All Episodes
The Idea Talks with Josh Teis — 208 episodes
Episode 210: Farewell – A Special Message from Drew Polanycia - Episode 210
Episode 209: How to Develop a Counseling Ministry in your Local Church - Episode 209
Episode 208: 5 Ideas to Elevate your Leadership - Episode 208
Episode 207: Suicide Prevention and Counseling with Chad Connelly - Episode 207
Episode 206: 3 Ideas for Wisdom in Social Media with Cary Schmidt - Episode 206
Episode 205: Intentionally Investing in Personal Spiritual Health with Dustin Alley - Episode 205
Episode 204: Seven Tips in Talking to Rich People - Episode 204
Episode 203: Developing a Process for Grief Care with Robby Greene - Episode 203
Episode 202: Five Mistakes in Dealing with Church Conflict - Episode 202
Episode 201: The Psychology of Perfectionism - Episode 201
Episode 200: 🙌🏼 OUR 200TH EPISODE 🙌🏼
Episode 199: How to Engage Gen-Z with Joshua Hershberger - Episode 199
Episode 198: Employment Law and Compensation in the Church with Dustin Gaines - Episode 198
Episode 197: Paper Tigers- How to engage college and career young adults with Joe & Robin Crawford - Episode 197
Episode 196: The First 100 Days in your New Ministry with Blake Hunt - Episode 196
Episode 195: How to Run Successful Youth Fundraisers with Caleb Suttle - Episode 195
Episode 194: How to care for your Pastor with Mike McConnel & Drew Polanycia - Episode 194
Episode 193: Leading Your Family Through Ministry Hurt with Stephen Ashmore - Episode 193
Episode 192: A Changing Church: A Church Member’s Perspective with Mike McConnel & Melanie Graves - Episode 192
Episode 191: Facility Maintenance for the Ultimate Experience with Peter Harrington - Episode 191
Episode 190: How to Process Criticism with Bryan Samms - Episode 190
Episode 189: How Does Your Church Staff Get Promoted? - Episode 189
Episode 188: 10 Fall Outreach Ideas with Bryan Samms & Jason Coombes - Episode 188
Episode 187: Disciple Making - Keep It Simple - Episode 187
Episode 186: Grit & Grace – Preparing your Child for the Real World - Episode 186
Episode 185: Everything Great Starts Small - Episode 185
Episode 184: Leaving a Church without Blowing it Up – Jeremy Rands - Episode 184
Episode 183: How to Assimilate Women with Lysandra Osterkamp - Episode 183
Episode 182: Death Bed Preparation with Rodney Holloman - Episode 182
Episode 181: Primary Health: Proactively Advancing Mental Wellbeing with Harley Snode - Episode 181
Episode 180: Deacons, Elders, & Ministry Leaders – Creating an Unstoppable Team - Episode 180
Episode 179: The Pastor is Seeing a Therapist with Paul Elmore - Episode 179
Episode 178: The Pastor & Personal Evangelism with Steve Witt - Episode 178
Episode 177: Kingdom Advancement - Part 2 - Episode 177
Episode 176: Kingdom Advancement - Part 1 - Episode 176
Episode 175: The Idea Summit Preview - Episode 175
Episode 174: When Good People Leave - Episode 174
Episode 173: Hyper-Separatism & Broken Spirit – David Teis - Episode 173
Episode 172: Hyper-Separatism & Broken Kingdom with David Teis - Episode 172
Episode 171: Hyper-Separatism & Broken Families with David Teis - Episode 171
Episode 170: Why Church Fostering is Growing Rapidly - Episode 170
Episode 169: Bi-Vocational and Loving It - Part 2 - Episode 169
Episode 168: Bi-Vocational and Loving It - Part 1 - Episode 168
Episode 167: Small Church Excellence: Get Better Before Bigger - Episode 167.mp3
Episode 166: Ministry Burn Out with Mike Mackenzie - Episode 166
Episode 165: Connecting The Fringe Attender Through Special Events - Episode 165
Episode 164: Bi-Vocational Pastors Kids - Episode 164
Episode 163: Know the Why Behind Your Events - Episode 163
Episode 162: Pastors Kids - Episode 162
Episode 161: Stop Trying: Growing A Gospel Identity - Episode 161
Episode 160: Knowing When to Leave Your Ministry with Blake Hunt - Episode 160
Episode 159: Mentorship with Kurt Skelly - Episode 159
Episode 158: Considering the NAMB Assessment for Church Planting? - Episode 158
Episode 157: Establishing Credibility as a Next-Gen Leader - Stephen Canter - Episode 157
Episode 156: Missional Living - Called to a BLUE STATE - Episode 156
Episode 155: Prioritizing Revitalization with Robb Redlin - Episode 155
Episode 154: Kids Pastor vs. Senior Pastor – Building a Strong Partnership - Episode 154
Episode 153: Shepherding the Heart of our Children with Mike & Cheryl Grover - Episode 153
Episode 152: What is an Executive Pastor? - Episode 152
Episode 151: Cultivating a Strong Dynamic Between the Lead Pastor & Worship Leader - Episode
Episode 150: Women in Ministry – A Conversation with Heather Teis - Episode 150
Episode 149: How to Thrive, Not Just Survive, on a Ministry Salary with Nate Skelly - Episode 149
Episode 148: Successful Bi-Vocational Ministry - Episode 148
Episode 147: Transitioning Locations of Your Ministry with John Jupp - Episode 147
Episode 146: Knowing when to Shut Up, when to Study Up, and when to Circle Up - Episode 146
Episode 145: Marriage and Ministry for the Long-haul with Nolan & Linda Leavitt - Episode 145
Episode 144: Leading a Church out of Legalism - Episode 144
Episode 143: How To Run an Effective Family Program with Dan Proctor - Episode 143
Episode 142: Should I Get a Coach? What’s a Care Pastor? Surviving Change? - Episode 142
Episode 141: How to Overcome Obstabcles to Revitalization with Mike Brown - Episode 141
Episode 140: Beer-Drinking Baptists, Tax-Exempt Status and, Unmarried Pastors - Episode 140
Episode 139: People Over Process with Jeremy Rands - Episode 139
Episode 138: Mission’s Trends in the Church Today with Alex Kocman - Episode 138
Episode 137: Creating a Culture of Generosity with Robby Green - Episode 137
Episode 136: Slippery Slope or Courageous Climb? - Episode 136
Episode 135: Women in Leadership with Kylie Dulo - Episode 135
Episode 134: Church Growth, Can We Talk about This? - Episode 134
Episode 133: How to Engage the LGBTQ+ Community - Episode 133
Episode 132: Mass Evangelism in the 21st Century with CT Townsend - Episode 132
Episode 131: Christian Citizenship with Joshua Hershberger- Episode 131
Episode 130: Spiritually Healthy Pastors an interview with Johnny Hunt - Episode 130
Episode 129: Growing Your Missions Giving with Jayden Brown- Episode 129
Episode 128: Overcoming Insecurity - Episode 128
Episode 127: How to Revitalize without Splitting the Church - Tony Liuzzo - Episode 127
Episode 126: The Future of the BBF & Bible Baptist College - Episode 126
Episode 124: What is EveryEthne? - Episode 124
Episode 123: DisciplePath - Episode 123
Episode 122: Live Global - Episode 122
Episode 121: Helping Your Staff Grow with Fred Murray - Episode 121
Episode 116: Honor to whom Honor is Due - an interview with Heiden Ratner - Episode 120
Episode 119: Dennis Fountain - The Church Planter as Community Leader - Episode 119
Episode 118: The Future of Seminaries - Interview with Troy Temple of Liberty University - Episode 118
Episode 117: Dean Sweetman - Cultivating Extravagant Givers - Episode 117
Episode 116: Moving Forward while Honoring the Past – Interview Chuck McQueen - Episode 116
Episode 115: Mike Smith - Intelligent Leadership - Episode 115
Episode 114: Is a Christian Education Necessary? – Interview Steve Pettit of BJU - Episode 114
Episode 113: Essentials in Mentorship with Robby Green - Episode 113
Episode 112: Motivated for 2022. 5 things you should be doing RIGHT NOW! - Episode 112
Episode 111: Church Revitalization with Jonathan Fountain - Episode 111
Episode 110: Creating a FUN HOME LIFE - Episode 110
Episode 109: Multi-Tier MIssions with Jason Coombes - Episode 109
Episode 108: Are We Answering the Quesitons People Are Asking? Special Guest Allen Parr - Episode 108
Episode 107: Developing a Team of Mentors and Coaches - Episode 107
Episode 106: Small Town Evangelism with Bob Ritter - Episode 106
Episode 105: Maintaining Volunteers with Charity Berkey - Episode 105
Episode 104: Learning to Listen with Kenny Baldwin - Episode 104
Episode 103: Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals - Episode 103
Episode 102: Restoring a Fallen Friend - Episode 102
Episode 101: Ministry and Marriage with Paul and Martha Davis - Episode 101
Episode 100: OUR 100TH EPISODE!!!
Episode 99: The House Church Movement with Logan Wolf - Episode 99
Episode 98: Community Connections with Dennis Fountain - Episode 98
Episode 97: Mentoring the Next Generation - Episode 97
Episode 96: Millenial Management with Jason Shuler - Episode 96
Episode 95: Church Planting with Kevin Ezell of SEND Network - Episode 95
Episode 94: Fatherlessness with Sean Teis - Episode 94
Episode 93: Ministering to Victims of Sexual Assault with Kimberly Coombes - Episode 93
Episode 92: Responding Well to a Church Crisis with Dustin Gaines - Episode 92
Episode 91: AMA #5 - From Online to In Person; Executing Big Plans; Closing the Back Door; Freinds with Staff - Episode 91
Episode 90: Going Viral with the Gospel - Dan Bergman - Episode 90
Episode 89: What is the Idea Network Ambassador? – Interview David Teis - Episode 89
Episode 88: How to be a Fund-Raising, Gospel-Preaching, Always-Worried, Never-Fearful Church-Planter - Episode 88
Episode 87: Benefits of a Mission Board with Paul Davis of ABWE - Episode 87
Episode 86: Post Quarantine Church with Thom Rainer - Episode 86
Episode 85: The Traps of Betrayal - Episode 85
Episode 84: So, God's Calling you into the Senior Pastor Role? with Steve Miller - Episode 84
Episode 83: STOP TRYING: How to Receive, Not Achieve, Your Real Identity with Cary Schmidt - Episode 83
Episode 82: I'm Releasing My First Book! - Episode 82
Episode 81: Becoming a Charter Member of the Idea Network - Episode 81
Episode 80: AMA #4 - Episode 80
Episode 79: Episode 79 - Going Multi-Site
Episode 78: Dissecting the IFB Circles Part 2 - Episode 78
Episode 77: Dissecting the IFB Circles Part 1- Episode 77
Episode 76: It's ok to ask that question - Episode 76
Creating and Executing Memorable Events - Episode 75
The Assistant to the Regional Pastor and Their Role - Episode 74
Best and Worst Advice I've Ever Recieved - Episode 73
Seminary Needs? Pulpit Attire & Livestream AMA #3 - Episode 72
Legalism and the Seared Conscience - Episode 71
Insecurity and Its Deadly Consequences with Kurt Skelly - Episode 70
Sustainable Bi-Vocational Ministry with David Beatty - Episode 69
Growing your mission's program with Jaysen Brown & Jason Coombes - Episode 68
Navigating the Political Season as a Christian - Episode 67
Keeping Young Adults in the Church after High School - Episode 66
We Are Listening - Racial Reconciliation in Today's Culture - Episode 64
Calm During COVID - How other ministry leaders are feeling - Episode 57
Retention - The Forgotten Key to Church Growth - Episode 63
Is Online Church the Future? - Episode 62
Religious Liberty During COVID-19 - Episode 61
Evangelism During COVID-19 - Episode 60
The Cares Act and What it Could Mean for You - Episode 59
How to engage your church during COVID-19 - Episode 58
Assimilation with Blake Hunt - Episode 56
Pursuing Diversity. An Interview with Kenny Baldwin - Episode 55
A Marriage Talk with Josh & Heather - Episode 54
Road Trip to Idea Day - Episode 53
Mentorship - Taking Your Ministry to the Next Level - Episode 52
6 Degrees of Separation - Where are we Now? - Episode 51
Christmas Eve: The Missed Opportunity - Episode 50
From the Organ to Drumsticks - Episode 49
Deacons, Drinking, and Depleting Your Emotional Energy - Episode 48
Small Groups - Episode 47
Church Membership: Is it Biblical? Episode 46
The Relationship of the Pastor and Deacons - Episode 45
The Pastors Schedule - Episode 44
Social Media, You Can Do It! - Episode 43
Have the Conversation - Episode 42
The Mental Health of the Pastor - Episode 41
Christian Rap, Babies in Church, Frustrated Pastors - Episode 40
Small Church vs Big Church: Be careful what you wish for - Episode 39
The Doctrines that Didn't Make the Cut - Episode 38
How to Lead Change - Episode 37
The Idea Day Confession of Faith - Episode 36
Failure, Momentum, and Hyper-Separatism - Episode 35
The Life of a PK - Episode 34
Interview with Dr. Thom Rainer - Episode 33
AMA Round 2 - Episode 32
The Role of the Pastor's Wife - Episode 31
AMA #1 - Ask me anything with Josh Teis - Episode 30
Leadership: Becoming and Creating - Episode 29
Church Revitalization - Episode 28
Family and Ministry - Episode 27
Theology Driven Ideas - Episode 26
Church Planting - Episode 25
Keys to Delivering a Great Speech - Episode 24
Sermon Inception to Delivery - Episode 23
Believe & Achieve the Impossible - Episode 22
Leading Yourself First - Episode 21
We ❤️ Israel - Episode 20
The Power of Autonomy - Episode 19
Moving the Ancient Landmarks - Episode 18
Social Leadership - Episode 17
How to Leave Right - Idea Talks Episode 16
The Power of Vulnerability - Idea Talks Episode 15
The Road to 100 - Idea Talks Episode 14
Episode 13 - 3 Bad Words
Episode 12 - The 5 Priorities of the Lead Pastor
Episode 11 - Leadership and Criticism
Episode 10 - Parenting Children to Love Jesus - Part Two
Episode 09 - Parenting Children to Love Jesus - Part One
Episode 08 - The History of The Independent Baptist Movement
Episode 07 - Organized Leadership
Episode 06 - Refreshing An Established Church
Episode 05 - Worship Wars
Episode 04 - The Missing Key to Church Growth
Episode 03 - The Impact of Corporate Prayer
Episode 02 - The Influence of Books
Episode 01 - The Independent Baptist Movement