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Balancing Family Life and Ministry

Monday, June 15, 2020 | Guest: Joe and Becky Fant |

What does a church expect of its pastor? When a younger man follows an older man in the pastorate, this may create tension between a pastor and his church. Younger pastors, who are in a different season of life, have a God-ordained responsibility to train their young children. Older pastors whose children are no longer at home are usually more available for ministry. Listen as Marshall and Gretchen Fant discuss this topic with their son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Becky Fant. Joe Fant pastors Community Baptist Church in South Bend, IN, and he and Becky have four children (ages 2, 4, 6, and 8). This episode is for church leaders, church members, pulpit committees as well as pastors. 

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About the host

Dr. Marshall Fant

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Dr. Marshall Fant leads the Church Consulting and Revitalization Program at GFA, which is a special outreach ministry to assist healthy churches with strategic planning and revitalize struggling ones. As a certified church consultant, he is available to work with churches on leadership, disciple-making, financial, and facility challenges. Dr. Fant has 21 years of pastoral experience. He and his wife Gretchen replanted Harvest Baptist Church in Rock Hill, SC, in 1996, and saw it grow from an average attendance of 12 to 260 people. Marshall and Gretchen Fant have been married since 1981. They have five grown children and twelve grandchildren.