For the first time since 2020, the HCN pastoral staff sat down together for a candid, unscripted conversation about what ministry actually looks like behind the scenes. Pastors Brandon, Hunter, and Terry tackle the questions nobody asks but everybody wonders - from what the staff really does all week (spoiler: it involves toilets and text messages, not just sermon prep) to the things they’ve changed their minds about over the last five years.
In this wide-ranging discussion, they open up about:
- What surprises people most about a pastor’s week
- The one thing they’re praying when they look out at the congregation on Sunday
- How they’ve evolved in their thinking about ministry, structure, and sanctification
- What’s been harder than expected (relational ministry in a busy, screen-saturated culture)
- What’s been better than expected (younger generations stepping up to serve)
- The honest advice they’d give someone who feels spiritually stuck
- The biggest misconception about how pastors actually relate to each other (hint: they don’t all think alike)
- How they keep the energy fresh after decades of preaching the same texts
Church of the Nazarene Clergy this series has a Lifelong Learning Code: 919014
