Why I’m Not an Exvangelical
Oh my, these are disorienting times. First, the rise in deconstruction, and now a jump in the Exvangelical movement. You’d have to have your head in the sand to miss the fact that many people are leaving the church, and…
Evangelism
Episode 613: Kevin Palau on Doing Ministry in a Deeply Post-Christian and Post-Modern Culture, Building Relationships as Evangelicals with the LGBTQ+ Community, and How to Stay Passionate About Evangelism in a Hostile Culture
How the Structure of a Church Can Help (or Hinder) Growth
It’s one thing to want to see your church grow. It’s entirely another to position your church structurally so you can accommodate growth. If you structure bigger, you can grow bigger. If you don’t, your structural constraints will stifle and…
The Danger of Cynical Christianity: An Urgent Message for Church Leaders
You’ve probably noticed that cynicism has become millions of people’s default state of mind today. What’s worse is that cynicism has become the default mindset for too many Christian leaders. Cynical Christianity is nothing new, but it seems like more…
CNLP 513: Thom Rainer Dissects the Death of Denominations, the Stunning Decline in Evangelism, and the Digital Revolution for Small Churches
Bestselling author, Thom Rainer, returns to the podcast to discuss the three biggest shifts he’s seeing in the church right now: the death of denominations, the stunning decline in peoples’ commitment to evangelism and the promising hope for small churches…
CNLP 452: Erwin McManus on the Future of the Church, How to Do Evangelism More Effectively, Authenticity and Reflections on Being Labeled a Heretic
Erwin McManus returns to the podcast to talk about the future of the church, how to have more effective evangelism with people who don’t believe in Jesus and why it’s so hard for Christians to be authentic. Erwin also reflects…
CNLP 433: Alan George on Everything You Need to Know About Church Online, How to Make it Relational, and What Metrics to Watch and Which to Ignore
From 2010-2020, Alan George led church online for Life.Church and saw it grow to one of the largest online churches in the world. Alan shares his top insights about church online, why it can be relational, how to grow your…
5 Cultural Shifts We Need To Understand To Reach The West
“5 Cultural Shifts” is written by Mark Clark. Mark is the Senior Pastor of Bayside Church in Sacramento, a close friend, and co-creator of our courses The Art of Better Reaching and The Art of Better Preaching. “The world is changing. I feel…
CNLP 414: Tim Keller on Rethinking His Beliefs About Suffering, What Cancer is Teaching Him, How Culture is Changing and the Future of the Church
Tim Keller shares some personal reflections about his recent battle with pancreatic cancer and how it’s causing him to rethink his beliefs about God and suffering, drawing him even more deeply into truths he used to only partially understand. Tim…
CNLP 405: Adam Grant Reinvents Preaching and Apologetics for the 21st Century, Explains How Conspiracy Theories Take Hold, and Shows You How to Get Out of Your Echo Chamber
Renowned organization psychologist Adam Grant and Carey Nieuwhof have a pivotal (and surprising) conversation about what’s wrong with preaching today, how to reinvent it and how to rethink apologetics for the 21st century in a way that connects with people…