Sacred + Small Podcast

Sacred + Small Podcast

Jason Buckwalter & Jason Hill

Episodes 38
Avg. Duration 41m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Oct 2024
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Join podcast hosts Jason Buckwalter and Jason Hill in an ongoing conversation on liturgy and mission by small church leaders for small church leaders.

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Sacred & Small Podcast: S2 E14 - Making the Most out of Your Church's Annual Meeting

Mar 25, 2026 47m

It’s the end of the church year for the Missouri District Church of the Nazarene, the district where both Jasons pastor. That means it’s annual report season! In this episode, Jason Buckwalter shares…

Sacred & Small Podcast: S2 E13 - Annual Review as an Opportunity for Reflection & Realignment

Mar 18, 2026 40m

Greetings friends! In this episode, our co-hosts are here to talk about their own churches as the Missouri District Church of the Nazarene nears it’s end of the year. The end of the church year can…

Sacred & Small Podcast: S2 E12 - Dr. Desmond Barrett on Church Revitalization

Mar 04, 2026 36m

In this episode of the Sacred & Small podcast, Dr. Desmond Barrett, author of Rising From the Ashes Into Church Renewal, and pastor of Hilltop Church of the Nazarene, joins the Jasons to talk…

Sacred & Small Podcast: S2 E11 - Dr. Desmond Barrett Tells his Church Revitalization Story

Feb 25, 2026 39m

In this episode of the Sacred & Small podcast, Dr. Desmond Barrett, author of Rising From the Ashes Into Church Renewal, and pastor of Hilltop Church of the Nazarene, joins the Jasons to talk…

Sacred & Small Podcast: S2 E10 Spiritual Practice & Lent with Michaele LaVigne

Feb 11, 2026 41m

Lent is coming up soon and who better to talk about the season of Lent and the spiritual practices of Lent than Sacred & Small and Michaele LaVigne? Michaele is a spiritual director and the…

Sacred & Small Podcast: S2 E9 Michaele LaVigne Talks Spiritual Direction

Feb 04, 2026 36m

On this week’s episode of Sacred & Small, Michaele LaVigne joins the Jasons to talk spiritual direction.God never intended for us to walk the path of discipleship and spiritual formation alone.…

Sacred & Small Podcast: Advent is Coming!

Nov 12, 2025 45m

Advent is just a few weeks away! On this episode of the Sacred & Small Podcast, the Jasons are joined by Danny Quanstrum, who recently accepted a call to pastor Trinity Church of the Nazarene in…

Sacred & Small Podcast: Danny Quanstrum Talks Pastoral Transitions

Nov 05, 2025 41m

Pastoral transitions can be complicated, messy, dangerous for pastors and churches, but also life-giving and fruitful. Friend of the podcast, Pastor Danny Quanstrum, recently accepted the call to…

Sacred & Small Podcast - S2 E6 - Entering Into a New Season of Ministry

Oct 22, 2025 42m

On this episode of the Sacred & Small podcast, our own Jason Buckwalter talks about the new ministry opportunity that he has accepted. In addition to his responsibilities as pastor at Fulton…

Sacred & Small Podcast - S2 E5 - Domestic Violence & the Church with Jessica Hill

Oct 15, 2025 42m

This week on Sacred & Small, the Jasons were pleased to welcome Jessica Hill onto the podcast. Yes, Jessica is Jason Hill’s wife, but she also has over a decade of work with domestic violence…

Sacred & Small Podcast: Karl Vaters Talks "Desizing the Church"

Oct 01, 2025 33m

In the second of a two-part conversation, Karl Vaters joins the Jasons to talk about his latest book Desizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What’s Next.The…

Sacred & Small Podcast: Karl Vaters Shares His Small Church Story

Sep 24, 2025 33m

On this week’s Sacred & Small podcast, author and speaker Karl Vaters joins the Jasons to share his small church story. Karl is the author of 5 books, including The Grasshopper Myth, and Small…

Sacred & Small Podcast - S2 E2 - Critically Reflecting on Critical Reflection

Sep 10, 2025 47m

Critical reflection. We’ve talked about it regularly on the podcast. What is it? How do we do it? Why is it important?In this episode of the Sacred and Small Podcast, the Jasons dig into the concept…

Sacred & Small Podcast - S2 E1 - Making the Most of Quiet Seasons

Sep 03, 2025 43m

Greetings Sacred & Small’ers!It’s great to be back with you for another season of the Sacred & Small podcast. We have a great season planned out for you, including some special guests who are…

Sacred & Small Podcast Ep. 23: Challenges & Opportunities Facing the Small Church

May 21, 2025 47m

In the final episode of season one of the Sacred & Small podcast, Pastor Mike Palmer, District Superintendent of the Missouri District Church of the Nazarene joins the Jasons to talk all things…

Sacred & Small Podcast Ep. 22: Missouri DS Mike Palmer Shares His Story

May 14, 2025 52m

In this week’s episode, Pastor Mike Palmer, District Superintendent of the Missouri District Church of the Nazarene, joins the Jasons to talk about his pastoral journey. Pastor Mike is retiring in…

Sacred & Small Podcast Ep. 21: Sabbath & Seasons

May 07, 2025 49m

Sabbath is one of the 10 commandments. But when the week gets busy, it seems like one that pastors — including the two Jasons — too willingly break. In this episode of the Sacred & Small podcast,…

Sacred & Small Podcast Ep. 20: The Easter Letdown

Apr 30, 2025 40m

The Easter letdown. The Jasons don’t know who coined the phrase but we have both experienced it.In this episode of the Sacred and Small podcast, the Jasons gather to talk about how their Easter and…

Sacred & Small Podcast Ep. 19: Easter and the Small Church

Apr 09, 2025 45m

Easter is nearly upon us! It’s an important day for pastors of churches of any size. In this episode of the Sacred & Small podcast, Sam Sprunger has a conversation with the Jasons about all…

Sacred & Small Podcast Ep. 18: Sam Sprunger Shares His Story

Apr 02, 2025 37m

A big part of what we want to do here at Sacred & Small is tell small church stories! In this episode, Sam Sprunger, pastor at Webster Groves Church of the Nazarene in St. Louis, MO, joins us to…

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