Church Episodes

If a person is saved, can they lose their salvation? Theologians have debated this question for centuries. Dr. Ray Self interviews Dr. John Davis, Dean of the Word of God Bible Institute in Columbia, South Carolina, about this profound question. You...

There is a demonic scheme called spiritual spouses attacking leaders in the church. These counterfeit relationships are causing havoc within the church. The results are loss of influential pastors, church splits, and broken families. Dr. Ray Self...

In this critical episode of Self Talk With Dr. Ray Self, Dr. Self discusses the demonic scheme of spiritual spouses.  A spiritual spouse is a person of the opposite sex who develops a bond with a married person. God designed this bond only for...

Ray Self continues his interview with Pastor Bob Levins, discussing how pastors can best handle the issue of shame. Ministering freedom from shame is a significant problem for pastors. This episode gives practical, biblical answers to this critical issue

Nothing can paralyze an individual more than shame. Understanding and freedom from shame are a significant problem for pastors. There is a lot of misunderstanding about the biblical concept of guilt and shame. In this episode, Dr. Ray Self is joined...

A few weeks ago, Dr. Self talked spoke with Pastor Bob Levins about pastor burnout. They discussed the details that most people wouldn’t have known regarding things pastors go through within the church. In this episode, Dr. Self interviews Bob...

In this follow-up episode, Dr. Ray Self continues his important interview with Pastor Bob Levins about Pastor burnout. Pastor Bob offers some incredible Insight on why building programs can destroy a church. He also candidly speaks to pastors and...

In America, Pastors are resigning at an alarming rate of over 1500 every month. What is going on? What needs to happen to change this alarming statistic? In this episode, Dr. Ray Self interviews Pastor Bob Levins who has over 40 years of...