Future Church Podcast

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When Tithes and Offerings are Not Enough

One third of churches in the U.S. are in the red this year¹, living “paycheck to paycheck.”  Some of these will close.  According to Jim Tomberlin and Warren Bird, authors

Healthy Leaders NEXT

The New Epidemic is Loneliness

In May 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murphy released an 85-page advisory about a new epidemic devouring its way across the country. But he wasn’t talking about a new

Cultivating Kingdom Imagination

In 2022, we slowly emerged from the collective grief and trauma of the COVID-19 global pandemic and we were yet again face-to-face with the endemic of racism. As we were

Making Faith Their Own

In 1 Corinthians 13 Paul writes, “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a

Innovation as Stewardship

Innovation is often born out of adversity. Problems, setbacks, and challenges require us to find new paths forward. New solutions are needed. But this is not always the case. There

The Hardest Task for Leaders

A Leader’s Biggest Challenge? What is the biggest challenge you face as a leader? Building a cohesive team? Communicating a clear vision? Developing strategy towards that vision? Is it securing