{"podcast":{"title":"Grace in the Grind: Biblical Faith for Everyday Life","slug":"grace-in-the-grind-7570221","podcast_index_feed_id":7570221,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/feed.xml","website_url":"https://arrowandrootscoffeeco.com/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/podcast_cover_20260712_110708_2d2e2e83817c761fcf7fa4d384de763e.png","author":"Cody Hudson","episode_count":77,"summary":"Does the way we’re living actually match what Scripture says? Grace in the Grind: Biblical Faith for Everyday Life is a conversation built over a cup — sometimes a whole pot — of coffee. We take serious biblical truth and bring it into the places where faith actually gets lived: work, marriage, family, church, success, disappointment, suffering, calling, relationships, and all the ordinary stuff that has a way of getting complicated fast. Through honest stories, biblical teaching, real conversation, and the occasional caffeinated detour, Cody keeps coming back to that same question — not to stir up outrage, but to help us examine what we believe, how we live, and where we may have confused what is familiar with what is biblical. That means questioning assumptions. Challenging familiar patterns. Admitting when something we’ve called normal may not actually line up with Scripture. Grace in the Grind is about letting Scripture correct us, letting grace meet us where we’ve failed, and learning to follow Christ more faithfully in the middle of real life. Each twelve-episode season is a “Pot,” with each episode serving as a “Cup.” Shorter Extra Shot episodes dig deeper into the theology…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-26T00:19:15.499326+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-in-the-grind-7570221"},"episode":{"title":"What Does the Bible Say About Church Leadership?","slug":"what-does-the-bible-say-about-church-leadership","published_at":"2026-09-02T10:00:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-in-the-grind-7570221/what-does-the-bible-say-about-church-leadership","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-in-the-grind-7570221","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/3114443","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/354257/3114443/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/2026_09_02_04_29_01_b9a5ebf0-a667-45a4-a7ef-8aa73111cc2a.mp3","summary":"What does the Bible actually say pastors, elders, and overseers are responsible for? In Pot 3, Cup 7 of Grace in the Grind, Cody Hudson examines biblical church leadership through 1 Peter 5, Acts 20, Titus 1, 1 Timothy 3, Ephesians 4, and Hebrews 13. Scripture gives church leaders real authority—but never ownership. The flock belongs to Jesus. Pastors and elders serve under the Chief Shepherd. Their authority is delegated, bounded by Scripture, accountable before God, and meant to protect, teach, equip, and care for Christ’s people rather than control them. This episode explores: • What pastors, elders, and overseers are called to do • Why Christ is the Chief Shepherd of the Church • Why biblical authority is stewardship, not ownership • The New Testament pattern of plural leadership • Why character matters more than charisma • What qualifies someone to serve as an elder • Why shepherds must teach, guard, lead, and know the flock • Why pastors are not responsible to perform every ministry task • How leaders equip the saints for ministry • Why churches should cultivate future shepherds before a crisis First Peter 5 tells elders to shepherd the flock of God without domineering over those entrusted to them. Acts 20 calls elders to watch themselves and the flock, guard against false teaching, and remain alert. Titus 1 and 1 Timothy 3 emphasize something our culture often overlooks: Biblical leadership begins with character. A pastor may be gifted, persuasive, organized, and highly visible—but charisma cannot replace godliness. Healthy church leadership is not built around one indispensable personality. It is shepherding under Christ. Biblical authority is not ownership. It is stewardship under the Chief Shepherd. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES 1 Peter 5:1–4 Acts 20:17, 28–31 Titus 1…","meta_description":"What does the Bible actually say pastors, elders, and overseers are responsible for? In Pot 3, Cup 7 of Grace in the Grind, Cody Hudson examines biblical…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2718,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-7570221/episodes/what-does-the-bible-say-about-church-leadership/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-in-the-grind-7570221/what-does-the-bible-say-about-church-leadership.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}