Dr. Stone & Pastor Wolvin discuss both the good and bad points of making a music director the very first staff member you hire. Many pastors believe the music duties can be absorbed by church members as efficiently as a staff member.

Dr. Stone & Pastor Wolvin discuss the first staff member hire – should it be a “youth guy,” someone who deals specifically with teens? Some proposing views and opposing arguments are examined.

Pastor Wolvin & Pastor Stone discuss the hiring of your very first staff member. Should it be a secretary? Pros and cons on how it can help or whether it may not be as necessary as one would think.

Closing a unique week in which Bro. Stone & Bro. Wolvin attempt to think “outside the box,” they address a most improbable subject: – Can you compare a church to a diner, drive-in or dive?

As we continue a week of thinking “outside of the box,” the two pastor friends discuss the priority of attempting to make the “church experience” beneficial for believers.

This week’s topics have much to do with “thinking outside of the box.” Is there any correlation which can be made between businesses and churches? Can a church learn some lessons from how a business operates and implement some successful techni…

The blessing of ministering for a long time is the thrill of watching children and teens become adults; and all of the time, effort and prayers invested in that person are truly worth it all. Pastor Wolvin & Pastor Stone reflect on some of those blesse…

Dr. Stone and Pastor Wolvin reflect on some young people to whom they have ministered…but it just didn’t take. Even decades later, they remember THAT kid who gave them grief and headaches.  Poor interactions with others, by the way,

Even after a combined 70 years of ministry, your two pastor-hosts can still clearly remember…THAT kid. This episode is focused on the children (or teens) who have crossed paths in ministry who still tug at the heartstrings.

What are we doing to prepare for the “passing of the baton” to the next generation in our independent Baptist churches? Are we properly preparing individuals (potential pastors) and the mindset of our congregations?