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Paul, Timothy, and Podcasts

This sponsored post invites you to enjoy lively discussions with the most respected teachers from Westminster’s new MinistryNetwork.

Paul and Timothy enjoyed a special relationship. In 2 Timothy 1:4, Paul writes: “As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.”

Paul didn’t just teach Timothy. He embraced his young spiritual son with care, honesty, and vulnerability. Timothy knew what made Paul, Paul. That’s true mentorship—a gift that many people in ministry lack.

We look up to the Paul-like teachers of today. We listen to their talks, follow their ministries, and read their books. In our celebrity-driven culture, these teachers often appear perfect and untouchable. It’s easy to forget Spurgeon’s words: “Is it not a curious thing that whenever God means to make a man great, He always first breaks him in pieces?”

Timothy had the privilege of witnessing the real person behind Paul’s apostolic persona. What if people today had a similar opportunity with modern teachers?

That’s the aim of the Ministry Network Podcast. Every week, our guests share their experience and provide a small window into their journey in ministry. Each episode is packed with moving theology, practical counsel, and real-life stories about the joys and trials of life in the church.

Episodes:

  • Steven Lawson on Preaching (audio, video)
  • Steven Lawson on Preparing Sermons (audio, video)
  • Joe Novenson on the Power of Prayer (audio, video)
  • Joe Novenson on Prayer for the Downcast (audio, video)
  • Paul Washer on Conviction (audio, video)
  • Paul Washer on Fighting Discouragement (audio, video)
  • Rosaria Butterfield on Hospitality (audio, video)
  • Rosaria Butterfield on COVID-19 (audio, video)
  • Rachael Denhollander on Church Abuse (audio, video)
  • Rachael Denhollander on Justice, Forgiveness, and Nassar (audio, video)

  • Weekend A La Carte (August 15)

    The embrace of the Machine God / The digital twin and the line in the sand / AI writing: the day of reckoning / Ten ways to savor Sundays / AI and homeschooling / Read the Bible slowly / Elders and counselors / and more.

  • Training Pastors to Care for Souls

    There are many ways to identify a man who may have what it takes to become a pastor. Unfortunately, too few churches focus on what matters most according to the Bible. This leads to many churches being pastored by unqualified men.

  • A La Carte (August 14)

    Little League games and big league idols / Selfies in the end times / AOC’s illogical case for egg freezing / When did the church begin? / Entrusting your college student to the Lord / 3 things stress reveals / Reviews / and more.

  • A La Carte (August 13)

    The Christian bubble / Your faith muscle needs exercise / Store treasure in clay / Interpersonal conflicts / Bivocational ministry / Your perspective on time / Nolan Ryan / and more.

  • To the Parents Driving Home with an Empty Seat

    To the Parents Driving Home with an Empty Seat

    It’s the season when many parents are making the long journey home, and doing so alone. On the journey there, they had a child in the seat behind them, a child who was making his or her way to college for the first time. But now, as they make the journey back, the seat behind…