Minister in the Making started out as a way for a son to give his dad something to do during the isolation of the first pandemic summer of 2020. It turned out to be the last thing they ever did together. Travis Irwin, the "minister" in 'Minister in the Making', shared his entire life story in 37 episodes that ran from August 2020 until May 2022. On June 1, 2022, Travis died at the age of 72 after his final struggle with cancer. He was only 15 months into his retirement from 45 years in Christian ministry. The lessons he learned and the stories he told in his own voice and his own words are now available to anyone in the world who has access to this podcast.
Since the "minister" in 'Minister in the Making' is no longer with us, the podcast no longer has its subject. This is the last episode.
For this final installment, the son, BT Irwin, who interviewed Travis for 37 episodes, does the answering instead of the asking. Bobby Ross, Jr., editor-in-chief of The Christian Chronicle (https://christianchronicle.org/) sits in as the guest host to ask BT what it was like to record Travis's entire life story and what that story means.
'Minister in the Making' is not the only way to benefit from everything that Travis Irwin learned from his 45 years in church ministry. A year before he died, he wrote a book, 'We Are God's Masterpiece (https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Gods-Masterpiece-Discovering/dp/057831133X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=IDIVBBJ1QZZQ&keywords=we+are+god%27s+masterpiece&qid=1658889556&sprefix=we+are+god%27s+masterpiece+%2Caps%2C960&sr=8-2)', to help Christians and Christian congregations discover and use their spiritual gifts for the good of the local church and its neighborhood. Learn more and purchase your copy here (https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Gods-Masterpiece-Discovering/dp/057831133X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=IDIVBBJ1QZZQ&keywords=we+are+god%27s+masterpiece&qid=1658889556&sprefix=we+are+god%27s+masterpiece+%2Caps%2C960&sr=8-2).
16 Jul 2022
Episode 39: The minister's wife remembers the minister's life
Dad (Travis Irwin, the "minister" in 'Minister in the Making') died on June 1, 2022, before we could record the last episode with him.
In this episode, I took many of the questions that I wanted to ask him in that episode and asked them of the one person who may have known Dad better than he knew himself: Mom (Debbie Irwin).
Over one hour, Mom shared what she thought Dad learned in life, what it all meant to him, and what he hoped it would mean to those who came into contact with him. Nobody could better describe or summarize Dad's faith, life, and work than his best friend, companion, and partner for 49 years.
We also had a couple of surprise guests show up for this one!
This episode is the perfect way to look back on Dad's life and work and apply it to yourself.
Even though Dad's life on Earth is over, his work goes on in 'We Are God's Masterpiece', the book he wrote to help church leaders and members discover and use their spiritual gifts to build up the local church. Get your copy here (https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Gods-Masterpiece-Discovering/dp/057831133X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2CULT9L0W15Q0&keywords=we+are+god%27s+masterpiece&qid=1657992685&sprefix=we+are+god%27s+mas%2Caps%2C408&sr=8-1).
9 Jul 2022
Episode 38: The funeral of Travis Irwin
Travis Dewey Irwin (the "minister" in 'Minister in the Making') died on June 1, 2022, after a 10-month struggle with cancer.
In this episode, we bring you his funeral--his "celebration of life"--as an audience member recorded it on June 11, 2022, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
You may read Travis's obituary here (https://murfreesborofuneralhome.com/tribute/details/1934/Travis-Irwin/obituary.html#tribute-start).
Even though Travis is gone, his ministry goes on through 'We Are God's Masterpiece,' the book he wrote a year before his death. This book draws from Travis's 45-year ministry career to give church leaders and members applications, lessons, and tools they can use to discover their spiritual gifts for building up the body of Christ. Click here (https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Gods-Masterpiece-Discovering-ebook/dp/B09JLCCTW7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SE3A3AQM813S&keywords=we+are+god%27s+masterpiece&qid=1657379851&sprefix=we+are+god%27s+ma%2Caps%2C600&sr=8-1) to learn more.
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