Rusty George Podcast

How do Christian leaders not only manage our time well but get the most out of our time? In this week’s episode, Rusty addresses some often neglected strategies leaders need to be aware of to help you move forward toward reaching your goals in life and vocation.

In this episode, Rusty answers a couple of listener questions and talks about prayer. Specifically, what happens when our prayers go unanswered. What do we do then? Our churches have been in a series called “Darkroom” where Rusty and others have taught about how we work through the dark rooms of our life. On today’s podcast, Rusty addresses the role prayer plays in our lives and why it’s vital.

On this episode of the Rusty George podcast, Rusty talks with Mac Lake on the importance of developing leaders on your team. Mac is a church consultant who has pastored, planted churches, lead mission boards, and helps churches develop a leadership pipeline that grows individuals in their walk with Christ and their service in and to the church.

On this episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty and Brad Williams touch on being stuck in the middle age and how to deal with the finish line getting closer when you aren’t any clearer about what to do next in life.

On this episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty and Brad Williams talk about fear of the future, anxiety over your career, not knowing what is next, and making the darkroom of your 20s simple.

What’s the deal—I prayed for healing and got nothing—he prayed for a parking spot and got a front row? On this episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty discusses dealing with God’s unexplainable silence.

Can worship be more simple than we make it out to be? In this episode of the podcast, Rusty sits down with worship leader, Todd Fields to answer just that. Todd has over 25 years of experience as a worship leader. He loves to help lead pastors and worship pastors problem solve and come up with solutions to help their worship ministry be the best it can be for the glory of God. He started out in a youth group band with his friend Andy Stanley in the 80’s, partnered with Louie Giglio in the 90’s and early 2000’s in Atlanta with a ministry called 7:22, traveled will the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and worked contractually and on staff as a worship pastor at North Point Community for 21 years.

On this episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty sits with new host Brad Williams to continue talking about managing your inner demons.

On this episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty sits with new host Brad Williams to talk about managing your inner demons.

Big changes in the podcast, a special invitation and a devotional thought for the day. As well as Rusty is going to Israel and you can too. Learn more at rlc.is/israel.

On this episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty sits down with Jim Smith to discuss making discipleship a lot more simple. James Bryan Smith is the author of The Good and Beautiful God and the Apprentice series. He earned his MDiv at Yale and his DMin at Fuller and is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. He also serves as the director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation at Friends University.

In this "Best Of" Episode, Rusty revisits a conversation with Karl Vaters, the author of two books about small churches: Small Church Essentials and The Grasshopper Myth. On his blog Pivot, he writes about Innovative Leadership from a Small Church Perspective for ChristianityToday.com several times a week. He’s also the founder of NewSmallChurch.com, a ministry that encourages, connects and equips innovative small church pastors. Karl’s heart is to help pastors of small churches (up to 90 percent of us) find the resources to lead well, and to capitalize on the unique advantages that come with pastoring a small church – something virtually every pastor will spend at least some of their ministry years doing. He also believes that big and small churches can and should work together more often – to the benefit and blessing of everyone. Karl has been in pastoral ministry for over 30 years. He is the teaching pastor of Cornerstone Christian Fellowship, a healthy small church in Orange County, California, where he h

In this "Best Of" podcast, Rusty revisits a conversation with Brian Dodd, Director of New Ministry Relationships for Injoy Stewardship Solutions, where they dive into Leadership Insight. Besides helping churches fully-fund their mission and vision, over the last 15+ years Brian spends each day having one-on-one conversations with many of the greatest church leaders in America. He also has over 30 years of church volunteer and staff experience.

In this “Best Of” podcast, Rusty revisits a conversation with John Burke, Pastor at Gateway Church and author of "Imagine Heaven," where they engage in a Q&A with the audience at RLC after delivering a message based on his book. If you've ever pondered the afterlife or the specifics of heaven and near-death experiences, check this out!

In this latest episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty talks about a very emotional issue that is plaguing our country. When a mass shooting happens, how should Christians respond? Beyond how we should respond, Rusty talks about why bad things happen to good people and what can we do after tragedy strikes.

In this “Best Of” podcast, Rusty revisits a conversation with Larry Osborne, more affectionately known as "Yoda" among Christian Leaders, to discuss what it means to Lead Like A Shepherd. Larry Osborne is a pastor at North Coast Church in Vista CA. Under his leadership, the church has grown from 128 to over 13,000 on a weekend. Larry has a passion for leadership, spiritual formation, and discipleship. As a nationally recognized trainer of leaders and pastors and church planters, he travels extensively, speaking at conferences and mentoring events.

In this “Best Of” podcast, Rusty revisits a conversation with Lee Strobel on 'The Case for Christ' and just how searching for evidence that He didn't exist, brought Strobel straight to Jesus. Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel is the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune and best-selling author of more than twenty books. His classic, The Case for Christ, is a perennial favorite which details his conversion to Christianity. His recent release, The Case for Grace, won the 2016 Nonfiction Book of the Year from the EPCA. For the last twenty-five years, his life’s work has been to share the evidence that supports the truth and claims of Christianity and to equip believers to share their faith with the people they know and love.

In this “Best Of” podcast, Rusty revisits a conversation with John Ortberg on 'Soul Keeping'. John Ortberg is a popular author, speaker, and pastor at Menlo Church in Menlo Park, CA. Back in 2014, John released a book entitled "Soul Keeping" where he discusses the nature of the soul and its relationship to the Christian life through the medium of his relationship with popular author Dallas Willard. Rusty interviews John on the ins and outs of the book as well as his personal relationship with Dallas.

In this “Best Of” podcast, Rusty revisits a conversation with Jim Beebe, regarding dating, marriage, and how relationships are affected by culture and media. If you're married, dating, or even interested in either, this one's for you! Jim Beebe is a marriage and family therapist that has been working with individuals and couples from a faith-based approach for 34 years. In addition to couples therapy, he has experience in men's issues and codependency.

On this episode of the Rusty George Podcast, Rusty sits down with Mark Moore to discuss the ends times, Jesus and much more. Mark used to be a professor of Rusty's during his tenure at Ozark Christian college where he taught for 22 years. Mark is now on staff at Christ’s Church of the Valley (CCV) in Peoria, Arizona as a teaching pastor. CCV currently has eight locations and 28,000 in weekly attendance. Besides being on staff at CCV, Mark is also an online professor for Ozark as well as an Adjunct Professor at Hope International University in Fullerton, California and Haus Edelweiss, Vienna, Austria. Mark has also authored and co-authored many books mostly on the Life of Christ, book of Acts and Revelation.