{"podcast":{"title":"Trench Talk","slug":"trench-talk-4428","podcast_index_feed_id":4428,"rss_url":"https://practicalshepherding.com/trenchtalk?format=rss","website_url":"https://practicalshepherding.com/trenchtalk/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d93a9a2d9f11575968dc322/1578581476514-80VFYNJOQGFAGQICAO2C/podcast-cover.png?format=1500w","author":"Sean Corser","episode_count":300,"summary":"Practical Shepherding is a Gospel-driven resource center for pastors and church leaders to equip them in the practical matters of pastoral ministry. In this podcast, pastor Brian Croft sits down with other pastors to discuss the gritty details of pastoral ministry. Our goal is to examine the life and work of a pastor and give helpful guidance for our brothers laboring with us. This is a podcast by pastors for pastors. We are in the trenches of ministry with you, and we want to equip you to continue in this task.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:17:41.544948+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trench-talk-4428"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 324: Remembering our Ministry Mentors","slug":"ep-324-remembering-our-ministry-mentors","published_at":"2026-05-19T08:09:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trench-talk-4428/ep-324-remembering-our-ministry-mentors","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trench-talk-4428","url":"https://practicalshepherding.com/trenchtalk/324","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d93a9a2d9f11575968dc322/t/6a0f20a26fe6b25598907701/1779376387817/Remembering+our+pastoral+mentors-esv2-70p-bg-8p-music-10p.mp3","summary":"Contact us. We’d love to serve you Request a stay at a Shepherd’s House Location Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (03:30) Hebrews 13:7 and the Call to Remember Our Leaders (06:30) Biography of Pastor Al Martin & His Ministry Path (11:00) How Pastor Martin Shaped Jim’s Life and Theology (16:00) Memorable Preaching Stories & The Weight of the Pulpit (19:30) Pastor Martin as Shepherd & Christian Gentleman (23:00) Brian’s Mentor Jackson Boyette & Learning to Love People Well (27:30) Additional Lessons from Mentors: Convictions, Affections, and Thinking Against the Grain (33:30) Grief, Spiritual Fatherhood, and Exhortation to Seek and Be Mentors (38:30) Final Word & Prayer","meta_description":"Contact us. We’d love to serve you Request a stay at a Shepherd’s House Location Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2358,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trench-talk-4428/episodes/ep-324-remembering-our-ministry-mentors/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trench-talk-4428/ep-324-remembering-our-ministry-mentors.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}