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Why I Became a Pastor: Early Stories from Pastor Rob Ketterling

Why I Became a Pastor: Early Stories from Pastor Rob Ketterling

Episode 152: Pastor Rob joins Pastor Logan this week to share pivotal moments from his early life that shaped his ministry and worldview. From transformative mission t...

5 Must Have Meetings to Plan a Big Event

5 Must Have Meetings to Plan a Big Event

Episode 151: In this episode, Pastor Logan is joined by River Valley Church’s Annie Judd (Art Director) and Maddie Bennett (Event Project Management), to discuss essen...

Lessons From the Biggest Church You've Never Heard Of

Lessons From the Biggest Church You've Never Heard Of

Ep 150: In this weeks episode of Talking Church, Pastor Logan is joined by Pastor Greg Reade and Pastor Dave Simiele, leaders at Christ Fellowship Church, to discuss t...

Grow Your Church in 2025. No Frills, More Presence | Michael Koulianos

Grow Your Church in 2025. No Frills, More Presence | Michael Koulianos

Episode 149: Michael Koulianos joins Pastor Logan and shares the journey of founding Jesus Image, emphasizing the importance of worship and the presence of God in mini...

Moving From Creative Person to Creative Leader

Moving From Creative Person to Creative Leader

Episode 148: Kirk Graham and Aaron Johnson join Logan to share how they grew from being a creative person to becoming a creative leader.  They give insight on the need...

Avoiding Church Rivalry | Clarence St. John

Avoiding Church Rivalry | Clarence St. John

Episode 147: In this enlightening conversation, Pastor Clarence shares his extensive experience in pastoral leadership, discussing the importance of unity among church...

Responding to "Purity Culture" | Phylicia Masonheimer

Responding to "Purity Culture" | Phylicia Masonheimer

Episode 146: Phylicia Masonheimer joins the podcast to respond to the difficulties of holiness and purity culture.  Phylicia shares her personal struggle with shame an...

Using Video Games to Reach The Next Generation | Jon Rush

Using Video Games to Reach The Next Generation | Jon Rush

Episode 145: Jon Rush joins Logan in discussing the intersection of video gaming and ministry. Jon emphasizing its cultural relevance, the potential of video games as ...

They Both Had Abortions, Now They're Fighting To Stop Them

They Both Had Abortions, Now They're Fighting To Stop Them

Episode 144: Aniela Chis and Jeff Bradford from Human Coalition join Logan to discuss overcoming the trauma of abortion and how they are helping resource women to choo...

Can Pastors Endorse a Candidate? (w/ Attorney Ryan Bangert)

Can Pastors Endorse a Candidate? (w/ Attorney Ryan Bangert)

Episode 143: Logan and Ryan discuss the Johnson Amendment, the importance and challenges pastors face in communicating political issues, the protection of First Amendm...

How to Handle Criticism in Ministry w/ Russell Johnson

How to Handle Criticism in Ministry w/ Russell Johnson

Episode 142: Logan sits down with Pastor Russell Johnson from The Pursuit NW share how he handles criticism, his transition from politics to pastor, and what excited h...

Make Theology Great Again | Dr. Joel Muddamalle

Make Theology Great Again | Dr. Joel Muddamalle

Episode 141: Dr. Joel Muddamalle joins Logan to talk about building our theology framework, working with multiple denominations and how we we can apply theology in our...

A Stroke Survivor's Message of Hope | Katherine Wolf

A Stroke Survivor's Message of Hope | Katherine Wolf

Episode 140: Katherine Wolf join Logan to share her miraculous story of surviving a stroke, and how she had to relearn to eat, speak and walk. She encourages listeners...

Can Christians Shape the Culture? Ebenezer Endiryas

Can Christians Shape the Culture? Ebenezer Endiryas

Episode 139: This week Logan is joined by Pastor Ebenezer Endiryas, host of "Shaping The Culture" podcast, to discuss growing up in an Ethiopian church, being a single...

Am I Trying too Hard? Striving vs. Seizing | Rob Ketterling

Am I Trying too Hard? Striving vs. Seizing | Rob Ketterling

Talking Church Episode 138: On this week's episode Logan is joined by Pastor Rob Ketterling. They discuss the tension between striving for success and maintaining humi...

Redefining Identity: A Pastor’s Journey from Church Leader to Faithful Servant

Redefining Identity: A Pastor’s Journey from Church Leader to Faithful Servant

Talking Church Episode 137: On this week’s episode of the podcast Logan is joined by Thomas Pannikar. Thomas shares his journey of stepping out of full time ministry a...

How to Lead at an Executive Level

How to Lead at an Executive Level

Talking Church Episode 136: This week’s episode of the podcast is a breakout session from River Valley Conference. Executive Pastors Kirk Graham and Chris Book sit dow...

The Theology of Work and Rest

The Theology of Work and Rest

Talking Church Episode 135: This week’s episode is Dr. Allen Tennison’s breakout session from River Valley Conference talking about the theology of work and rest. He e...

Gen Alpha is Here

Gen Alpha is Here

Talking Church Episode 134: This week's episode is Pastor Terry Parkman's breakout session from River Valley Conference. He emphasizes the need to adapt ministry and e...

Searching for Belonging: How Faith Filled the Void

Searching for Belonging: How Faith Filled the Void

Talking Church Episode 133: On this week’s episode Logan is joined by Pastor Kirby Sato. Pastor Kirby and Logan discuss Kirby’s upbringing and how the Lord transformed...

Battling the Hardest Thing in Leadership: Self-Awareness

Battling the Hardest Thing in Leadership: Self-Awareness

Talking Church Episode 132: On this week’s episode of the podcast Logan is joined by Jackie Brewster. They discuss the importance of self-awareness and understanding o...

Why We Still Tithe Today: Balancing Tradition and Generosity

Why We Still Tithe Today: Balancing Tradition and Generosity

Talking Church Episode 131: On this week's episode Logan is joined by Dr. Allen Tennison. They discuss how modern churches manage tithing, the importance of transparen...

Maintaining Pure Worship in a Performance-Driven Culture | Jonsal & Jenna Barrientes from Elevation Worship

Maintaining Pure Worship in a Performance-Driven Culture | Jonsal & Jenna Barrientes from Elevation Worship

Talking Church Episode 130: On this week's episode Logan was joined by Jonsal and Jenna Barrientes from Elevation Worship live at River Valley Conference. They discuss...

How Christians Can Prepare for the Election - Samuel Rodriguez, Allen Tennison, Rob Ketterling

How Christians Can Prepare for the Election - Samuel Rodriguez, Allen Tennison, Rob Ketterling

Logan was joined by Pastor Rob Ketterling, Pastor Samuel Rodriguez, and Dr. Allen Tennison for this episode that was filmed live at River Valley Conference on Tuesday,...

A Former Addict’s Response to the Drug Crisis

A Former Addict’s Response to the Drug Crisis

Talking Church Episode 128: On this week’s episode of the podcast Logan was joined by the CEO of Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge. The rehab center is the largest Teen...

Overcoming Moral Failures: Remaining Accountable & Navigating Hypocrisy

Overcoming Moral Failures: Remaining Accountable & Navigating Hypocrisy

Talking Church Episode 127: Pastor Rob joins Logan on this week’s episode of the podcast. They discuss accountability with your spouse, family, elders, staff members, ...

Spontaneity vs. Strategy: The Art of Decision-Making in Leadership

Spontaneity vs. Strategy: The Art of Decision-Making in Leadership

Talking Church Episode 126: On this week's episode Logan is joined by Pastor Kirk Graham and Pastor Terry Parkman. They dive into the dynamic balance between visionary...

This One Thing Created Breakthrough in Our Kid’s Ministry

This One Thing Created Breakthrough in Our Kid’s Ministry

Talking Church Episode 125: On this week’s episode Logan is joined by Pastors Drew Snead and Katie LeBlanc. They discuss innovative strategies to engage parents in the...

A Former Transgender Responds to LGBTQ

A Former Transgender Responds to LGBTQ

Talking Church Episode 124: On this week’s episode Logan is joined by Dr. Linda Seiler who is the executive director of ReStory Ministries. Linda felt like a boy trapp...

Can Christians Have a Voice in American Politics?

Can Christians Have a Voice in American Politics?

Talking Church Episode 123: Logan is joined by Pastor Rob on this week’s episode. They talk about the challenges of maintaining religious freedom in today’s culture an...

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