<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms">Comments? Questions? Send us a message!</a>Steve Marquez is husband to Monica, and father of Cody, Jared, and Andrew. Steve is a pastor, a teacher, a former church planter, a musician, a former journalist, photographer, and founder of a non-profit ministry called <a href='https://www.stage4ministries.com/'>Stage 4 Ministries</a>. Monica, Steve&apos;s wife, is her husband&apos;s co-laborer in life and also in ministry, She is a super effective and fruitful minister in her own right.  In 2014, the Marquez family received astonishing and shocking news. Steve was diagnosed with stage 3 Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), which is kidney cancer. Later, it was discovered that he had stage 4, metastatic RCC. Eventually, he and Monica started Stage 4 Ministries. That story is told in <a href='https://poimenministries.com/index.php/podcast/message/158-the-story-of-a-stage-4-cancer-survivor'>podcast 158 of Strength for Today&apos;s Pastor</a>.So, what’s new with Stage 4 Ministries? Steve and Monica are excited about Solace, a new way of serving not only potential end of life cancer patients, but also the ones who provide care (caregivers). Solace is a ministry tool and template for any church seeking to provide such care, not only to church congregants, but also to the surrounding community.Listen in for more, and find out how you can gain a deep dive understanding of how the Lord might use Solace and Stage 4 Ministries in your ministries.Spoiler alert: the exciting, God-glorifying story of Steve&apos;s healing is also contained in this episode!ResourcesBook: <a href='https://www.lulu.com/shop/steve-marquez/one-mans-journey-grace-for-the-battle-of-my-life/paperback/product-7dvne6.html?q=&amp;page=1&amp;pageSize=4'>Grace for the Battle</a>Blog: <a href='https://stmarq.substack.com/'>https://stmarq.substack.com/</a>Website: <a href='https://www.stage4ministries.com/'>https://www.stage4ministries.com/</a>For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com. To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com. May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms"&gt;Comments? Questions? Send us a message!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Steve Marquez is husband to Monica, and father of Cody, Jared, and Andrew. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Steve is a pastor, a teacher, a former church planter, a musician, a former journalist, photographer, and founder of a non-profit ministry called &lt;a href='https://www.stage4ministries.com/'&gt;Stage 4 Ministries&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Monica, Steve&amp;apos;s wife, is her husband&amp;apos;s co-laborer in life and also in ministry, She is a super effective and fruitful minister in her own right.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2014, the Marquez family received astonishing and shocking news. Steve was diagnosed with stage 3 Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), which is kidney cancer. Later, it was discovered that he had stage 4, metastatic RCC. Eventually, he and Monica started Stage 4 Ministries. That story is told in &lt;a href='https://poimenministries.com/index.php/podcast/message/158-the-story-of-a-stage-4-cancer-survivor'&gt;podcast 158 of Strength for Today&amp;apos;s Pastor&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, what’s new with Stage 4 Ministries? Steve and Monica are excited about Solace, a new way of serving not only potential end of life cancer patients, but also the ones who provide care (caregivers). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Solace is a ministry tool and template for any church seeking to provide such care, not only to church congregants, but also to the surrounding community.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen in for more, and find out how you can gain a deep dive understanding of how the Lord might use Solace and Stage 4 Ministries in your ministries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spoiler alert: the exciting, God-glorifying story of Steve&amp;apos;s healing is also contained in this episode!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Book: &lt;a href='https://www.lulu.com/shop/steve-marquez/one-mans-journey-grace-for-the-battle-of-my-life/paperback/product-7dvne6.html?q=&amp;amp;page=1&amp;amp;pageSize=4'&gt;Grace for the Battle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blog: &lt;a href='https://stmarq.substack.com/'&gt;https://stmarq.substack.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Website: &lt;a href='https://www.stage4ministries.com/'&gt;https://www.stage4ministries.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com. To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com. May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Steve Marquez is husband to Monica, and father of Cody, Jared, and Andrew.  Steve is a pastor, a teacher, a former church planter, a musician, a former journalist, photographer, and founder of a non-profit ministry called Stage 4 Ministries.  Monica, Steve's wife, is her husband's co-laborer in life and also in ministry, She is a super effective and fruitful minister in her own right.   In 2014, the Marquez family received astonishing and...

180- Solace: Great Tools for Cancer Patients and Caregivers (with Steve and Monica Marquez)

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms">Comments? Questions? Send us a message!</a>Joyful generosity. It&apos;s a biblical concept.2 Corinthians 9:7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. Is it possible to outgive God?Is it possible for a congregation to be led in such a way that the body of believers will love, love, love giving to God, giving to others, and investing in His kingdom. Find out some suggestions that might help you, the pastor, accomplish that with your fellowship.For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com. To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com. May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms"&gt;Comments? Questions? Send us a message!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joyful generosity. It&amp;apos;s a biblical concept.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2 Corinthians 9:7 &lt;em&gt;So let&lt;/em&gt; each one &lt;em&gt;give&lt;/em&gt; as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to outgive God?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible for a congregation to be led in such a way that the body of believers will love, love, love giving to God, giving to others, and investing in His kingdom. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find out some suggestions that might help you, the pastor, accomplish that with your fellowship.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com. To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com. May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Joyful generosity. It's a biblical concept. 2 Corinthians 9:7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.  Is it possible to outgive God? Is it possible for a congregation to be led in such a way that the body of believers will love, love, love giving to God, giving to others, and investing in His kingdom.  Find out some suggestions that might help you, the pastor, accomplis...

179- Pastors: Create a Culture of Joyful Generosity

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms">Comments? Questions? Send us a message!</a>This is the second of a three part series on pastors and leaders discipling the saints in the areas of giving and stewardship Not always an easy topic to address, but important. Jesus taught His disciples on the subjects of giving and stewardship.Jesus commanded us to go and make disciples, teaching people to observe all things He has commanded us.Therefore, we are to teach people about giving and stewardship as part of our discipling curriculum.These short episodes are designed to give some practical ideas and tools to the equippers. Our prayer is that the Holy Spirit will make at least some of these concepts useful to the hearers.For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com. To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com. May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms"&gt;Comments? Questions? Send us a message!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the second of a three part series on pastors and leaders discipling the saints in the areas of giving and stewardship &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not always an easy topic to address, but important. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jesus taught His disciples on the subjects of giving and stewardship.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jesus commanded us to go and make disciples, teaching people to observe all things He has commanded us.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, we are to teach people about giving and stewardship as part of our discipling curriculum.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These short episodes are designed to give some practical ideas and tools to the equippers. Our prayer is that the Holy Spirit will make at least some of these concepts useful to the hearers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com. To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com. May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! This is the second of a three part series on pastors and leaders discipling the saints in the areas of giving and stewardship  Not always an easy topic to address, but important.  Jesus taught His disciples on the subjects of giving and stewardship. Jesus commanded us to go and make disciples, teaching people to observe all things He has commanded us. Therefore, we are to teach people about giving and stewardship as part of our discipling curr...

178- Stewardship and Giving... Lead by Example

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms">Comments? Questions? Send us a message!</a>This is the first in a three part series which can be helpful to senior pastors and church leadership teams re: how to practically deal with giving and stewardship in their churches. First, we&apos;ll look at where teaching and leading on giving and stewardship fit within the overall concept of equipping the saints for ministry ... which we pastors are called by God to do.It may be a new thought for some, but teaching and leading in these areas is part of Christian discipleship, which we&apos;re also called to do.We&apos;ll even go so far as to say that we can&apos;t develop fully mature believers without helping them discover and practice these truths.If Jesus instructed His disciples (and us) in these matters, then this must be part of our curriculum as we disciple others. The transcript of this podcast is attached. For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com. To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com. May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms"&gt;Comments? Questions? Send us a message!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the first in a three part series which can be helpful to senior pastors and church leadership teams re: how to practically deal with giving and stewardship in their churches. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First, we&amp;apos;ll look at where teaching and leading on giving and stewardship fit within the overall concept of equipping the saints for ministry ... which we pastors are called by God to do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It may be a new thought for some, but teaching and leading in these areas is part of Christian discipleship, which we&amp;apos;re also called to do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We&amp;apos;ll even go so far as to say that we can&amp;apos;t develop fully mature believers without helping them discover and practice these truths.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Jesus instructed His disciples (and us) in these matters, then this must be part of our curriculum as we disciple others. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The transcript of this podcast is attached. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com. To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com. May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! This is the first in a three part series which can be helpful to senior pastors and church leadership teams re: how to practically deal with giving and stewardship in their churches.  First, we'll look at where teaching and leading on giving and stewardship fit within the overall concept of equipping the saints for ministry ... which we pastors are called by God to do. It may be a new thought for some, but teaching and leading in these areas is par...

177 -Discipling Our Fellowships in Biblical Giving and Stewardship

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms">Comments? Questions? Send us a message!</a>Our devices. Our phones. Our laptops. Our tablets. Our iPads. Whatever.They can be a huge blessing. They can be an enormous distraction.Listen in to this carefully and thoughtfully developed episode, taught by Pastor Nate Holdridge at Calvary Monterey in May 2025. Speaking personally, it blessed and encouraged me, big-time. I&apos;m working smarter now, even on my so-called smart phone.Listen and share. This will helm many.For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com. To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com. May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms"&gt;Comments? Questions? Send us a message!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our devices. Our phones. Our laptops. Our tablets. Our iPads. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whatever.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They can be a huge blessing. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They can be an enormous distraction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen in to this carefully and thoughtfully developed episode, taught by Pastor Nate Holdridge at Calvary Monterey in May 2025. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speaking personally, it blessed and encouraged me, big-time. I&amp;apos;m working smarter now, even on my so-called smart phone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen and share. This will helm many.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com. To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com. May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Our devices. Our phones. Our laptops. Our tablets. Our iPads.  Whatever. They can be a huge blessing.  They can be an enormous distraction. Listen in to this carefully and thoughtfully developed episode, taught by Pastor Nate Holdridge at Calvary Monterey in May 2025.  Speaking personally, it blessed and encouraged me, big-time. I'm working smarter now, even on my so-called smart phone. Listen and share. This will helm many. For Poimen Mi...

176- How Then Shall We Deal with Our Phones? (with Nate Holdridge)

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