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Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/349200-charles-stone-what-you-need-to-know-about-mindfulness.html "The Apostle Paul was the neuroscientist before neuroscience ever really was," Pastor Charles Stone says. With all the buzz around mindfulness lately, Stone answers the question: Should Christians practice mindfulness? And if so, how? ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685?mt=2 ► Listen on GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iycvfoqhkk6saen2hsbjw6yuz24 Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.comFind ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/348783-kara-powell-teens-want-faith-not-church.html Kara Powell says what may seem like a teen turning from faith may actually be a young person turning from forms of church that make sense to the parent, but not the child. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685?mt=2 ► Listen on GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iycvfoqhkk6saen2hsbjw6yuz24 Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.comFind ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/348247-robby-gallaty-jesus-life-was-just-as-important-as-his-death.html "If the Christian life was only about trying to get you out of earth, into heaven, then why in the world would Jesus leave us here after conversion?" Robby Gallaty discusses this question in our conversation about the kingdom of heaven. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685?mt=2 ► Listen on GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iycvfoqhkk6saen2hsbjw6yuz24 Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.comFind ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/347899-craig-springer-what-you-need-to-know-about-millennials-and-evangelism.html Almost half of Christian millennials say sharing their faith with someone is wrong, yet almost all of them agree knowing Jesus is the best thing that could happen to someone. What's going on here? Craig Springer unpacks the statistics for us in our conversation. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685?mt=2 ► Listen on GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iycvfoqhkk6saen2hsbjw6yuz24 Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.comFind ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/347339-ken-costa-gods-strange-kingdom-and-the-stranger-cross.html "Just as the spirit of God was with Christ on the cross, so he is with us in the depths of our agonies, reminding us that there is something ahead of us," Ken Costa says. Our discussion focuses on the things we may have overlooked about the cross. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685?mt=2 ► Listen on GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iycvfoqhkk6saen2hsbjw6yuz24 Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.comFind ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/346789-spiritual-disciplines-justin-mcroberts-and-scott-erickson-pastors-are-people-too.html Justin and Scott discuss the need for pastors to embrace their humanity and they believe spiritual disciplines can help them do that. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685?mt=2 ► Listen on GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iycvfoqhkk6saen2hsbjw6yuz24 Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.comFind ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/346325-drew-dyck-how-to-do-your-future-self-a-favor.html Drew Dyck read 62 books and conducted 14 interviews to write a book on self-control. Drew talks to us about the science and spirituality behind self-control and how its practice will lead you toward freedom. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685?mt=2 ► Listen on GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iycvfoqhkk6saen2hsbjw6yuz24 Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.comFind ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/345732-matt-brown-the-thing-we-must-not-forget-about-truth.html Matt Brown is an evangelist who reaches roughly 2 million social media followers daily. In our conversation, Matt addresses the crisis of influence the church is currently experiencing in the world. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685?mt=2 ► Listen on GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iycvfoqhkk6saen2hsbjw6yuz24 Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.comFind ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/345213-hannah-anderson-what-discernment-is-and-is-not.html "What we have to understand is that discernment is not a weapon we use against each other," Hannah Anderson says. More than anything else, Hannah says discernment is about finding what is good. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... ► Listen on RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-churchlea... Connect with ChurchLeaders Online!ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com/Find ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleadersFollow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLeadFollow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest:

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/344609-shane-pruitt-minister-family-struggles.html Shane Pruitt serves as the Director of Evangelism for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. After adopting a son from Uganda, Shane and his wife, Kristi faced some difficult family experiences. In our conversation, Shane shares how his family struggles and ministry collided. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... ► Listen on RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-churchlea... Connect with ChurchLeaders Online!ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com/Find ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleadersFollow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLeadFollow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest:

Get notes on this podcast here: ">https://churchleaders.com/podcast/344028-erwin-mcmanus-your-theology-wont-save-you-from-lack-of-peace.html Erwin McManus is an artist and the pastor of Mosaic Church in Los Angeles. In our surprisingly hopeful conversation, Erwin talks about the growing problem of anxiety and lack of peace in ministry leaders and why this struggle will have to be remedied by something other than theology. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... ► Listen on RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-churchlea... Connect with ChurchLeaders Online!ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com/Find ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleadersFollow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLeadFollow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=d1_to5iBIGfUqbe6uRfYNvMh13F8MTU0Nzc0MTQyMEAxNTQ3NjU1MDIw&event=video_description&v=_9ztFFibDVk&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fchurchleaders"

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/343430-david-fitch-how-to-be-a-church-on-mission "Instead of an institution, people come to, [the church should be] a way of life cultivated in a place," David Fitch says. Listen to our conversation with David as he discusses what it looks like when a church is "on mission." ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... ► Listen on RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-churchlea... Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com/ Find ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/342908-stadia-justin-moxley-the-need-to-plant-churches-is-critical.html "We need to be planting about 8,100 churches per year just to keep up with the population and the closure rates," Justin Moxley of Stadia says. Justin shares the latest research on church plants, including how they reach people an established church may not. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... ► Listen on RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-churchlea... Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com/ Find ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/342328-kent-annan-what-you-should-know-about-refugees-and-immigrants Kent Annan is the director of humanitarian and disaster leadership at Wheaton College. In our conversation, Kent addresses the fears that often come up when societies consider welcoming refugees and immigrants and the facts he learned about the impact they have on the nations who welcome them. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... ► Listen on RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-churchlea... Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com/ Find ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/

Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/341888-brent-crowe-when-you-live-and-lead-with-regret.html Brent Crowe is the Vice President for Student Leadership University, a program that has trained over 150,000 students to commit themselves to excellence. In our conversation, Brent discusses the lessons he's learned from leading Gen Z, the hope he sees in the next generation, and the futility of leading from fear. ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... ► Listen on RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-churchlea... Connect with ChurchLeaders Online! ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com/ Find ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders #churchstuff #churchleaders

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