190 episodes

A podcast for pastors, Christian leaders, and everyday believers. The goal is to reach those who are seeking to follow Christ in their everyday lives and communities of faith, but who struggle with the daily challenges of doing life and ministry in relative obscurity. Most of us are not famous, and will never be. My goal is to let you know that God delights to work through everyday people just like you. Our theme verse is Psalms 34:6 (KJV) "This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles." Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thispoorpastor/support

This Poor Pastor's Podcast Mark Foster

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.6 • 9 Ratings

A podcast for pastors, Christian leaders, and everyday believers. The goal is to reach those who are seeking to follow Christ in their everyday lives and communities of faith, but who struggle with the daily challenges of doing life and ministry in relative obscurity. Most of us are not famous, and will never be. My goal is to let you know that God delights to work through everyday people just like you. Our theme verse is Psalms 34:6 (KJV) "This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles." Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thispoorpastor/support

    S04E57 - It's Time To Bring it to a Close

    S04E57 - It's Time To Bring it to a Close

    After nearly 3 years, and almost 200 episode, it's time to bring This Poor Pastor's Podcast to a close.


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    • 5 min
    S03E56 - Quitting / Four Answer to the Critics

    S03E56 - Quitting / Four Answer to the Critics

    What can you say to people who criticize quitting as if it is always bad, or who tell you that you are wrong to quit things they have identified as virtuous or beneficial? Here are four responses.


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    • 12 min
    S04E55 - Quitting / The Sunk Cost Fallacy and Escalation of Commitment

    S04E55 - Quitting / The Sunk Cost Fallacy and Escalation of Commitment

    When trying to decide when to quit, two things can wrongly influence our decision. The sunk cost fallacy and the escalation of commitment. In this episode, I explain them both.


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    • 11 min
    S04E54 - Quitting / Can Quitting Become a Habit?

    S04E54 - Quitting / Can Quitting Become a Habit?

    Is it possible to develop a habit of quitting that is hard to quit? Is it hard to quit quitting? If so, how does one go about quitting being a quitter?


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    • 10 min
    S04E53 - Quitting / How Do I Know When to Quit?

    S04E53 - Quitting / How Do I Know When to Quit?

    Quitting gets a bad rap. Many times people simply don't know when to quit, or when it's okay to quit. In this episode, I share four times when you know that it might be time to quit.



    Resources in this episode:

    "Mind Shift" by Erwin Raphael McManus


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    • 13 min
    S04E52 - Quitting / Is it Always Wrong?

    S04E52 - Quitting / Is it Always Wrong?

    This week we are going to have a conversation about quitting. We start off with a discussion about whether or not it is always bad to quit.



    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    "Simple Church" by Thom Rainer


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    • 10 min

Customer Reviews

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9 Ratings

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Practical and Useful

I’m listening to this for five minutes and I get the gist of his experience. Simple and yet to the point. No gibberish! Much detail without the fluff. Right on!

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Thought-provoking podcast

Inspirational and helpful! This podcast has some excellent ideas for leading a ministry with humility. If you have a heart of compassion to help people, this podcast is a great resource.

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This poor pastor

This podcast is awesome! Pastor foster has some incredible insights

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