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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Glenn Packiam: How to Cultivate Worship Services with Depth and Mystery

Glenn Packiam: “If Jesus is the center and the Gospel is the story, then we can trust the Holy Spirit to inspire our creativity."

Jeff Goins: Leading Creatives Towards Vision and Results

If you’re managing creatives, you have two jobs. 1. Identify the vision. 2. Identify the outcome.

Gary Thomas: Secrets to Enjoying an Outstanding Devotional Life

"I pray for God’s provision, I pray for God to anoint my sermons and my work. I pray for his protection over my kids. Why do I not earnestly pray for more holiness?"

Lance Witt: The Secret to Building High-Functioning Teams

“Here’s the lie I think sometimes we believe: Busy people are important people. But if I’m going to lead a team well, I have to take care of my own soul."

Shauna Niequist: Trading in Perfectionism for a Life of Peace and Connection

“One of the phrases that is really helpful for me right now is ‘show up anyway.’"

Bianca Juarez Olthoff: Discovering God’s Huge Dream for Your Life

“I made this daring, bold promise to God. I said ‘If you give me words, I will give you my voice.’ And years later, I feel like God’s kept his promise."

Alan Hirsch: How the Church Can Fulfill the Mission of God

"We’ve got to learn how to plant the Gospel again."

Les Parrott: Helping Save Marriages Before They Start

Dr. Les Parrott is a clinical psychologist and an ordained minister. In 1991, Les and his wife, Leslie, founded the Center for Relationship Development on the...

Adam Weber: Lessons Learned When Our Church Experienced Extraordinary Growth

"All of us are wired for different size churches, and that doesn't make any of us more or less important."

Jeff Vanderstelt: Leading People to Submit All of Life to the Lordship of Christ

As the visionary leader of Saturate, Jeff gets to spend his time doing what he loves—training disciples of Jesus to make more disciples of...

Tim Challies: Writing to Change Hearts and Minds

"Every pastor needs to be creating, whether that's sermons or messages or something..."

Jason Peters: How to Love and Serve Our Persecuted Brothers and Sisters

"What persecution does is it literally purifies the church."

David Eaton: Translating Youth Culture to Help Parents in the Church

"The church needs to be interconnected, inter-generational. We need the wisdom of the older generation and the wonder of the younger generation."

Caesar Kalinowski: Living Out the Mission of God Right Where We Are

“Discipleship is the process of moving from unbelief to belief in absolutely every area of life."

Russell Moore: Leading Well Through Election 2016

“Any election that doesn't have Jesus of Nazareth on the ballot is the lesser of two evils."

David Kinnaman: Reversing the Church’s Irrelevance Problem

In cultures that our like ours—incredibly skeptical, with an inherent distrust of religious institutions, spiritual hungering—there's a real opportunity for a revival to happen.

Dan Allender: Ministry That Heals Wounded Hearts

“I can't think of anything more fun on earth to do than to put my foot on the neck of evil and simultaneously grow the fruit of the glory of God on this earth."

Matt Brown: Are We on the Brink of Revival?

Are we on the brink of revival? We live in this epic time where there are more people who claim Jesus as their Savior than there ever has been at any point in history.

Christine Caine on Shame: Jesus Came to Shame Our Shame

Christine Caine on shame: She wants to set you free from shame in Jesus' name.

Chip Ingram: What You Can Expect the Moment After You Die

Chip Ingram: "There is a correlation between heaven and my faithfulness with my time, talent, treasure and opportunities now."

Women in the Christian and Missionary Alliance May Now Be Ordained...

Women in the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) may now be ordained, hold the title of “pastor,” and—if their local congregations allow—use the designation “reverend.” Women are still, however, not allowed to hold the position of lead pastor and may not be elders.

Tom Nelson: What the ‘Lost Shepherds’ of the Church Need To...

Tom Nelson joins "The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share what diverts “lost shepherds” of the church from their callings and how church leaders can truly flourish under the hand of Jesus.

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