Coaching For Pastors - Daily Coaching, Encouragement, and Support for Pastors
The Coaching For Pastors Podcast provides coaching, encouragement, and support to pastors - regardless of gender, denomination, or church size. Until we meet our first over-encouraged pastor, we will produce weekday Quick Hit episodes (Mon-Fri) that are under ten minutes long, and Saturday Weekend Editions, which are closer to an hour, where conversations with guests will challenge and inspire you! Share this podcast with other pastors, unless they're over-encouraged already. Yeah, we didn't think so! Jeff Keady is a 35-year ministry veteran, and currently the lead pastor at Community Heights Church in Newton IA, and is the co-founder of the 200churches Podcast with Jonny Craig.
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283 episodes
Episode 240 – I Am Not Only Called To Ministry
After 20 months (since April 2023), I’m back. At least for today. No commitments yet, but I am taking today to talk with you about what we’re called to. I get to that at about the 6 or 7-minute mark. Where have I been? I’ve be...
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Episode 239 - Let's Not Neglect the Disciplines of Pastoral Ministry
My friend, with society and culture speeding up at an exponential rate, it's becoming obvious that this isn't just a "phase" that will pass. We are on a trajectory that will leave us increasingly over-scheduled, inundated, preoccupied, and cons...
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Episode 239
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Episode 238 - Limit Your Scope and Narrow Your Focus
You already know Pastor, the speed and dynamics of life and ministry are increasing exponentially these days. Somehow we have to turn the firehose into a kitchen faucet, so that we can both survive and make an impact. Some thoughts after ...
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Episode 237 - Equipping Our People By Getting Out of Their Way!
Our role, per Ephesians 4, as pastors is to equip our people to do the work of the ministry - and I contend that somethings the best way we can equip them, is to recognize that they are already gifted by the Holy Spirit, and we just need to get...
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Weekend Edition 42 - The People's Perspective: Everyday Disciplemaking with Paul Schlieker
Paul Schlieker takes seriously Jesus' command to make disciples of all people. Paul is going to challenge your thinking about how you challenge YOUR OWN church family to be disciple makers!Paul is a financial planner who takes Jes...
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Episode 236 - This Guy Really Blessed Me Yesterday Morning!
Paul's life was changed by the message of the cross, and he has become a servant of God, with a calling he is committed to fulfilling. Paul is a financial planner/manager who serves people by helping them prepare for their future. He's also a d...
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Episode 235 - Can and Should a Pastor Use AI Services like ChatGPT?
Tonight I asked ChatGPT to "Write a blog post about how pastors can use ChatGPT in sermon preparation."A portion of this episode will be me, using what ChatGPT wrote - in my own voice. You decide if it was any good. Then I give you my h...
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Weekend Edition 41 - Pastor, Are Your Methods Getting in the Way of Your Mission?
Andy Stanley once said, we need to marry our mission but date our methods. So true! So that begs the question that I unpack in this short episode: Are your ministry methods getting in the way of your church accomplishing its mission??En...
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Episode 234 - The Top Rated #1 Tool in a Pastor's Toolbox!
Pastor, the Enemy would love to sideline both you and your church. He'll attack your marriage, your parenting, your family, your hobbies, your addictions, anything! Anything to keep you off the court and out of the game.Our people are l...
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Episode 233 - Pastor, You Should Make A Trust List!
Here is a simple pastoral hack to help you alleviate stress and anxiety from your ministry day. God is BIG and he can handle and shoulder all of our cares and anxieties. Giving him your "trust list" is an easy way to join in community wit...
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Episode 232 - 5 Reasons To Build Relationships With The Kids In Your Church!
The recent CDC Report on Teen Mental Health is out and it is not good. Pastor, I believe it is absolutely critical that as lead pastors, whether we are i...
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Weekend Edition 40 - Fantastical Thinking (Deep Dive!) Into Peter's First Letter
(This is the first 20 minutes of a recent 60 minute conversation I had with Jeannine Brown for my 200churches Podcast. It has not been released yet, so this is a sneak preview!)Dr. Jeannine Brown from Bethel Seminary joins me to talk ab...
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Episode 231 - Two Lessons from a Full Pastoral Week!
This week for me has been full, varied, exciting, and filled with a moderate amount of high drama. Today, on Friday, I share two lessons I learn from this week - and truly wonder at the opportunities that next week will bring!
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Episode 230 - Don't Be Afraid To Ask For Help
Too often we just try to get by with what we have in ministry, and that includes the volunteers and staff we have, when in reality it just might be that we need more!And, the MORE we add to our human capital in our church, the better th...
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Episode 229 - Learn From My Biggest Leadership Blunder!
Okay, maybe it's not my biggest, but this is certainly one of my worst leadership failures in pastoral ministry! I led a team to the cliff, to stand in awe of the view, but then I essentially pushed them off. :-(The story eventually tak...
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Episode 228 - Part 2 of How To Not Deliver Boring Messages
Today Jeff gives you Part 2, where he shares some assumptions he has about preaching, and then some ideas for you to implement that will help you connect with your people and avoid those boring sermons!Enjoy!
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Episode 227 - How To Not Deliver Boring Messages!
We'll all hit those preaching slumps. This is not an episode about how to get out of a slump. It might help, but I've found the only way out of a slump is time, and prayer, and a little diligence.But this IS an episode about how to crea...
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Episode 226 - 3 Elements of an Effective Leadership Team Meeting
I've been a part of A LOT of leadership team meetings over the last 40+ years. The good, the bad, and of course - the UGLY. I was thinking the other day about what the essential elements of an effective leadership team meeting are,...
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Episode 226
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Weekend Edition 39 - Discipleship, Bi-Vocational Ministry, Church Planting, Roosters, and Airplanes with Ray Brandon
Ray Brandon is a pastor who planted his church almost 20 years ago, and has like many of you expanded his ministry reach and involvement. I've known Ray for more than 30 years and am not surprised at the level of pastoral and ministry excellenc...
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Episode 225 - A Very Sad Week
This week's earthquake in Turkey and Syria have been catastrophic and horrific. How can we even fathom the horror? It causes me to consider the Great Commission and the need for the Gospel around the world, and right next door...
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Episode 224 - A Pastor's Uniquely Terrifying Fear: To Be A Hypocrite!
Jesus said it over and over - in judgment - condemning the religious leaders: "You Hypocrites!" When I was a young pastor, and would read Matthew 23, I would think, "man, I'm so glad I'm not one of those religious leaders! So glad I'm not a hyp...
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Episode 223 - Today
Pastor, in this episode I share my overwhelm in life right now. I don't whine or complain, or prate on and on about how "busy" I am - but I try to be honest for long enough to share with you what my hope is through it all. God give...
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Episode 222 - Ministry Lessons from Blood Letting Part 02
Here are two more lessons I learned when I contemplated my experience giving blood.If you've never given blood, call the Red Cross, the Blood Bank, LifeServe Blood Center, or your local hospital to get information on where you can go to...
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Episode 221 - Ministry Lessons from Blood Letting Part 01
I gave blood! I hate doing it, but I love having done it. I know it's a good thing to do, so that's why I do it. To help others.I thought of several ministry lessons I learned from giving blood - and I share them with you today and tomo...
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Episode 220 - How To Shepherd and Lead Church Members Who Are 2 to 4 Times Older Than You - Part 02
In this episode, Jeff shares his final four recommendations for young pastors to follow when leading people in their church who are 2-4 times older than them.Loving your people, making connections, and building relational bridges - thes...
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