Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry.

Today, Pastor Aaron Hlavin takes the mic to discuss the very heart of pastoral ministry: Loving and caring for people intentionally. In the busyness of church administration, sermon prep, and weekly programming, it is incredibly easy to start viewing people as projects, problems, or simply numbers in a crowd rather than individuals who need a shepherd. In this episode, Pastor Aaron challenges leaders to return to the core of their calling. He shares practical strategies for cultivating genuine compassion, building authentic relationships, and demonstrating intentional care to your congregation and community.

For more information on the Michigan Ministry Network, please go to our website at mmn.ag.

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry.

Today, Pastors Aaron Hlavin and Jim Riley discuss a foundational, yet often neglected, aspect of leadership: Building personal spiritual disciplines. As ministers, it is incredibly easy to become so consumed with feeding others that we forget to feed ourselves. When our personal time with God becomes nothing more than sermon preparation, our spiritual vitality inevitably begins to fade. In this episode, Pastor Aaron explores the critical importance of cultivating daily habits such as intentional prayer, reading Scripture for personal growth, fasting, and practicing solitude that sustain and anchor our souls. If you are feeling spiritually dry or simply want to deepen your daily connection with Christ, this essential conversation will encourage you to prioritize the disciplines that fuel a healthy, long term ministry.

For more information on the Michigan Ministry Network, please go to our website at mmn.ag.

Welcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry.

Today, we are joined once again by Pastor Aaron Hlavin to explore the second crucial element in maintaining our focus and overcoming the things that make us angry in ministry: Keeping our attention on Jesus. In the midst of the demands, pressures, and constant activity of pastoral leadership, it is alarmingly easy to let the work for the Lord slowly replace our relationship with the Lord. Pastors Aaron and Jim discuss why this shift in focus is one of the most dangerous and subtle traps for a minister. They unpack how the very things meant to be expressions of our faith like preaching, planning, and leading can quietly become the focus of our identity and attention. If you’ve ever found yourself more consumed by the logistics of church than the presence of Christ, or more frustrated by the people you are leading than fulfilled by the one you are serving, this episode will challenge and encourage you to re-center your heart on Jesus.

For more information on the Michigan Ministry Network, please go to our website at mmn.ag.