308. The Life-Giving Power of Ministry Cohorts, with Kurt Fredrickson

About this episode

Kurt Fredrickson discusses the challenges pastors face and the importance of creating life-giving congregational environments.

Pastoral ministry is both a sacred joy and a heavy burden. Kurt Fredrickson, Associate Dean for Professional Doctoral Programs at Fuller Seminary, discusses the struggles pastors face, how church leadership is shifting in a changing culture, and why creating life-giving congregational environments matters more than ever. THIS EPISODE'S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Markus Watson introduces the episode by referencing the book That Their Work Will Be a Joy and asks why it needed to exist.Kurt Fredricks...

People in this episode

Host: Markus Watson

Guest: Kurt Fredrickson

Topics covered

• pastoral ministry
• church leadership
• congregational environments

Keywords

• ministry cohorts
• sacred joy
• heavy burden
• changing culture

Mentioned in this episode

Products: That Their Work Will Be a Joy

Books & works: The Life-Giving Power of Ministry Cohorts, That Their Work Will Be a Joy

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