Church Leadership Radar - July 8, 2026

Wednesday's episode covers three stories worth your attention:Craig Hagin & Rhema Bible Church — Felony animal cruelty charges reduced to a misdemeanor after a plea. A reminder that leadership character extends beyond the platform.Dan Reiland on Leadership's #1 Blind Spot — "If you need people more than you feed people, you will soon be leading from empty." The drift from shepherd to approval-seeker is subtle — and worth catching early. danreiland.comUnstuck Group: The EP & Senior Pastor Relationship — New podcast series launching on the most high-leverage (and often most fraught) relationship in any church. theunstuckgroup.comThe Bright Spot: New Heaven New Earth Church in Washington D.C. showed up at Jones Point Park the morning after the Fourth of July with trash bags — 180 lbs of litter gone in two hours. That's the Church being the Church.Subscribe to the Church Leadership Radar newsletter for daily updates. Also check out the Healthy Church Staff Podcast.