Podcast Episodes

How Do You Fire Staff That Are Like Family? Jon Gordon on Making the Tough Calls on Staffing and Creating Great Teams

Season 1 Episode 752

Many church leaders think of their staff as family. But if they're family, can you fire them? Jon Gordon has coached hundreds of professional sports teams and companies and explains what it takes to …

Published on 2 days, 15 hours ago

The 6 Surprising Traits of Sticky Sermons And Why Focusing On The Problem is the Wrong Approach—With Dan Heath

Season 1 Episode 751

Dan Heath, author of Made to Stick, The Power of Moments, and other seminal leadership books, talks about the six surprising traits of sticky sermons, how to design church experiences people never fo…

Published on 4 days, 15 hours ago

Inside Tim Keller's Mind: Matt Smethurst on Keller's Preaching, DNA, and Rule of Life

Season 1 Episode 750

Matt Smethurst has listened to and studied more hours of Tim Keller's preaching and teaching than almost anyone alive.

In this conversation, Matt gets us inside Tim Keller's mind, breaking down what …

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Revival Series Pt. 5 | Why God is Moving So Powerfully Now: JP Pokluda on Gen Z and Gen Alpha Revival and How to Share the Gospel with Your Uber Driver

Season 1 Episode 749

In Part 5 of our Revival series, JP Pokluda brings firsthand accounts of how God is moving in college stadiums.

He shares the Gospel with your Uber driver, server, and other people you meet, what's d…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Revival Series Pt. 4 | Gen Z Men Converting—UK Church Revival Lessons for America: Nicky Gumbel, Al Gordon and Stephen Foster on Reversing Generations of Church Decline

Season 1 Episode 748

In Part 4 of the Revival series, Nicky Gumbel, Al Gordon, and Stephen Foster explain how and why Gen Z men in the UK are becoming Christians in record numbers.

They discuss how they're seeing generat…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Revival Series Pt. 3 | Revival Broke Out at Saddleback: Andy Wood and Luke LeFevre on How Far the Church In America Has Fallen and the Way Back

Season 1 Episode 747

In Part 3 of our Revival series, Andy Wood (Lead Pastor of Saddleback Church) and Luke LeFevre (A Gen Z preacher who works with the Gather movement) discuss a prophetic word Luke received about an ou…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Revival Series Pt. 2 | Preparing and Preaching For Revival: Jon Tyson on the History, Dynamics and Prep You Need to Be Ready for Revival

Season 1 Episode 746

In Part 2 of our Revival series, Jon Tyson does a deep dive on the history of revival, including a detailed account of what happened/is happening in the Hebrides and in NYC.

Jon explores how to prepa…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Revival Series Pt. 1 | Inside the Asbury Outpouring: Zach Meerkreebs on the Sermon that Sparked Revival, Miracles, and Gen Z's Spiritual Awakening

Season 1 Episode 745

In our Revival Series opener, Zach Meerkreeb shares the backstory of the Asbury Outpouring sparked by his sermon, which didn't go particularly well. 

He explores Gen Z's unique spiritual awakening, t…

Published on 1 month ago

This One Thing Separates Ministry Survivors from Ministry Casualties: Ray Johnston's Secret to Lasting Decades In Ministry

Season 1 Episode 744

Ray Johnston, senior pastor of Bayside Church in Sacramento, CA, reflects on decades of ministry and how to stay encouraged in ministry even when you feel done, why cynicism is incurable, how to fini…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Stuck Under a Bad Boss? Bree Groff on How to Thrive, Lead Up, and Transform Your Job

Season 1 Episode 743

One question church leaders keep asking is "what do I do about my boss/lead pastor? Enter Bree Groff, workplace expert who explains what to do when you have a bad boss, don't love your job, and the f…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago