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The Jim Bradford Podcast
A Weekly podcast of conversations with Pastor Jim Bradford. Each conversation focuses on life, faith, and leadership. We hope it helps you grow as a whole person and to minister out of a real depth of spirituality. Hosted by Chase Replogle.
Episodes
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Advice for Men and Women at Prayer
Having opened chapter two with the topic of prayer, Paul next turned to practical advice for how men and women should pray. Paul's advice to Timothy regarding…
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Pray for Those in Authority
Paul encouraged Timothy to pray for all people, but he went on to specifically request prayer for those in authority. Pastor Jim explores why prayer is of…
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Paul's Trustworthy saying for Young Pastors
Paul charged Timoty to stay in Ephesus and take a stand against false teaching. He also offered Timothy a trustworthy saying, "Christ Jesus came into the world…
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Timothy's Charge and Facing False Teaching
In this week's episode, we jump into chapter one of 1 Timothy. Pastor Jim explores the situation and unique charge Paul gave to Timothy. Paul encouraged…
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Who were Timothy, Titus, and Paul
As we begin our closer look at the pastoral letters, we took some time to talk about the relationships between Timothy, Titus, and Paul. Pastor Jim describes…
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Why The Pastoral Epistles?
In this new series of conversations, Pastor Jim explores the pastoral epistles, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. Though not as often preached to a congregation, the…
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Dealing with Doubt and Deconstruction
Pastor Jim explores the topic of doubt and the recent emphasis many have placed on deconstructing faith. Often these doubts are brought on by questions and…
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Questions About Creation
When it comes to the intersection of faith and science, there is no avoiding the conversation of creation. For centuries, Christians and scientists have been…
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What Science Can and Can't Teach Us
In this week's episode, Pastor Jim explores some of the recent breakthroughs in science and how what we're discovering can serve to build your faith. But we…
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Faith and Science
If you’re around Pastor Jim for long, you’ll eventually hear someone refer to him as a rocket scientist. Before becoming a pastor, he received a Ph.D. in…
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The Reality of Spiritual Warfare
As we wrap up our series of conversations on Pastor Jim's book, Lead So That Others Can Follow, we turn our attention to spiritual stamina. We've previously…
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Leaders Manage Emotions
Over the past few episodes, we've been looking at the work necessary to maintain healthy stamina in ministry. Key to that work is learning to manage your…
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What to Do With What You Feel
We live in a culture that has elevated feelings to the seat of truth. What you feel becomes your perspective on life and your impulse to act. But Pastor Jim…
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Stamina and Physical Health
Over the next few weeks, we'll be taking a look at stamina and how it can be cultivated for a lifetime of ministry. A big part of stamina is health. When we…
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Developing and Maintaining Ministry Stamina
Ministry usually involves a long process. It takes time and commitment. It, like the Christian faith, is a marathon race. Repeatedly, scripture encourages us…
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Leading A Team Through Change
In this week's episode, Pastor Jim wraps up our conversations on change by looking at the importance of teams. Change is always a process of managing emotions…
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Change, Mission, and Facing Resistance
An endless process of change disconnected from a church's mission will sabotage progress and leave people feeling tired and distrustful. In this week's…
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Knowing When Change is Necessary
Everyone faces change. For some it comes naturally, for others change creates anxiety and reluctance. Leading change comes with its own set of challenges. Over…
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Developing Preaching Authenticity
A part of growing as a preacher is listening to preachers. It's not uncommon to be inspired by greater preachers and to learn from their expertise. But…
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The Importance of Application and Illustration
Most preachers have heard of breaking each sermon point into explanation, illustration, and application, but Pastor Jim explains why application has become…
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Sermon Preparation
In this week's episode, we continue our conversation around preaching by looking at the work of sermon preparation. Every preacher is unique, and so too are…
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Improving at Preaching
Anyone who has preached for very long knows that improving is challenging and too often frustrating. It's easy to get discouraged and settle into a plateau. In…
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10 Team Competencies
Over the past few weeks, we've been looking at the importance of teams and team development. In our final conversation on the topic, Pastor Jim explores ten…
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The 10 Values of a Better Team (Continued)
In today's episode, Pastor Jim continues to describe his ten values for building a better team. This conversation builds on the previous episode's list. This…
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The 10 Values of Better a Team
We are currently in a series of conversations discussing the critical importance of teams in doing ministry together. Over the next few weeks, we want to look…
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The Importance of Teams in Ministry
In this new series of conversations, Pastor Jim explores the critical place of teams in doing ministry. We discuss when he recognized the importance of teams…
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Am I Really Called to Vocational Ministry
Pastor Jim explains that the church is always in need of called ministers and leaders but we can never take that call lightly. In our conversation we discuss…
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Question for Hiring and Self-Evaluation (Part 4)
Pastor Jim continues to discuss his list of questions for evaluating a new team member and yourself. In today’s conversation, we talk about humility, handling…
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Questions for Hiring and Self-Evaluation (Part 3)
Pastor Jim continues to discuss his list of questions for evaluating a new team member and yourself. In today’s conversation, we talk about working well with…
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Questions for Hiring and Self-Evaluation (Part 2)
Pastor Jim continues to discuss his list of questions for evaluating a new team member and yourself. In today's conversation, we talk about effective…
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Questions for Hiring and Self-Evaluation (Part 1)
Pastor Jim states that selecting the right leaders is holy work. In this new series of conversations, we explore 16 questions he uses to evaluate a new team…
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Cultivating Excellence and Offering Appreciation
In this week's episode, Pastor Jim wraps up our series on developing a philosophy of ministry by looking at a leader's responsibility for cultivating…
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Developing People and Sharing Authority
We continue in our series looking at the elements of Pastor Jim's philosophy of ministry. In today's episode, we explore the topic of people and authority. Jim…
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Setting Attitude and Sharing Vision
We continue our series looking at Pastor Jim's philosophy of ministry. This week we discuss the pastor's responsibilities in setting attitudes and sharing…
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Developing Your Philosophy of Ministry
A few months ago, we looked at a series of personal commitments Pastor Jim created for his life and ministry. Similarly, we begin another series looking at the…
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Pastor Oversight: Facing Decline
Over the past few weeks, we've been exploring four areas of pastoral oversight: Spiritual, Missional, Organizational, and Relational. In this week's episode…
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Pastoral Oversight: Organization
A pastor bears responsibility for important organizational questions and that oversight is about much more than your administrative to do list. In this week's…
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Pastoral Oversight: Mission
Each week we are considering one of the unique oversights pastors must steward. This week, we discuss the topic of mission. Slowly, and sometimes undetected…
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Pastoral Oversight: Relationships
Over the next few weeks, Jim discusses the four oversight roles a pastor plays: Spiritual, Missional, Organizational, and relational. In this week's episode…
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Humility and Meekness Matter Even More Than You Realize
Humility is an often used word in Christian ministry. It is used so often it has a tendency to be taken for granted. But humility is central to following Jesus…
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Self-pity is Quicksand
Self-pity is pleasurable pain, a self-loathing that leaves us wallowing in the world's unfairness. Jim explains how self-pity is really unbelief and why it can…
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If It Wasn't for These People...
It's easy to get frustrated at the people you lead. It's easy to stop believing in their potential and to instead slip into a kind of manipulation that uses…
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Which Type of Power are You Working From
When it comes to Christian leadership, one of the most common phrases is servant leadership, but for all our talk about serving, we haven't talked a lot about…
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Living in the Spirit
It's easy for us to neglect the work of the Holy Spirit or to understand the Spirit's work as relegated to a handful of powerful moments. But in this week's…
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Learning to Abide in Prayer
Christians pray. As Pastor Jim explains, it is the breath of a believer. To be alive to God is to be in prayer. In this week's episode, Pastor Jim discusses…
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Finding Ways to Stay in Scripture
A spiritual center begins with brokenness that leads to the disciplines of abiding in scripture and embracing a life of prayer. In today's episode, Pastor Jim…
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Why We're Reluctant to Embrace Our Brokenness
Brokenness is not a best-selling topic but it is universal, and for Pastor Jim, it is at the center of who we are in Christ and the work Christ wants to do in…
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The Dangers of Externalized Ministry
In today's episode, we explore the ways that Christian faith and ministry can become externalized and reduced in authenticity. Jim explores the danger by…
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A Commitment to Living with Joy
For several weeks we have been looking at the seven personal commitments Pastor Jim crafted for his life. In today's episode, we finish up that discussion by…
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Curiosity and a Commitment to Learning
It's easy to think about learning as something we do in our youth. Once we've graduated, we spend our time applying what we've learned. But coasting on…
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Why Change Can Feel Too Risky
Leaders talk a lot about change, but sometimes we can be the one most resistant to it. Over time, nostalgia can rob us of our faith for the future. Attempts at…
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Taking Responsibility and the Risk of Unresolved Anger
After years of pastoral and leadership responsibilities, Jim writes that he has come to the conclusion that his greatest leadership challenges and problem are…
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Learning To Be Yourself
Questions about identity can drive us crazy. Fueled by endless opportunities for comparison, its easy to live and lead out of insecurity and anxiety about who…
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The Importance of Personal Integrity
We're discussing the seven personal commitments Jim has sought to live in life and in ministry. The second of those commitments is to pursue integrity…
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Making Personal Commitments: Know God
For several weeks we've been looking at the public commitments Jim made when coming to Central Assembly. Alongside those public commitments, Jim also made…
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Is it wrong to want more influence?
Spend any time reading or learning about leadership and you will run across the definition that leadership is influence. For some, influence becomes an…
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What is Spiritual Leadership?
For several weeks, we've been discussing the commitments Jim made when he came to Central Assembly. Collectively, they form a distinct view of ministry which…
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Faith For the Future of Your Church
As pastors, we spend a lot of time thinking about and planning for the future. Vision has become a central element of pastoral work. But Jim offers some…
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People-Centered and Team-Based
It's easy to allow the ministry to become abstract: techniques, systems, and procedures. In this week's episode, Pastor Jim calls pastors to rekindle their…
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COVID and the Future of the Church
Just about everyone agrees that the COVID crisis will have a lasting impact on our world and on the church. The question is what will change. In this…