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Pastor Writer: Conversations on Reading, Writing, and the Christian Life

The Pastor Writer podcast is a series of conversations and reflections on the Christian life through reading and writing. From interviews with authors to thoughts on scripture and culture, Chase Replo... Read more

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Glenna Marshall — Writing with a Young Family

Glenna Marshall — Writing with a Young Family

Glenna is a pastor's wife, a mom to two boys, a musician, and writer. She released her first solo album, Hold Me fast, i... Read more

27 Mar 2019

38mins

Ranked #2

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David Mathis — God Made You a Writer: An Invitation to Every Christian

David Mathis — God Made You a Writer: An Invitation to Every Christian

David Mathis is executive editor for desiringGod.org and pastor at Cities Church in Minneapolis/St. Paul. He is the auth... Read more

5 Mar 2019

51mins

Ranked #3

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Drew Dyck — An Acquisitions Editor's Advice for New Authors

Drew Dyck — An Acquisitions Editor's Advice for New Authors

Drew Dyck is an acquisitions editor for Moody Publishers, a senior editor for Christianity Today Pastors, and the author... Read more

7 May 2018

40mins

Ranked #4

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Scott Sauls — The Dangers and Pitfalls of Platform

Scott Sauls — The Dangers and Pitfalls of Platform

Scott Sauls is a pastor and published author. He joins me to talk about how writing impacts a congregation and the pitfa... Read more

18 Jun 2018

43mins

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Dick Foth — Friendship: Why Writers and Pastors Need Good Friends

Dick Foth — Friendship: Why Writers and Pastors Need Good Friends

Dick has been a missionary, a pastor, a coach and a writer, but one theme permeates his entire life—friendship. Dick liv... Read more

19 Feb 2018

55mins

Ranked #6

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Zack Eswine — A Stamina for Being Overlooked

Zack Eswine — A Stamina for Being Overlooked

Zack Eswine is the author of the book, The Imperfect Pastor: Discovering Joy in Our Limitations through a Daily Apprenti... Read more

22 Oct 2018

49mins

Ranked #7

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Michelle DeRusha — Writing Your Own Story: Writing as a tool to discover God

Michelle DeRusha — Writing Your Own Story: Writing as a tool to discover God

Michelle Derusha joins me to talk about memoir and the challenge of telling your own story. We discuss how an author dec... Read more

17 Jan 2018

45mins

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Daniel Im — Perseverance in Writing and Publishing

Daniel Im — Perseverance in Writing and Publishing

Daniel Im is the Director of Church Multiplication for NewChurches.com at LifeWay Christian Resources. He's also the aut... Read more

10 Dec 2018

45mins

Ranked #9

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Blake Atwood — Objective About Your Writing: Why every writer needs an editor

Blake Atwood — Objective About Your Writing: Why every writer needs an editor

Blake Atwood joins me to talk editing and why every writer needs an editor. We spend time discussing the stages of editi... Read more

5 Feb 2018

47mins

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Rachelle Gardner — A Literary Agent On The Publishing Process

Rachelle Gardner — A Literary Agent On The Publishing Process

Rachelle Gardner joins me to discuss the traditional publishing process. From finding an agent to the proposal process, ... Read more

26 Mar 2018

38mins

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The Writing and Legacy of Eugene Peterson — with Drew Dyck

The Writing and Legacy of Eugene Peterson — with Drew Dyck

Drew Dyck, Acquisitions Editor at Moody and Editor for Christianity Today Pastors, joins me to talk about his experience... Read more

4 Nov 2018

43mins

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Ryan Lokkesmoe — The Apostle Paul on Influence and Writing

Ryan Lokkesmoe — The Apostle Paul on Influence and Writing

Ryan is a church planter and author of Paul and His Team. We talk making the transition from academic writing, handling ... Read more

26 Jun 2018

47mins

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Janet McHenry — The Writer and Prayer

Janet McHenry — The Writer and Prayer

Janet McHenry is the author of The Complete Guide to the Prayers of Jesus. She joins me to talk about the relationship b... Read more

7 Aug 2018

41mins

Ranked #14

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Dr. Joy Qualls — How We Talk About Things Matters: What the church communicates

Dr. Joy Qualls — How We Talk About Things Matters: What the church communicates

Dr. Qualls joins me to talk about communication trends in the church. We discuss why pastors should consider how they co... Read more

12 Feb 2018

1hr 5mins

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Kate Motaung — A Christian’s Struggle with Building A Platform and Influence

Kate Motaung — A Christian’s Struggle with Building A Platform and Influence

Kate Motaung is the author of the memoir, A Place To Land: A Story of Longing & Belonging as well as the newly relea... Read more

21 Jan 2019

38mins

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Karen Swallow Prior — Promiscuous and Virtuous Reading

Karen Swallow Prior — Promiscuous and Virtuous Reading

Dr. Karen Swallow Prior is a professor of English at Liberty University and the author of the recently released On Readi... Read more

11 Sep 2018

53mins

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Chase Replogle — Not Funny & Not at Another's Expense

Chase Replogle — Not Funny & Not at Another's Expense

I enjoy sharing lessons I'm learning from my writing. This episode addresses my attempts at humor and the disturbing dis... Read more

15 Mar 2019

16mins

Ranked #18

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Chase Replogle — Scripture Can Teach You To Write: Learning Structure from Luke's Acts

Chase Replogle — Scripture Can Teach You To Write: Learning Structure from Luke's Acts

The Bible is an incredible work of literature. With careful attention, there is a lot you can learn about writing from i... Read more

15 Jan 2019

22mins

Ranked #19

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Peter Scazzero — The Emotionally Healthy Writer

Peter Scazzero — The Emotionally Healthy Writer

Peter Scazzero is the author of The Emotionally Healthy Leader and two bestselling books: The Emotionally Healthy Church... Read more

18 Jul 2018

47mins

Ranked #20

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Karen Ball & Erin Taylor Young — Why Writers Give Up

Karen Ball & Erin Taylor Young — Why Writers Give Up

I'm joined by Karen Ball & Erin Taylor Young, cohosts of the Write from the Deep Podcast. From their experience as a... Read more

3 Dec 2018

50mins

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