Authors, veteran church planters, retreat leaders, and marriage and ministry leadership coaches Tom and Sandi Blaylock (Pawleys Island, SC) share with honesty, grace and transparency the many struggles they’ve endured as a married couple in ministry. These experiences have given Tom and Sandi a wealth of wisdom on how married couples can heal their marriages. […]
Interview with Novelist Susie Finkbeiner on Exhaustion, Superficiality, Politics and Staying Grounded
Susie Finkbeiner has written three novels, with her recent A Cup of Dust being released today, October 27th, with Kregel Publishers. In this episode, Noah Filipiak interviews Susie about exhaustion, how to handle exhaustion, the superficiality of “puppy hug and rainbow kiss” Christianity (and Christian fiction), politics and how to stay grounded. Jump in on […]
Podcast Interview with Noel Heikkinen on Anxiety, Avoiding Burnout & Guarding Against Ego and Sexual Sin
Episode #10 of the “Behind the Curtain” Ministry Podcast is here! Noah Filipiak interviews Noel Heikkinen, one of the pastors at Riverview Church in Holt, Lansing and East Lansing, MI. Riverview is a church made up of around 3000 – 4000 people that has 4 venues in the Lansing area. Noel and Noah discuss the […]
Podcast Interview with Pastor / Author Zachary Bartels
Episode #7 of “Behind the Curtain” Ministry Podcast is here! In this interview I talk with Zachary Bartels on the balance of being both a pastor and a Christian fiction author. We talk about the required “self-promotion” of the author world and the safeguards that have to be put in place to make sure this […]
Podcast Interview with Recording Artist Jessa Anderson
Episode #6 of “Behind the Curtain” Ministry Podcast is here! Recording artist Jessa Anderson and I talk about the tension in the Christian music industry between making good music with good theology, how all of life’s struggles can’t be fixed in a 3 and half minute song with a pretty bow at the end of […]
Podcast Interview with Youth Pastor David Singleton on Race, Urban Ministry
Episode #5 of “Behind the Curtain” Ministry Podcast is here! Youth pastor David Singleton and I talk about the different narratives of the white and black cultures and how this relates to the Church. We discuss the Baltimore riots, racial segregation in churches, the differences between suburban and urban youth ministry, and steps we can […]