Audio from our 2023 Shepherds Conference: Hope in God: Bearing the Burden of Ministry. Women's Breakout Session: "Helpmate to a Dispirited Husband" by Mary Lee Bayly & Sarah Dionne. October 5, 2023. Women's Breakout | Helpmate to a Dispirited Husband ​Mary Lee Bayly & Sarah Dionne The pastor has barely enough to give the church and comes home depre…

Audio from our 2023 Shepherds Conference: Hope in God: Bearing the Burden of Ministry. Session 5, "I will give you rest" (Matt. 11:28-30) by Pastor Max Curell. October 5, 2023. SESSION 5 | "I will give you rest" (Matt. 11:28-30) Pastor Max Curell Jesus gives rest to the weary soul and the guilty conscience. The pastor's work is to lead others to th…

Audio from our 2023 Shepherds Conference: Hope in God: Bearing the Burden of Ministry. Session 4, "I will boast about my weaknesses" (2 Cor. 12:7-10) by Pastor Tim Bayly. October 5, 2023. SESSION 4 | "I will boast about my weaknesses" (2 Cor. 12:7-10) Pastor Tim Bayly The Apostle Paul felt his weaknesses keenly. But he boasted in them, understandin…

Audio from our 2023 Shepherds Conference: Hope in God: Bearing the Burden of Ministry. Session 3, "Conflicts without, fears within" (2 Cor. 7:5-6) by Pastor David Abu-Sara. October 5, 2023. SESSION 3 | "Conflict without, fears within" (2 Cor. 7:5-6) Pastor David Abu-Sara In ministry, a pastor is afflicted within and without for the sake of the Gosp…

Audio from our 2023 Shepherds Conference: Hope in God: Bearing the Burden of Ministry. Session 2, "I alone am left" (1 Kings 19:1-18) by Pastor Joseph Bayly. October 5, 2023. SESSION 2 | "I alone am left" (1 Kings 19:1-18) Rev. Joseph Bayly Sometimes a pastor comes to believe he's alone in his faithfulness, and his work seems futile. The prophet El…

Audio from our 2023 Shepherds Conference: Hope in God: Bearing the Burden of Ministry. Session 1, "Scum of the World" (1 Cor. 4:9-13 & 2 Cor. 11:28-29) by Pastor Tim Bayly. October 4, 2023. SESSION 1 | "Scum of the World" (1 Cor. 4:9-13 & 2 Cor. 11:28-29) Pastor Tim Bayly When a pastor feels like the scum of the world and the lowest of the low, he …

Audio from our 2022 Shepherds Conference: Old Paths. Women's Breakout Session, "Old Paths for Women: Titus 2:3-5," by Sebra Baker and Jenna Killingsworth. This audio is a lecture by Sebra Baker and Jenna Killingsworth, delivered at New Geneva Academy’s annual shepherds conference. The theme of this year’s conference was Old Paths. As pastors and ch…

Audio from our 2022 Shepherds Conference: Old Paths. Session 5, "Simplicity in Worship," by Pastor Andrew Dionne. "Imagine walking into a Roman Catholic Cathedral in 1555. Let’s say you attended mass in the Notre Dame in Paris that year. Before you walk through the doors you are awed by the amazing intricacy of the architecture—flying buttresses, s…

Audio from our 2022 Shepherds Conference: Old Paths. Session 4, "Caring for Souls," by Pastor Josh Knipp. The care of souls is a pastor’s responsibility. He must look after each of his sheep. Long before modern psychology, men and women found love, counsel, and life-giving reproof in the Church for this reason. Pastor Josh Knipp will exhort us to r…

Audio from our 2022 Shepherds Conference: Old Paths. Session 3, "Learning from Calvin," (Part 2) by Dr. Richard C. Gamble. Part 2: Calvin's View of the Church in the New Testament + Q&A John Calvin worked ceaselessly to recover old paths of sound doctrine and faithful pastoral care, implementing them in his 16th-century context. As he mined Scriptu…

Audio from our 2022 Shepherds Conference: Old Paths. Session 2, "Learning from Calvin," by Dr. Richard C. Gamble. Part 1: Calvin Bio + Calvin's View of the Church in the Old Testament John Calvin worked ceaselessly to recover old paths of sound doctrine and faithful pastoral care, implementing them in his 16th-century context. As he mined Scripture…

Audio from our 2022 Shepherds Conference: Old Paths. Session 1, "Training Our Men," by Pastor Stephen Baker. Pastors have trained pastors ever since the Apostle Paul trained Timothy, but in modern times the Church has outsourced much of this work to academic institutions loosely connected to the church. We need to recover older methods. Pastor Step…

Audio from New Geneva Academy's 2021 Shepherds Conference: The Good Soldier. Women's Breakout Session, "Strengthening Your Husband for the Fight," by Mary Lee Bayly, Annie Curell, & Grace Halsey. October 7, 2021. ★ Support this podcast ★By New Geneva Academy

Audio from our 2021 Shepherds Conference: The Good Soldier. Session 5, "Soldiers Suffer," by Pastor Tim Bayly. Our ministry as pastors and elders is to join our Lord in His suffering for the sake of His bride. This suffering for love of the Church takes many forms, but any faithful soldier will find it unavoidable. The pastor who avoids suffering s…

Audio from our 2021 Shepherds Conference: The Good Soldier. Session 4, "Soldiers Fight," by Elder Brian Bailey. Ministry is warfare. Warfare means fighting. There’s no ministry without conflict. Yet many church officers who engage in battle every day in their occupations outside the church are consciously or subconsciously opposed to conflict withi…

Audio from our 2021 Shepherds Conference: The Good Soldier. Session 3, "Soldiers Work," by Pastor Andrew Dionne. Ministry is hard work—you don’t get to live as an ordinary civilian. The Lord enlisted you and now you are on duty serving as His soldier. This is more than the work of preaching—it’s the work of constantly shepherding, counseling, rebuk…

Audio from our 2021 Shepherds Conference: The Good Soldier. Session 2, "Soldiers Must Be Trained," by Pastor Stephen Baker. No military officer sends his soldiers into battle without first putting them through bootcamp. The Church needs pastors for the warfare of ministry, but those pastors need training. More is at stake in ministry than in warfar…

Audio from our 2021 Shepherds Conference: The Good Soldier. Session 1, "The Pastor is a Soldier," by Pastor Tim Bayly. Ministry is warfare. Pastors are soldiers enlisted by the Lord: "Suffer hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus." Men who fight, command, and lead aren’t popular today, but the pastor isn’t working for popularity with women and …

In episode 6 of New Geneva Academy's Good Shepherding podcast, Andrew Dionne addresses suffering and the pastoral ministry. Calvin, Spurgeon, and Lloyd-Jones serve as examples of faithful suffering. ★ Support this podcast ★By New Geneva Academy

In episode 5 of New Geneva Academy's Good Shepherding podcast, Andrew Dionne addresses effeminacy and pastoral candidacy. A quick look at the practice of Geneva's Company of Pastors rounds out this short episode. ★ Support this podcast ★By New Geneva Academy

In episode 4 of New Geneva Academy's Good Shepherding podcast, President Andrew Dionne reflects on NGA's logo and the Apostle Paul's exhortation not to be arrogant. ★ Support this podcast ★By New Geneva Academy

In episode 3 of New Geneva Academy's Good Shepherding podcast, President Andrew Dionne reviews John Chrysostom's life and zooms in on his "Letters to a Fallen Theodore." ★ Support this podcast ★By New Geneva Academy

In episode 2 of New Geneva Academy's Good Shepherding podcast, President Andrew Dionne interviews Pastors Jody Killingsworth and Phil Moyer on worship music and leading worship effectively in the church. ★ Support this podcast ★By New Geneva Academy

In episode 1 of New Geneva Academy's Good Shepherding podcast, President Andrew Dionne interviews Pastor Stephen Baker on how to train pastors, and why a lot of modern seminaries are doing it badly. ★ Support this podcast ★By New Geneva Academy

How perseverance can get you farther in life and why it is important

Talking about adversity and how to overcome it by being disciplined and resilient

Talking about gratitude and why it is important to have in our lives and how it can change one's outlook on life

Talking about budgeting, handling your money wisely, and tips to budget and save

Why time is important to me. Why I feel people have the wrong attitude about time and how I use my time each day.

The first episode of the podcast! We talk a little bit about the host and his background. In addition we discuss what success is and how the concept of success can be different for everyone. Follow us on Twitter @BusySeasonPod