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The Church Answers Podcast — 138 episodes
Five Giving Strategies Almost No Church Is Using
The Incredible Story of First Baptist Church of San Francisco: An Interview with Dr. Ryan Blackwell
Four Better Questions than “What Percent Should Our Church Personnel Expenses Be?”
Church Personnel Expenses Warning Signs
When Personnel Costs Are Too Low
The Rooted Leader: An Interview with Eric Geiger
When Personnel Costs Are Too High
What Percent of a Church Budget Should Personnel Costs Be?
What the Unchurched Really Think About Your Church
Why Some Churches Reach New People and Others Don’t
The Great Volunteer Burnout Problem
What You Need to Know about Staffing Your Church
Four Signs Your Church Is Ready for a Turnaround
Why the Co-vocational Trend Is So Important
The Return of Evangelism: Why Outreach Is Working Again
Why Volunteer Recruitment Is Harder Than Ever
The 12 Categories of the Church Answers Awards
Why the Church Answers Awards Are So Important
Why Some Churches Plateau at 70 (and Stay There)
How to Reach People Who Work on Sundays
Five Early Warning Signs Your Church Is Aging Too Fast
The Hidden Reason Most Churches Stop Growing
Five Major Shifts in Churches Influenced By AI
Why Too Many Pastors Are Not Fully Relying on the Holy Spirit
Six Lessons Learned from Adopting a Church (A Real Case Study)
The Best Overview of Romans for Your Church’s Groups
Five Reasons Pastors Should Consider Publishing a Book
Five Unusual Reasons Pastors are Let Go (and How to Avoid Them)
Five False Assumptions about Evangelism in Churches Today
How Evangelism Ministries Have Changed in Churches in 30 Years
The Invitation Gap: Why Your Members Aren’t Inviting Others
Your Church Doesn’t Have a Vision Problem—It Has a Follow-Up Problem
The Hidden Cost of Busyness in the Church
The Danger of a Big Vision
An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders
Why Evangelism Is Dying in Most American Churches
Are the Boomers Nones No More?
Are Atheists and Agnostics Really Declining in Number in the United States?
Charles Spurgeon: 8 Clear Convictions about Evangelism in the Local Church (Part 2)
Charles Spurgeon: 8 Clear Convictions about Evangelism in the Local Church (Part 1)
A Church Facilities Wish List
The Five Reasons Church Building Projects Fail – How to Lead Yours to the Finish Line
Vibrant Church: Becoming a Healthy Church in the 21st Century – An Interview with Dr. Danny Akin
Three Major Factors That Determine How Long It Will Take to Implement Change in Your Church
How to Build an Eager Coalition for Change in Your Church
Five Types of Unmovable Church Members
Why Are Free Will Baptist Church Members So Young? An Interview with Dr. Eddie Moody
The Top 10 Immovable Traditions in Many Churches (Part 3)
The Top 10 Immovable Traditions in Many Churches (Part 2)
The Top 10 Immovable Traditions in Many Churches (Part 1)
Two Denominations That Are Surprisingly Young
Denominations That Are on Red Alert for Rapid Decline
Creating a Culture of Evangelism in Your Church: An Interview with Jeff Cranston
Reaching Senior Adults for Christ: An Interview with Jeff Cranston
Planned Surgery or Emergency Amputation: Leading with Courage
The Iron Law of Church Growth: No Young Adults, No Future
When the Average Age Lies: The Demographic Tipping Point
“Gradually… Then Suddenly”: Why Church Decline Is About to Accelerate
How Pastors Are Taking Pay Cuts without Taking Pay Cuts
Four Real Stories about How Church Bookkeepers Messed Up
10 Often Overlooked Questions Churches Should Ask Before Hiring Staff – Part 2
10 Often Overlooked Questions Churches Should Ask Before Hiring Staff – Part 1
The 5 Myths of Church Building (and Why They Cost Churches Millions) – Part 2
The 5 Myths of Church Building (and Why They Cost Churches Millions) – Part 1
From Near Closure to Incredible Growth: The Story of Wesley Biblical Seminary – An Interview with Andy Miller
Finally! Seminary Training for Co-vocational Church Leaders: An Interview with Andy Miller
If Amazon Ran Your Church: What Would Change in 12 Months?
How Alpha Is Impacting Churches in the United States
Top Seven Traits of Pastors Who Stay at a Church for at Least 15 Years
Top Seven Reasons a Pastor Chooses to Leave a Church
Top Seven Reasons a Pastor Chooses to Go to a Church
How Satan Attempts to Hinder Churches from Being Evangelistic
The Quiet Power of the Church Introvert: Why the Most Influential People in Your Church May Be the Least Noticeable
How Churches Can Reach the Largest Unchurched Group in the United States
The Largest Unchurched Group in the U.S. (and You’ve Never Heard of Them)
The Rainer Scale of Unchurched Receptivity
Future Church Series – Episode 6: What Is the Size of the Typical Church in the Future?
Future Church Series – Episode 5: The Rise of Four New Co-Vocational Church Staff
Future Church Series – Episode 4: Making Evangelism Visible
Future Church Series – Episode 3: Trends in Evangelism in the Local Church
Future Church Series – Episode 2: The Economics of the Future Church
Future Church Series – Episode 1: The Microchurch
What in the World Does Church Answers Really Do? Part 2: The Local Church Partner Grows
What in the World Does Church Answers Really Do? Part 1: The Consultation Foundation
Financial Counseling for Your Church Members: An Interview with Art Rainer
Jumpstart Your Stewardship: An Interview with Art Rainer
When the Digital World Forgets You — Building Ministry That Outlasts the Algorithm
The Death of the Middle — How Polarization Is Reshaping Church Leadership
Why the New Hymnal from the Gettys Is So Important: An Interview with Keith Getty (Part 2)
Why the New Hymnal from the Gettys Is So Important: An Interview with Keith Getty (Part 1)
What Churches Can Learn from Farmers Markets
The Church Number: 46 to 50: The Missing Generation — Why Pastors Ages 46–50 Are Underrepresented
The Church Number: 73.7% — Churches That Have a Positive Outlook on the Future
Should a Church Have Debt? An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
What Happens When the Church Overlooks the Millennials
The Largest Living Generation—Why the Church Can’t Overlook the Millennials
The Church Number: 70.5% Churches That Share Their Facilities with Other Organizations
The Church Number: 34% How Much More Churches Receive Per Attender If They Have Extensive Online Giving
The Church Number: 79% The Number of Church Attenders Who Say Church Is “Very Important” to Their Lives
The Church Number: 62% The Percentage of Churchgoers Who Attend Weekly
How the Pandemic Changed Church Attendance
Why Gen Z Views Church Differently
The Smartphone Problem in Your Church
Why Conflict in the Church Is Often About Something Else
A Comprehensive Examination of Why the Top 10 Bible Translations Are Popular – Part 4: NASB, NRSV, RSV, LSB
A Comprehensive Examination of Why the Top 10 Bible Translations Are Popular – Part 3: ESV, CSB, NJKV
A Comprehensive Examination of Why the Top 10 Bible Translations Are Popular – Part 2: NIV, KJV, NLT
A Comprehensive Examination of Why the Top 10 Bible Translations Are Popular – Part 1
Autopsy of a Deceased Church in 2025 – Part 2
Autopsy of a Deceased Church in 2025 – Part 1
8 Reasons Most Churches Do Not Do Outreach – Part 2
8 Reasons Most Churches Do Not Do Outreach – Part 1
Five Ways Church Members Hold the Church as a Financial Hostage
How Churches Can Best Address Facility Costs
Thomas Edison on Leadership – Part 4: The Powerful Lesson of Selected Persistence
Thomas Edison on Leadership – Part 3: The Incredible Lesson of Managed Chaos
Thomas Edison on Leadership – Part 2: How Failures Succeed
Thomas Edison on Leadership – Part 1: Understanding the Mind of a Growth Leader
Why There Has Never Been a Better Time to Reach Gen Z
Why There Has Never Been a Better Time to Reach the Boomers
Ten Ways an Almost Deceased Church in the Florida Keys Is Being Revitalized (Part 2)
Ten Ways an Almost Deceased Church in the Florida Keys Is Being Revitalized (Part 1)
Why We Can No Longer Define Worship Styles
Four Off-the-Wall Actions That Are Highly Effective for Attendance Growth
Why has the use of the offering plate declined?
How did churches raise money before the introduction of the offertory?
What is the origin of the Sunday evening worship services?
What is the origin of the Wednesday-night meal in many churches?
Lack of Focus on Clean and Well-Supplied Restrooms: The Unforced Error Series
Lack of Guest-Friendly Signage and Markers: The Unforced Error Series
Failure to Have a Secret Guest: The Unforced Error Series
Failure to Remind People About Digital Giving: The Unforced Error Series
Zero Invitations: The Unforced Error Series
The Holy Huddle: The Unforced Error Series
Grow Your Congregation in the Grace of Giving: An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
Reconnect Your Congregation to the Vision through Generosity: An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
Failure to Have a Parking Lot Greeter: The Unforced Error Series
The Time of Worship Services on the Website Is Not Correct: The Unforced Error Series