Episodes

  • Season 7 Episode 21: Thanksgiving 2025

    Season 7 Episode 21: Thanksgiving 2025
    Nov 24 2025
    Dr. Tim Maness and the Ministerial Care team have a light and fun conversation about giving thanks during this time of year. They play some games, share some stories, and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
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    31 mins
  • Season 7 Episode 20: Human Trafficking

    Season 7 Episode 20: Human Trafficking
    Nov 5 2025
    Dr. Tim Maness and Dr. Jeffrey Sargent welcome Sarah McKinnis, founder and CEO of WillowBend Farms. Willowbend Farms is a faith-based, Christ-centered, nonprofit organization focused on the restoration of survivors of human trafficking. Sarah is a survivor herself, and shares insight, information, and inspiration on this difficult but important topic.
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    35 mins
  • Season 7 Episode 19: Forgiveness

    Season 7 Episode 19: Forgiveness
    Oct 21 2025
    In this episode, Dr. Tim Maness has an indepth conversation about the importance of forgiveness. Whether you are giving or receiving forgiveness, the personal transaction of forgiveness bears physical, emotional, and spiritual effects on our lives. Learn why we experience these and how you can facilitate healthier relationships and lifestyles through emracing the power of forgiveness.
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    45 mins
  • Season 7 Episode 18: Managing Change

    Season 7 Episode 18: Managing Change
    Oct 7 2025
    Dr. Tim Maness has an honest discussion with the Ministerial Care Team about healthy ways to navigate changes. They discuss the kinds of emotions and the effects of experiencing changes in our lives, as well as techniques and strategies for dealing with them in healthy, productive ways.
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    30 mins
  • Season 7 Episode 17: Dawn Lipsey

    Season 7 Episode 17: Dawn Lipsey
    Sep 23 2025
    Dawn Lipsey is a licensed minister in the Church of God, serves in leadership alongside her husband at South Cleveland Church of God, and is an accomplished author. She joins Dr. Tim Maness to share the story of her courageous battle to overcome breast cancer, and her message of hope.
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    48 mins
  • Season 7 Episode 16: Sandy Whitmire

    Season 7 Episode 16: Sandy Whitmire
    Sep 9 2025
    Dr. Tim Maness and Dr. Jeffrey Sargent are joined by Pastor Sandy Whitmire on this episode of Pastoring on Purpose. Sandy and her husband pastor at Ocoee Church of God, and she is currently the Executive Assistant to the Administrative Liaison to the General Overseer at Church of God. Sandy shares her experience with a serious brain bleed and how it has affected her, her family, and her faith.
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    50 mins
  • Season 7 Episode 15: False Guilt

    Season 7 Episode 15: False Guilt
    Aug 19 2025
    Have you ever apologised for something that was neither your fault nor your responsibility? Do you feel guilty when things at your church go less than perfect even when they are not under your control? False guilt is something we all experience, particularly as leaders who feel strongly about the success of our churches and our parishoners. In this episode, Dr. Tim Maness talks about false guilt: what can cause it, why we feel it, and the things we can do to avoid or manage it.
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    43 mins
  • Season 7 Episode 14: Joel Barron

    Season 7 Episode 14: Joel Barron
    Aug 5 2025
    This episode welcomes Joel Barron back to Pastoring on Purpose! Joel is the associate/worship pastor at Starkville Church of God in Starkville, Mississippi. He is the Director of Choral Activities at Choctaw County High School, and serves as a missionary with the Church of God World Missions. Joel shares his experience as a missionary in Germany dealing with the stress and anxiety that missionaries face, and his success receiving counseling from the Center for Ministerial Care.
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    49 mins