Strength for Today's Pastor

Strength for Today's Pastor


Latest Episodes

158- The Story of a Stage 4 Cancer Survivor (with Pastor Steve Marquez)
February 12, 2024

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!It's nothing short of a miracle that Steve Marquez is still with us, here on planet earth. Listen to the story of his healing, and even more importantly, of the ministry to which God has called himPastors and leaders

157- A Pastor On the Move (Transition- with Don Rypstra)
January 17, 2024

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!Pastor Don Rypstra is in his last days of a long pastorate in Rochester, Minnesota. His and his wife's move to northern Idaho means that a new normal is waiting for them, but also that someone will be called into an

156- A Way to Vitalize (and Utilize) Our Youth- with Gary Malkus Jr.
January 02, 2024

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!It's a huge problem. And because of it, we're losing many of our best youth to the world, the flesh, and the devil. Too often, the young people in our churches run off to college or university and subsequently abando

155- From Meth to Ministry (with Pastor Gary Malkus Jr.)
December 12, 2023

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!Every pastor has a testimony, but very few have one like Gary Malkus Jr. Inspiring and directional, Gary's testimony touches a lot of lives, from those in the worst kind bondage to those who need to remember where th

154- Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should (Sandy Adams)
November 30, 2023

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!Sandy Adams is the pastor of Calvary Chapel Stone Mountain, Georgia. He is known as a tremendous communicator and teacher of God's Word. At the recent International Pastor's Conference in Southern California, Sandy d

153- Most Churches Need Revitalization (with Thom Rainer)
November 14, 2023

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!Welcome to podcast 153. Today, its a blessing and honor to welcome Thom Rainer. Our subject will be church revitalization, a subject that Dr. Rainer is an expert onThom S. Rainer is an author, researcher, speaker,

152- The God I Won't Believe In (with Nick Cady)
November 02, 2023

Comments? Questions? Send us a message!In episode 152, Bill Holdridge sits down with pastor Nick Cady of White Fields Community Church in Longmont, Colorado. The topic is the backstory of Nick's book, The God I Won't Believe In. How would you complete thi

151- Frontlines Ministry: Called As Light to the Darkness (with Jack Arnold)
October 17, 2023

Jack Arnold pastors Calvary Chapel Mt. Si, in North BendWashington.In 2016, the Lord called Jack and family to move to North Bend and become the pastor of Calvary Chapel North Bend, which is now called Calvary Mt. Si. North Bend is only 30 miles from S

150- Frontlines Ministry- Called to Be the Church (with Jack Arnold)
October 03, 2023

SFTP Podcast number 150 focuses on how a ministry which is considered a frontlines ministry must first of all, be a healthy ministry. There must be the life of Jesus, the light of Jesus, and also the love of Jesus. Today I’ll be speaking with Pastor Arno

148- Getting Your People Into God's Word (with Rich Cathers)
September 12, 2023

Rich Cathers has written a book. He didn't write a book to write a book; he wrote a book that would advance a ministry passion of his ... the discipling of God's people into the Word of God. Helping them make Bible reading, Bible study, and Bible