Coming Up Short, Finding Grace

Coming Up Short, Finding Grace

Podcast Synopsis In this episode of 2 Pastors, One Calling, Fr. Brian and Pastor Chris are joined by Christian Aquino for an honest conversation about something every Christian, leader, parent, and disciple experiences: the feeling of coming up short. Together they explore perfectionism, fear of failure, anxiety about the future, and the temptation to define ourselves by our shortcomings. Through personal stories, ministry experiences, and reflections on Scripture, they discuss how God meets us not when we have everything together, but precisely in our weakness, uncertainty, and need. The conversation also explores the importance of community, the power of listening, discovering our God-given strengths, and learning to trust God's character more than our own performance. Whether you're struggling with expectations, leadership pressures, or simply wondering if you're doing enough, this episode offers encouragement, hope, and a reminder that God's grace is greater than our shortcomings.

How to Lead People Through Transition

Change happens all the time—but transition is what stretches us. In this episode, Fr. Brian and Pastor Chris explore how leaders can guide people through uncertainty, grief, vision, and growth as they embrace the new things God is doing.

Pastor, Friend, or Both? When ministry gets personal: navigating friendship, boundaries, and trust in pastoral life.

In this episode of Two Pastors One Calling, Pastor Chris and Father Brian dive into the complicated reality of “dual relationships” in ministry—when pastors are not only spiritual leaders, but also friends, mentors, coworkers, and trusted confidants. Through honest conversation, they explore boundaries, expectations, trust, and the challenge of being both relational and responsible while caring for others. A candid look at the humanity behind pastoral leadership.

Sabbath Rest in a Chaotic World

Welcome back friends. This week, we take on a topic that is tough for many people.  It is about taking what is called a Sabbath rest.  This is when we take one day a week, as God did when He created, to prepare for the next 6 days of work.   Resting like God did helps us heal, be restored, and prepare us for the next week.  Take a listen as we talk about how we try to rest in our chaotic world today.

Support and shared ministry: how we as pastors find support and share the responsibility of leading

This week, we discuss how we find support for ourselves and supporting those we lead.  We all need support.  As pastors, we need friends to help us decompress by talking and letting us be ourselves.  We also must trust those around us to carry the responsibility given to us as pastors as we wear many hats throughout the day, and sometines in the same meeting.