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Pastoring

What is God’s Vision for the New Year?

January 16, 2023

Today in the 21st century, it is not easy being a Christian.

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Discipleship, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Ministry, Pastoring

8 Questions to Dig Deeper by Soul Searching

November 28, 2022

There is a sense of “fear of man” rather than “fear of God” There is a shrinking fear from those of wealth or position. There is a fear that someone will perhaps offend and drive punishment people away.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Conflict, Counseling, Discipleship, Leadership, Pastoring

What Do you Like Least about Ministry?

October 24, 2022

Pastoring is challenging in difficult times so embrace the joy of Christ. (1 Thess 5:16,18). 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Discipleship, Gospel, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

Episode 30: Sexual Abuse in the Church

June 13, 2022

This is a topic that should be a burdensome and grievous topic for all of us. Difficult topic, yet by the grace of God and His help we want to talk about this idea of sexual abuse despite the secrecy surrounding this topic. 

Tags Counseling, Ministry, Pastoring

Episode 29: Why You Should Share the Pulpit

March 28, 2022

Why don’t pastor like to share the pulpit? What are the benefits from having multiple different people speaking from the pulpit up front?

Tags Discipleship, Pastoring

A Healthy Church is a Praying Church

March 14, 2022

Prayer is a vital part of an effective, strong, healthy, and biblical church!

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Church Health, Pastoring, Prayer

The Reality of Loneliness in Ministry

December 27, 2021

Nobody ever told me how painful it is where people whom you trust turn around and betray your friendship. 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Depression, Leadership, Pastoring

10 Lessons I’ve Learned as a New Pastor

November 30, 2021

A strong courageous leader must learn to overcome past mistakes and failures in Christ. 

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Community, Conflict, Development, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Training

Episode 27: The Need for Church Planting and Revitalization

October 4, 2021

Both church planting and revitalization are very difficult. 

Tags Christianity, Church, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

Why I Am Still a Southern Baptist

September 27, 2021

What is Southern Baptist anyway? Why are you Southern Baptist? Here are 6 reasons why I am still a Southern Baptist.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Current Events, Faith, Great Commission, Leadership, Ministry, Mission, Pastoring, SBC, SBC21, Southern Baptist

6 Ways God’s Grace Transforms One’s Life

July 19, 2021

How can we withstand the attacks of the enemy for such a time as this? How can we go forward with this as we are being sanctified in the image of Christ? 

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Counseling, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Ministry, Pastoring

Can We Love Without Being Vulnerable?

June 14, 2021

Just recently, I was told by one of our core leaders in the church that I couldn’t be vulnerable and share about my past as it would get people worried that their leader didn’t “have his life together”.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Development, Jesus, Leader, Ministry, Pastoring, Training
Seven Ways to Pray for Church Leaders

7 Ways to Pray for Church Leaders

May 10, 2021

The last year or so has perhaps been the most disruptive and draining time for any church leader. This perhaps is not only for pastors or church leaders but was the most difficult year to survive navigating through making very difficult decisions.

Categories Blog Tags Anxiety, Christianity, Church Health, Conflict, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Prayer

Episode 24: Disciplines of an Effective Leader

April 19, 2021

Leaders can be effective by giving room and not pidgin-holding in a box and limiting others.

Tags Interview, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Podcast

Episode 23: Destructive Nature of Private Sin

February 22, 2021

Dietrich Bonhoeffer puts it this way in his book Life Together, “Those who remain alone with their evil are left utterly alone.”

Tags Christianity, Church, Counseling, Discipleship, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Scripture, Theology, Truth

Four Leadership Principles to Avoid Burnout

February 15, 2021

Pastors today have a lot on their plates and the stresses of leadership, burnout, and moral failures are all too real.

Categories Blog Tags Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

The 3 C’s for Leaders: Control, Competence, Clarity

January 25, 2021

Over the past decade or so, I have been in the second chair and now in the first chair and can see from both perspectives. Without the proper three C’s, teams can be frustrated, apathetic, or even chaotic at times.

Categories Blog Tags Book, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Teaching, Training, Vision

5 C’s on Essential Characteristics for Leaders

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

Hiring can be such a challenging task for churches. Why? For hiring the wrong person that does not fit the culture of the church can often cause so much heartache and havoc.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring
Pastoral Ministry

Episode 19: Things I Wished I’d Known Before Ministry

August 29, 2020August 24, 2020

What were bits of information that would have been helpful to known before entering into ministry? Here are five things that bible college/seminary did not teach us but has been helpful knowing serving in the local church. 

Tags Church, Faith, Jesus, Leader, Ministry, Pastoring, Training
A Ministry Filled with Frustration

5 Ways to Deal with People Who Cause You Grief

August 10, 2020

Today, if you face any sort of difficulty with people, the world will say to take the highway. I believe Christians are called to take the higher way.

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Conflict, Counseling, Faith, Jesus, Pastoring, Suffering

Three Dangerous Leaders

July 6, 2020

Lately, I have had an opportunity to pull back from all the busy activities of ministry and to simply stop, reflect, and think. Here are three lessons I’ve learned about leadership over the past 10 years. 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Discipleship, Faith, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Theology
Disagreement

Episode 18: How to Disagree on Theological Differences

June 29, 2020

Theological disagreement can cause church splits, tear up churches and ultimately jeopardize Christian Unity.

Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Conflict, Current Events, Gospel, History, Jesus, Pastoring, Teaching, Theology, Truth

Can a Person Mess Up So Bad to be Disqualified from Ministry?

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020

Could someone who struggles with past sin be disqualified from preaching? At what point does a man who struggles with pornography be disqualified from ministry altogether? Can a man who is divorced or remarried be a leader in a church? Can he ever be restored again?

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Counseling, Cross, Jesus, Ministry, Pastoring

Episode 10: Is Anxiety Sin? How Should Christians Respond?

November 25, 2019

The longer I’m in ministry, it seems like anxiety seems to be more prevalent in ministry. How could we deal with our anxiety? Where does anxiety come from?

Tags Anxiety, Counseling, Depression, Discipleship, Jesus, Pastoring, Suffering, Truth
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Get To Know Jonathan

Evangelica Sola is a Christian blog that incorporates a comprehensive look at doctrinal theology, christian living and the church’s disciple making mandate. Jonathan Hayashi (D.Ed.Min., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Senior Pastor of Northern Hills Baptist Church in the Greater KC area. Prior to that, he served at an inner-city church in Chicago, IL and the Greater St. Louis area for total 12 years in pastoral ministries. He is married to Kennedi and a father to three beautiful children.

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Learn More About Jonathan’s New Book, Ordinary Radicals

“Ordinary Radicals: A Return to Christ-Centered Discipleship” unfolds, with honest open-heart questions, how we think about the gospel in our lives. The gospel you believe, determines the disciple you make. Radical discipleship is about nothing more and nothing less than laying bare the roots of the gospel.

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