Go Smell Like a Shepherd Again: A Round Table Conversation about Small Churches

Go Smell Like a Shepherd Again: A Round Table Conversation about Small Churches

TMC Program Staff Adam Mixon and Adam Borneman continue their conversation with the Rev. Sherrad Hayes (Union Baptist Church, West Point, GA [https://unionbaptistchurch.life/]) about the disruption of the Gospel, learning not to see efficiency as the goal, and the importance of fostering genuine encounters with the risen Christ. Episode Transcript. [https://mministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/06-24-26.pdf]

You're a Shepherd, Not a Cowboy: A Round Table Conversation on Simplicity

TMC Program Staff Adam Borneman and Adam Mixon speak with the Rev. Sherrad Hayes (Union Baptist Church, West Point, GA [https://unionbaptistchurch.life/]) about the "long game" of spiritual transformation, the difference between the immediate and the urgent, and the importance of our core identity in Christ. Episode Transcript. [https://mministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/06-17-26.pdf]

The Holy Spirit in the Room: A Follow-Up Conversation on Facilitation

TMC Program Staff Jennifer Watley Maxell and Adam Borneman follow up our earlier conversation about facilitation, discussing Jesus' model of letting silence linger; understanding that information itself is not transformative; and how learning to move toward tension together can be productive and faithful. Listen to the earlier episode on facilitation. [https://mministry.org/?post_type=podcast&p=10675&preview=true] ⁠Contact TMC Staff about Facilitation Training.⁠ [https://mministry.org/contact/] ⁠Episode Transcript. [https://mministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/06-10-26.pdf]

Great Companions on This Journey: A Round Table Conversation on Facilitation

TMC Program Staff Adam Borneman, Jennifer Watley Maxell, and Mark Ramsey talk with Elizabeth Lynn (Shifting Ground [https://lakeinstitute.org/resources/shifting-ground/]) about creating space for deeper reflection, alignment vs. agreement, and why facilitation is a critical tool for all areas of ministry. Contact TMC Staff about Facilitation Training. [https://mministry.org/contact/] Episode Transcript. [https://mministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/06-03-26.pdf]

The Yearning Beyond Their Walls: A Round Table Conversation on Recent Church Attendance Data

TMC Program Staff Ryan Bonfiglio, Adam Mixon, Mark Ramsey, and Adam Borneman discuss the April data from the ⁠Hartford Center for Religion Research⁠ [https://hirr.hartfordinternational.edu/] on church attendance trends, as well as what it might - and most certainly doesn't - tell us about ministry today. ⁠Read the April, 2026, Report⁠ [https://www.covidreligionresearch.org/research/national-survey-research/signs-of-rebound-amid-uneven-recovery-the-changing-congregational-landscape/] Episode Transcript. [https://mministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/05-27-26.pdf]