Vineyard Regional Leader Brenda Gatlin - Embracing The Eternal Journey Of Ministry
08/23/21 • 62 min
Brenda Gatlin and her husband Michael have been Senior Pastors at Duluth Vineyard since 1997. Brenda has served as an Area Pastor in her Region since 2009, and in 2013 was appointed as the Regional Leader for the Midwest North Region, serving and caring for seven Area Pastors and about 50 local churches in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Chicago, IL area. Brenda had the assurance of a lifetime call to ministry when she was a teenager and has been following that path ever since. She is passionate about seeing people become whole and be a right reflection of who God is.
In this episode of The Ferment, Brenda shares about finding her place as a woman in ministry, discovering that our calling is developed over a lifetime and expanding into ever-widening areas of leadership. She and Adam also talk about the need for pastors to be able to be real with each other, setting goals for personal transformation and being shaped by hard times.
Show notes: Thrive Worship Leader Training – September 22 Vineyardworship.com
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton https://amzn.to/3z7OoR1
Socials: Instagram @thefermentpodcast Twitter @fermentcast
Brenda Gatlin and her husband Michael have been Senior Pastors at Duluth Vineyard since 1997. Brenda has served as an Area Pastor in her Region since 2009, and in 2013 was appointed as the Regional Leader for the Midwest North Region, serving and caring for seven Area Pastors and about 50 local churches in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Chicago, IL area. Brenda had the assurance of a lifetime call to ministry when she was a teenager and has been following that path ever since. She is passionate about seeing people become whole and be a right reflection of who God is.
In this episode of The Ferment, Brenda shares about finding her place as a woman in ministry, discovering that our calling is developed over a lifetime and expanding into ever-widening areas of leadership. She and Adam also talk about the need for pastors to be able to be real with each other, setting goals for personal transformation and being shaped by hard times.
Show notes: Thrive Worship Leader Training – September 22 Vineyardworship.com
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton https://amzn.to/3z7OoR1
Socials: Instagram @thefermentpodcast Twitter @fermentcast
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Tim Holt is the founding pastor of Seacoast Vineyard Church in Myrtle Beach, SC and a competitive surfer. He is passionate about evangelism and introducing people to the Jesus he met at a surf competition in 1971. Tim has been married to his wife Karen for 50 years and together they are parents and grandparents.
In this episode of The Ferment, Tim and Adam talk about some big themes, starting with the organic way Tim began doing ministry in the ocean with fellow surfers to becoming a pastor and then returning to ocean ministry, the value of having a life with Jesus outside the church, and the joy and pain involved in retiring from formal ministry and transitioning your church to a new leader. This is a very fluid episode that is full of sweet moments and showcases a life of faithfulness marked by the Holy Spirit.
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Vineyard Worship’s Song of the Month: Roll Like a River https://slinky.to/VW-RollLikeARiver
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Vineyard USA National Directors Phil and Jan Strout - A Lifetime Of Saying Yes To The Lord
Phil and Jan Strout are the National Directors for Vineyard USA. For several years, Phil served in the Vineyard on the board of directors for Vineyard USA, as a Regional Leader, and as the Senior Pastor of Pathway Vineyard Church, a multisite church based in Lewiston, Maine. He has also done extensive work in church planting around the world, especially in Latin America, and along with his wife, Jan, is bilingual (English/Spanish).
Phil is the author of God’s Relentless Pursuit: Discovering His Heart for Humanity and Thrive: How to Successfully Navigate the S-Turns of Leadership. He brings a non-hyped, down-to-earth, passionately authentic spirit and vision to leading the Vineyard Movement in its divine assignment.
Jan is a passionate leader in the church today. As a gifted exhorter and teacher, she has earned the title, “The Queen of Encouragement.” She has served nationally on the Vineyard Women’s Task Force with the heart to empower women for leadership, ministry, and life. Jan is an effective communicator and has taught Spiritual Formation, Prayer, Evangelism, and Missions in Portland’s E3 Leadership Institute.
Phil and Jan have been married since they were teenagers and have two kids, 6 grandkids and 2 great-grandkids.
In this episode of The Ferment, Adam joins Phil and Jan at their farm in Maine to hear their story of coming to faith as teenagers, marrying young and heading out to the international mission field. They also talk about the value of soul care and share three prophetic illustrations that have grounded them in the pursuit of a contemplative life. Finally, Phil and Jan share about transitioning the role of National Director and the word the Lord gave Phil about “intersections” that has been guiding the Vineyard through this recent season of change. This is a rich episode full of wisdom and inspiration for leading a life faithful to the Lord.
Show notes: Thrive Worship Leader Training – September 22 https://vineyardworship.com/school
Vineyard Soul: The Chicago Sessions https://vineyardworship.com/chicago-sessions
The Quest for the Radical Middle: A History of the Vineyard by Bill Jackson https://amzn.to/38l7NSz
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