In an emotional conversation, A21 founder and Mother Teresa Memorial Award winner, Christine Caine, talks about the pain of leadership in a highly critical, outrage-driven culture, how it led her to rethink how much longer she wants to lead with…
There’s no question everything in ministry has shifted in the last few years. But the real question is how? Some things, of course, never change. The mission of the church is as critical as ever. The need for prayer, scripture,…
With hybrid church (physical + digital ministry) as the new standard, how do you measure what happened at church last week? Measurements matter only insofar as they help you assess the extent to which you’re accomplishing your mission. If the…
“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…
So how is your church positioned for reaching new people in the years ahead? Over 5000 church leaders recently completed the Church Outreach Assessment, and the data is in. The results were a little surprising, with some signs of hope…
Mark Clark and Carey Nieuwhof talk about how church leaders can buck the current cultural trends and actually reach more people. Mark talks about what principles transcend time and what strategies need to change to reach more people, and Carey…
Brett Hagler, co-founder of New Story, was the first non-profit to launch out of Y Combinator, a startup school for founders that has incubated companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, Coinbase, Reddit and DoorDash. He shares the lessons he learned on being…
“Think Again: Why Religion is Good for Us” 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 Reaching and The Art of Preaching. Religious…
Tony Morgan returns to the podcast to share the latest data on church attendance trends, best and worst practices for creating a digital strategy, and how to track online metrics that actually matter so you can connect with people who…
One of the biggest challenges most pastors are facing right now is that a meaningful percentage of their congregation seems to have disappeared. Or at least they think that’s what’s happening. In the current climate of reopened in-person services, online…
Simon Sinek unpacks his back story, including how his grandfather shaped him, how ADHD impacted his leadership and how a deep, personal crisis led to him developing the ideas behind Start With Why. Simon also talks about how existential flex…
How do you pastor a mob? The truth is you can’t. At least not easily. The only problem is that right now you have to. In the last few years, we’ve moved from an era of reasonable consensus to polarization, partisanship,…