Total Ministry Makeover

Shane Thacker Ministries

Never again. We‘re DONE with short-term ministry! It‘s time for a healthy & sustainable foundation for life in the ministry. read less
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Episodes

E21_Unity in Marriage and Ministry
Sep 9 2022
E21_Unity in Marriage and Ministry
In this episode, our special guests Chris & MJ Humby from Town & Country Christian Church (Bartlesville, OK) shared the "6 Killers of Unity in Marriage".    Episode Notes: Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. zondervan.comThe “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™Statistic of the day is found here: pastoralcareinc.comLatest Blog | “Fending Off Wolves”: shanethacker.org/blogFrancis Chan “You and Me Forever”: Click here to buy on AmazonChris & MJ’s podcast, you can click to listen here: In the Trenches with Chris & MJ Join their Facebook group too! Booking a leadership retreat: Ready to schedule for church leaders in your area? Contact me.“The Total Ministry Makeover” (eBook and paperback options), buy on Amazon or message me directly to purchase a signed copy [costs $15+shipping])Financial Support: I’m removing Podbean’s “Patron” feature (which takes monthly payments so you can receive early access. It’s been pointless to have!). Want to financially support? You can now do so through Venmo. This will help fund anything from podcast upgrades to promotional items like banners/bookmarks as well as covering free book giveaways. THANK YOU! This next part has NOT changed: 10% of all funds given go directly to our supporting mission, AICM. To learn more about this mission, go to aicm.org Got more questions? We’d love to hear from you: message me here.
E17_No Ladies Left Behind: Interview with Misty Underwood (Compassion Women’s Center)
May 27 2022
E17_No Ladies Left Behind: Interview with Misty Underwood (Compassion Women’s Center)
Helpful notes from today's episode: Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. zondervan.comThe “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™Websites mentioned by Misty in this interview: https://www.awomansright.org/https://www.heartbeatinternational.org/https://www.care-net.org/https://surrenderingthesecret.com/https://store.focusonthefamily.com/forgiven-and-set-free/ Want to contribute or connect to Compassion Women’s Center? Go to: cwcrogerscounty.org“The Total Ministry Makeover” (eBook/paperback): https://www.amazon.com/Total-Ministry-Makeover-Shane-Thacker/dp/B096YRZD66/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Or message me directly to purchase a signed copy. To become a financial supporter, go to: https://patron.podbean.com/thetotalministrymakeover NOTE: 10% of all funds given go directly to our supporting mission, AICM. To learn more about this mission, go to aicm.org Blog | The “God is Calling Me” Season: https://shanethacker.org/Blog?index=9&action=IndexNeed advice or have a question you’d like read on the show? We’d love to hear from you. Message me at: facebook.com/pastorshanethackerHave a question for Misty? Send us a message and we’ll get her response back to you!
E16_The Power of Children’s Ministry in the Church | Interview With Debbie Barrett (FBC Inola, OK)
May 13 2022
E16_The Power of Children’s Ministry in the Church | Interview With Debbie Barrett (FBC Inola, OK)
Episode Notes: Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. zondervan.com. The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™I’d love to hear from children’s ministry leaders/workers! What are your greatest challenges and rewards in children’s ministry? Comment on the post at https://www.facebook.com/pastorshanethacker/posts/pfbid0EnUKdZ8jaMHtZtqzVt2ifFZ73rmi4V61iHsHBF3S8jY5vNiBoTfbxDxcw2X58Jwzl! If you have a question for Debbie, please drop it in the comments on this post. We mentioned the church camp, Falls Creek in Davis, Oklahoma. You can connect with Falls Creek here: https://www.oklahomabaptists.org/youth/falls-creek/ Blog | Q&A: 2 Goals for Your First Two Years in Ministry – shanethacker.org/blogGet the book (eBook/Paperback) on Amazon: Click Here. Book/Shirt combo is $25, message at: facebook.com/pastorshanethacker LeaderTreks blog on the “Silo Church”: https://www.leadertreks.org/a-church-divided/Children’s ministry book recommendations by Debbie: “Kids Ministry That Nourishes”: https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/kids-ministry-that-nourishes-P005791344“What About Kids Ministry?”: https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/what-about-kids-ministry-P005807609“Wholly Kids”: https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/wholly-kids-P005490111“Every Age, Every Stage”: https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/every-age-every-stage-P005820949 Have a question? Need advice? We’d love to hear from you. Message me at: facebook.com/pastorshanethacker
E14_What’s Ministry in Alaska Like? Al-ask-a Minister From There...
Apr 15 2022
E14_What’s Ministry in Alaska Like? Al-ask-a Minister From There...
In today's episode, I interviewed Caleb from Alaska! He's been in ministry for years in Alaska doing mission work. He has an amazing story and GREAT insight as to what the word 'success' looks like when it comes to the church.  If you would please: for any episode you enjoy, click the like button, share it, and if you haven't done so already, click to subscribe. Thank you! ______________________________________  Info from today’s episode: Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. zondervan.comThe “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™Want to be on the show or have a question read? Send me a message at: facebook.com/pastorshanethackerWant to connect or learn more from Caleb? You can connect with them by messaging here: https://www.facebook.com/DeltaJunctionHouseOfPrayer Blog, “Short-Term Missions?”: https://shanethacker.org/Blog?index=10&action=IndexGot a blunder in fundraising you want to share? Click here and drop it in the comments! https://www.facebook.com/103190138435130/posts/354804219940386/?d=n Blog, “The Paradigm Shift for Fundraising”: https://shanethacker.org/blogConsidering a mission to support? We highly recommend AICM! Visit aicm.org for more info. Patron subscribers: 10% of what you give is automatically given to support the work at AICM!Worship Ministers, we’d love to have you on the show! Slots are limited, message me if you have a question or would like to share insight you’d like to share in the context of worship ministry. Click to send me a message at: facebook.com/pastorshanethacker
E13_The Struggle Is Real /// How Do I Raise Up the Next Generation of Leaders?
Apr 1 2022
E13_The Struggle Is Real /// How Do I Raise Up the Next Generation of Leaders?
To become a Patron, go to: https://patron.podbean.com/thetotalministrymakeover  Your support is appreciated, this will help offset the overall costs of running this podcast as well as help with the overall quality by upgrading the equipment to run it. We will continue running this podcast as long as we're able regardless! Thank you for your consideration, let me know if you have any questions. ______________________________ Helpful notes and links from today's episode: 1 Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™ 2 Want to be on the show or have a question read? Send me a message at: www.facebook.com/pastorshanethacker 3 The latest blog, “Short-Term Missions?”, is found here: https://shanethacker.org/Blog?index=10&action=Index 4 AICM video from our trip in March 2022: https://fb.watch/bUEdxh7YZW/ (see also www.aicm.org) 5 Shelley Baker’s latest book, “The Struggle Is Real”: https://www.amazon.com/Struggle-Real-Laughter-medicine-laugh/dp/B09TF46FDF?fbclid=IwAR1mfBo5bfGlQQs32xQBUJNBw0W7d53Xx_MYzjynnR9KVm5GE9fq6cXgpRQ 6 Worship Ministers, we’d love to have you on the show! Slots are limited, message me if you have a question or would like to share insight you’d like to share in the context of worship ministry. Click to send me a message at: www.facebook.com/pastorshanethacker
E11 - Stepping Stone 8: Raise Up Leaders To...
Mar 4 2022
E11 - Stepping Stone 8: Raise Up Leaders To...
Thanks for sticking with the program! The final step is challenging us all to take someone else through the same program you just went through. You're now shifting from the role of 'Timothy' into more of the role of 'Paul' for someone else. Let's raise up leaders, and continually equipping someone in your world to one day become a 'Paul' themselves!   NOTICE: We're changing the format of the show moving forward, and we need YOUR help! The first season was almost exclusively lecture-style on the Stepping Stones. Now we're leaning heavily into conversations. I'd love to set up a call with you, whether you have questions about certain steps in this program, or ideally if you have a question about something going on in ministry. We want to protect the identity of individuals and their local churches, so this is openly stated: For the sake of anonymity, we're using fake names, fake locations, but REAL situations to talk about your life and your ministry. My prayer is that this change of format will help us to see ministry from a wide variety of great leaders like you. Let's walk through this together friends! Send me a direct message and we'll be glad to get you scheduled for the show.      Helpful info from today’s episode: Pastoral Statistics: https://www.pastoralcareinc.com/statistics/If you’re considering Christian education, consider Ozark Christian College! https://occ.edu/Looking to purchase a T-Shirt or Book? Shop here: https://www.facebook.com/pastorshanethacker/shop/Blog: “The God Is Calling Me Season”: https://shanethacker.org/Blog?index=9&action=Index Ready to walk out of ministry? Please, push pause and have a healthy conversation first! Feel free to send me a message so we can set up a time to chat: facebook.com/pastorshanethacker Want to be on the show (or have a question read anonymously on the show)? Message me and we’ll set it up! Questions with a mentor: What is your greatest strength that helps you lead as a mentor for someone else?If you had to pick one, which of these is your greatest concern about leading someone as a mentor: Ability, lack of interest, or time? Explain why.Assuming you have a ‘Timothy’ right now that you’re leading: Which step are they at when it comes to The Total Ministry Makeover?What’s one practical way that you can take them to the next step? DEEP (Delegate, Equip, Encourage, Protect): Do you have a similar model for helping people step up into new roles? Is there something coming up that you can go DEEP with them on?If you don’t have a ‘Timothy’ at the moment: Pray for the Lord to open that door for you and for them. Final note: My encouragement to you is to continually pray for wisdom in all of this! Regardless of how many people you are a ‘Paul’ to… never stop being a ‘Timothy’!
E10-Stepping Stone 7: Transition to Purpose-Powered Ministries
Feb 18 2022
E10-Stepping Stone 7: Transition to Purpose-Powered Ministries
You've passed through so many obstacles together. Not that you've gone back to your purpose as leaders and as a church, now that you've thrown off everything that hinders; it's time to go FULL THROTTLE! That's what this step is all about, it's my favorite step and I can promise it'll be yours too after understanding this step.   Helpful links from today’s episode: Pastoral Statistics: https://www.pastoralcareinc.com/statistics/The Total Ministry Makeover: https://www.amazon.com/Total-Ministry-Makeover-Shane-Thacker/dp/B096YRZD66/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Blog: “The God Is Calling Me Season”: https://shanethacker.org/Blog?index=9&action=IndexReady to walk out of ministry? Please, push pause and get some coaching first! Feel free to send me a message here about your situation: facebook.com/pastorshanethackerWanting to support this ministry by purchasing a T-Shirt/Book from me? Shop here: https://www.facebook.com/pastorshanethacker/shop/ Questions with a mentor: What does 'Full Throttle' look like for your church? Is your church ready to Transition to Purpose-Powered Ministries? What do each of these look like in your church’s context; do they: Do they see the road clearly? (knowing their purpose and where they are/where they’re going)Are they a ‘well-oiled machine’? (walking in unity specifically within individual teams)Are there ANY stumbling blocks that are in the way? If your church is ready for this step, what do you as leaders need to do to help them take their ministry to the next level?
E06 -Assess Your Church
Dec 3 2021
E06 -Assess Your Church
In this Episode we cover Stepping Stone 4: Assess Your Church. To all our viewers, if possible, I'd love to hear from you! Here's what I want to know: Every church has dealt with (or is dealing with) some ridiculous traditions, and we've all dealt with difficult situations as a result! Do you have a story to share? If you send it to me, I'll include it in the next episode or two! (NOTE: I will NOT share any sensitive details!) Please send them to: Email: shanethackerministries@outlook.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/pastorshanethacker  Helpful links from today’s episode: - Become a Supporter: https://patron.podbean.com/thetotalministrymakeover  - Quest 52: www.Quest52.com  - The Total Ministry Makeover: https://www.amazon.com/Total-Ministry-Makeover-Shane-Thacker/dp/B096YRZD66/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=  - President of LeaderTreks, Doug Franklin: https://www.leadertreks.org/doug-franklin/  Questions with a mentor: - Before beginning this assessment, are there any ‘specks’ or ‘planks’ that might skewer your view of the church? Any animosity towards a certain individual(s)? If so, before proceeding please state it openly before this assessment with the mentor. If you’re unable or unwilling to do that, take some time to reflect before beginning this. - Some fun with the ‘little white church’: Is there a situation of a goofy and inexplicable tradition that you’ve witnessed to be blindly defended by a church member? What was it and how was it addressed?  - PAIN: Out of all the sin issues in this world, what brings your church the most pain?  - PASSION: What are the greatest desires and passions that God has given your church? Are there common patterns of skillsets, strengths in certain ways they serve, etc?  - PERCEPTION: Look at the big picture. How does their PAIN and PASSION intersect?  - Back to the pain: is there something (or many things) in the church that they are willing to defend that’s actually working against the cause of Christ?  o If so, what steps do you believe should be taken next?  - Take a look at both your POWER and the church’s POWER. Are there areas of weakness that they could actually help you with more, and vice versa? - If possible, follow up & have a discussion a week/month from now about your church’s POWER.    If you've discovered and defined your church's POWER, we'd love for you to share it with us! NEXT EPISODE: How to you appropriately address issues in the church?