Episode 7: Don't Lead Alone + School Superintendent Lannette Lozano on What is the Hardest Thing About Teaching in 2026? + An Austrian Soda We Can't Pronounce.
Would you like to listen to a podcast that features hosts with a combined six decades of church pastoral experience talking about church ministry and church health? A podcast that gives you practical tips for church renewal and church growth while also encouraging you and exhorting you in your role as a church leader or church pastor? A show that goes over the latest news and statistics in church life with cutting edge stastitical analysis on the latest trends impacting followers of Christ? A podcast that also includes the following conversation:
“I think you would be an excellent X-Man.”
“Thank you, in fact, I got myself a pair of metal Wolverine claws for Christmas!
Then have we got a show for you! Almost certainly, the ONLY podcast in the world that fits that bill is the Every Church Flourishing podcast, where we interweave about 80 percent joyful, helpful, wise and edifying content with about 20 percent
Should U.S. churches and the North American Mission Board of Southern Baptists consider planting and funding more churches in California?
66 percent of the tech workers in Silicon Valley were born outside the United States.
Is California a terrible place to try and evangelize? Should other, more Christian states, simply not worry about the so called Left Coast?
California is NOT a wasteland - the Body of Christ is alive and well in California. However, in some parts of California, like the Bay Area, you can still live in the United States and essentially be almost like a missionary to unreached peoples.
Tips for churches that are struggling. #1 Don’t try to do this alone.
Contact the GCA MAT team and Pastor Christopher for help with California Church renewal: https://www.gcasbc.org/contact
Whether you’re in California or Cambodia, we want to equip you with everything you need to see your church flourishing.
We review an Austrian soda we can’t pronounce properly and conclude, “I think this would be a brisk refreshing drink for any biblically faithful Victorian British pastor.” “I concur, I think Spurgeon would have enjoyed this.” However, regarding another infamous soda, would we drink it if we were in the desert about to die of dehydration?? “I am pretty sure that dirt tastes better than ranch soda.”
“I think you would be an excellent X-Man.”
“Thank you, in fact, I got myself a pair of metal Wolverine claws for Christmas!”
Superintendent of schools, “No way!”
“Do you sing and dance like Hugh Jackman?”
“No, he is an incredibly talented man!”
What are the biggest challenges teachers face right now in early childhood education?
The power of teachers praying for their students and their student’s families.
Best places to eat in and around Central California/Monterey Bay/Salinas
What is the hardest thing about being a teacher right now? The answer will surprise you (unless you are a teacher!)
Closing discussion: You find a MILDLY magical ring one day, and it gives you one SLIGHT power. Not a superpower, not even a medium power…just a very, slight power. What mediocrepower would YOU choose?