Episodes

  • Season 7 Episode 2: Identity, Part 1

    Season 7 Episode 2: Identity, Part 1
    Feb 4 2025
    Dr. Tim Maness and Dr. Jeffrey Sargent have an informative conversation about identity in this episode of Pastoring on Purpose. Learn how a person's identity is defined, what it is, and its role in who we are and how it influences our approach to being a minister. Take a deep dive into who you are in this first part of a series focusing on Identity.
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    35 mins
  • Season 7 Episode 1: Dr. Maness and the Philosophy of Counseling

    Season 7 Episode 1: Dr. Maness and the Philosophy of Counseling
    Jan 21 2025
    On this first episode of season 7, Dr. Tim Maness, director of pastoral care and SpiritCare at the Center for Ministerial Care, shares his personal philosophy and approach to counseling.
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    48 mins
  • Season 6 Episode 10: Christmas Thoughts

    Season 6 Episode 10: Christmas Thoughts
    Dec 18 2024
    In our final episode of the season, the Ministerial Care team has a little Christmas fun with some holiday trivia. They also offer some simple and encouraging words for ministers and church leaders as they navigate this holiday season!
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    24 mins
  • Season 6 Episode 9: Holiday SADness

    Season 6 Episode 9: Holiday SADness
    Nov 21 2024
    Dr. Tim Maness is joined by the Ministerial Care team as they prepare for the upcoming holidays. Thanksgiving is upon us, and those holiday stresses combine with the shorter days and gloomier weather to contribute to many of us facing seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Learn about this surprsingly common struggle and the simple things we can all do to help ourselves avoid the pitfalls in this new episode.
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    40 mins
  • Season 6 Episode 8: JT Black

    Season 6 Episode 8: JT Black
    Nov 5 2024
    In the last of the episodes recorded live at General Assembly 2024, Dr. J.T. Black joins Tim Maness and Jeff Sargent to talk about healthy ministry. Dr. Black's doctoral thesis focused on the struggles many pastors are experiencing – feelings of isolation and loneliness – and he shares some of his findings and helpful ways to address them.
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    45 mins
  • Season 6 Episode 7: Steve Hall

    Season 6 Episode 7: Steve Hall
    Oct 22 2024
    Dr. Steve Hall joined Dr. Tim Maness and Dr. Jeff Sargent at General Assembly 2024 to talk about the importance of ministers and pastors taking care of themselves and being proactive in the preventative maintenance of their mental and emotional health. Dr. Hall has nearly 40 years of ministry experience and is currently part of the School of Theology & Ministry faculty at Lee University. He and his wife also serve as the executive directors of Ministry Oasis, a soul health ministry for ministers and their spouses.
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    39 mins
  • Season 6 Episode 6: Jamie Massey

    Season 6 Episode 6: Jamie Massey
    Oct 8 2024
    Dr. Tim Maness and special guest host Melody Buttram are joined by Jamie Massey. Jamie is an Ordained Minister with Cooper City Church of God and serves on the Board of Directors for Peniel Residential Drug/Alcohol Treatment Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She shares her story of overcoming the trials of being the child of a parent struggling with addiction and the work she is doing today as executive director of City of Lights Dream Center.
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    36 mins
  • Season 6 Episode 5: Ministerial Care Team Roundup

    Season 6 Episode 5: Ministerial Care Team Roundup
    Sep 24 2024
    Dr. Tim Maness and Dr. Jeff Sargent round up with the team to talk about the huge successes and accomplishments of the Center for Ministerial Care. Learn about how things began and the milestones we've recently celebrated!
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    39 mins