Let's Talk Church With Dj Harry

In Scripture there are three words that give insight into the role of the pastor. One word (Gr- poimen) helps us see and understand the shepherding role of the pastor as he cares for and guides his flock. In this episode, DJ and guest Dennis Wilkening explore what it means to be a shepherding pastor.

We are bombarded with cultural issues that have moral implications. Some cultural issues are moral by their very nature! When we are questioned, when we are cornered by our communities, our friends, our neighbors…how do we speak the truth in love? That’s our topic today on Let’s Talk Church. (www.djharry.org)

Our topic isn’t about English Bible translations….it’s about so many people around the world that don’t have the Bible in their language. I sit down with Lloyd Haman, a Bible Translator with Worldview Ministries and we talk about the growing need for global Bible translation.

As pastors and ministry leaders, our calling is to connect the never-changing good news of the gospel to the lost culture that is rapidly changing around us. This means that we can’t just settle in to ministry and expect that the way that we reach our community today will be the way that we are able to reach them tomorrow. I pray that you will use this conversation to help guide you as you lead your ministry to effectively reach your community for Jesus!

No doubt you feel as though God providentially directed your steps into ministry...the tension exists though between knowing what God wants us to do and being willing to surrender to God's direction. In this episode I talk with missionary couple Nate and Tara Beil about God' call on their life and how they surrendered to the path that God was putting before them.

Pastor Kenny Baldwin recently spoke at the Southwide Baptist Pastors Fellowship...and boy did he ever step on my toes. By looking at Peter's experience with Cornelius, Brother Kenny exposes areas of our heart that we resist to change in our churches...and points us to Jesus!

There is a lot of talk these days about the value of missions trips. Honestly...if you think that they aren't valuable, it means you probably haven't done it right! Listen in as I talk with veteran missionary Jeffrey Bush about the incredible value to missions trips done right!!

Have you ever listened to a sermon and walked away thinking...."I don't really think that the Scriptures say what that preacher said they said?!?!" It is so easy to take individual verses out of context and miss the true meaning of the text. In this episode, I sit down and talk with Pastor Matt Walker about the importance of proper context in our sermon preparation and delivery!

Husbands..we are commanded to love our wives. This applies to us as pastors as well! Listen in for 12 easy ways to show your wife that you love her this week!

One of the major steps in becoming a disciple of Christ is being able to read and understand the Scriptures! In this episode, we look at practical steps we can take to help our congregation understand and apply the Scriptures in a more accurate and effective manner.

Every pastor/missionary has dealt with discouragement at some point or another. It comes with the ministry territory. What are the early warning signs of discouragement...and how can we avoid the traps that discouragement will lay in our ministry path?

Often we must minister to others even though we are suffering personally. In this episode we talk about the importance of casting your care on the Lord as you minister through personal difficulty.

God uses his church to accomplish the work of the ministry...and often that involves God's people giving to make it happen! How can pastors foster a culture of giving? In this episode we look at incredible principles from Joseph's life on the importance of good stewardship...and how Joseph motivated others to save for the future!

There are so many angles of pastoral ministry that Satan can use to bring doubt and discouragement into our lives. Listen in as I sit down with 5 pastors and missionaries and we talk about doubt and discouragement in ministry.

Sometimes there are changes that need to take place in your church. The ease of that change depends of course on your people, your church, and the type of change. Some changes are easy…or at least should be easy. But there are some changes that come from deep within the church….cultural changes. In this episode, Bob and I talk about changing the culture of discipleship in the local church.

This is the second part of an interview with Pastor Justus on the developing transparency and trust in church business. Pastor Justus gives great advice...this is well worth the listen for any pastor!

Church business meetings can be tense, difficult....and sometime we would like to avoid them all together. That is not God's plan! God desires that his people dwell together in unity! In this episode we talk about the pastoral task of uniting the congregation so that church business meetings honor the Lord as opposed to exposing strife that is under the surface.

There is no better time to establish a disciple-making mentality within the local church than during those initial groundwork years of the church's growth. Pastor Will Cover discusses the importance of developing a focus on discipleship in church planting.

We are sharpened by our peers...but should receive counsel from our elders. There is great wisdom in seeking out Godly older men and learning from their ministry. In this episode, we look at wisdom from Scripture and concerning counsel and encourage younger pastors to value the ministry of older pastors.

Ten years into missions work the Greenwood’s realized that their path was leading them nowhere....and things needed to change. This is the story of how God led them down that path of personal ministry philosophy change!