FTC Mailbag

FTC Mailbag

From For the Church Podcast by Jared C. Wilson

February 18, 2026

About this episode

Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz answer listener-submitted questions covering various topics related to pastoral advice and church dynamics.

Mailbag time! Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz answer listener-submitted questions and discuss listener-submitted topics. In this installment, the guys cover advice for first-time pastors, when associate pastors disagree with senior pastors' vision, dealing with criticism, how Baptist churches hold pastors accountable, how a new Christian can bear witness to the gospel among unbelieving friends and family, and what color is the FTC Mailbag anyway? As always, if you have questions or topics you'd like the guys to cover on a future Mailbag episode, you can email us at any time via mailbag@ftc.co

People in this episode

Host: Jared Wilson

Guest: Ronni Kurtz

Topics covered

  • first-time pastors
  • associate pastors
  • criticism
  • accountability
  • bearing witness
  • gospel
  • listener questions

Keywords

  • pastors
  • criticism
  • Baptist churches
  • gospel
  • listener questions
  • accountability
  • first-time pastors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baptist churches

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