Strength for Today's Pastor

Bill Holdridge
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We work with Jesus for the revitalization and health of His church.Therefore, we provide practical encouragement and help for senior or lead Pastors. By strengthening pastors, the church will also be strengthened.Interviews with seasoned and tried pastoral leaders re: subjects that will edify and provide tools to current senior/lead pastors of churches. Support this podcast: https://give.cornerstone.cc/poimenministries1.  Select the amount you'd like to donate.2.  Select how often you'd like to donate (one time, monthly, etc.).3.  Select where you would like your donation to go. Select Podcast.4.  Choose whether or not you'd like to cover the processing fees for your       donation.

  1. 4d ago

    183- A.I. and Pastors- Wisdom and Helps in Practical Ministry

    Comments? Questions? Send us a message! AI: most certainly one of the most incredible cultural and societal realities we’ve ever seen. And it’s only just begun!  This is a podcast aimed at pastors and Christian leaders. Is AI something to be afraid of? Is it harmful to use it? For pastors, what are some pitfalls of utilizing AI? If AI is used, how can it be used well? What are some ethical boundaries that can help us decide how to use AI, and if we should use AI. Our guest today can help with these questions, and with the answers to them.  Miles DeBenedictis is the senior pastor of Cross Connection Church in Escondido, California (since 2008), and also a board member for Blue Letter Bible and Enduring Word.  Miles is the Founder of SOMA Insights, an organization which helps organizations discover and fulfill their purpose. His recent academic and professional pursuits include: He is currently earning a PhD focusing on AI Ethics at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the developer of Nomion AI … which helps organizations understand and leverage AI responsibly—the responsible use of technology that aligns with one’s mission and values.Miles writes a lot … articles on culture, apologetics, and biblical exposition for platforms and churches, his personal site, and for Substack.On top of all that, Miles has built a sermon helps platform called Sermon Brief, which gives Bible teaching pastors and expositors some tools they all need to get into the text and the task of sermon preparation faster.Obviously, the resources are plentiful. Here's a chance to learn from someone who's at the forefront of what A.I. means for Christian pastors and leaders today. 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!

    183- A.I. and Pastors- Wisdom and Helps in Practical Ministry

  2. Jun 16

    182: Leaders: How We Can Raise Them Ourselves

    Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Many churches are experiencing a leadership deficit. There are too few biblical elders, too few deacons, and not as many people who know which spiritual gifts they’ve been given by the Spirit, what they are called to do, or what ministries  the Lord has opened up for them. Many leadership teams are not in alignment with their pastor in doctrine and practice, nor are they in alignment with each other. There are many fellowships — normal sized (50-200 regular attenders) — that believe they do not possess the resources to begin strong leadership development and equipping and training of the saints. That's what this podcast is all about. It's going to help the equipping senior pastor do the work of equipping those whom the Lord is calling into leadership ministry positions. And, he doesn't have to have it all figured out. He can join others who are part of what pastor Donn Fisher of Calvary Chapel Raynham, Massachusetts is talking about in this episode.  To contact pastor Donn Fisher, you can reach him at ccraynham@gmail.com (it goes straight to him). You can find out more about the school of ministry model in New England by heading over to http://neccsom.com. There is a transcript of this podcast interview, which may be helpful to you with your notetaking. Matthew 28:18-20.  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!

    182: Leaders: How We Can Raise Them Ourselves

  3. Feb 25

    181- Armor Bearers: How to Serve and Support the Senior Pastor

    Comments? Questions? Send us a message! Welcome to Strength for Today’s Pastor.  Our podcast title indicates our passion—which is to strengthen pastors and church leaders, that their churches might be stronger and healthy. Today we have pastor James Chapman. James is an assistant/associate pastor, serving under and with senior pastor Sandy Adams of Calvary Chapel Stone Mountain in Lilburn, Georgia.  Episode 181 is a recording of a message James delivered at the Deep South Pastors and Leaders Conference, last September in 2025. The title of his message is “Armor Bearers.”  Having served pastor Sandy for over 40 years, James understands what it means to be supportive to the ministry of the senior or lead pastor. And in this message, James compares the ministry of the armor bearer in the Old Testament to his role.  This message is highly applicable to elders, deacons, board members, and staff pastors and other leaders. The text is 1 Samuel 14:6-14. He jumps right in as he opens his teaching. Enjoy!  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!

    181- Armor Bearers: How to Serve and Support the Senior Pastor

  4. 11/17/2025

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

    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 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 podcast 158 of Strength for Today's Pastor. 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's healing is also contained in this episode! Resources Book: Grace for the Battle Blog: https://stmarq.substack.com/ Website: https://www.stage4ministries.com/ 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!

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

  5. 09/03/2025

    179- Pastors: Create a Culture of Joyful Generosity

    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, 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!

    179- Pastors: Create a Culture of Joyful Generosity

  6. 08/15/2025

    178- Stewardship and Giving... Lead by Example

    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 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!

    178- Stewardship and Giving... Lead by Example

  7. 07/28/2025

    177 -Discipling Our Fellowships in Biblical Giving and Stewardship

    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 part of Christian discipleship, which we're also called to do. We'll even go so far as to say that we can'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!

    177 -Discipling Our Fellowships in Biblical Giving and Stewardship

  8. 06/23/2025

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

    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 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!

    176- How Then Shall We Deal with Our Phones? (with Nate Holdridge)
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We work with Jesus for the revitalization and health of His church.Therefore, we provide practical encouragement and help for senior or lead Pastors. By strengthening pastors, the church will also be strengthened.Interviews with seasoned and tried pastoral leaders re: subjects that will edify and provide tools to current senior/lead pastors of churches. Support this podcast: https://give.cornerstone.cc/poimenministries1.  Select the amount you'd like to donate.2.  Select how often you'd like to donate (one time, monthly, etc.).3.  Select where you would like your donation to go. Select Podcast.4.  Choose whether or not you'd like to cover the processing fees for your       donation.

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  • Creator
    Bill Holdridge
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    186
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Strength for Today's Pastor
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    Strength for Today's Pastor

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