Pastor Altman discusses how the leadership at Bethany guides through big giving days for a small church and what to expect.

Psalm 16:11

Big Giving Days in a Small Church

in this episode Bro. Todd and Pastor Altman discuss how to continue to make decisions through the beyond the building process. 

Beyond the Buidling: Decisions

Join Pastor Altman and Bro. Todd continue to discuss the Christian's role during the quarantine. In this episode, they talk about how to keep your discipleship going without physically meeting at the church.

Beyond the Building: Discipleship

In this episode, Bro. Todd and Pastor Altman discuss moving the church beyond the building. They talk about keeping up Christian disciplines while not being able to meet physically.

Beyond the Building: Discipline

Leadership in the church is an entrusting of God’s. authority to individuals. God ordains all people in power, but church leadership takes a special place. In this episode, we discuss the following questions:Why is leadership important?What is Bethany’s leadership model?How do you build trust between leaders and members of the church?

What Makes Church Joyfully Unique: Leadership

In this part of the series, we look at another aspect that makes church unique: worship of the Almighty God. Worship is a response to our revelation from God. We answer the following questions:What are positive and negatives of worship services?How do we select music?How do we interact with members?How does the pastor-worship leader relationship affect your church?

What Makes Church Joyfully Unique: Worship

Church is, by God’s design, a very unique creation. We are the bride of Christ and as such, we should be unique, in a good way, from the world. In this episode, we look at a part of the church that makes it joyfully unique, the hospitality. We answer these questions:Is hospitality important Biblically?What are some effects of being Biblically intentional about hospitality?How does hospitality affect people beyond the church building?

What Makes Church Joyfully Unique: Hospitality

Taking care of your body helps you minister. Here we discuss some habits that are healthy for a minster and how to establish these habits. We answer these questions:What is health?Why do we need health?What are some habits that are healthy?How can we create those habits?

Healthy Habits of a Minister

Your church members are valuable. Here, we discuss this value. We answer these three questions:Who is considered a member?How is every church member valuable?Is there a struggle to communicate their value?

The Value of a Church Member

In this episode, we talk about how to leave a legacy. We discuss church transitions with pastors and other church leaders. Here are the questions we answer:How to let go of a ministry?When was a successful transition?When was an unsuccessful transition?How can you set up a wise council to help you?How can you set someone up to take your place?

Leaving a Legacy

In this episode, we take a look at the finances of a small church. We look at positives, negatives, and how to encourage your members. Links for the statistics are below: https://tinyurl.com/yxw6lrrxhttps://tinyurl.com/y5bzfxv9 

Finances in a Small Church

In this episode, we discuss stress in ministry. Along with personal testimonies from Pastor Altman and Bro. Todd, we encourage you with scripture and a word for those that are currently in darkness.

Stress in the Ministry

In this episode we discuss what the volunteer base looks like for a local church. We use our own church to provide insight and encouragement for ministers. We answer the following questions below:What does the volunteer base look like at Bethany?How can you recruit new volunteers?What is the biggest struggle with volunteers?What is some advice for leaders in ministry?

The Volunteer Base

What’s the goal of worship?What are some distractions in worship?What are Bethany’s other gatherings outside of Sunday morning and what are each of their purposes?How can we grow these services?

Sermons on Repeat

In this episode, Pastor Altman discusses services in the church beyond the normal Sunday morning service. We also talk about the real goal of service and whether attendance plays a large role or not. We answer the following questions:What is the goal of worship? What are some distractions in worship? What are Bethany's other gatherings besides Sunday mornings?How can we grow these services?  

Beyond Sunday Mornings

This is a podcast about life in ministry at a small church. About 90% of all churches in America have less than 350 members. We want to help people that serve in all churches, but our heart is for the small church.

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Psalm 16:11

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