In this episode, Kurt talks with Assembly of God Pastor David Jayne, an Associate Pastor at Central Assembly of God in Springfield, Missouri. He holds a Master's degree from Assemblies of God Theological Seminary and has been a credentialed minister for over 45 years. Pastor Jayne is the congregation's Pastoral Care and Community Engagement pastor and also serves on community task forces and advisory councils. Highlights 6:15 About the Central Assembly Church and the Assembly of God: a cooperative fellowship of churches 10:00 Perspectives can vary but they all adhere to the core values and fundamental truths At Central Assembly, a team of pastors cover different areas of the ministry in the church The licensing and ordination process 14:45 About his pastoral care and community engagement responsibilities 19:30 Drawing out the needs from individuals Learning new skills, such as monitoring social media activity Meeting with people in the lobby at church Distinguishing the need from the details 25:10 Visiting at homes Never knock on the door unannounced Keep the visit short Be sensitive to their boundaries 31:00 Visiting the sick In a hospital, assess and keep it short Pray with them and for God's will Monitor visiting and contact options Coordinating funerals and helping with services as needed Creative meeting options in a pandemic 39:20 Working with homeless people 42:45 Leaders are also followers and want others to share the experience of following Jesus Christ Links Read the TRANSCRIPT of this podcast Note: This transcript was machine-produced. We would be grateful for help correcting errors. You can help! Simply copy/paste the transcript text into a document, make the corrections, and then copy/paste the corrected text into a comment on the page (below) and we will get the corrected text published!