Shawna Gaines – The Pastor as Midwife

‘We need a new imagination to capture the hopefulness of God birthing something new in the midst of the pain of the old creation’. Brent talks with Shawna Gaines about her new IVP book ‘The Pastor as Midwife: Life Giving Leadership for the Healing of the Church’. Shawna is lead pastor at Trevecca Community Church in Nashville, Tennessee. She has 15 years of experience in congregational ministry and is a welcomed speaker for worship gatherings and church leadership conferences.  She’s the author of a number of books.    (1:00) Midwives; (3:00) Learning from midwives; (4:40) Church leadership; (6:10) Power and authority; (9:05) Jesus and birth; (12:20) The project; (17:20) Pastoring a church as a midwife; (20:10) Pain; (22:30) Trust.  Links mentioned in this episode: www.amazon.com/Pastor-Midwife-Life-Giving-Leadership-Healing/dp/1514012448 Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.