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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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Ryan Burge: The Biggest Reason Why People Are Leaving Church

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Dr. Ryan Burge joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share what the data actually shows about why people are leaving church and what church leaders can do to encourage them to come back.
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Alex Harris: ‘Shiny Happy People’ Is Flawed but Serves the Church

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Alex Harris joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss the successes and missteps of Prime Video’s “Shiny Happy People.”
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Jen Wilkin & J.T. English: Everyone Is a Theologian. But Are You a Good One?

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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.
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William Wilson on the Mistake We Make When Obeying the Great Commission

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Dr. William Wilson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share his dream “that from 2023 to 2033 we will be part of the greatest decade of Great Commission effort in human history.”
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Arthur Brooks: Why You Don’t Need To Have a Midlife (Ministry) Crisis

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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.
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Benjamin Watson: What Church Leaders Need To Know About Abortion and Racial Justice

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Benjamin Watson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss what the pro-life movement should focus on now that Roe has been overturned.
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Henry Cloud: Trust Is More Complex Than You Might Realize

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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.
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Francis Chan Exhorts Church Leaders To Fight for Unity in the Fear of God

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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.
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Phil Vischer, Part 2: Fighting To Save Evangelicalism From Fundamentalism

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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.
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Phil Vischer, Part 1: How Pastors Can Guide the Creatives in Their Churches

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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 congregations.
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Yvonne Carlson: How To Use AI Effectively in Your Ministry

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Yvonne Carlson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share practical ways that church leaders can use AI to support their ministries.
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Mihretu Guta: How the Church Should Respond to the Ethical Dangers of AI

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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.
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Kenny Jahng: What Church Leaders Need To Know About AI

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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.
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Bryan Loritts: What the Church Risks by Not Fighting for Ethnic Unity

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Dr. Bryan Loritts joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast,” where he discusses the urgent need for churches to fight for ethnic unity and shares practical wisdom for how they can do so.
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Chris Sonksen: How To Protect Your Ministry Teams From Being Torn Apart

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Chris Sonksen joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain how church leaders can be on guard against ministry team misalignment—which starts small, but can have severe consequences.
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Daniel Darling: For Christians, Kindness Is Not a Tactic—It’s a Command

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Daniel Darling joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss how church leaders can model speaking the truth in love in a divided time–particularly as we are facing another presidential election.
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Danielle Treweek: Why the Early Church Would Be Surprised at How We View Singleness

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Dr. Danielle Treweek joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share what the contemporary church is missing about singleness and how church leaders can honor and encourage the single people in their congregations.
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Eric Geiger: Why Your Church Needs a Leadership Pipeline

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Eric Geiger joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain why having a leadership pipeline will actually simplify the organization of your church and make it easier for you to develop leaders.
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Michael Graham and Jim Davis: What ‘The Great Dechurching’ Means for Church Leaders

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Michael Graham and Jim Davis join “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to reveal findings from their study on “The Great Dechurching”—the largest and fastest religious shift in U.S. history. Their data is sobering, but also encouraging, and highly relevant to American church leaders.
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Barnabas Piper: Why a Culture of Belonging Has To Start With a Church’s Leaders

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Barnabas Piper joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share why church leaders are responsible for creating a culture of belonging and practical ways they can do so.
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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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