# What is the Best way to Encourage a New Pastor? (and other questions)

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-calvinist-podcast-with-keith-foskey-1291326/what-is-the-best-way-to-encourage-a-new-pastor-and-other-questions
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-calvinist-podcast-with-keith-foskey-1291326/what-is-the-best-way-to-encourage-a-new-pastor-and-other-questions.md
Podcast: [Your Calvinist Podcast with Keith Foskey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-calvinist-podcast-with-keith-foskey-1291326)
Published: 2026-01-07T05:57:58+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yourcalvinist/episodes/What-is-the-Best-way-to-Encourage-a-New-Pastor--and-other-questions-e3d9tur
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/2f537760/podcast/play/113620379/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-7%2F415641359-44100-2-df4edb377414d.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/your-calvinist-podcast-with-keith-foskey-1291326/episodes/what-is-the-best-way-to-encourage-a-new-pastor-and-other-questions
Duration seconds: 8418

## Resource

Each week, Pastor Keith Foskey and is wife Jennifer answer email questions about ministry, the bible, and theology from all around the world as well as engaging with their live audience in the comments. Come join the fun! Questions and Timestamps: Thoughts about Bruce Lee and Karate Movies 37:12 How can I best support my new pastor? 45:25 Advice for a man entering seminary 50:35 Is it acceptable not a pastor to preach from Robert Alter’s Hebrew Bible rather than a traditional translation? 58:00 How to we understanding continuation of moral law? 1:06:30 Question about full preterism 1:31:21 Question about the Ethiopian Bible 1:35:10 Why did Jesus weep? 1:42:30 Question about Mark Driscoll 1:51:26 How Can we evaluate our relationship with God without relying too much on feelings? 1:55:00 Is media that depicts the supernatural a 2CV? 2:00:45 Is it ever ok to lie? 2:03:57 Thoughts on the Abolition Movement 2:11:38 Support the Show: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/Yourcalvinist https://www.TinyBibles.com You can get the smallest Bible available on the market, which can be used for all kinds of purposes, by visiting TinyBibles.com and when you buy, use the coupon code KEITH for a discount. Love Coffee? Want the Best? Get a free bag of Squirrelly Joe's Coffee by clicking on this link: https://www.Squirrellyjoes.com/yourcalvinist or use coupon code "Keith" for 20% off anything in the store Dominion Wealth Strategies Visit them at https://www.dominionwealthstrategists.com http://www.Reformed.Money and let them know we sent you! Spiraling Impressions — Custom Stickers — Facebook: Spiraling Impressions Website: spiralingimpressions.com. COUPON CODE: YourCalvinist (gets 10% 0ff) https://www.HighCallingFitness.com Health, training, and nutrition coaching all delivered to you…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/your-calvinist-podcast-with-keith-foskey-1291326/episodes/what-is-the-best-way-to-encourage-a-new-pastor-and-other-questions/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-calvinist-podcast-with-keith-foskey-1291326/what-is-the-best-way-to-encourage-a-new-pastor-and-other-questions.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.