Episodes
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How Should a Ministry Couple Order Their Priorities?
In ministry, life fills up fast—and without a clear priority order, what matters most quietly gets pushed aside. In this episode, we walk through a framework every ministry couple needs: Jesus first, your marriage second, your kids third, then ministry to others. Getting this sequence right isn't...
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How Do I Make a Mentoring Handoff as a Pastor?
A mentoring handoff is the strategic transfer of a person needing care from a pastor to an equipped lay mentor. Grounded in Ephesians 4:11–12, pastors leverage their relational equity to normalize peer discipleship, prepare mentors with background context, and guide the initial meetings until the...
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Francis Chan’s Approach to LDS Missionaries - Unveiling Mormonism
If you sat down with nothing but a Bible, would you ever actually come up with your current belief system? In this episode, Bryan reacts to a classic sermon clip from Francis Chan detailing his front-door encounter with LDS missionaries. But stick around for the twist at the end—because Francis...
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PursueGOD 2026 Update - The PursueGOD Truth Podcast
Welcome back to the podcast! Join us this week for a special episode, highlighting the updates to our website in 2026! -- The PursueGOD Truth podcast is the “easy button” for making disciples – whether you’re looking for resources to lead a family devotional, a small group at church, or a...
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The Year-End Episode - The PursueGOD Truth Podcast
In this episode, Bryan wraps up 2025 and gives us a clear snapshot of what God has been doing through PursueGOD—and what’s coming next in 2026. -- The PursueGOD Truth podcast is the “easy button” for making disciples – whether you’re looking for resources to lead a family devotional, a small…
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How to be a SALT Leader
Hey leaders, welcome to the PursueGOD Training Podcast. Today we’re going to give you a complete roadmap for leading the SALT program—from the big picture 9-month journey to the nightly flow that makes every meeting meaningful, fun, and spiritually powerful. -- The PursueGOD Training podcast…
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Creating a Culture of Care in Your Small Group
In today’s leadership episode, we talk about how small group leaders can create a culture of care where everyone participates. We’ll explore why care starts with the leader, how to move your group from consumers to contributors, and practical ways to equip others to carry both spiritual and...
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What are the Responsibilities Elder/Overseer/Pastor? (Overseer Training 3)
Welcome back to the podcast! In today's episode we'll finish up our Oversee Training series, discussing the responsibilities of a church leader. -- The PursueGOD Training podcast helps pastors, small group leaders, and everyday Christians to make disciples through healthy biblical churches. Find...
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What Qualifies You to Be a Church Leader? (Overseer Training 2)
Welcome back to week two of our Overseer Training series! -- The PursueGOD Training podcast helps pastors, small group leaders, and everyday Christians to make disciples through healthy biblical churches. Find resources to talk about these episodes at pursueGOD.org/training. Help others go "full...
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What Is the Office of Elder/Overseer/Pastor in the Church? (Overseer Training 1)
Part 1 of 3 in the Overseer Training series. Go through this with a mentor (or mentors) from the existing pastoral team at your church or campus. -- The PursueGOD Training podcast helps pastors, small group leaders, and everyday Christians to make disciples through healthy biblical churches. Find...
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How Does Spiritual Conversion Actually Work? (Acts 9: 1-19) - The PursueGOD Truth Podcast
Excerpt -- The PursueGOD Truth podcast is the “easy button” for making disciples – whether you’re looking for resources to lead a family devotional, a small group at church, or a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Join us for new episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Find resources to talk about…
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How to Preach and Keep People Awake
In this episode, we take a look at some principles of effective and compelling preaching. Also in the episode is an interview with author Phil Campbell, who has great insight in how to make sure your congregation stays awake! -- The PursueGOD Training podcast helps pastors, small group leaders…
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The “Full Circle” Preaching Philosophy
In today's episode, we look at the transformative impact of shepherding relationships, emphasizing that true growth often occurs outside the pulpit. We discuss the vital role of preachers in equipping believers for discipleship, fostering unity and maturity in the body of Christ. -- The PursueGOD...
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What Qualifies You to Preach?
Today we’re starting a 3-week series called Preacher Training – with a focus on preaching sermons based on the pursueGOD discipleship resources. -- The PursueGOD Training podcast helps pastors, small group leaders, and everyday Christians to make disciples through healthy biblical churches. Find...
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Practices of a Great Board Member
Excerpt -- The PursueGOD Training podcast helps pastors, small group leaders, and everyday Christians to make disciples through healthy biblical churches. Find resources to talk about these episodes at pursueGOD.org/training. Help others go "full circle" as a follower of Jesus through our 12-week...
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Traits of a Great Board
This is a general series that many churches will find helpful. It should be a great conversation starter for established boards, and it might even help your church rethink your leadership structure. -- The PursueGOD Training podcast helps pastors, small group leaders, and everyday Christians to...
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Relationship Between Board and Senior Pastor
This is a general series that many churches will find helpful. It should be a great conversation starter for established boards, and it might even help your church rethink your leadership structure. -- The PursueGOD Training podcast helps pastors, small group leaders, and everyday Christians to...
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Key Responsibilities of a Board Member
This is a general series that many churches will find helpful. It should be a great conversation starter for established boards, and it might even help your church rethink your leadership structure. -- The PursueGOD Training podcast helps pastors, small group leaders, and everyday Christians to...
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Key Responsibilities of a Church Board
This is a general series that many churches will find helpful. It should be a great conversation starter for established boards, and it might even help your church rethink your leadership structure. -- The PursueGOD Training podcast helps pastors, small group leaders, and everyday Christians to...
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How Jesus Kept Peter on Mission (Mark 14:27-31, 66-71) - The PursueGOD Truth Podcast
Today we look at the story of Peter’s betrayal of Jesus, a classic example of “mission drift” in the Bible. Jesus had called Peter to make disciples, but now his commitment was in question. Peter, as with the other disciples, is brimming with confidence that his faith will not fail. But then it...
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PursueGOD Series: Podcasts + Discipleship
PursueGOD is a podcast-based discipleship library. In this episode we'll give you a quick tutorial on how to use our resources with your family, small group, or one-on-one mentoring relationship. Learn more at www.pursueGOD.org/about. -- The PursueGOD Training podcast helps pastors, small group...
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How to Lead Like Jesus - The Men's Podcast
No conversation about leadership is complete without discussing Jesus. He was the most influential leader in the history of the world. He calls his followers to lead like he led. We’re coming to the last conversation in our leadership principles for men series, and we’ve saved the best for last....
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How to Lead Like Jonathan - The Men's Podcast
Intro We’re in the third week of our leadership principles for men and we’re taking a look at Jonathan. Jonathan is the son of King Saul, the first king of the nation of Israel. The first story we’re going to look at is at a time when Israel is at war with the Philistines. Saul has already...
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How to Lead Like Joshua - The Men's Podcast
Intro We’re going to look at a leader today who had big shoes to fill. Maybe you can relate to that. Joshua was stepping in for Moses. The man who led Israel out of Egypt and was the mediator between the people and Almighty God. I can only imagine the pressure he must have felt as he stepped into...
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How to Lead Like Moses - The Men's Podcast
Intro Leading well is something every man should desire to do. God took a reluctant leader in Moses and used him to bring the entire nation of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. We’re starting a new series today on the podcast and the focus is going to be on leadership. We’re going to be looking at...
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A Biblical Discussion on Gender - The Men's Podcast
We’re tackling a subject today that our granddads never really dealt with, our dads most likely didn’t deal with it, but it seems to be in our face and in the faces of our children on a daily basis - and that is the issue of gender. Are there two genders? Is gender just a social construct? Can I...
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The Pursuit: Module 4 Training
Where we talk about the final module for The Pursuit... and how you, too, can make disciples who make disciples. Find it at pursueGOD.org/go.
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The Pursuit: Module 3 Training
Where we walk through topics 7 through 9 in the 12-part series called The Pursuit. This is a fast track overview of the third module of the flagship discipleship track at pursueGOD.org/go.
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The Pursuit: Module 2 Training
Where we walk through topics 4 through 6 in the 12-part series called The Pursuit. This is a fast track overview of the second module of the flagship discipleship track at pursueGOD.org/go.
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The Pursuit: Module 1 Training
Where we walk through the first three topics in the 12-part series called The Pursuit. This is a fast track overview of the first module of the flagship discipleship track at pursueGOD.org/go.
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Dealing With the Small Group Dominator
Excerpt: Many small group leaders must deal with people who dominate the discussion during a meeting. Here are a few tips for dealing with a dominator. Hook/Intro: So what’s the problem? A common problem many small group leaders face is dealing with people who dominate the discussion time during...
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Disciplemaker Essentials
Ready to make disciples with the tools at pursueGOD.org? Remember these five important essentials, and then go out and start helping people pursue God! Commit to a real relationship. Discipleship is relationship, and none of this matters if you don’t care about the person you’re mentoring. John...
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How to Make Disciples: The PursueGOD Strategy
If you’re a Christian, Jesus wants you to make disciples (Matthew 28:19). But how do you do it? Where do you start? PursueGOD offers a simple approach, modeled after Jesus’ own ministry. He discipled his followers through everyday conversations, helping them discover truth by asking questions and...
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How to Use PursueGOD Resources for Men and Boys - The Men's Podcast
The men’s resources at pursueGOD.org are perfect for men’s groups and one-on-one discipleship. Here’s how to use them. Step Up and Lead If you’re a man, you have a calling on your life to lead. The church is filled with guys who are failing to step up at home, at church, and in society.…
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The Greatest Thing a Small Group Leader Can Do
Small group leaders are awesome. They’re the most important people in any local church. They have a big job with many tasks, but there’s one task that surpasses them all. The greatest thing a small group leader can do is give their job away. Here’s why that matters. It matures other people...
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How to Preach and Keep People Awake
Get Phil's book "Saving Eutychus: How to preach God's word and keep people awake"
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Preachers - The Church Jesus Envisioned #1
Find resources at www.pursueGODnetwork.org/sermons.
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Pastors - The Function of Mentoring in Ministry Teams
Talk about it: www.pursueGODnetwork.org/pastors
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Pastors - Create a Culture of Prayer from the Stage
Talk about it: https://www.pursuegodnetwork.org/create-a-culture-of-prayer-from-the-stage/
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Pastors - What is Your Role as a Pastor?
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Pastors - Making the Handoff
Talk about it: https://www.pursuegodnetwork.org/making-the-handoff/
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Envisioning a New Kind of Church
Talk about it: https://www.pursuegodnetwork.org/discipleship-culture-envisioning-a-new-kind-of-church/
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Preachers - A Whole Person
Find more at https://www.pursuegodnetwork.org/sermons/
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Pastors - How to Recruit for Your Ministry Team
Talk about it: https://www.pursuegodnetwork.org/how-to-recruit-for-ministry-teams/
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Partners - How to Write a Topic for our Site
https://www.pursuegodnetwork.org
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Minor Prophets, Part 4 - Zephaniah
This is part 4 in our series on the minor prophets. Find more at pursuegodnetwork.org
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Minor Prophets, Part 3 - Micah
Preach!
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Minor Prophets, Part 2 - Zechariah
This is part 2 of our series on the minor prophets. Find more at pursuegodnetwork.org
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The Good Place, Part 4 - Aren't Most People Going to Heaven?
Most people think there are many ways to get to heaven. Jesus, however, shows us that there is only one way to heaven: through him. Find more at pursuegodnetwork.org/the-good-place/
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The Good Place, Part 2 - What You Need to Know About Hell
Hell is real and God doesn’t want you to go there. Find more at pursuegodnetwork.org/the-good-place/
About this show
The official training podcast for the discipleship resources at pursueGOD.org. Great for pastors, churches, small groups leaders, and one-on-one disciple-makers. Find more at pursueGOD.org/training.
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