One Last Episode - Josh and Tony are walking through new doors!

Well my friends it is time for this podcast to come to a close. Josh and I both are being called into new roles in our lives and the availability and energy to keep doing the podcast just isn’t there. If you haven’t heard Josh has been asked to be the Interim High School Pastor for Saddleback Church. This is a great opportunity for Josh. But if you were stepping into Doug Fields old shoes you would want to make sure nothing was distracting you as well! Pray for Josh and go over and congratulate him at his blog!

For me I have been feeling a call to do something different with social media and the church for a while but hadn’t been able to put my finger on it. Just recently I have had some great conversations with mentors and leaders in my area and have started to get a clearer vision to what it is God has be stepping towards. So I am in the process of planting a church, but one that is built from the ground up through the internet. I am still writing, talking and figuring out what that means, but I am going to start this spring with a website, weekly teaching that is a combination of sermon and small group, and community building. There is a landslide of thoughts I have on the subject and if you are interested in the church, the idea, think it is terrible, or whatever please let me know. I am focusing all my writing and thoughts about this church, ministry and other fun stuff at my blog www.tonystewardblog.com .

BUT! We still have one show that we have committed to back when we ran the contest for registrations to Group’s National Youth Ministry conference coming up this year. Scott Mullens show idea on “The 21 questions to ask while interviewing” is the show we are going to use to close the Who Are These Guys Podcast chapter. If you have any thoughts or ideas on this topic, and even if you want to be on the final show, then email me at steward.tony |at| gmail |dot| com .

As a parting note, I want to let everyone know how much Josh and I have appreciated your kind words and encouragements as we did this podcast. We honestly never thought so many of you would be blessed like you have and are thrilled that we were able to provide encouragement, insight and training for you and your ministries. Many of our podcast shows have been downloaded over 4,000 times and we know there is a community of around 300 people who were faithful listeners.

The website and podcast feed will stay live for a long time - and who knows maybe this will just end up being a pause on the show.

Thanks all and Blessings for you and your ministries! And remember that you have something to contribute to students, to your church and especially to other youth pastors!

January 9, 2008 | Filed Under Christian Life, Leadership, Podcast Episodes, Youth Pastor 

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3 Responses to “One Last Episode - Josh and Tony are walking through new doors!”

  1. Jim Clark on January 10th, 2008 1:59 pm

    Tony…
    Hey man… That’s both a bummer for those of us who listen and great for you guys at the same time. I was aware of Josh’s change through his blog but it’s great to hear that you’ve got something new on the horizon as well. Blessings to you my brother and take care. I’m sure we’ll talk soon.

    Jim

  2. Chris Walker on January 10th, 2008 2:10 pm

    I have been thinking since yesterday about how to respond to the beginning of the end of WATG. I will miss the fun interaction that we have had, but I am excited about where things are heading. I hope all the best for Josh and have been praying for him and the next step since he announced it.
    I am very excited about Tony’s church planting idea. That will be on my prayer list now as well. I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas about the church plant. This is something that I have often thought of too, but I have still been trying to envision what it would be without doing something that has already been done. Brainstorm in progress.

    I am still hoping that we could arrange some kind of meetup for WATG’s in Cincinnati during Group’s National Youth Ministry Conference. I am not sure how many people would make it, but since I live close to the Natti, I can help coordinate if needed.

    Anyways, it has been a good run. I know that much has been learned on both sides of the microphone from this podcast and this may server as a solid stepping stone to bigger and greater things for all involved.

  3. Tony Steward on January 14th, 2008 6:51 am

    Thanks guys, it is actually pretty hard to let it go just cause it was so much fun.

    Thanks for your comments!

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