The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast

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The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast helps Christian church leaders navigate and lead through the cultural issues of our day by giving voice to recognizable names in ministry, subject matter experts, and local pastors and leaders. Whatever area of ministry you serve in, our goal is to help you lead better every day. Hosted by Ed Stetzer, a new episode is released once a week. Tune in now to gain practical wisdom, engage with thought-provoking discussions, and enhance your church leadership impact!

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Jon Acuff: How To Pursue Success Without Destroying Your Church 17.01.2024 39:20

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/466196-jon-acuff-success-without-destroying-church.html Jon Acuff joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain why church leaders should wholeheartedly pursue their potential and how they can do so in a way that honors God. Last week, Kevin Palau joined us to remind us of the importance of evangelism and to discuss how...

Kevin Palau: How Church Leaders Can Foster a Culture of Evangelism When ‘It’s Harder Than It Used To Be’ 10.01.2024 34:16

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/465726-kevin-palau-church-leaders-culture-evangelism.html Kevin Palau joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to remind us of the importance of evangelism and to discuss how church leaders can encourage their congregations to share the gospel. Do you embrace all of your emotions or try to suppress them at times? Jennie Allen...

Jennie Allen: Why Church Leaders Need To Pay Attention to Their Emotions 02.01.2024 32:42

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/464670-jennie-allen-church-leaders-emotions.html Jennie Allen joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain why our emotions are good gifts from God and how that truth fits with the command to take every thought captive.  Last week, we revisited our conversation with Priscilla Shirer, who shared key disciplines she...

Best of 2023: Priscilla Shirer: ‘Message Preparation Is the Hardest Thing I Do in Ministry’ 26.12.2023 43:42

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/442100-priscilla-shirer-message-preparation-hardest-ministry.html  In one of our top episodes from 2023, Priscilla Shirer joined the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast for our Great Communicator Series and shared key disciplines she has learned to follow when crafting a message. Last week, we revisited what David Platt has lea...

Best of 2023: David Platt on How He Has Been Challenged To Stop Following the ‘American Gospel' 20.12.2023 43:12

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/445956-david-platt-stop-following-american-gospel.html In one of our top interviews from 2023, David Platt joined the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share what he has learned over the past few years about pursuing unity in the church and rejecting the “American gospel” in favor of the true one.  Bryan Carter joined us l...

Bryan Carter: How To Make Your Preaching More Compelling 13.12.2023 34:33

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/464170-bryan-carter-preaching-compelling.html Bryan Carter joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss how he prepares for sermons and what he does to grow in the craft of preaching. Matt Chandler joined us last week to share how parents can use time, moments and milestones to point their children to the goodness of G...

Matt Chandler, Part 2: How Parents Can Make the Most of the Time They Have With Their Kids 06.12.2023 25:00

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/463684-matt-chandler-part-2-parents-time-kids.html Matt Chandler joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share how parents can use time, moments and milestones to point their children to the goodness of God.  Matt also joined us last week to share how God has brought healing in his life and ministry following the con...

Matt Chandler, Part 1: How the 2022 Controversy Has Impacted His Life and Ministry 29.11.2023 27:28

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/463243-matt-chandler-part-1-2022-controversy-life-ministry.html Matt Chandler joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share how God has brought healing in his life and ministry following the controversy he walked through in 2022.  How can churches be safe places for people who are grieving? Natasha Smith joined us la...

Natasha Smith: How To Make the Church Safe for People Who Are Grieving 22.11.2023 30:03

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/463050-natasha-smith-church-safe-grieving.html Natasha Smith joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share what she has learned about the process of grief and how pastors can make their churches safe places for people mourning the losses of life. What should you do when you feel like leaving ministry? Natalie Runion joine...

Natalie Runion: How Pastors Can Avoid Quitting Before God Has Called Them Out of Ministry 15.11.2023 29:56

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/462664-natalie-runion-pastors-can-avoid-quitting-god-called.html Natalie Runion joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss what it looks like for church leaders to fight to remain in ministry when it would be easier to quit—and when it’s time to walk away. What does the data tell us about the state of Christianity in...

Faithlytics: Leaders at Pew, Barna, Lifeway and Gallup Share Key Insights Into the State of American Christianity 08.11.2023 27:37

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/462136-faithlytics-pew-barna-lifeway-gallup-american-christianity.html Greg Smith from Pew Research Center, David Kinnaman from Barna Group, Scott McConnell from Lifeway Research, and Frank Newport from Gallup join “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” for a special “Faithlytics” episode on what the data says about the state of...

Thom Rainer: Why Pastors Need To Ask Their People for Prayer 01.11.2023 30:43

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/pastors/461704-thom-rainer-pastors-ask-prayer.html Dr. Thom Rainer joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share why it is important that people pray for their pastors and to encourage church leaders to take the vulnerable step of asking their congregations for prayer. Why are people leaving church and not returning? Dr. Ryan Bur...

Ryan Burge: The Biggest Reason Why People Are Leaving Church 25.10.2023 38:05

Get notes on this podcast here:  Dr. Ryan Burge joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share what the data actually shows about why people are leaving church (and not returning) and what church leaders can do to encourage them to come back.  What did you think of Prime Video’s “Shiny Happy People”? Alex Harris joined us last week to explain why he appeared in the docuseries, what h...

Alex Harris: ‘Shiny Happy People’ Is Flawed but Serves the Church 18.10.2023 46:14

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/460810-alex-harris-shiny-happy-people-serves-church.html Alex Harris joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain why he appeared in Prime Video’s “Shiny Happy People,” what he sees as the docuseries’ shortcomings, and how church leaders can benefit from watching it. Do your church members see themselves as theologians...

Jen Wilkin & J.T. English: Everyone Is a Theologian. But Are You a Good One? 11.10.2023 35:52

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/460435-jen-wilkin-j-t-english-everyone-theologian-good.html Jen Wilkin and Dr. J.T. English join “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share their insights into why there is a lack of discipleship in the church and why ministry leaders need to help people see that all of us are theologians.  How do you approach evangelis...

William Wilson on the Mistake We Make When Obeying the Great Commission 04.10.2023 37:01

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/460031-william-wilson-mistake-great-commission.html Dr. William Wilson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about why the church needs a new focus on evangelizing individuals and to share his dream “that from 2023 to 2033 we will be part of the greatest decade of Great Commission effort in human history.” Did you...

Arthur Brooks: Why You Don’t Need To Have a Midlife (Ministry) Crisis 27.09.2023 37:03

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/459468-arthur-brooks-midlife-ministry-crisis.html  Dr. Arthur Brooks joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share what few people realize about professional decline and how church leaders can make the most of the second half of their lives. He also discusses what the data shows us about the nature of true happiness....

Benjamin Watson: What Church Leaders Need To Know About Abortion and Racial Justice 20.09.2023 40:44

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/458825-benjamin-watson-church-leaders-abortion-racial-justice.html Benjamin Watson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss what the pro-life movement should focus on now that Roe has been overturned and to share why we need to be aware of how abortion has impacted the Black community.  Do you understand what...

Henry Cloud: Trust Is More Complex Than You Might Realize 13.09.2023 47:13

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/458619-henry-cloud-trust-complex-realize.html Dr. Henry Cloud joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain why it is impossible to live without trust and what church leaders need to know about betrayal, forgiveness and reconciliation. Do you believe the American church is unified the way Jesus would want us to be? Fran...

Francis Chan Exhorts Church Leaders To Fight for Unity in the Fear of God 06.09.2023 49:06

Get notes on this podcast here:  Francis Chan joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about what God has taught him about unity and to share his concern that believers prioritize love and humility in their pursuit of holiness.  What exactly does it mean to be an evangelical? Phil Vischer joined us last week to discuss who is currently defining "evangelical" and what he believes...

Phil Vischer, Part 2: Fighting To Save Evangelicalism From Fundamentalism 30.08.2023 30:26

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/457756-phil-vischer-part-2-save-evangelicalism-fundamentalism.html Phil Vischer joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast,” where he shares his perspective on who is currently defining what it means to be an "evangelical" and what he believes the term should represent. Phil also joined us last week and told us about his experience in...

Phil Vischer, Part 1: How Pastors Can Guide the Creatives in Their Churches 23.08.2023 33:22

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/457268-phil-vischer-part-1-pastors-creatives-churches.html Phil Vischer joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share his experience in Christian media and his thoughts on how pastors can advise the creatives in their churches. Are you using AI yet? Yvonne Carlson recently offered us practical ways that church leaders can use A...

Yvonne Carlson: How To Use AI Effectively in Your Ministry 16.08.2023 31:29

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/456902-yvonne-carlson-use-ai-ministry.html Yvonne Carlson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share practical ways that church leaders can use AI to support their ministries. What dangers does AI pose to church leaders? Dr. Mihretu Guta recently joined “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain what ministry leaders nee...

Mihretu Guta: How the Church Should Respond to the Ethical Dangers of AI 09.08.2023 41:52

Get notes here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/456449-mihretu-guta-church-ethical-dangers-ai.html Dr. Mihretu Guta joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain what church leaders need to know about the metaphysics of AI and the ethical concerns about using it. Mentioned in the Show: Gloo's AI & the Church Initiative: https://www.gloo.us/ai "Some Reflections on ChatGPT AI Technology wit...

Kenny Jahng: What Church Leaders Need To Know About AI 02.08.2023 47:08

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/456066-kenny-jahng-church-leaders-know-ai.html Kenny Jahng joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain what AI is, how it works, and why church leaders need to engage with it, whether they want to or not. Is your church addressing the problem of ethnic disunity? Dr. Bryan Loritts recently appeared on “The Stetzer Chur...