4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2025
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Ray Johnston, senior pastor of Bayside Church in Sacramento, CA, reflects on decades of ministry and how to stay encouraged in ministry even when you feel done, why cynicism is incurable, how to finish well, and how to park your ego so you can raise up a team of all-stars.
This episode is a 90-minute breakdown of what a long obedience in the same direction and finishing well look like.
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