Gary Sweetman

The Quiet Revival through the lens of the Small Church - A reflection on 2025

Join me for the last episode of the year where I'll be reflecting on the Quiet Revival as seen through the lens of the small church. With some brief data points gathered from 24 churches, plus reflection from own journey in ministry this year, we will look at what we can celebrate and rejoice in, while keeping an eye on the reality of life in leading in small church and bi-vocational settings. At the end of the episode, I briefly suggest some questions that invite us to consider our church health and not just our numbers. For a deeper look into this, Karl Vaters has some thoughts here: https://karlvaters.com/assess-health-of-a-church/ [https://karlvaters.com/assess-health-of-a-church/]  Music: Life Made More by Roo Walker from Upbeat License code: 5S6XZADUXNPWFQVR uppeat.io/t/roo-walker/life-made-more Visit the website for more advice and resources: https://parttimepastor.my.canva.site [https://parttimepastor.my.canva.site]

Luke Goodway

Welcome to the Part-Time Pastor Podcast! It was a pleasure to chat to Luke Goodway, part-time pastor of Waterbrook Church, Bristol. Join me in this episode (recorded late spring 2025) as we hear his insights from a journey in church ministry in a variety of settings, leading him back to the community facing small church and bi-vocational ministry. Music: Life Made More by Roo Walker from Upbeat License code: 5S6XZADUXNPWFQVR uppeat.io/t/roo-walker/life-made-more Visit the website for more advice and resources: https://parttimepastor.my.canva.site [https://parttimepastor.my.canva.site]

Gary Sweetman

Welcome to the Part-Time Pastor Podcast! How many pastors do you know who manage forklift truck warranties in the USA? Well, listen to this episode and you soon will as we join with Pastor Gary Sweetman. Join me in this episode (recorded at the end of April 2025) as we hear his insights as a Part-Time Minister in Training in Markethill Elim in Northern Ireland. Music: Life Made More by Roo Walker from Upbeat License code: 5S6XZADUXNPWFQVR uppeat.io/t/roo-walker/life-made-more Visit the website for more advice and resources: https://parttimepastor.my.canva.site [https://parttimepastor.my.canva.site]

Wendy and Marcus Pawsey

Join us as we chat with Marcus and Wendy Pawsey who lead Princes Risborough Elim. Marcus and Wendy share about the joys and challenges of leading a small to medium size church, bi-vocational ministry and managing challenging church finances with both faith and realism. Wendy has also written a book 'Generous with a Big G' which can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Generous-Big-Creating-financial-generosity/dp/1912726831 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Generous-Big-Creating-financial-generosity/dp/1912726831]  Music: Life Made More by Roo Walker from Upbeat License code: 5S6XZADUXNPWFQVR uppeat.io/t/roo-walker/life-made-more Visit the website for more advice and resources: https://parttimepastor.my.canva.site [https://parttimepastor.my.canva.site]

Rachel Jewson - Part-Time Pastor

Join us as we chat with Rachel Jewson who leads Castle Elim in the suburbs of Birmingham. Rachel speaks of her experiences in large and small church and how Castle Elim has been on it's own journey as a small and now medium size church and what she's going to do with the extra church building they were given for nothing! Music: Life Made More by Roo Walker from Upbeat License code: 5S6XZADUXNPWFQVR uppeat.io/t/roo-walker/life-made-more Visit the website for more advice and resources: https://parttimepastor.my.canva.site