There’s a tension you’re probably feeling as a church leader when it comes to social media. No matter how many new followers you gain, it feels almost impossible to gain traction in your online church ministry. Which is weird. You’d…
As a leader, you probably think your people are the biggest obstacle to change in your church or organization. Ready for a surprise? Sometimes the biggest obstacle to change is you. And the longer you’ve led, the more that’s true.…
As you know, it’s been a tough time to lead in the church over the last few years. What makes it even harder, though, is if you’re leading with a set of false assumptions about the future. False assumptions are…
D.J. Soto, Founder of VR Church, and Nona Jones of Meta/Facebook give a primer on the metaverse, how Web3 will be different from Web2 and Web1, VR church, NFTs, DAOs, blockchain and more as we explore what’s next online and…
Mark Sayers joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about the profoundly disorienting change leaders have been experiencing over the last two years, future church trends and what to expect in 2022 and beyond. We cover supply chain disruptions, critical race…
“War and Peace: An Ex-Pastor’s Journey Toward Mental Health” is a sponsored post written by John Staub from Remodel Health. A former pastor and missionary, John specializes in change-leadership and helping organizations take full advantage of every new opportunity to…
New York Times bestselling author, Donald Miller, discusses the surprising (and at times confusing) journey from being the well-known, well-loved author of Blue Like Jazz to becoming the founder of Business Made Simple, a wildly successful company that helps businesses…
“What Do You Do With Your Wounds, Pastor?” was written by John Mark Comer, the founding pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon. Comer’s latest book – Live No Lies – was a New York Times bestseller, and his new…
In 2021, Saddleback founding pastor, Rick Warren, announced he was retiring as senior pastor to embrace a new role. In this wide-ranging interview, Rick talks about how to leave a legacy of integrity, why so many megachurch pastors fail, what…
Having been through two excruciating years as a church leader, what can you expect in 2022? As you can see by the sheer number of trends (the most I’ve ever covered in my annual trends series), 2022 is shaping…
2021 may have felt like a rerun of 2020, but it was a great year for podcasting and trying to make sense of it all. (At least I needed to try to make sense of it all). From Simon Sinek,…
Well, 2021 wasn’t that much of an improvement over 2020, huh? Same polarization. Same declining church attendance trends. Same arguments over working from versus going back to the office. And with a new COVID variant breaking daily reported case records…