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Spiritual Life and Leadership — 319 episodes

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America's Military Fetish and the Church's Silence, with Ben Daniel, author of Grace Over Guns

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317. Church Growth Without the Machine Mentality, with Kurt Fredrickson, author of Compelled

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316. How Work Forms (and Sometimes Deforms) Us with Matt Rusten, author of Pastoring for Monday

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315: A New Framework for the Abortion Conversation, with Angela Weszely

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314. Why Good Leaders Sometimes Make Their Churches Worse, with JR Woodward

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313. Embodied Spirituality for Pastors and Leaders, with Mark Scandrette and Dave Kludt

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312. What if Reading Was a Form of Prayer? with Jeff Crosby, author of World of Wonders

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311. Beyond Paperwork: How Administration Fuels Ministry, with Jana Holiday, author of Taking Good Care

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310. Why Do Guests Find Church Visits Intimidating? With Richard Riccardi, author of The Wandering Worshipper

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284. How to Talk to Your Inner Critic, with Audrey Davidheiser, author of Grieving Wholeheartedly

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309. How to Build Trust with Today’s Youth, with Josh Packard, author of Faithful futures

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308. The Life-Giving Power of Ministry Cohorts, with Kurt Fredrickson

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307. When the Church Gets Too Cozy with Political Power, with Tim Alberta

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306. Ancient Rhythms for Modern Leaders, with Mark Scandrette

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305. What Grace Looks Like After Everything Falls Apart, with Jay Bakker

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304. Centering the Church on Jesus, with Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch

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303. Seminary Didn't Prepare Me for This! with Tod Bolsinger

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302. A New Chapter for Spiritual Life and Leadership

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301. The End of an Era: Saying Goodbye to the Church Leadership Institute Partnership, with Tod Bolsinger

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300. How Churches Can Engage and Support Gen Z, with Tanita Tualla Maddox, author of What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God

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299. What if Leading Alone was the Greatest Leadership Myth? A Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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298. Building Stronger Churches Through Collaborative Leadership, with E.K. Strawser, author of You Were Never Meant to Lead Alone

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297. The Secret to Calm Leadership Under Pressure, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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296. Why Do Leaders Fear Being Honest with Their Congregation? with Tom Bennardo, author of Open-Hearted People, Soul-Connected Church

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295. How to Energize Leadership by Seeking New Voices, a Quick Converstion with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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294. How Jews for Jesus is Adapting to a New Generation, with Aaron Abramson, author of Mission Design

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293. Why Does Mission Grow From Humble Listening? A Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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292. Why Do Effective Leaders Prioritize Asking Over Answering? With J.R. Briggs, author of The Art of Asking Better Questions

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291. The Complex Truth About Modern Churchgoers, a Quick conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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290. Don't Assume Trust Guarantees Success in Leadership, with Tod Bolsinger

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289. Exegeting Neighborhoods and Churches, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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288. Leadership That Smells Like the Gospel, with Jason Jensen, author of Formed to Lead

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287. Leadership and Lament, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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286. Incarnational Ministry vs. Digital Engagement, with Michael Huerter, author of The Hybrid Congregation

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285. Embracing the Unfamiliar, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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284. How to Respond Thoughtfully Instead of Reacting, with Audrey Davidheiser, author of Grieving Wholeheartedly

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283. Stay on Target! A Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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282. The Cost of Bias in the Church, with Erin Devers, author of The Unbiased Self

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281. Learning Our Way Forward, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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280. Empowering Leaders for Creative Mission, with Shannon Kiser, author of Opening Space

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279. The First Change Is You, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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278. Preaching in Today’s Post-Christian World, with Mark Glanville, author of Preaching in a New Key

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277. From People Pleaser to Courageous Leader, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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276. The Light and Dark Sides of Power, with Nicole Massie Martin, author of Nailing It

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275. Leading Faithful Churches of Every Size, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger (ep 150 replay)

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274. Healing Workplace Wounds, with Meryl Herr, author of When Work Hurts

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273. Beyond Fake It Till You Make It, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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272. Beyond Church Revitalization, with Josh Hayden, author of Remissioning Church

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271. The Precarious Power of Prayer, a Quick conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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270. Evangelism as Consolation, with Andrew Root, author of Evangelim in an Age of Despair

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269. Balancing Mission and Consensus in Leadership, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger

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268. Borderless Faith, with Seth Clark, Lead Pastor of The Border Church

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267. Moving Past Plateaus, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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266. The Church as Shalom Maker, with Terry A. Smith, author of The Lord Give You Peace

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265. Awareness and Adjustment in Leadership, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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264. Building a Future-Focused Church, with Kara Powell, Jake Mulder, and Raymond Chang, authors of Future-Focused Church

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263. Why Leaders Need to Listen Before They Lead, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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262. From Fired to Flourishing, with Chuck DeGroat, author of Healing What's Within

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261. Pressing Against the Darkness, a Quick conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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260. Resilient Leadership After the LA Fires, with Matt Colwell

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259. Trusting Jesus in Uncertainty, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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258. Walking the Path of Other-Centered Leadership, with Marc Schelske, author of Walking Otherward

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257. Slowing Down When the World Speeds Up, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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256. Digital Disruption and the Future of the Church, with Rex Miller, author of The Millenium Matrix

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255. Mission-Centered Decision Making, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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254. Endless Expectations and Emotional Exhaustion, with Jonathan Hoover, author of Stress Fracture

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253. Leading from a Place of Inner Abundance, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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252. Navigating the Pain of Being "Othered," with Jenai Auman, author of Othered

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251. How Church Leaders Can Overcome Fear and Build Trust, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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250. The Prophetic Challenge of Deconstruction, with Scot McKnight, author of Invisible Jesus

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249. Balancing Tradition and Innovation in Church Leadership, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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248. Ministry's Heavy Burdens and the Christmas Promise of Rest

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247. The Kingdom of God as Present Reality, a Quick conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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246. Have We Forgotten to Pray? with Jeff Hoffmeyer

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245. Standing in the Gap, a Quck Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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244. Finding Strength in Desperation, with Mandy Smith, author of Confessions of an Amateur Saint

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243. Including Young Voices in Leadership, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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242. Life and Leadership in the Fog, with Michaela O'Donnell and Lisa Slayton, authors of Life in Flux

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241. Leadership and Emotional Presence, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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240. Leading with Wisdom from Above, with Uli Chi, author of The Wise Leader

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239. When Politics Enter the Pew, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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238. Lead with Less Anxiety, with Alan Fadling, author of A Non-Anxious Life

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237. Biblical Frameworks for a Polarized World, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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236. Supporting Families with Autism in Your Church, with David Quel

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235. Exercising Power with Integrity, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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234. Political Power and American Evangelicalism, with Tim Alberta, author of The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory

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233. Aligning with God's Work in the World, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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232. Learning from Jesus, with Yolanda Solomon, author of Discipleship as Holy Collaboration

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231. Navigating Grief and Life Transitions, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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230. The Power of an 8-word Mission Statement, with Tod Bolsinger

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229. The Fear-Driven Church, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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228. Dismantling the Myth of the White God, with Grace Ji-Sun Kim, author of When God Became White

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227. Effective Team Management, a Quick Conversation withTod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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226. Tackling Toxic Polarization in Your Church, with Allen Hilton and Andrew Hanauer

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225. God's Work in the In-Between, a Quick Conversation withTod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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224. Leadership Through the Lens of Hebrews, with Amy Peeler, author of Hebrews: Commentaries for Christian Formation

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223. Discovering Where God is Already at Work, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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222. Building a Multi-Inclusive Church, with Efrem Smith and Dan Kreiss, authors of Church for Everyone

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221. Miroslav Volf's Take on Moving Forward, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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220. Leading Through Tragedy, Adversity, and Crisis, with Gayle Beebe, author of The Crucibles that Shape Us

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219. The Role of Joy in Effective Church Leadership, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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218. Trust, Teams, and Transformational Leadership, with Mike Bonem, author of The Art of Leading Change

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217. Holding on or Venturing Forth, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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216. Overcoming 'Puny' Spirituality, with Warren Brown and Brad Strawn, authors of Enhancing Christian Life

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215. The Contagion of Anxiety in Spiritual Leadership, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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214. Leading with Purpose and Authenticity, with Tommy Nixon, CEO of Urban Youth Workers Initiative

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213. Embracing Limitations as a Ministry Resource, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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212. Unlearning Old Paradigms for Kingdom Leadership, with Terry Walling, author of Unlikely Nomads

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211. Fire and Suffering, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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210. Cultivating Cultural Competence, with Daniel Lee, author of Doing Asian American Theology

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209. Abdication and Abuse, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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208. Letting Go in Leadership to Move Forward in Life, with Adam McHugh, author of Blood From a Stone

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207. The Vital Role of Vocation, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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206. The Healing Power of Pilgrimage, with Jon Huckins, Director of Journey Home

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205. How Can Disequilibrium Strengthen Your Church? A Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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204. How to Cultivate Presence in Your Community, with Tim Soerens, author of Everywhere You Look

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203. Hybrid Worship and Long-Term Adaptation, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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202. The Sacredness of Business, with Barry Rowan, author of The Spiritual Art of Business

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201. Understanding Change and Transition, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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200. The Justice Feast, with Michael Rhodes, author of Just Discipleship

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199. Being Your Authentic Self in Professional Ministry, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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198. Clergy, Congregations, and Hope After the Pandemic, with Scott Thumma, Director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research

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197. Meaningful Risk, A Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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196. Overcoming Bad Religion, with Todd Hunter, author of What Jesus Intended

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195. Cultivating Vision through Listening, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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194. Saudade, Leadership, and Nurturing the Inner Life, with Jeff Crosby, author of The Language of the Soul

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193. The Power of Healthy Anger in Ministry, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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192. Leading Change Without Authority, with Roy Inzunza, Corporate Chaplain

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191. Thriving Church Leadership in Uncertain Times, with Heather James, Matt Lake, and Jonny Weir

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190. Harnessing Conflict for Positive Change, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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189. Ministry Leadership in a Pluralistic World, with Jay Kim, author of One Jesus One People

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188. Leading People While Following Jesus, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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187. Tackling Adaptive Challenges in Church Leadership, with Angie Ward, author of Uncharted Leadership

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186. How Relationship Nourishes and Sustains Leaders in Times of Change, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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185. From Sunday Services to Real Transformation, with E.K. Strawser, author of Centering Discipleship

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184. Reimagining Discipleship in a Post-COVID World, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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183. Challenging a Commodifying Culture in Ministry, with Paul Louis Metzger, author of More Than Things

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182. Engaging with Diverse Voices for a More Faithful Discipleship, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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181. How Stories Shape Our Spiritual Lives and Leadership, with Jennifer Holberg, author of Nourishing Narratives

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180. The Key Relationships Every Leader Needs, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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179. The Neuroscience of Spiritual Formation, with Jim Wilder, author of Renovated

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178. Embracing the Future, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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177. Exploring New Forms of Church, with Shannon Kiser, Director of Coaching and Training at Fresh Expressions

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176. Building Bridges in a Polarized World, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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175. From Burnout to Resilience, with Jason Young, co-author of Don't Burn Out, Burn Bright

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174. Addressing Unresolved Pain in Ministry Leadership, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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173. The Art of Interpreting Culture, with Justin Bailey, author of Interpreting Your World

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172. The Courage to Disappoint, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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171. Leading Your Ministry as a Dissident Disciple, with Scot McKnight, author of Revelation for the Rest of Us

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170. The Overlooked Leadership Skill of Listening, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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169. The Materiality of God's Mission, with Miroslav Volf, author of The Home of God

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168. Recalibrating Leadership Greatness, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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167. Called to Each Other, with Claude Alexander, author of Becoming the Church

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166. The Church's Love Affair with Power, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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165. The Value of a Low Anthropology, with David Zahl, author of Low Anthropology

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164. Failure Moves Us Deeper, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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163. You Can't Be Found if You're Never Lost, with Steve Carter, author of The Thing Beneath the Thing

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162. Transform Your Church Through Story, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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161. Preaching for Deep Connection, with Lisa Lamb, author of Resonate

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160. A Church That Demonstrates God's Goodness, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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159. Biblical Violence and the Mission of God, with Matthew Lynch, author of Flood and Fury

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158. Looking Over the Church's Fence, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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157. Seamless Leadership, with Steven Garber, author of The Seamless Life

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156. The Power of Being on Mission Together, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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155. Leadership and Looking to the Future, with Tom Sine, co-author of 2020s Foresight

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154. What Does Flourishing Leadership Require? A Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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153. Leadership in a Time of Declining Church Attendance, with Thom Rainer, author of I Believe

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152. When the Leader is a Peacemonger, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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151. How Did God Intend Us to Experience Sabbath? with Ruth Haley Barton, author of Rhythms of Work and Rest

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150. The New Normal of Church Attendance, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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149. Ministry Leadership in a Racialized Society, with David Swanson, author of Rediscipling the White Church

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148. Discerning What's Essential, with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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147. Is Innovation Inherently Good? with Andrew Root, author of The Church After Innovation

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146. Leadership for the Long Haul, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson

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145. Championing Leadership from the Margins, with Beth Birmingham and Eeva Sallinen Simard, authors of Cultures of Belonging

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144. Is the Church Failing to Make Disciples?, with Tod Bolsinger, Executive Director of the Church Leadership Institute

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143. How the Church Can Respond to Immigration, with Karen Gonzalez, author of Beyond Welcome

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142. Navigating the 7 Stages of Transition, with D. Michael Lindsay, author of Hinge Moments

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141. Being Fully Yourself in Leadership, with Sarah Bereza, author of Professional Christian

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140. Bathed in Grace, with Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke, authors of Having the Mind of Christ

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139. Disequilibrium and the Mission of God, with Markus Watson

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138. Ministry Leadership in a Time of Immense Change, with Markus Watson

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137. Ending Homelessness, with Kevin Nye, author of Grace Can Lead Us Home

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136. Healthy Attachment and Spiritual Leadership, with Todd Hall, author of The Connected Life

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135. Leading Your Church Through Political Division, with Allen Hilton, author of A House United

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134. How to Help Your City Thrive, with Amy Sherman, author of Agents of Flourishing

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133. Partners Not Projects, with Scott Sabin, Executive Director of Plant with Purpose

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132. The Role of Nostalgia in Spiritual Leadership, with Mark Roberts and Tod Bolsinger

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131. Spiritual Leadership in the Digital Space, with Laura Murray

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130. Pursuing Your Purpose, with Nicholas Pearce, author of The Purpose Path

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129. Recalibrating the Church Around Jesus, with Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch, authors of ReJesus

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128. Letting Go of the Solo-Heroic Leader in You, with Bryan Sims, author of Leading Together

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127. From Sunday-centric to Mission-centric, with Jon Ritner, author of Positively Irritating

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126. A Crisis of Adult Discipleship, with Brian Wallace, Executive Director of the Center for Spiritual Formation

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125. Fruitful Leadership, with Tom Nelson, author of The Flourishing Pastor

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124. Racial Justice, Sexual Wholeness, and the Way of Jesus, with Rich Villodas, author of The Deeply Formed Life

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123. Gentrification and Spiritual Leadership, with Mark Strong, author of Who Moved My Neighborhood

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122. Burned Out and Broken, with Michael MacKenzie, author of Don't Blow Up Your Ministry

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121. Rewrite Your Story, with Ian Morgan Cron, author of The Story of You

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120. Forming Leadership Resilience, with Tod Bolsinger, Executive Director of the Church Leadership Institute

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119. Being Leaders of Grace in a Divided World, with Kirsten Powers, author of Saving Grace

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118. Forecasting and Innovation, with Tom Sine and Dwight Friesen, co-authors of 2020s Foresight

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117. Leading with Courage and Integrity in Times of Discontinuous Change

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116. Power, Vulnerability, Rest, with Tod Bolsinger, Executive Director of the Church Leadership Institute

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115. Poverty Alleviation and Spiritual Leadership, with Rob Gailey, author of Development in Mission

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114. Meaningful Work, with Michaela O'Donnell, author of Make Work Matter

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113. Flourishing Leadership, with Andy Crouch, author of Strong and Weak

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112. The Beatitudes and Spiritual Leadership, with Mark Scandrette, author of The Ninefold Path of Jesus

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111. A Gospel for the Sinned-Against, with Phuc Luu, author of Jesus of the East

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110. Identity, Belonging, Purpose, with Kara Powell, author of 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager

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109. Leadership as Learning, Part 2: Coaches and Cohorts, with Tod Bolsinger

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108. Leadership as Learning, Part 1: Context and Creativity, with Tod Bolsinger

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107. Childlike Faith, Adultlike Leadership, with Mandy Smith, author of Unfettered

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106. Confronting Modernity's Wager, with Mark Lau Branson, co-author of Leadership, God's Agency, and Disruptions

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105. Courageous Leadership, with Rich Stearns, author of Lead Like It Matters to God

216

104. Idols of Comfort: The Church After Covid, with Pamela Ebstyne King and Dwight Radcliff

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103. Willingness to Adapt: The Church After Covid, with Kurt Fredrickson and Cameron Lee

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102. Presence and Practices: The Church After Covid, with Ahmi Lee and David Taylor

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101. Gratitude, Grief, and Guilt: The Church After Covid, with Scott Cormode and Alexia Salvatierra

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100. The Spiritual Life of a Leader, with Tod Bolsinger, Executive Director of the Church Leadership Institute

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99. A Church that Shines, with Tara Beth Leach, author of Radiant Church

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98. Deconstruction and Reconstruction, with A.J. Swoboda, author of After Doubt

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97. Not a Throw-away Kid, with Amy Watson, host of Wednesdays with Watson

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96. Crossing Leadership Thresholds, with Jeff Crosby, Publisher of InterVarsity Press

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95. Judgment and Grace, with Jay Bakker, pastor of Revolution Church

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94. Centering Prayer, with Rich Lewis, author of Sitting with God

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93. Is American Unity Possible?

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92. Against a Culture of Abuse, with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer, authors of A Church Called Tov

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91. Prayer for a President in Pain

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90. Transformative Loss, with Kevin White, author of Audacious Generosity

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89. The God Who Sets Things Right, Luke 1:46-55

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88. The Border Church, with Seth Clark

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87. Racism and the Trials of Hercules, with Dr. Jerome Butler, host of Moments of Grace

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86. Leading Like Jesus, with Ken Blanchard

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85. Pledge and Consent, with Esther Lightcap Meek, author of A Little Manual for Knowing

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84. Grace-Filled Politics, with Aaron Schafer, author of The Politically Homeless Christian

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83. Disorienation and Spiritual Leadership, with Tod Bolsinger, author of Leadership for a Time of Pandemic

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82. Narcissism and Spiritual Leadership, with Chuck DeGroat, author of When Narcissism Comes to Church

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81. Anger and Spiritual Leadership, with Chuck Whitley

240

80. A Gospel That Feels Like Good News, with James Choung, author of True Story

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79. The Loss of Evangelical Identity, with Michael Cooper, author of When Evangelicals Sneeze

242

78. Redefining Success, with Tim Winders, host of Seek Go Create

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77. To Know the World and Still Love It, with Steven Garber, author of Visions of Vocation

244

76. Losing Religion, Finding Love, with Jason Elam, host of Messy Spirituality

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75. A Box with Feelings, with Macy Watson

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74. The Edge of Chaos, Part 3: Slowly, Then All of a Sudden

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73. The Edge of Chaos, Part 2: Fresh New Solutions

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72. The Edge of Chaos, Part 1: Why Your Church Needs Disequilibrium

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71. How Did Communist Russia Impact American Christianity? with Chris Staron, host of Truce podcast

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70. The Subversiveness of Sabbath, with A.J. Swoboda, author of Subversive Sabbath

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69. Connecting Christ to Culture, with Michael Cooper, author of Ephesiology: A Study of the Ephesian Movement

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68. Public Policy, Stewardship, and the Kingdom of God, with Breon Wells, President of the Daniel Initiative

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67. How the Church Lost its Missionionary Identity

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66. The Improbable Growth of the Early Church

255

65. Why Don't People Go to Church Anymore?

256

64. Getting the Bible from the Head to the Heart, with Ron Ovitt

257

63. Liturgy of Commute, with Shannon Vandewarker, author of Working in the Presence of God

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62. Different People Need Different Kinds of Leaders, with Ted Gillgrist

259

61. A Chorus of Podcasters! (Bonus Christmas Episode)

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60. Shalom for the City, with Amy Sherman, author of Kingdom Calling

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59. How I Survived Suicide, with Steve Austin, author of Catching Your Breath

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58. Communion with Reality, with Esther Lightcap Meek, author of A Little Manual for Knowing

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57: Comedy, Wrestling, and the Mission of God, with Dave Ebert

264

56. The Fundamentals of God's Mission, with Jim Mullins, author of The Symphony of Mission

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55. Healing Our Polarized World, with Dan White, Jr., author of Love Over Fear

266

54. An Evangelical in "Episcoland", with Aaron Klinefelter

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53. Growing Hearts, Not Attendance, with Mike McClenahan

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52. Leadership and Soul Care, with Elaine Hamilton, The Soul Care House

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51. Healing Homelessness, with Michelle LeBeau, San Diego Rescue Mission

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50. When God Became an Atheist, with Kutter Callaway, author of The Aesthetics of Atheism

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49. Flourishing, Suffering, and the Renewal of All Things, with Trevor Lee, host of Speak in the Suffering

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48. Integrity and Coherence in Leadership, with Lisa Slayton, CEO of Tamim Partners

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47. Leadership, Anxiety, and Family Systems, with Steve Cuss, author of Managing Leadership Anxiety

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46. Inviting the Real, with Esther Lightcap Meek, author of A Little Manual for Knowing

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45. Retirement and Vocation, with Jeff Haanen, author of An Uncommon Guide to Retirement

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44. Spiritual Formation and Lectio Divina, with Eric Nevins, host of Halfway There

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43. Introduction to "Beyond Thingification: Helping Your Church Engage in God's Mission"

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42. Speaking Out Against Injustice, with Kathy Khang, author of Raise Your Voice

279

41. The Law of the Splintered Paddle

280

40. Preaching, Worship, and Justice, with Jennifer Ackerman

281

39. Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, with Jimm Greer, President of UMTR2ME

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38. You Are God's Beloved

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37. Journaling for People Who Hate to Journal, with Tracy Winchell, host of Reboots podcast

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36. The Vulnerable Pastor, with Mandy Smith

285

35. God Wants His Kids Back, with Nate Landis, President of Urban Youth Collaborative

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34. A Small Church Making a Big Difference, with Cari Augusta

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33. Experiencing Shalom at a James Taylor Concert

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32. Emotional Resilience and Spiritual Leadership, with Ron Ovitt

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31. Why is Ministry Harder Than it Used to Be?

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30. Your Life is a Story, with Scott Schimmel, President of The You School

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29. Serving the Poor and the Immigrant, with Ebenezer Church, San Diego

292

28. Empowering Women in Ministry, with Tara Beth Leach

293

27. Developing a Framework for Intentional Spiritual Growth

294

26. Planting Churches in a Post-Christendom World, with Daniel So and Jeya So

295

25. Organizational Change and the Way of Exploration, with Dwight Gibson, The Exploration Group

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24. Joining God's Mission Through Neighborhood Exegesis, with Marcos Mujica

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23. Joining God's Mission Through Regenerative Agriculture, with Marcos Mujica

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22. Wine and Words (and Nuggets), with the Uncommon Good Team

299

21. Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Discipleship for the Common Good, with Brant Himes

300

20. Sin and Shalom

301

19. The Ungiving Tree, with Dwight Gibson

302

18. Ministering to Those Done With Ministry, with DG Hollums

303

17. Not Ashamed of Sinners, Matthew 1:1-17

304

16. Canoeing the Mountains, with Tod Bolsinger

305

15. Abraham Kuyper and Discipleship for the Common Good, with Brant Himes

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14. Already Blessed, The Beatitudes

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13. An Unexpected Ministry to Refugees, with Pete Seiferth

308

12. God is a Woman in Labor, with Christiana Rice

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11. Discipleship and the Twelve Steps, with Kaye Schneider

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10. Meeting God in the Darkest Places, Sermon on Jonah 2:1-10

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9. The Four-Chapter Gospel, with Geoff Hsu, Executive Director of Flourish San Diego

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8. Thoughtfulness Matters, with Micah Lunsford

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7. Made for More, with Bobby Benavides

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6. From Tragedy to Comic Books, with Mario DeMatteo

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5. Stewardship, Service, and Spoken Word, with Jim Mullins

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4. The Gospel According to Two Shirts, with Jason Coker

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3. The Fourfold Nature of Shalom

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2. What is the Mission of God?

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1. Why 'Spiritual Life and Leadership'?