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Episode 143: How the Church Can Respond to Immigration, with Karen Gonzalez, author of Beyond Welcome December 6, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 142: Navigating the 7 Stages of Transition, with D. Michael Lindsay, author of Hinge Moments November 22, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 141: Being Fully Yourself in Leadership, with Sarah Bereza, author of Professional Christian November 8, 2022 Listen Now
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Episode 138: Ministry Leadership in a Time of Immense Change, with Markus Watson September 27, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 137: Ending Homelessness, with Kevin Nye, author of Grace Can Lead Us Home September 13, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 136: Healthy Attachment and Spiritual Leadership, with Todd Hall, author of The Connected Life August 30, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 135: Leading Your Church Through Political Division, with Allen Hilton, author of A House United August 16, 2022 Listen Now
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Episode 133: Partners Not Projects, with Scott Sabin, Executive Director of Plant With Purpose July 19, 2022 Listen Now
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Episode 131: Spiritual Leadership in the Digital Space, with Laura Murray June 21, 2022 30 Listen Now
Episode 130: Pursuing Your Purpose, with Nicholas Pearce, author of The Purpose Path June 7, 2022 30 Listen Now
Episode 129: Recalibrating the Church Around Jesus, with Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch, authors of ReJesus May 24, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 128: Letting Go of the Solo-Heroic Leader in You, with Bryan Sims, author of Leading Together May 10, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 127: From Sunday-centric to Mission-centric, with Jon Ritner, author of Positively Irritating April 26, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 126: A Crisis of Adult Discipleship, with Brian Wallace, Executive Director of the Center for Spiritual Formation April 12, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 125: Fruitful Leadership, with Tom Nelson, author of The Flourishing Pastor March 29, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 124: Racial Justice, Sexual Wholeness, and the Way of Jesus, with Rich Villodas, author of The Deeply Formed Life March 15, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 123: Gentrification and Spiritual Leadership, with Mark Strong, author of Who Moved My Neighborhood? March 1, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 122: Burned Out and Broken, with Michael MacKenzie, author of Don’t Blow Up Your Ministry February 15, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 121: Rewrite Your Story, with Ian Morgan Cron, author of The Story of You February 1, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 120: Forming Leadership Resilience, with Tod Bolsinger, Executive Director of the Church Leadership Institute January 18, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 119: Being Leaders of Grace in a Divided World, with Kirsten Powers, author of Saving Grace January 4, 2022 Listen Now
Episode 118: Forecasting and Innovation, with Tom Sine and Dwight Friesen, co-authors of 2020s Foresight December 21, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 117: Leading with Courage and Integrity in Times of Discontinuous Change December 7, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 116: Power, Vulnerability, Rest, with Tod Bolsinger, Executive Director of the Church Leadership Institute November 23, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 115: Poverty Alleviation and Spiritual Leadership, with Rob Gailey, author of Development in Mission November 9, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 114: Meaningful Work, with Michaela O’Donnell, author of Make Work Matter October 26, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 113: Flourishing Leadership, with Andy Crouch, author of Strong and Weak October 12, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 112: The Beatitudes and Spiritual Leadership, with Mark Scandrette, author of The Ninefold Path of Jesus September 28, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 111: A Gospel for the Sinned-Against, with Phuc Luu, author of Jesus of the East September 14, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 110: Identity, Belonging, Purpose, with Kara Powell, author of 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager August 31, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 109: Leadership as Learning, Part 2: Coaches and Cohorts, with Tod Bolsinger August 17, 2021 Listen Now
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Episode 107: Childlike Faith, Adultlike Leadership, with Mandy Smith, author of Unfettered July 20, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 106: Confronting Modernity’s Wager, with Mark Lau Branson, co-author of Leadership, God’s Agency, and Disruptions July 6, 2021 Mark Lau Branson and Markus Watson discuss the question raised by “Modernity’s Wager.” That question is, “Can life be lived well without God?” Listen Now
Episode 105: Courageous Leadership, with Rich Stearns, author of Lead Like It Matters to God June 22, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 104: Idols of Comfort: The Church After Covid, with Pamela Ebstyne King and Dwight Radcliff June 8, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 103: Willingness to Adapt: The Church After Covid, with Kurt Fredrickson and Cameron Lee May 25, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 102: Presence and Practices: The Church After Covid, with Ahmi Lee and David Taylor May 11, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 101: Gratitude, Grief, and Guilt: The Church After Covid, with Scott Cormode and Alexia Salvatierra April 27, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 100: The Spiritual Life of a Leader, with Tod Bolsinger, Executive Director of the Church Leadership Institute April 12, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 99: A Church That Shines, with Tara Beth Leach, author of Radiant Church March 30, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 98: Deconstruction and Reconstruction, with A.J. Swoboda, author of After Doubt March 16, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 97: Not a Throw-away Kid, with Amy Watson, host of Wednesdays with Watson March 10, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 96: Crossing Leadership Thresholds, with Jeff Crosby, Publisher of InterVarsity Press March 2, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 95: Judgment and Grace, with Jay Bakker, pastor of Revolution Church February 16, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 94: Centering Prayer, with Rich Lewis, author of Sitting with God February 2, 20211 Comment Listen Now
Episode 92: Against a Culture of Abuse, with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer, authors of A Church Called Tov January 19, 2021 Listen Now
Episode 90: Transformative Loss, with Kevin White, author of Audacious Generosity January 5, 20211 Comment Listen Now
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Episode 85: Pledge and Consent, with Esther Lightcap Meek, author of A Little Manual for Knowing October 27, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 84: Grace-Filled Politics, with Aaron Schafer, author of The Politically Homeless Christian October 20, 2020 Listen Now
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Episode 82: Narcissism and Spiritual Leadership, with Chuck DeGroat, author of When Narcissism Comes to Church September 29, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 80: A Gospel that Feels Like Good News, with James Choung, author of True Story September 1, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 79: The Loss of Evangelical Identity, with Michael Cooper, author of When Evangelicals Sneeze August 18, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 77: To Know the World and Still Love It, with Steven Garber, author of Visions of Vocation July 21, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 76: Losing Religion, Finding Love, with Jason Elam, host of Messy Spirituality July 7, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 71: How Did Communist Russia Impact American Christianity? with Chris Staron, host of Truce podcast May 12, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 70: The Subversiveness of Sabbath, with AJ Swoboda, author of Subversive Sabbath April 28, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 69: Connecting Christ to Culture, with Michael Cooper, author of Ephesiology: A Study of the Ephesian Movement April 13, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 68: Public Policy, Stewardship, and the Kingdom of God, with Breon Wells, President of the Daniel Initiative March 31, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 63: Liturgy of Commute, with Shannon Vandewarker, author of Working in the Presence of God January 21, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 62: Different People Need Different Kinds of Leaders, with Ted Gillgrist January 7, 2020 Listen Now
Episode 60: Shalom for the City, with Amy Sherman, author of Kingdom Calling November 25, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 59: How I Survived Suicide, with Steve Austin, author of Catching Your Breath November 18, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 58: Communion with Reality, with Esther Lightcap Meek, author of A Little Manual for Knowing November 11, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 56: The Fundamentals of God’s Mission, with Jim Mullins, author of The Symphony of Mission November 1, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 55: Healing our Polarized World, with Dan White, Jr., author of Love Over Fear October 21, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 52: Leadership and Soul Care, with Elaine Hamilton, The Soul Care House September 16, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 51: Healing Homelessness, with Michelle LeBeau, San Diego Rescue Mission September 9, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 50: When God Became an Atheist, with Kutter Callaway, author of The Aesthetics of Atheism September 2, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 49: Flourishing, Suffering, and the Renewal of All Things, with Trevor Lee, host of Speak in the Suffering August 26, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 48: Integrity and Coherence in Leadership, with Lisa Slayton, CEO of Tamim Partners August 19, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 47: Leadership, Anxiety, and Family Systems, with Steve Cuss, author of Managing Leadership Anxiety August 12, 2019 Listen Now
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Episode 45: Retirement and Vocation, with Jeff Haanen, author of An Uncommon Guide to Retirement July 29, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 44: Spiritual Formation and Lectio Divina, with Eric Nevins, Host of Halfway There July 22, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 43: Introduction to “Beyond Thingification: Helping Your Church Engage in God’s Mission” July 15, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 42: Speaking Out Against Injustice, with Kathy Khang, author of Raise Your Voice July 8, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 39: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, with Jimm Greer, President of UMTR2ME June 17, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 37: Journaling for People Who Hate to Journal, with Tracy Winchell, host of Reboots podcast June 3, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 35: God Wants His Kids Back, with Nate Landis, President of Urban Youth Collaborative May 20, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 30: Your Life is a Story, with Scott Schimmel, President of The You School April 1, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 29: Serving the Poor and the Immigrant, with Ebenezer Church, San Diego March 25, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 28: Empowering Women in Ministry, with Tara Beth Leach, author of Emboldened March 18, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 26: Planting Churches in a Post-Christendom World, with Daniel So and Jeya So March 4, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 25: Organizational Change and the Way of Exploration, with Dwight Gibson, The Exploration Group February 25, 2019 Listen Now
Episode 24: Joining God’s Mission Through Neighborhood Exegesis, with Marcos Mujica February 18, 2019 Listen Now
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Episode 21: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Discipleship for the Common Good, with Brant Himes January 28, 2019 Listen Now
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