Episode 699: Zach Zehnder on What’s Wrong in Current Discipleship, Planting a Church In a Mainline Denomination, and How to Know When It’s Time to Leave Your Full-Time Job

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Lutheran pastor and author Zach Zehnder talks about what’s wrong with the current approach to discipleship, what it’s like to plant a church in a mainline denomination and the challenges of being an entrepreneurial pastor and how to know when it’s time to leave your full-time job.

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Carey Nieuwhof
Carey Nieuwhof

Carey Nieuwhof is a best-selling leadership author, speaker, podcaster, former attorney, and church planter. He hosts one of today’s most influential leadership podcasts, and his online content is accessed by leaders over 1.5 million times a month. He speaks to leaders around the world about leadership, change, and personal growth.