Ron Frisch

Christ follower, Husband, Father, Pastor, Musician, Sports Enthusiast.

[Luke Simmons @lukedsimmons]

Can you be genuine friends with people in your church as their pastor?

Of course.

Here are the three categories I think of:

1. Church attenders & members — these are people to whom I have a shepherding responsibility. I am "friendly" and have real affection, but we aren't really personal friends outside of church-related settings.

2. Church friends — these are people I have more of a personal relationship with who also attend our church. It's not uncommon for one of us to text the other about things that aren't related to church. In many cases, we've been in each other's homes. But if either of us left the church, it's hard to imagine that we'd maintain much contact.

3. Even-if friends — these are people I think I would be friends with "even-if" they didn't attend our church. We know each other's business. We share vulnerabilities and are open about where we need help. They know me much more as Luke than Pastor Luke.

So much pastoral and church staff pain comes when you thought it was #3, but was actually just #2. Sometimes you just never quite know.

If you're a newer pastor, friendship as a pastor (and for a pastor's family) is always a little fraught and weird. I'm used to it for the most part.

What can you do?

I'm always authentic. All three categories get the real me.

But I'm not always vulnerable. Only the third category get the deepest me. And that happened as, little by little, I opened myself up and saw who had the maturity to handle it.

Friendship in the church may be weird, but it's worth it.

[Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78]

If you don’t want church to feel routine this weekend, then approach it differently.

1-Pray before you go.
2-Worship in the car on the way.
3-Get there early.
4-Invite someone.
5-Bring your Bible.
6-Take notes.
7-Talk to people.
8-Sing loudly.
9-Serve.
10-Live out the sermon.

[Andy Stanley @AndyStanley]

What you want now is rarely what you value most.

[Ron Frisch @ron_frisch]

@lukedsimmons Same:)

[Ron Frisch @ron_frisch]

@Lorelai7077 @AndyStanley This makes me so sad to read this. Why would anyone ever say that to another person? Even if you disagree with them, it would never merit being hateful. I pray that the spirit of grace and truth which our Savior balanced perfectly would reign in your heart too.

[Alex Lieberman @businessbarista]

I stole this idea and now use it with every single employee.

It’s the best illustration I’ve seen of teaching someone to be high agency.

It says there are 5 levels of work:

Level 1: “There is a problem.”

Level 2: “There is a problem, and I’ve found some causes.”

Level 3: “Here’s the problem, here are some possible causes, and here are some possible solutions.”

Level 4: “Here’s the problem, here’s what I think caused it, here are some possible solutions, and here’s the one I think we should pick.”

Level 5: “I identified a problem, figured out what caused it, researched how to fix it, and I fixed it. Just wanted to keep you in the loop.”

Using this framework, here’s what I say to every new employee…

You will live at Level 4 from Day 1 and as we build trust you will rise to Level 5.

Being high agency doesn’t just mean tackling problems in this way. It means your entire way of working should be oriented to being a Level 4+ employee.

Plz feel free to steal it as well.

And ty @stephsmithio for the framework!

[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

Here is entirety of episode 1 of the Can I Trust the Bible? documentary I filmed in Egypt 2 years ago. In it we tackle the issue of biblical vs. apocryphal/Gnostic gospels.

[Ron Frisch @ron_frisch]

@lukedsimmons This is great. Thanks for sharing.

[Luke Simmons @lukedsimmons]

Every sermon needs:

1 Reason to listen (intro)
2 Clear path (roadmap)
3 Biblical conviction (textual emphasis)
4 Objections overcome (argumentation)
5 Insight (below the surface)
6 Interest maintained (illustrations)
7 Good news (gospel as answer)
8 So whats (application)

[Ron Frisch @ron_frisch]

The issue with Martha was not the work she was doing, but rather the worry she was possessing. #worshipoverworry

[Ron Frisch @ron_frisch]

“He who communes with God in secret can be trusted in public.” - Charles Spurgeon

[Nick Foles @NickFoles]

A note I wrote myself in 2018 as a reminder of when I used this specific Study Bible. I remember waking up every morning, as I did throughout my career, and read the Bible and journal. While I was in Minnesota getting ready for SB LII, I would wake up, read scripture, pray, and journal. I had printed out pictures of my family and placed them on the desk in my hotel room as a reminder of all the blessings God had given me in my life. Throughout all this time with the Lord, one thing kept coming to my heart: to play this upcoming game without fear and lean on the Lord. Fear doesn't come from Him. No matter if we won or lost the game, I would glorify the Lord by playing fearlessly and by how I reacted to whatever happened in the game. That was a mountaintop experience God allowed me to have in winning the Super Bowl for an amazing city. I am grateful that God is not just there in the mountaintops of life, but He is walking alongside us in each valley we face in life. The verse that was on my heart throughout 2017-18. was 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. "But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong." I felt strongly in sharing this after seeing a note I wrote to myself many years ago. God Bless.
https://t.co/D2S0puw4F2

[Ron Frisch @ron_frisch]

To have Jesus is to have all the riches you’ll ever need.

[Dr. Derwin L. Gray @DerwinLGray]

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. ~Søren Kierkegaard

[levi lusko @levilusko]

The underscore of your life is simply this: beloved. Nothing you achieve, no mistake you make, no approval you can lose will rewrite the fact that as a child of God your identity is not a moving target. It’s anchored, sealed, settled. Walk confidently in that truth.

[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

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[Global Leadership Network @GLNsummit]

“Most people practice chaos, stress, negativity and fear. Practice positivity.” @jonacuff #GLS25

[Global Leadership Network @GLNsummit]

"Boring to you is faithfulness to God. Show up and be faithful. Build the habit. Embrace the mundane."
Craig Groeschell @craiggroeschel
#GLS25

[Aaron Filippone @aaronfilippone]

Yesterday, we laid to rest my friend and our brother in Christ, Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea.
At the request of his family, the service was private—an intimate, off-camera time to remember the man we loved. While the world knew him as a larger-than-life figure, I knew him simply as Terry—a humble, joyful, Jesus-loving man whose life was transformed by the grace of God.
Although the funeral was private, we wanted to share a video that was shown at his celebration of life service. This video tells the side of Terry that I’m grateful to know personally, fully surrendered to Jesus Christ. At the end, you’ll hear him pray for YOU—for every person who hears the sound of his voice—to pursue salvation.
If that’s something you've been longing for, don’t wait. Reach out to me directly or find a local, Bible-believing church. Jesus offers the same grace and new life to you that He gave to Terry.
Terry wasn’t perfect, none of us are, but he was changed by the Gospel. He walked closely with our church family, growing in faith and always pointing others to the hope he found in Jesus, wearing his John 3:16 shirt with a verse he lived by:
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
That promise wasn’t just for Terry—it’s for anyone. The same hope, forgiveness, and eternal life Terry believed in is available to all who trust in Jesus.
I miss him deeply. But I know this: because of Jesus, Terry is more alive now than ever—fully healed, fully free, and in the presence of his Savior.

[Ron Frisch @ron_frisch]

You can’t out sin God’s grace!