You know things are changing, but the real question is how quickly and how deeply. Well, the change is pretty fast and pretty deep. In fact, unless you’re under 25, the world into which you’re born doesn’t really exist anymore.…
Without a doubt, we live in a celebrity culture. It’s interesting that we can be fascinated with people we’ll never meet and who likely have little desire to meet us. But we are. And in the last decade, celebrity pastor…
So I feel like I emerged from a cave yesterday when I came out of a five-day social media fast. How do I feel? Like the rest of the world gets around by sports car, and I got handed a…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Tyler Staton talks shares lessons from his journey with cancer, including why he never prayed for healing, the profound transformation of suffering, and what he learned about leading from his strengths and relationships.…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: New York Times Bestselling author, podcaster, and Netflix show host Ramit Sethi returns to the podcast to share insight on what couples struggle with financially, how to teach couples about money, lessons from…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Barna CEO David Kinnaman and author Mark Matlock talk about the current divide between church and culture, the surprisingly dismal state of evangelism in the church today, and the missed opportunity of unchurched…
As pastors, we navigate the exciting—but complex—topic of revival in the church. When I started seeing young adults flocking into churches (and stadiums) in videos, on headlines, or even down the street, it made me stop and ask the question,…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Church planter Noah Herrin talks about high-growth church planting, creating a ministry model that leads with community over content, and how a 14-month-old church that attracts 700 people on a weekend has built…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Joby Martin and Mike Housholder both lead high conversion growth (i.e. non-transfer growth) churches. They share their secrets to reaching unchurched people, how to speak to insiders and outsiders at the same time,…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: J.P. Pokluda and Jennie Allen discuss the college revival happening across the United States, Gen Z’s embrace of confession and deliverance, and whether the revival can jump the river to churches. This episode…
My guess is that as a leader, you hate it when your team messes up. Who doesn’t? The real test of your leadership and character comes not when your team gets it right but when you or they screw up.…
Learning to say no (nicely) is key to effective leadership. It’s difficult because when you’re starting out (like I did 20+ years ago) with almost no people, no money, and lots of time on your hands, you end up saying…