No collapse. Just honesty and

Building Mental Fitness in Ministry (featuring Vineet Rajan)

Quiet fatigue rarely announces itself. It hums under the surface until a crisis forces a decision.  In this conversation, Marine veteran and Forte co-founder Vineet Raja

Finding Significance Again (featuring Joshua Gordon)

When a beloved role ends, identity gets loud.  In this candid conversation, Joshua Gordon traces his journey from ministry-adjacent entrepreneur to a surprising new assi

Leaving Willow, Finding Wilderness (featuring Steve Carter)

When the New York Times ran with allegations surrounding Willow Creek’s founding pastor, Steve Carter had a choice: keep the machine running or protect the trust of the p

Why Ministry Needs a Mental Health Strategy (featuring Laura Howe)

What happens when the very act of caring for others leaves you depleted?  Laura Howe, founder of Hope Made Strong, knows firsthand the toll of compassion fatigue. From h

Reflecting on Season Four: A Journey of Growth

Sixty episodes. More than 70,000 downloads. And countless stories of leaders who’ve walked through suffering, loss, and transition - and discovered God’s faithfulness in

Ministry Transitions Nobody Prepares You For (featuring Tim Stevens)

Every ministry transition comes with both a push and a pull. Sometimes you’re drawn toward a new calling. Other times you simply know you can’t stay.  For Tim Stevens, t

Balancing the Business Brain and the Pastoral Heart (featuring Dave Fletcher)

What do scuba diving, salary spreadsheets, and severance packages have in common? According to David Fletcher - everything.  In this episode, Matt sits down with the fou

Prioritizing Mental and Emotional Well-being in Ministry (featuring John Opalewski)

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There Is No "Everything Pastor" (featuring David Robinson)

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The Measure of a Ministry (featuring Gene Getz) - Part 2

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