The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast

The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast helps Christian 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.

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Rusty George: Pastors Need Community

“The first step to ending isolation is to admit we need community.” - Rusty George

Ken Shigemetsu: Pastor, Here’s How to Protect Your Soul

“Greatness of a ministry shouldn't be measured by its size but by the love it offers for God.” - Ken Shigemetsu

Rich Stearns: World Vision Is the Emergency Room of the Planet

“Communities that are poor have been poor for centuries so the causes are deeply ingrained in the culture. The solutions are also long term.” - Rich Stearns

Juli Slattery: Embracing a Biblical Narrative of Sexuality

“Not only are my opinions and actions about sexuality based on my beliefs about God but also my sexual experiences impact how I view God.” - Juli Slattery

Gary Haugen: Mobilizing the Church to End Slavery

“The one category where we could not see where the body of christ had very much capacity to respond was where the poor were the victims of violence.” - Gary Haugen

Sam Rodriguez: Today’s Complacency Is Tomorrow’s Captivity

“I’m seeing the emergence of multi-ethnic, Christ-centered Bible-based churches to me that is the hope of a nation.”

Tony Morgan: Know Your Mission Field

“Church leaders should ask, ‘Who are we trying to reach?’” - Tony Morgan

Vince Miller: Mentoring Will Bring Men Back to the Church

“We over-complicate discipleship.  It’s just taking the time and passing on a skill to other people.” - Vince Miller

Scot McKnight: Invoking the Holy Spirit

“Some of the people who talk about the Holy Spirit the most are the least influenced by the Spirit.” - Scot McKnight

Kristen Padilla: Discerning Your Call

“My call to ministry was like being in a dark room with my hands outstretched searching for the light switch.” - Kristen Padilla

Pete Scazzero: Don’t Ignore Your Emotional Health

“Once I opened up my inner life to Jesus….and acknowledged the mess I was in, it was like a liberation.” - Pete Scazzero

Jon Sanders: Embrace Your Small Town, Don’t Try to Escape It

"My life stands as evidence that God does not call the equipped...He equips the called." - Jon Sanders

Thom Rainer: How Relational Is Your Church?

“Guests often say this is a friendly church if you know each other…it’s the holy huddle.” - Thom Rainer

A. J. Swoboda: The Sabbath Is a Gift from God

The Sabbath "is the one commandment in the Bible that we literally celebrate and compensate breaking.” - A. J. Swoboda

Karl Vaters: Being Small Is Not a Problem, Virtue or an Excuse

“If your church is healthy, it doesn’t matter what size it is.” - Karl Vaters

Jamie Mertens: Keep it Simple, Let God Work

“We want to keep everything lightweight, low maintenance and high quality.  For the purpose of being able to respond to what God is doing in the community versus manufacturing something and then asking God to bless it.” - Jamie Mertens

Rich Birch: Here’s How to Make Your Church Grow

“The churches that are the fastest growing are that ones that are firmly committed to the proclamation of the message, to preaching.” - Rich Birch

Choco de Jesus: How Your Church Can Reach Out to Latinos

“Just because you love Jesus doesn’t mean that we’re going to welcome you into our living room. We need to see that you are going to do life with us.” - Choco de Jesus

Ed Stetzer: How You Can Be a Better Leader

“What we have to spend more time on as leaders is not what's urgent but important; developing other leaders and your own leadership style.” - Ed Stetzer

Grant Skeldon: If You Want to Be Discipled, Be Hungry

“We don’t have a millennial problem, we have a discipleship problem.” - Grant Skeldon
I Can Only Imagine 2

John Michael Finley Is ‘Really Excited’ To Reprise His Role as...

Actor John Michael Finley played MercyMe frontman Bart Millard in the hit 2018 film “I Can Only Imagine,” titled after MercyMe’s song of the same name. Now, Finley is set to reprise his role in the sequel, "I Can Only Imagine 2," and he is thrilled about it.
Joby Martin

Joby Martin: What Happens When Pastors Finally Understand Grace

Joby Martin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss what happens when a church leader has truly been run over by the “grace train" and understands the profound love and grace of God.

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