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Who in the Church Should Hold Pastors Accountable?
Episode 950
Scripture gives clear qualifications for the characteristics of pastors. But who in the church should hold pastors accountable to these qualification…
1 year, 1 month ago
Weekly Church Attendance Patterns by Generation: 2016 to 2024
Episode 949
In this episode, Sam and Matt McCraw unpack weekly church attendance trends from 2016 to 2024 across four generations. While Boomers slightly increas…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Johnson Amendment Reversal: Endorsing Political Candidates from the Pulpit
Episode 948
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 jo…
1 year, 1 month ago
Why the NLT Might Be the Best Bible You’ve Never Considered
Episode 947
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 Livin…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sermon Illustrations that Connect to the Bible Text (And Your Church!)
Episode 946
In this episode, Josh and Sam explore a fresh way to approach sermon illustrations. Instead of building a massive database with search tools and tags…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Easiest (and Most Incredible) Way to Get Information from Your Guests!
Episode 40
Churches have long embraced technology to enhance their ministries, but the most successful churches are shifting beyond simply broadcasting informat…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Burge Report: Is Gen Z More Religiously Engaged than Their Parents?
Episode 945
New religious data in the United States was released recently, and Ryan Burge joins the show with Sam to discuss the details. In 2024, Gen Z showed r…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Limits of Pastoral Care: When Counseling Isn’t Appropriate
Episode 944
Pastors provide spiritual guidance, but there are times when counseling crosses into territory best handled by trained professionals. In this episode…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Top 5 Legal Issues Churches Face Today
Episode 943
Churches may be spiritual communities, but they operate in a legal world. And many aren’t prepared. In today’s episode, Sam interviews Ryan June of C…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ten Quiet Disrupters in American Church Life (Part 2)
Episode 942
Many of the disruptions in local church life are widely known. For example, most congregants and church leaders can clearly see the impact of COVID s…
1 year, 2 months ago