Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhen Should a Church Hire an Executive Pastor?
As churches grow, leaders often reach a tipping point where the senior pastor can no longer carry the full weight of vision, preaching, pastoral car…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Digital Worship Fatigue: Why Online Church Can’t Replace the In-Person Gathering
Many are tired of online worship. What happened? When the pandemic forced churches online, digital worship seemed like the future. Congregations gre…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Church Conflict: Five Common Ways Small Fights Turn into Big Problems
Every pastor has seen it. Churches splitting hairs over things that don’t matter. Beard length. Carpet color. Playground equipment. These disputes m…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Does Counting Church Worship Attendance Still Make Sense?
Church attendance is both a helpful tool and a potential trap. Numbers can reveal momentum, but they can also distort priorities if leaders focus on…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Five Pastoral New Year’s Resolutions that Aren’t About You
Most New Year’s resolutions focus inward on personal growth, habits, and goals. On this episode, Josh and Sam challenge church leaders to flip the s…
5 months ago
The Burge Report: Who’s Really Watching Online Church?
Nearly five years after COVID-19 lockdowns, the research reveals surprising truths about how Americans engage with church online and what that means…
5 months ago
After the Christmas Chaos: The Lightest Work Week of the Year for Pastors
The week after Christmas—those quiet days between December 26 and New Year’s—is often the lightest week of the year for pastors. After weeks of prep…
5 months, 1 week ago
Religious People Are Happier (And the Data Proves It)
Thom and Sam dive into Ryan Burge’s latest analysis of the 2023–2024 Pew Religious Landscape Survey, which asked nearly 37,000 Americans a simple qu…
5 months, 1 week ago
Unbelievable: 72% of Churches Have No Marriage Ministry!
Churches help prepare couples for marriage and rescue them when things fall apart, but what happens in between? That middle space—the “fine zone”—is…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
NEW Research: What Really Matters in Theological Education?
For decades, seminaries have promoted the ideal—full-time, on-campus study in a traditional academic setting. But for most adults pursuing ministry …
5 months, 2 weeks ago