{"podcast":{"title":"The Average Pastor Podcast","slug":"the-average-pastor-podcast-7074360","podcast_index_feed_id":7074360,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fcb40e68/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/averagepastor","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42296586/42296586-1730165888849-3208bd7993c14.jpg","author":"Veritas Church","episode_count":47,"summary":"In a world obsessed with \"amazing,\" what would it look like to live faithfully as \"average\" Christians? Join average pastors Mark Arant, Jake Each and Jeff Dodge as they talk about life, faith, family, friendship and more. Shoot us an email at averagepastorpodcast@gmail.com if you have a question or a topic you want us to cover on the podcast!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T00:17:41.489199+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-average-pastor-podcast-7074360"},"episode":{"title":"43. Jeff and Mark’s Travels & Ministry as Farming","slug":"43-jeff-and-mark-s-travels-ministry-as-farming","published_at":"2026-05-21T11:00:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-average-pastor-podcast-7074360/43-jeff-and-mark-s-travels-ministry-as-farming","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-average-pastor-podcast-7074360","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/averagepastor/episodes/43--Jeff-and-Marks-Travels--Ministry-as-Farming-e3jng0b","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fcb40e68/podcast/play/120356299/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-21%2F424644855-44100-2-752403f220aaf.mp3","summary":"Drake Epkes fills in for Jake as Jeff and Mark recount their recent adventures in Zambia and East Asia. They discuss what happens when we view ministry as farming and embrace the slow but steady process of planting and harvesting. Check out the links below for some photos related to the discussion! Photo of the current cable bridge Example of the Pedestrian Bridge that will be built If you'd like to contribute to the work in Zambia, go to http://veritascommunity.org/give and select "Zambia Fund" from the dropdown menu! If you'd like to contact us, ask a question or submit a topic for conversation, send us an email at averagepastorpodcast@gmail.com .","meta_description":"Drake Epkes fills in for Jake as Jeff and Mark recount their recent adventures in Zambia and East Asia. They discuss what happens when we view ministry as…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4044,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-average-pastor-podcast-7074360/episodes/43-jeff-and-mark-s-travels-ministry-as-farming/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-average-pastor-podcast-7074360/43-jeff-and-mark-s-travels-ministry-as-farming.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}