Episode 28: W.A. Mills on Not Being Too Busy to Pray, How Equipping People is Always Worth the Investment, and Finding Balance in the Mission of the Local Church

In this episode, W.A and I discuss some helpful insights he has gleaned from his ministry experience, including the power of equipping others for ministry, avoiding being too busy, and finding balance in the mission of the church under your care. We dig into his background, call to ministry, discipleship in the local church, and resources that can help you no matter where you are in the discipleship journey.

Quotes for Notes:

“A pastor who is too busy to pray with other pastors is too busy.”

“I discovered that the more I would equip the people; help them discover, develop, and deploy their ministry gifts, the more time I actually had to devote myself to prayer and to the ministry of the Word.”

“I did try to balance those five purposes that Rick Warren writes about…. Worship, fellowship, mission, ministry, and discipleship.”

Links:

https://iphc.org/discipleship/summit/ 

https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Pastor-Theologian-Possibilities-Leadership/dp/0830851712

https://www.amazon.com/Preaching-Communicating-Faith-Age-Skepticism/dp/0143108719/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1L4LV94J3OY1L&keywords=timothy+keller+preaching&qid=1693790280&s=books&sprefix=timothy+keller+preachin%2Cstripbooks%2C139&sr=1-1

https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?Ntt=purpose+driven+church&N=0&Ntk=keywords&action=Search&Ne=0&event=ESRCG&nav_search=1&cms=1&ps_exit=RETURN%7Clegacy&ps_domain=www

https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?Ntt=pastoring+men&N=0&Ntk=keywords&action=Search&Ne=0&event=ESRCG&nav_search=1&cms=1&ps_exit=RETURN%7Clegacy&ps_domain=www

https://www.christianbook.com/christian-conversation-about-issues-matter-most/patrick-morley/9780310361534/pd/361534?event=ESRCG

https://www.amazon.com/What-Man-Dr-Joaquin-Molina/dp/0974632953/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3FEPXB9C7K1D&keywords=molina+what+is+a+man&qid=1693790424&s=books&sprefix=molina+what+is+a+man%2Cstripbooks%2C130&sr=1-2

https://www.amazon.com/Called-Men-Western-Society-Stolen/dp/0578517671/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QXUFTS92LRXY&keywords=called+to+be+men&qid=1693790457&s=books&sprefix=called+to+be+men%2Cstripbooks%2C130&sr=1-1

https://iphc.org/discipleship/thejourney/