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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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

Brian Houston: How to See God’s Gifting in Your Life

“We’re quicker to see God’s gifting in other people's lives than we are in our own life.” - Brian Houston

Jeff Vanderstelt: When Discipling, Admit You Don’t Know Everything

“Most of our thinking about discipleship and teaching has taken on this idea of, I'm the master teacher and you have to listen to what I have to say. There is potential for arrogance.” - Jeff Vanderstelt

Matt Redman: Worship Is Not About a Small, Flimsy God

“One of the key ingredients that’s missing in many worship teams is kindness….It’s not a great environment for creativity.” - Matt Redman

Dave Ferguson: Multiplication Is the Mission of Jesus

“It's a travesty when we keep (Christianity) to ourselves and we don’t multiply at every level.” - Dave Ferguson

Eric Bryant: How to Reach Those Who Aren’t Like You

“In our culture it's far more difficult to convince someone that there is a loving God than to convince them that they are sinful and broken.” - Eric Bryant

Jo Saxton: Broken Pieces Can Be Redeemed

“When we walk in our valley of dry bones….God is present. You’re still his child and he’s still with you.” - Jo Saxton

Ryan Wakefield: Planning for Ongoing Discipleship, Not the Next Big Event

"The biblical mandate is not the big event, it's ongoing discipleship." - Ryan Wakefield

Nick Vujicic: Teaching the Church How to Fish

“The church is disabled. We don’t know how to fish.” - Nick Vujicic

Daniel Henderson: How to Pray When You’re In Charge

“There’s a difference between a prayer program and a prayer culture.” - Daniel Henderson

Steve and Jackie Green: Inviting All People to Engage With the Bible

"The mission for Museum of the Bible is to invite all people to engage with the Bible." - Steve Green

Idaho Pastor Who Went Missing This Week Died From Apparent Suicide

According to police, 59-year-old Idaho Pastor Gene Roberts died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and foul play isn’t suspected. Roberts went missing early on April 22, and search teams located his body that evening.

Steve Robinson: How To Create a Culture of Service in Your...

Steve Robinson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can foster a culture of serving in their churches, raise up new leaders, and help people discover their giftings.

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