Church Leadership Radar - July 7, 2026

Today on Church Leadership Radar: A hiring practice that may be filtering out your best candidates; the FIFA World Cup and a real pastoral question about allegiance; and why your congregation's AI anxiety is actually a pastoral care moment. Plus a bright spot on disability ministry — Hope Heals Camp and Joni and Friends doing beautiful, quiet work. Stories Referenced: Are churches screening out their best candidates with seminary degree requirements? The FIFA World Cup 2026 across the US, Canada, and Mexico — a pastoral conversation starter AI as a pastoral care issue: shifting from "should we use it" to "how do we care for people living through this" Bright Spot: Hope Heals Camp (serving ~3,000 campers free of charge) and Joni and Friends (250,000 wheelchairs internationally) Subscribe to the Newsletter: churchleadershipradar.com Healthy Church Staff Podcast: healthychurchstaff.com