EST.church Podcast: The Pastor Before You

Sam Rainer

There is an ever-looming shuffle of lead pastoral positions. With that in mind many of our listeners will find themselves interacting with the “former pastor”. It is an inevitable reality of leading an already established church. In this episode Josh and Sam tackle some of the nuances that come from interacting with your predecessor and some of the ways in which you can make that relationship something of value and joy.

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