Tear Gas & Gumdrops: A Podcast About Ministry & Mission Podcast
1) Christmas: What do you Want Your Church to Take Away? | #34 Tear Gas & Gumdrops
Kyle and Chris sit down for a Bible and Theology heavy conversation, trying to answer the question: what is it that we want our church to take-away from their experience of Christmas? Tear Gas and Gum...Show More
Christmas: What do you Want Your Church to Take Away? | #34 Tear Gas & Gumdrops
45:45 | Dec 22nd, 2016
2) How to Help Your Church Grieve During the Holidays (with Kate Blackshear) | #33 Tear Gas & Gumdrops
Grief is the normal and natural reaction to a loss any kind. The holidays are going to trigger grief for many in your church. Even the most well-meaning, Jesus-loving folks may find themselves ill-equ...Show More
3) 20 Ways to Deal with a Stressful Holiday Get-Together | #32 Tear Gas & Gumdrops
Why is that holidays can be so hard? Is it the political tension still in the air? Is it old family grudges? Bad food? Whatever the problem is, it’s compounded by a lack of imagination and planning. I...Show More
20 Ways to Deal with a Stressful Holiday Get-Together | #32 Tear Gas & Gumdrops
51:03 | Nov 23rd, 2016
4) Six Tips for Creating Positive Environments | #31 Tear Gas & Gumdrops
Ministry happens within an environment. If that environment isn’t positive, then there’s no way people with learn to be more like Jesus. With the tension of the holidays and the post-election fallout ...Show More
5) Elections, Church Membership, Johnny Cash and Wolverine | #30 Tear Gas & Gumdrops
It’s a teaser! A big brainstorming session to discuss the upcoming season. You’ll hear thoughts on pre-school. the Logan trailer, the Election and what it means for churches to create a sense of belon...Show More
6) Wes Woodell: Immature Apostles, Finding Your Fit and Getting the Help You Need | #29 Tear Gas & Gumdrops
“Always be in Kindergarten.” That’s the advice Wes Woodell gives on how he went from a dysfunctional Campus Ministry to making disciples who plant new churches. Get a glimpse of Wes’s whirlwind journe...Show More
7) Neediness, People-Pleasing and Getting Over Ourselves | #28 Tear Gas and Gumdrops
Live from Pepperdine, Chris and Kyle discuss Enneagram, people pleasing and their slow process of getting over themselves in order to focus on ministry and mission. Tear Gas and Gumdrops is Kyle Sapp ...Show More
Neediness, People-Pleasing and Getting Over Ourselves | #28 Tear Gas and Gumdrops
44:36 | Jun 17th, 2016
8) Mandy Smith on Learning How to Be Vulnerable | #27 Tear Gas and Gumdrops
Queen of the Podcasts, Mandy Smith joins us to discuss how her Tear Gas Moment taught her how to be comfortable in her calling to pastoral leadership. You can learn a lot more about this in her most r...Show More
9) Just a Couple of Amateur Sermonsmiths | #26 Tear Gas and Gumdrops
There’s a really good podcast about the art of Sermon Prep called Sermonsmith. This is not it. You should subscribe to Sermonsmith. In this episode, two new-ish preachers reflect on why sermons are di...Show More
10) Caleb Borchers: What to Do When You’re Called to Plant a Church, but Not Ready For It | #25 Tear Gas & Gumdrops
Often, when people talk about church planting, especially among the unchurched, it’s with a rah–rah zeal. But the truth is, it’s really hard, and not many people know how to do it. In this episode Kyl...Show More