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The Ministry And Podcast
The “Ministry &” podcast is a series of authentic conversations hosted by Mike Edmisten and Heather Walton about lament, endurance, and hope in ministry contexts. Each episode features ministry leaders from diverse backgrounds and roles sharing their own stories; offering a place of community.
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Ministry & Burnout | Serving Beyond Your Limits: Burnout, Sabbath, and God’s Greatness
Natalie shares how constant volunteering and the pressure to keep serving led to total burnout on the mission field. In a church and culture where stepping…
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Ministry & Disillusionment | Church Hurt Almost Made Him Quit Then Another Church Stepped In
What happens when serving the church leaves you questioning whether you can continue in ministry? This honest conversation explores ministry discouragement…
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Ministry & Discernment | When Your World Gets Smaller: Life on Trash Mountain
Sometimes it takes seeing a life radically different from our own to expose the assumptions we didn’t know we were carrying. In this episode of Ministry &, we…
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Ministry & Family | More Than a Ministry, More Than a Business: The Cost of Leading People You Love
Leading a ministry or nonprofit can feel very different from leading a traditional business. The people beside you aren't simply coworkers. You pray together…
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Ministry & Loneliness | When Your Calling Leaves You Alone: A Missionary’s Journey of Costly Faith
What does it cost to follow Jesus? In this episode of Ministry &, a missionary (Mark) shares the cost of serving Christ in a place where openly living out his…
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Ministry & Endurance | When the Church Is Afraid to Talk About It: Sexual Addiction
A sexual addiction specialist (Sue Moore) shares her heart for helping churches confront sexual brokenness with truth, grace, and compassion, creating spaces…
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Ministry & Integrity | Faithfulness Is Worth More Than Success: A Ministry Leader's Story (S02E03)
Success can be a powerful temptation, especially when compromising your integrity promises greater influence, larger opportunities, and significant financial…
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Ministry & Transformation | From Tradition to Transformation: A Pastor's Journey of Changing Hearts (S02E02)
In this episode of Ministry &, a pastor (Frank Geohringer) reflects on the years it took for God to transform both his congregation and his own heart. What…
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Ministry & Pain | Experiencing Racism in the Church: A Pastor on Grace, Growth, and Reconciliation (S02E01)
What does it look like to pursue reconciliation when you've personally experienced hurt? In this episode of Ministry &, a pastor shares his experiences with…
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Episode 0111 - Ministry & Season One Recap
The hosts, Heather and Mike sit down with producer Jonathan Burian to talk about season one of the Ministry & podcast. They'll talk about the origins of the…
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Episode 0110 - Ministry & Lament | Faith in the Breaking: A Pastor’s Story of Loss, Suffering, and Hope
In the midst of overwhelming circumstances, Matt wrestled with grief, identity, and calling. Yet through it all, his faith in the Lord remained steady. This…
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Episode 0109 - Ministry & Detours | When Support Breaks Down: A Missionary’s Story of Provision and Return
A missionary shares the painful experience of betrayal by a sending agency and the unexpected detour that followed. In this honest conversation, they reflect…
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Episode 0108 - Ministry & God's Plan | From Career to Calling: Leaving Security to Pursue Ministry
Kris, serving as a ministry volunteer, shares how God called him out of a secure career in the secular marketplace, and into the unknown world of ministry.In…
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Episode 0107 - Ministry & Frustration | Leading Through Disunity and Restoring the Church
A ministry leader, David Vaughan, shares how confronting disunity head-on despite deep frustration, became the turning point God used to heal a divided church…
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Episode 0106 - Ministry & Disappointment | Calling vs. Assignment: Enduring Opposition in Ministry
A ministry leader, John, shares his experience of enduring a season where parts of his church actively undermined his leadership and resisted efforts to grow…
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Episode 0105 - Ministry & Integrity | When Shepherding Gets Complicated: A Journey of Grace and Truth
A pastor (Sid Tiller) shares how he navigated one of the most difficult seasons of ministry, caring for a family who felt spiritually abused while also…
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Episode 0104 - Ministry & Perseverance | Leaving a Church Biblically: Choosing Obedience After Betrayal
An elder (Steven) and his wife (Jenée) share their experience of betrayal within church leadership, the painful discernment process that followed, and why…
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Episode 0103 - Ministry & Amazement | Planting Churches in a Time of War: Sasha’s Story of Faith and Unity
A Russian missionary, Alexandr Lukmanov (Sasha) shares his journey of coming to the United States to learn ministry, beginning church service at just 21, and…