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English
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88 episodes
since Oct. 6, 2022
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The Saul Syndrome is all about the Christian minister who is a bit like King Saul....   certainly called to ministry but carrying a lot of baggage, ranging from paranoia - depression - anxiety - to some basic behaviors of control and manipulation.   There may be the external persona of success, but…

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This episode starts Part 2 of the book "INSIGHTS OF PASTORAL SIGNIFICANCE" with a look at what we sometimes refer to as the 'dark-side' of ministry...... The Saul Syndrome.  It is important to restate from the introduction that this book was intended for ministers, bible college…
In this episode we wrap up Part 1, Peter's Paradigm, with chapters 4 (presenting the paradigm to pastors), 5 (history validates the paradigm), and the conclusion.Next week we dig into Part 2, The Saul Syndrome.
This episode continues through the DO's & DON'TS of Shepherding (according to Peter's Paradigm)Just a heads up:   I do not have a transcript for these episodes.  Pastor Vainio's book can be purchased on Amazon, the link is below.    Also, due to time and production dynamics,…
This week we dig a little bit deeper into the job description of the Shepherd.  Again it should be noted that management and leadership styles in different areas of life don't translate well to  the leadership style of 'shepherd'.  As this chapter begins to define the role more speci…
This week we spend some time on the last two of the eight imparitives behind Peter's Paradigm...... "The Empire Strikes" & "Sheep Behaving Baaaadly".Just a heads up:   I do not have a transcript for these episodes.  Pastor Vainio's book can be purchased on Amazon, …
In a church world that is prone to adopt leadership styles from places other than the Bible, or Jesus Himself, this book takes a look at what made Peter the pastor/church leader that he was.  In this episode we will dive into chapters 1 & 2 and begin taking a look at Peter's Paradigm, a bi…
In a church world where corporate leadership styles and growth techniques run rampant, does it really jive with the biblical model - and more specifically, the instruction that Jesus gave Peter?Listen in on this episode and subsequent episodes as we dive in to "Peter's Paradigm", &qu…
Have you ever met a smug person?  A pious person?  An arrogant person?  or better yet, an arrogant person who has a beautiful way of trying to make themselves look good in the midst of absolute stupidity?   Strange twists of wisdom justify every stupid, or dare I say... evil, act.  Well that's…
There was a 4 part message from God to King Ahaz:  Be Careful, Be Quiet, Don't Fear, and Don't lose heart.    In the past two episodes we covered "Be Careful" and addressed the fear and losing heart issues.     This episode tackles the "Be Quiet Statement".   Quite pos…
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