Episodios

  • Episode 34: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Rev. Dr. Donald Ray
    Jul 21 2025

    The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of this pastoral conversation is to discuss the meaning of the Office of the Keys from the perspective of serving in mission field in multiple locations and the challenges that come with that ministry.

    This month’s conversation is with Rev., Dr., Don Ray Ph.D. Pastor Ray currently serves as pastor at a Lutheran Church in northwest Washington State, where he also serves as chaplain for the local police and fire departments. Pastor Ray is a published author and a trauma researcher and educator.

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    1 h y 12 m
  • Episode 33: Confronting Social Isolation in the Ministry & Building a Support Network
    Jul 7 2025

    In past episodes we have discussed the Four Horsemen of the Ministry: Isolation, Alienation, Division, and Loneliness, all of which can hurt or destroy your ministry and negatively effects your mental health and wellbeing. In this episode we will discuss the detriment of Social Isolation and some thoughts concerning the need to build a safe and secure Support Group and some thoughts on how to build that support network.

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    1 h y 9 m
  • Episode 32: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Pastor Jim Weist
    Jun 15 2025

    The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of this pastoral conversation is to discuss the meaning of the Office of the Keys from the perspective of serving in mission field in multiple locations and the challenges that come with that ministry.

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    2 h
  • Episode 31: Being Accountable to Self
    Jun 1 2025

    In the broken world that we live in personal responsibility seems to be an out of fashion concept that has been left behind in the dust of time. However, God’s Word calls us as His Church to be self-accountable and to take on personal responsibility in our words and our actions living in the world that we do. In this episode we will discuss self-accountability and five ways in how we can improve it.

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    58 m
  • Post: Episode 30: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Pastor Martin Rich
    May 18 2025

    The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of these pastoral conversations is to discuss the meaning of the Office of the Keys from the perspective of the pastors we speak to and also how Matthew eighteen is applied, misapplied, and sometimes abused by so many, even pastors, within the mission of Christ’s Church.

    This month’s conversation is with Pastor Martin Rich. Pastor Rich serves his Call in emeritus status in Central Wisconsin where he lives with his wife and family.

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    1 h y 56 m
  • Episode 29: Power and Control and Who is Really in Charge
    May 4 2025

    By nature, training, and everything else that goes in to being a pastor, we are all for the most part people-pleasers whether we like to admit it or not. People pleasing is part of the job we are Called to do by our Lord. However, at the same time there are also those in the world that are searching for power and control and who is really in charge. Our conversation today looks at the intersection of this conflict and how it can impact our ministry.

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    32 m
  • Episode 28: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Pastor Aaron Kotila
    Apr 20 2025

    The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of these pastoral conversations is to discuss the meaning of the Office of the Keys from the perspective of the pastors we speak to and also how Matthew eighteen is applied, misapplied, and sometimes abused by so many, even pastors, within the mission of Christ’s Church.

    This month’s conversation is with Pastor Aaron Kotila. Pastor Kotila serves his Call at Trinity Lutheran Church in El Reno Oklahoma where he lives with his wife and family.

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    1 h y 8 m
  • Episode 27: Living with the Fear of Change
    Apr 6 2025

    Living in faith is living the continuous changes that our Lord places on the path before us. As people change and the fear of change is something we all live with. However, the question is do pastors and those living in the shadow of the cross deal with the same fear of change as others. This will be the topic discussion of this podcast.

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    35 m