For Pastors podcast
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Solace’s For Pastors is hosted by Vic Francis, who combines his background in journalism with decades of pastoring, national church leadership and practising as a supervisor and spiritual director to champion pastors and their holy calling in an uncertain world.
It’s tough being a pastor. And while we have leaders’ conferences, church growth books and training programmes aplenty, there is little that specifically supports pastors in the grind.
As part of the solution, For Pastors explores issues pastors face and hears from well-known and lesser-known Kiwi pastors for collective wisdom and inspiration.
Vic is passionate about supporting pastors and church leaders, and offers For Pastors to inspire, encourage and help them keep saying yes to the call of God on their lives.
Real talk for real pastors
Episode 05: How Long, Lord?
Pastor Don Barry and Major Susan Goldsack look at the often-vexed question of length of tenure in our call to ministry and how long to stay and when to go.
In Episode Five, we hear of Susan’s regular transitions with the Salvation Army and Don’s long-term tenure at Gateway Church in Hamilton.
Listen to For Pastors: How Long, Lord? wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode 04: Not a Mega-Church
Pastors Odele Habets and Brent Davie explore the beauty and wonder of the small to medium-sized church, which let's face it is the size of church most people pastor.
In Episode Four, we hear of joys and challenges in their pastoral journeys.
Listen to For Pastors: Not a Mega-Church wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode 03: An Archbishop in Tension
Archbishop Justin Duckworth lives in the tension of being part of the establishment and yet deep down being what he calls an "edge" dweller.
In Episode Three, we hear how Justin navigates that tension, and of his challenge to the Church of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Listen to For Pastors: An Archbishop in Tension wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode 02: Pastoring When Tragedy Strikes
What happens when tragedy strikes, either personally or in our congregations, and we as pastors have to process deeply while still fronting up the next Sunday and the Sunday after that, and the Sunday after that.
In Episode Two, Vic Francis is joined by Sarah Park from Clevedon Anglican and Murray Smith from Bridges Church in Cambridge, two pastors who have seen significant tragedy and yet found ways of continuing to prosper in their ministry.
Listen to For Pastors: Pastoring When Tragedy Strikes wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode 01: In Search of Young Pastors
The church is facing a crisis, with many pastors in their 60s close to retirement and only a trickle of new pastors coming through to take their places.
In Episode One, Vic Francis is joined by Alisha Wiseman from Central Vineyard in Auckland and Aaron Hardy from Te Rautini in Hamilton, two youngish pastors who have bucked the trend – committing themselves to pastoral ministry when many of their generation are preferring not to.
Listen to For Pastors: In Search of Young Pastors wherever you get your podcasts.