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008: The Unabomber, Macro Rhythms, & Spiritual Maturity
In this episode, we discuss the difficulty of finding normalcy and the necessity on focusing on Macro Rhythms instead. Andrew talks about the resources and tools he finds valuable in his work and he geeks out a bit about church architecture, NT Wright, and other things. We hope you enjoy the show! Things mentioned in Read more
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Monday Morning Reflections: Prayer
My go-to advice on prayer is “pray as you can, not as you can’t”. I did not come up with this and I have never been able to discover who said it originally. If someone has found a form of prayer that “works” then I would never want to discourage them. God hears and receives Read more
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Episode 007: Grace, Grace, Grace!
Welcome to The Local Pastor podcast! Andrew and Amanda interview Pastor John Stevens of Zion Lutheran Church in Oregon City Oregon and the host of Dollar Store Children’s Sermons on Youtube. Andrew and Amanda discuss life and some books that have fed Andrew in this time of personal change with a knee surgery and new baby. All Read more
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006 Special Episode: You Never Forget Your First
Click the link or photo below to listen to Episode 006 of The Local Pastor Podcast! Welcome to The Local Pastor podcast! We are excited to be back from our 2 month paternity/maternity leave. This is a special episode where we share the story of our first pastorate at the Vale Church of the Nazarene Read more
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A Letter To Our Local Church
Dear Naches Church Family, Elliana just caught her first fish! It was a joyous moment for both daughter and father. As soon as that little trout was on the bank, she squealed with glee and said, “I caught a fish!” It was a moment of joy and life. But, of course, it was also a Read more
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Break Time!
We are so excited to announce the birth of our son, Samuel Dean! Due to this special blessing in our lives, we are going on a break between podcasts episodes. However, when we come back we have a special narrative episode about our first day in our first pastorate. You don’t want to miss it! Read more
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and the show
Hi! Our names are Andrew and Amanda Sinift. Andrew is a pastor in Washington State as part of the Church of the Nazarene. We felt like there were lots of resources and podcasts for large churches, but not necessarily for the small, local church – even though it makes up 80% of churches. We wanted to fill that gap so that other pastors know they are not alone in the struggles and oddities of ministry.
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