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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Todd Miles: Why Marijuana Use Is an Issue Church Leaders Must Not Ignore 09.03.2022 36:23

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/419121-todd-miles-marijuana-church-leaders.html Todd Miles joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share why it is essential for church leaders to know what they believe about marijuana and why they believe it. ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and lea...

Dominique Dubois Gilliard: What Joseph, Pharaoh, and the Apostles Teach Us About Privilege 02.03.2022 39:05

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/418540-dominique-dubois-gilliard-joseph-pharaoh-apostles-privilege.html Dominique Dubois Gilliard joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share why "privilege" is not only a concept acknowledged by Scripture but is also something churches must address in order to preserve an effective witness.   ► Listen on Apple: &nbs...

J.D. Greear: Prayer Does Not Just Support the Ministry—It Is the Ministry 23.02.2022 33:24

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/417922-j-d-greear-prayer-ministry.html J.D. Greear joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share what Scripture says about prayer and what our view of prayer says about the way we see God, the gospel, and ministry. ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and...

Carey Nieuwhof: Why Burnout Is Not Inevitable and How Pastors Can Avoid It 16.02.2022 41:40

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/417381-carey-nieuwhof-burnout-pastors.html Carey Nieuwhof joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share highly practice advice for how pastors can not only avoid burning out but can also thrive in their ministries. ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and...

Joy Qualls: How Pastors Can Be Effective Communicators 09.02.2022 29:36

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/416727-joy-qualls-pastors-effective-communicators.html Dr. Joy Qualls joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share what pastors must do to be truly effective communicators, whether inside or outside the pulpit.   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry...

Steve Carter: What All Church Leaders Must Do To Be Spiritually Healthy 02.02.2022 39:51

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/416288-steve-carter-church-leaders-spiritually-healthy.html Steve Carter joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share what he has learned about the importance of addressing "the thing beneath the thing" and the devastation that occurs when leaders fail to do so.    ► Listen on Apple: ChurchLeaders brings you the...

Mike Cosper: What ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill’ Means for Church Leaders 26.01.2022 41:38

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/415759-mike-cosper-rise-fall-mars-hill-church-leaders.html Mike Cosper joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share his experience creating the "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill" and his thoughts on what church leaders should take away from the series. ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines a...

Jackie Hill Perry: Why We Have the Wrong Idea About God’s Holiness 19.01.2022 26:23

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/415061-jackie-hill-perry-wrong-gods-holiness.html Jackie Hill Perry joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share why the holiness of God is far more beautiful than we often think it is.   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church....

Kyle Idleman: Why We Must Do Ministry One Person at a Time (Even at a Megachurch) 12.01.2022 34:50

Get notes on this podcast here:  Kyle Idleman joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share what he has learned from Jesus about pastoring one person at a time, even at one of the largest churches in the U.S.   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive conten...

Sam Rainer: The Number One Rule of Church Revitalization 05.01.2022 36:39

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/414056-sam-rainer-church-revitalization.html Sam Rainer joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share highly practical advice for how ministry leaders can go about revitalizing their congregations.    ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and lea...

Best of 2021: Beth Moore, Part 2—What It Was Like to Leave the SBC 29.12.2021 27:47

Get notes on this podcast here:  In another of our most popular episodes of 2021, Beth Moore continues her conversation with the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast and shares what led her to leave the Southern Baptist Convention.  ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for excl...

Best of 2021: Beth Moore, Part 1—How Galatians Is ‘Astonishingly Relevant' to American Christianity 22.12.2021 34:54

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/407881-beth-moore-galatians-american-christianity.html This was easily one of our most popular episodes of 2021! Beth Moore joined the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share how Galatians speaks to just about "any issue on the table today" that American Christians are facing.  ► Listen on Apple: ChurchLeaders brings you t...

Jimmy Dodd and Renaut van der Riet: What Will Keep a Pastor From Moral Failure? Not Accountability 15.12.2021 30:01

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/412636-jimmy-dodd-renaut-van-der-riet-pastor-moral-failure.html Jimmy Dodd and Renaut van der Riet join the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share why accountability is not enough to prevent pastors from experiencing moral failure—and what will actually help.   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest...

Kara Powell and Brad Griffin: How to Answer the Faith Questions Teens Are Actually Asking 08.12.2021 38:25

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/412111-kara-powell-brad-griffin-faith-questions-teens.html Dr. Kara Powell and Brad Griffin join the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share how the church can avoid answering questions teens are not asking—and engage with the ones they are.    ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines an...

Gerardo Martí: What Pastors Need to Learn From the Collapse of Robert H. Schuller’s Megachurch 01.12.2021 30:52

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/411523-gerardo-marti-robert-schuller-crystal-cathedral.html Dr. Gerardo Martí joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to discuss Robert H. Schuller's remarkable success with the Crystal Cathedral—and why Schuller's influential ministry collapsed so suddenly.   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest...

Greg Laurie on the Likelihood of Another Jesus Movement and Why Pastors Need to Evangelize 24.11.2021 44:35

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/411067-greg-laurie-jesus-movement-pastors-evangelize.html Greg Laurie appears on the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share what it was like to grow up in the middle of the Jesus People Movement and his thoughts on whether we'll see another awakening like it.   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest...

Rick and Kay Warren: How to Lead Your Church in Times of ‘Chronic Chaos’ 17.11.2021 41:33

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/410547-rick-and-kay-warren-lead-chaos.html Rick and Kay Warren join the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share practical insights for church leaders on how to sustain ministry during these chaotic, divided times.    ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, mini...

Philip Yancey on Meeting Jesus After Growing Up in Fundamentalism 10.11.2021 34:48

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/409880-philip-yancey-jesus-fundamentalism.html Philip Yancey joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to talk about his new memoir, "Where the Light Fell," a story of suffering and God's mysterious grace.   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leadin...

Erwin McManus: Why Understanding the Genius of Jesus Will Change Your Life 03.11.2021 38:45

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/409282-erwin-mcmanus-genius-jesus.html "The reason it's so easy to overlook Jesus’ genius," says Erwin McManus, "is that his canvas is the human spirit.    ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for ex...

Beth Moore, Part 2: What It Was Like to Leave the SBC 27.10.2021 27:47

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/408287-beth-moore-leave-sbc.html "Sometimes you leave because you love a people," says Beth Moore, "and sometimes it is an act of protest.”   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Vi...

Beth Moore, Part 1: How Galatians Is ‘Astonishingly Relevant' to American Christianity 20.10.2021 34:54

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/407881-beth-moore-galatians-american-christianity.html “You name any issue on the table today in the church at large," says Beth Moore, "it's somewhere most likely reflected in [Galatians].”   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church....

Brian Tome: What It Was Like to Pastor Through the ‘Worst Season of Discouragement’ in 25 Years 13.10.2021 29:11

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/407339-brian-tome-pastor discouragement.html “You can go through a desert," says Brian Tome, "and not lose your faith and still be used by God, even though you don't feel like you're being used by God.”   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the chu...

Mark Mittelberg: Why You Don’t Have to Dread Evangelism 06.10.2021 32:40

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/406684-mark-mittelberg-dread-evangelism.html “I think that's my main calling," says Mark Mittelberg, "to equip other believers who, like me, are afraid of evangelism.”   ► Listen on Apple: ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for...

James Choung: How to Avoid Major Pitfalls When Pursuing True Revival 29.09.2021 32:25

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/406184-james-choung-pitfalls-true-revival.html “Because there's a strong move of God," says James Choung, "you can almost expect that there will also be a strong work of the enemy against it and you can expect it to be messy.”   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on fai...

Ann Voskamp: What We Are Missing in God’s Vision for Hospitality 22.09.2021 31:21

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/405548-ann-voskamp-gods-vision-hospitality.html "It's not about becoming like Julia Child," says Ann Voskamp. "Hospitality is about welcoming in the marginalized as the next child of God."   ► Listen on Apple:   ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. S...