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RE:Church

A Way to Better Serve Pastors and Their Families

Monday, January 27, 2025 | Guest: Charles Smith |

Discouragement, burnout, church conflict, marriage, children, bitterness, hurts in ministry—these are reasons men leave the ministry. How can a church better serve pastors and their families? In this episode of RE:CHURCH, Marshall Fant discusses this topic with Charles Smith, deacon of pastor relations at Harvest Baptist Church in Rock Hill, SC, during Marshall Fant’s years of pastoring there. What began as accountability for not working all the time evolved into accountability in many areas: consistency in personal devotions, battling against ungodly thoughts, compromising situations, financial integrity, family harmony, eating and exercise, sharing the Gospel, and making personal visits. Speaking of the benefit weekly accountability was to him, Marshall Fant says, “If we are honest as pastors, we realize that if we lose our wives and families, we have lost our ministry.”

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About the host

Dr. Marshall Fant

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Dr. Marshall Fant is focused on strengthening the American church through church consulting and revitalization, the interim pastor ministry, and church planting. Dr. Fant has 21 years of experience as a pastor and 20 years of experience as a business owner. Dr. Fant earned a D.Min. from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from Bob Jones University, and a B.S. in administrative management from Clemson University. He is certified as a church consultant with the Society for Church Consulting. He is available to meet with pastors and church leadership at their church or by phone. Marshall and Gretchen have been married since 1981 and have five grown children and twelve grandchildren.