Reaching For Real Life

While Sean likes to interview authors and experts, sometimes he's a guest on radio shows. You'll hear him tell stories you've never heard before about his childhood dogs and some parallels in our relationship with our pets and God like protector, comfort, focus, and prayer. The show is called God and Our Dogs with Meg Grier and airs on Boerne Radio 103.9FM on Saturdays at 9am. Now sit. Good boy.

After 25 years of Real Life Ministry, Pastor Sean reflects on God's Faithfulness and tells the stories of the biggest challenges along the way.

This Sunday River City Community Church will celebrate 25 years of ministry, multi-generational families, and gratefulness for God's Faithfulness. Pastor Willie Mayfield who has been with Pastor Sean since day one, joins the conversation and celebration.

Dr. Katie McCoy serves at the Director of Women’s Ministry at Texas Baptists and holds a Ph.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the author of To Be A Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity and How Christians Can Respond. It's an important conversation Pastor Sean has as they track the how the gender confusion issue has peaked in this decade, and what the Scripture and science have to say on the matter.

Today Pastor Sean takes a rapid fire look at the headlines from today, and responds with the same Kingdom perspective you'd expect. Hot headlines include the Republican Debates, Contraception on the School Supply List, New Mask Mandates, and Women's Weightlifting Record Shattered By Trans-Athlete in Canada. The common denominator is always "truth in love".

Pastor Sean rarely gets political from the pulpit or in this podcast. He'll be the first to tell you he's not a Republican or a Democrat...he's a Christian! And the decisions he makes in the Booth are based on The Book. Today Sean calls out not the Left and not the Right in Washington DC, but those Christians in the media that shamed Believers for supporting the previous President, but are silent on calling out the corruption of the current President. How should a Christian respond? Ah...you have to listen to "a rant from Pa-Paw" as Pastor Sean calls it.

The next generation will start school next week for the first time...and a whole bunch of GenZ-ers are heading off to college. How ya doin' Mom and Dad? Did you train 'em up in the way they should go? Did you teach your children well? In this episode of Reaching for Real Life, life gets even more real for those enrolled at the Universities. Pastor Sean has been there, and shares some solid advice, and closes with a special prayer for you and your family.

Kasey Leander (Breakpoint Contributor at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview) recently co-wrote an interesting article "When Artificial Intelligence Makes Art, What Becomes of the Artist?" (Or did he? :) ) Pastor Sean starts the conversation with one of Leander's passions : apologetics, and when it comes to AI, both Sean and Kasey agree that everything points back to the Creator.

Pastor Sean reconnects with a long time business leader in San Antonio - Mike Sharrow - CEO of C12. (www.joinC12.com) Attention Christian Business Owner / Leader / Manager / Steward...this is for you! You're not alone when it comes to knowing your faith walk does not end on Sundays. Mike tells his story of the Lord leading him to this mission field with this model of Christian Business Forums that meet all over the United States - headquartered in San Antonio.

Leadership is not only knowing how to rise up...it's also knowing when to let it go. Sean shares his observations on transitioning churches that have done it right, and many times when it's gone wrong. Believe it or not, the Elders and Pastors at River City Community Church have a vision and plan (if the Lord wills) on the next generation of ministry leaders... #family #mentorship #humility.

1 Timothy 2 is that chapter in the Bible where Paul says "...do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man...", which has caused many a church split and more recently the excommunication of Saddleback Church from the Southern Baptists. But what does the inspired Word of God say before that, after that (what is the context), and what is the historical context? Pastor Sean did his homework, and brings both barrels to the podcast. Agree? Disagree? Bottomline when it comes to the Word..."humility and grace."

This week The United States of America had a birthday...so how are we looking for almost 250? After a short sabbatical Pastor Sean returns refreshed and ready to call out the true colors of the red, white, and blue. But if you turn off the media, and engage with people...the heart is still generous and caring. Are you?

One of the most listened to podcasts from 2022 in case you missed was when Pastor Laurie Azzaro joined the conversation with Pastor Sean Azzaro as they talked about Marriage and Ministry - how they do it together and why it works. Enjoy!

Pastor Sean was a guest on The Sonny Melendrez Show (www.sonnyradio.com). Sonny digs deep into the history of Sean's family, plus you'll hear the miracle story of how the Lord provided for River City Community Church, and living a Spirit Filled Life.

Today we "remember the Sabbath Day to keep it Holy." While on the Isle of Patmos (or en route to to a coastal town in California), Pastor Sean is still committed to bringing you a podcast while setting aside time in June to seek the Lord and rest. And before leaving town he also grabs River City Believer Academy's Head of School Dr. Montie Mansur and gets a report on what the Lord did in the last school year, and the vision for the next.

Author, Pastor, Theologian Tim Keller passed away after his 3 year battle with pancreatic cancer. Pastor Sean reflects on his impact on the body of Christ, the world at large, and on him personally. Recommended books by Tim Keller include Making Sense of God, The Meaning of Marriage, and Hidden Christmas.

Work was created by God as Adam was charged to tend the Garden. Man was given stewardship of the earth. Pastor Sean invites Executive Director of Biblical Leadership For Excellence (BLE) Joe Carroll to the studio to talk about seeing your work as Worship. Joe spells out the strategy: Connecting, Consecrating, and Commissioning all in Community. Joe Carroll is the author of Experiencing God In Your Work.

Pastor Sean is passionate in his calling to make disciples via church planting and mission work. Just up I-35 in Austin is Collin Lambert - founder of Lambert Creative Media and Radio Host of Missions Today...a program heard on over 175 stations across the country. Collin gets to use his gifts in reporting on mission work around the world...and shares encouraging stories of business people using their gifts and talents in ways they didn't expect for the Kingdom.

Pastor Sean welcomes Pastor Ronson Hall of True Light Christian Fellowship - a Multi-Cultural Church on San Antonio's far East-side. It's a fun conversation that covers its all...including one point where Pastor Ronson gives his answer "What White People Need To Know". You need to hear this...be you Black or White, Eastside or Westside, Male or Female, Jew or Greek, we are all one in Christ Jesus.

Creating culture in a business and even in the church starts with the classic vision and mission as seen in your handbook. Pastor Sean says the top two foundational bullet points in your manual come right out of the Bible as the top two commandments of all time. It's up to the leader to be the architect and protector of that culture. Beware the culture killers.