Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhich “Higher Standard” Measures Actually Make Sense for Pastors
Pastors are often held to a “higher standard,” but not every expectation placed on them is biblical or even wise. In this episode, Josh and Sam expl…
9 months, 1 week ago
How Your Building Shapes Your Ministry: Five Ways the Baptist T Still Shapes (and Limits) Your Ministry
Sam is joined by Todd Brown and Isaac Brown of Brown Church Development Group, who are “The Church Facility Experts.” In this second episode, they d…
9 months, 1 week ago
How Your Building Shapes Your Ministry: The Baptist T – When Building Design Limits Ministry
Sam is joined by Todd Brown and Isaac Brown of Brown Church Development Group, who are “The Church Facility Experts.” The design of your church migh…
9 months, 1 week ago
The Burge Report: Do Churchgoers Want More or Less Politics in the Pulpit?
Studies on the content of sermons exist, and most indicate that pastors include some political topics in their sermons. But which topics? Ryan, Thom…
9 months, 1 week ago
The Loneliness Epidemic Among Pastors
Research from Barna reveals the top two reasons pastors consider quitting are stress and loneliness. This same study demonstrated an increase in pas…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Non-Legalist Reasons for Weekly Church Attendance
Too many church leaders shy away from encouraging weekly worship. They don’t want to sound legalistic. But that hesitation is a big mistake. In just…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Who in the Church Should Hold Pastors Accountable?
Scripture gives clear qualifications for the characteristics of pastors. But who in the church should hold pastors accountable to these qualificatio…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Weekly Church Attendance Patterns by Generation: 2016 to 2024
In this episode, Sam and Matt McCraw unpack weekly church attendance trends from 2016 to 2024 across four generations. While Boomers slightly increa…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Johnson Amendment Reversal: Endorsing Political Candidates from the Pulpit
On this episode, Sam and Josh unpack a landmark development for churches: the Internal Revenue Service’s shift on the 1954 Johnson Amendment. In a j…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Why the NLT Might Be the Best Bible You’ve Never Considered
Sam welcomes Dan Block to the Rainer on Leadership podcast. Dan is a Senior Translator for the New Living Translation. They discuss why the New Livi…
10 months ago