The Scott Stedman Podcast

Episode 188: Pastoral PTSD

In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss an idea that one of Scott's professors mentioned about how a minister's experience in ministry can lead them to have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Scott and Micah talk about their experiences and of other ministers and how the harshness of ministry changes their life and ministry output. Plus, Stories gone wild from Scott searching for the Church of God National Offices and how Presbyterians love us. 

Episode 187: Outcome of General Assembly of the Church of God

This past week, The Church of God (Anderson, IN) had their General Assembly in Tampa, FL. Scott, Micah, and special guest, Trey Oldham talk about their experience at General Assembly from the in-person gatherings, virtual gatherings, and the topics that were discussed.

Episode 51 - Reflections on Charlottesville

In this episode, Scott reflects on the events in Charlottesville, Virginia which is only a few communities away from him.

Episode 186: The Do’s and Don’ts of hiring a Lead Pastor

In this episode, Scott and Micah look at the differences between hiring support staff at a church and the lead pastor.  We discuss some of the challenges search committees have when looking for a lead pastor and even some of the common mistakes that churches make when hiring the lead.
Plus Stories gone wild, and Mailcall.

Episode 185: The Church of God & Church of God Affirm - Part 2

On June 9th, The Church of God (Anderson, IN) put out a 90-minute Facebook live video in regards to the CHOG Affirm website and addressed where the Church of God Movement believed on the topic of human sexuality in regard to LGBTQIA people.
In this episode, Scott, and Micah discuss the video and report on not only the COG view on human sexuality but also looked at how the National Leadership operates and gives insight into the credential process for those who stand with the CHOG Affirm stance.

Episode 184: Church Staffing

In this episode, Scott & Micah discuss some of the feedback from the last episode on COG & COG Affirm.  We then begin to talk about the challenges of Church Staffing and some steps to help assemble a team that will propel the effectiveness on the administrative side of the Church.

Episode 183: The Church of God & Church of God Affirm

On May 26th, The Church of God (Anderson, IN) put out a post detailing that all official COG correspondence will come from official emails and social media sites and to not be swayed by any other groups claiming to be the Church of God. This vague post leads to speculation and the publicity of Church of God Affirm - people who are/were associated with The Church of God (Anderson, IN), calling on the leadership to affirm LGBTQIA Christians.
In this episode, Scott, Micah, and guest Jordan Halstead discuss who COG Affirm is, did the weak communication from The Church of God, gives more publicity to this group (and others), and what COG does now moving forward (if anything).

Episode 182: The Rising Cost of Ministry

Today, prices from food to housing have continued to rise.  The same can be said about ministry with program and operational costs continuing to climb and yet, what most people do not realize is that ministers and the churches they minister to have annual costs to support the national organizations they are a part of.  In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the rising cost of ministerial license as well as church affiliation with the Church of God with will increase three times in the next few years.  We discuss these climbing costs from the lack of communication on the reason for these costs,  the suspected reason for the price hike, and how this will greatly affect ministers and churches that are medium-sized to small.

Episode 181: Film for Thought - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

In our first ever Film for Thought this year, and our newest one since episode 80. Micah and Scott discuss the film "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.  We begin to unlock the cinematic themes in the movie and discuss how they connect to spiritual and psychological themes from abuse of power to transforming identity.

Episode 180: Jim Lyons Retirement and the Future of the Church of God

In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the retirement of the General Director of the Church of God, Jim Lyons, and what that means for the future of the Church of God Movement.  We discuss all the great things Jim has done, and some of the hopes and concerns for the next director to tackle.