<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms">Comments? Questions? Send us a message!</a>Dr. Richard Clinton is an expert on Christian leadership. He and his father Dr. J. Robert Clinton have spent more than 40 years researching, analyzing, and instructing on the subject. They&apos;ve looked at Biblical leaders, at leaders in the history of the church. They&apos;ve been thorough, to say the least. What Richard has to say with regard to the life stages of the Christian leader is vital and helpful for Christian leaders fom a vision and preparation standpoint. And also helpful for the older leaders as they move into their sunset years, as well as for younger leaders, to understand where they are in the overall plan of God for them right now. Listen in, make comments, ask questions. We&apos;ll do our best to help.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;Dr. Richard Clinton is an expert on Christian leadership. He and his father Dr. J. Robert Clinton have spent more than 40 years researching, analyzing, and instructing on the subject. They&amp;apos;ve looked at Biblical leaders, at leaders in the history of the church. They&amp;apos;ve been thorough, to say the least.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;What Richard has to say with regard to the life stages of the Christian leader is vital and helpful for Christian leaders fom a vision and preparation standpoint. And also helpful for the older leaders as they move into their sunset years, as well as for younger leaders, to understand where they are in the overall plan of God for them right now.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Listen in, make comments, ask questions. We&amp;apos;ll do our best to help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!Dr. Richard Clinton is an expert on Christian leadership. He and his father Dr. J. Robert Clinton have spent more than 40 years researching, analyzing, and instructing on the subject. They've looked at Biblical leaders, at leaders in the history of the church. They've been thorough, to say the least.What Richard has to say with regard to the life stages of the Christian leader is vital and helpful for Christian leaders fom a vision and preparation standp...

163- Life Stages of the Christian Leader (with Dr. Richard Clinton)

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms">Comments? Questions? Send us a message!</a>Richard Clinton is passionate with regard to helping Christian leaders—particularly pastors—finish well. Richard pastored 5 churches during the course of his 40-year pastoral ministry, and also served with his father, Dr. J. Robert Clinton, in the field of Christian leadership studies and training. The book The Making of a Leader: Recognizing Lessons and Stages of Leadership Development is the foundational book resulting from their work. 49 Biblical leaders were evaluated carefully, using a consistent set of criteria. Had they finished well? The conclusion: only 13 of these leaders did finish well.  Join us in this episode, as Richard Clinton breaks down the patterns of those who did finish well, as well as the behaviors and areas of failure that led to finishing badly. Obviously, this is very timely, given today&apos;s pastoral climate. And, there is help available!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;Richard Clinton is passionate with regard to helping Christian leaders—particularly pastors—finish well. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Richard pastored 5 churches during the course of his 40-year pastoral ministry, and also served with his father, Dr. J. Robert Clinton, in the field of Christian leadership studies and training. The book &lt;em&gt;The Making of a Leader: Recognizing Lessons and Stages of Leadership Development &lt;/em&gt;is the foundational book resulting from their work.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;49 Biblical leaders were evaluated carefully, using a consistent set of criteria. &lt;em&gt;Had they finished well? &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;The conclusion: only 13 of these leaders &lt;b&gt;did &lt;/b&gt;finish well. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Join us in this episode, as Richard Clinton breaks down the patterns of those who did finish well, as well as the behaviors and areas of failure that led to finishing badly.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Obviously, this is very timely, given today&amp;apos;s pastoral climate. And, there is help available!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!Richard Clinton is passionate with regard to helping Christian leaders—particularly pastors—finish well. Richard pastored 5 churches during the course of his 40-year pastoral ministry, and also served with his father, Dr. J. Robert Clinton, in the field of Christian leadership studies and training. The book The Making of a Leader: Recognizing Lessons and Stages of Leadership Development is the foundational book resulting from their work.49 Biblical leade...

162- Help for Leaders- Finish Well! (with Dr. Richard Clinton)

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms">Comments? Questions? Send us a message!</a>Podcast Episode 161Introduction We love to hear pastors tell their own stories, and provide wisdom to others that they&apos;ve gleaned and that has grown in them over their years of service.  Today we have with us pastor Rich Lammay, who has been a senior/lead pastor for 32+ years in the relatively small town of Gardnerville, Nevada.  Poimen Ministries recently served the church Rich serves, High Sierra Fellowship, as Rich and his wife Suzanne took three months to enjoyed a well-deserved and needed time away, to regroup and refresh. I was part of the serving team, and it was a wonderful experience for both me and pastor Phil Evans of Poimen Ministries. So now that Rich is back in the saddle, so to speak, I wanted to have him share some of what he has learned, and some of what the Lord has done.  I think you&apos;ll be encouraged. ____________________________________________________§  Welcome to Strength for Today’s Pastor, episode 161.Poimen Ministries’ focus is for the strengthening and revitalization of the church. Therefore, the goal of this podcast is to provide interview episodes that will be encouraging to pastors and leaders anywhere.§  So, today we have with us Pastor Rich Lammay, senior/lead pastor of High Sierra Fellowship, located in Gardnerville, Nevada.High Sierra Fellowship is a wonderful church, a church I’ve personally gotten to know. It is an impressive work of God!Rich has recently gotten back in the saddle after being given a three-month sabbatical after many years of ministry. So, we’re going to hear about that.§  Rich, welcome to the program.InterviewBio StuffSo Rich, let’s get to know you a bit here… you are married to Suzanne, and have been for over 50 years. Congrats on that…Give us a 35,000’ view of your conversion, calling, and ministry life, if you would. (As an example, the church website does a great job telling the story concisely: <a href='https://hsfellowship.org/index.php/about-us/staff'>https://hsfellowship.org/index.php/about-us/staff</a>.)Lessons of a PioneerSo, you’ve been the lead pastor of HSF since 1992. You did that for a couple of years, and then by faith, left your corporate job to serve as a pastor-teacher full time. That was a pioneering step of faith! What did you learn, and how did that grow you?Over the years, HSF has moved its primary meeting place a number of times. How many times has the church moved in the last 34 years? Now, the church meets in its beautiful facilities right in the heart of Gardnerville. And after a relatively short time, you’re already running out of room.Lessons Learned Over the YearsWhat are the top five lessons/concepts you’ve learned in your years of pastoral ministry?Sabbatical Experience (And the Return)A three-month sabbatical: what preparation was required to pull it off?People have no idea the pressures upon a senior/lead pastor, but there are many. Decompression is needed, and sabbath is needed. How long did it take you to decompress?What did the Lord do in you and Suzanne during your time away?What did He show you?G. Campbell Morgan made this statement: “The value of distance is perspective.” With the perspective of being away for three months, what has changed, might change, will change moving forward?Two Minute DrillRich, I’d like you to take two minutes or less to speak directly to your 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;&lt;b&gt;Podcast Episode 161&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Introduction&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;We love to hear pastors tell their own stories, and provide wisdom to others that they&amp;apos;ve gleaned and that has grown in them over their years of service. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Today we have with us pastor Rich Lammay, who has been a senior/lead pastor for 32+ years in the relatively small town of Gardnerville, Nevada. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Poimen Ministries recently served the church Rich serves, High Sierra Fellowship, as Rich and his wife Suzanne took three months to enjoyed a well-deserved and needed time away, to regroup and refresh. I was part of the serving team, and it was a wonderful experience for both me and pastor Phil Evans of Poimen Ministries.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So now that Rich is back in the saddle, so to speak, I wanted to have him share some of what he has learned, and some of what the Lord has done. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I think you&amp;apos;ll be encouraged.&lt;br/&gt;____________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;§  Welcome to Strength for Today’s Pastor, episode 161.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Poimen Ministries’ focus is for the strengthening and revitalization of the church. Therefore, the goal of this podcast is to provide interview episodes that will be encouraging to pastors and leaders anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;§  So, today we have with us Pastor Rich Lammay, senior/lead pastor of High Sierra Fellowship, located in Gardnerville, Nevada.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;High Sierra Fellowship is a wonderful church, a church I’ve personally gotten to know. It is an impressive work of God!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rich has recently gotten back in the saddle after being given a three-month sabbatical after many years of ministry. So, we’re going to hear about that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;§  Rich, welcome to the program.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interview&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bio Stuff&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So Rich, let’s get to know you a bit here… you are married to Suzanne, and have been for over 50 years. Congrats on that…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Give us a 35,000’ view of your conversion, calling, and ministry life, if you would. (As an example, the church website does a great job telling the story concisely: &lt;a href='https://hsfellowship.org/index.php/about-us/staff'&gt;https://hsfellowship.org/index.php/about-us/staff&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lessons of a Pioneer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, you’ve been the lead pastor of HSF since 1992. You did that for a couple of years, and then by faith, left your corporate job to serve as a pastor-teacher full time. That was a pioneering step of faith! What did you learn, and how did that grow you?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over the years, HSF has moved its primary meeting place a number of times. How many times has the church moved in the last 34 years? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now, the church meets in its beautiful facilities right in the heart of Gardnerville. And after a relatively short time, you’re already running out of room.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lessons Learned Over the Years&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What are the top five lessons/concepts you’ve learned in your years of pastoral ministry?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sabbatical Experience (And the Return)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A three-month sabbatical: what preparation was required to pull it off?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;People have no idea the pressures upon a senior/lead pastor, but there are many. Decompression is needed, and sabbath is needed. How long did it take &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; to decompress?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What did the Lord do in you and Suzanne during your time away?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What did He show you?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;G. Campbell Morgan made this statement: “The value of distance is perspective.” With the perspective of being away for three months, what has changed, might change, will change moving forward?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Two Minute Drill&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rich, I’d like you to take two minutes or less to speak directly to your &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!Podcast Episode 161IntroductionWe love to hear pastors tell their own stories, and provide wisdom to others that they've gleaned and that has grown in them over their years of service. Today we have with us pastor Rich Lammay, who has been a senior/lead pastor for 32+ years in the relatively small town of Gardnerville, Nevada. Poimen Ministries recently served the church Rich serves, High Sierra Fellowship, as Rich and his wife Suzanne took thr...

161- Here's a  Well Rested, Visionary Pastor (with Rich Lammay of High Sierra Fellowship)

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms">Comments? Questions? Send us a message!</a>Welcome to Strength for Today’s Pastor, episode 160.Our hope and goal is to provide encouragement, sometimes instruction, and sometimes ministry tools to current pastors and leaders, that the churches they serve might also be encouraged, strengthened, and equipped. To that end, today we have with us Pastor Joey Crandall, senior/lead pastor of Calvary Chapel Carson Valley, located in Gardnerville, NV. We’re actually recording here in the church facility.So Joey, thanks for traveling all this way to join us today.Pastor Joey has an interesting story about how he ended up in the senior pastor position. His vocational background was as a reporter—for 17 years. The Lord used his training as a journalist and reporter to help develop critical thinking and an ability to objectively observe and interpret details.Joey ended up pastoring the very church he’d been part of since he was a young boy, succeeding a longtime, fruitful pastor in the Carson Valley and beyond.Listen in as Joey tells his story, and hear as he explains some of the powerful lessons he learned in his formative years in pastoral ministry.Joey’s story and lessons learned will be an encouragement to every Christian leader.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;Welcome to Strength for Today’s Pastor, episode 160.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our hope and goal is to provide encouragement, sometimes instruction, and sometimes ministry tools to current pastors and leaders, that the churches they serve might also be encouraged, strengthened, and equipped. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To that end, today we have with us Pastor Joey Crandall, senior/lead pastor of Calvary Chapel Carson Valley, located in Gardnerville, NV. We’re actually recording here in the church facility.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So Joey, thanks for traveling all this way to join us today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pastor Joey has an interesting story about how he ended up in the senior pastor position. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His vocational background was as a reporter—for 17 years. The Lord used his training as a journalist and reporter to help develop critical thinking and an ability to objectively observe and interpret details.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joey ended up pastoring the very church he’d been part of since he was a young boy, succeeding a longtime, fruitful pastor in the Carson Valley and beyond.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen in as Joey tells his story, and hear as he explains some of the powerful lessons he learned in his formative years in pastoral ministry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joey’s story and lessons learned will be an encouragement to every Christian leader.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!Welcome to Strength for Today’s Pastor, episode 160.Our hope and goal is to provide encouragement, sometimes instruction, and sometimes ministry tools to current pastors and leaders, that the churches they serve might also be encouraged, strengthened, and equipped. To that end, today we have with us Pastor Joey Crandall, senior/lead pastor of Calvary Chapel Carson Valley, located in Gardnerville, NV. We’re actually recording here in the church facil...

160- Lessons from a Reporter Turned Pastor

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2113554/open_sms">Comments? Questions? Send us a message!</a>If we pastors don&apos;t know what we&apos;re aiming at, we&apos;ll never hit the target.It&apos;s essential to have the right target, and there&apos;s no question that the Biblical target is to equip saints unto spiritual maturity and spiritual fruitfulness.Join Bill Holdridge and Pastor Matt Valencia as they put skin on this topic, helpful for any pastor anywhere. --- Support this podcast: <a href='https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bill-holdridge/support' rel='payment'>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bill-holdridge/support</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;If we pastors don&amp;apos;t know what we&amp;apos;re aiming at, we&amp;apos;ll never hit the target.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It&amp;apos;s essential to have the right target, and there&amp;apos;s no question that the Biblical target is to equip saints unto spiritual maturity and spiritual fruitfulness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join Bill Holdridge and Pastor Matt Valencia as they put skin on this topic, helpful for any pastor anywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;--- Support this podcast: &lt;a href='https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bill-holdridge/support' rel='payment'&gt;https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bill-holdridge/support&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Poimen Ministries, its staff, ministries, and focus, go to poimenministries.com.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To contact Poimen Ministries, email us at strongerpastors@gmail.com.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;May the Lord revive His work in the midst of these years!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!If we pastors don't know what we're aiming at, we'll never hit the target.It's essential to have the right target, and there's no question that the Biblical target is to equip saints unto spiritual maturity and spiritual fruitfulness.Join Bill Holdridge and Pastor Matt Valencia as they put skin on this topic, helpful for any pastor anywhere.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bill-holdridge/supportFor Poimen Ministries, its ...

159- What is Spiritual Health?

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