Leading Ideas Talks Podcast - Lewis Center for Church Leadership

January 7, 2025 0

“The Future of the United Methodist Church” featuring Doug Powe and Lovett Weems

Podcast Episode 160 What does the post-pandemic and post-disaffiliation United Methodist Church (UMC) look like? In this episode, Jessica Anschutz speaks with Lewis Center Director…

November 19, 2024 0

“Exploring the Future of the Church Together” featuring Dustin Benac

Podcast Episode 159 How can the church adapt to future challenges and foster community through innovative leadership? In this episode Doug Powe and Dustin Benac…

November 5, 2024 0

“Digital Ministry Trends and Perspectives” featuring Jim Keat

Podcast Episode 158 How can your congregation more effectively engage people in the digital sphere? Jim Keat, Digital Minister at Riverside Church in New York…

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October 8, 2024 0

“Community Partnerships: Moving from a Mindset of Scarcity to Abundance” featuring Mahogany Thomas

Podcast Episode 156 How can congregations cultivate fruitful partnerships with nonprofits that promote human flourishing and abundance? We talk with Mahogany Thomas, chief program officer…

October 8, 2024 0

“Community Partnerships: Moving from a Mindset of Scarcity to Abundance” featuring Mahogany Thomas

Podcast Episode 156 How can congregations cultivate fruitful partnerships with nonprofits that promote human flourishing and abundance? We talk with Mahogany Thomas, chief program officer…

September 24, 2024 0

“Engage Polarization with Kindness” featuring Cathy Bien

Podcast Episode 155 How can church leaders address polarization? We speak with Cathy Bien about the Campaign for Kindness and how church leaders can lead…

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September 10, 2024 0

“Remembering 9/11: Leadership During a Disaster” featuring Terry Bradfield

Podcast Episode 154 How can we lead in times of disaster? As we remember 9/11, Terry Bradfield, a retired Army chaplain who was assigned to…

September 10, 2024 0

“Remembering 9/11: Leadership During a Disaster” featuring Terry Bradfield

Podcast Episode 154 How can we lead in times of disaster? As we remember 9/11, Terry Bradfield, a retired Army chaplain who was assigned to…

August 27, 2024 0

“Coop’s Soups, an Innovative Business and Ministry” featuring Cristin Cooper

Podcast Episode 153 A call to ministry along with a desire to make friends and fight off loneliness led Cristin Cooper to launch Coop’s Soups,…

August 13, 2024 0

“Welcoming Young Adults” featuring Reggie Blount

Podcast Episode 152 How can congregations engage in ministry with young adults? Reggie Blount shares ways congregations can strengthen their ministry with young adults through…

July 30, 2024 0

“Being the Body of Christ through Intergenerational Christian Practice” featuring Valerie Grissom

Podcast Episode 151 How can intergenerational Christian practice foster relationships with God and community by engaging persons of all ages? We speak with Valerie Grissom,…

July 16, 2024 0

“Moses, Pyramids, and Leadership After Empire” featuring Kathleen McShane and Elan Babchuck

Podcast Episode 150 How can an innovative exploration of Moses’ biblical narrative offer a more generous leadership model for today’s religious leaders? In this episode,…

June 25, 2024 0

“Everyday Leadership and Hope for Humanity” featuring Heidi Brooks

Podcast Episode 149 How can church leaders lead in such a way that is meaningful, sustainable, interesting and makes an impact? We speak with Heidi…

June 11, 2024 0

“Clergy Health and Wellness in the Post-Pandemic Era” featuring Allison Norton

Podcast Episode 148 What is the state of clergy health and wellbeing coming out of the pandemic? What factors and practices influence the emotional wellbeing…

Younger person and older person working together

May 28, 2024 0

“The Benefits of Intergenerational Christian Formation” featuring Holly Allen

Podcast Episode 147 How can bringing different generations together in worship, learning, and community promote faith formation? Holly Allen discusses the benefits of a more…

May 14, 2024 0

“Engaging in the Public Sphere” featuring Kevin Slayton

Podcast Episode 146 How can church leaders better engage the public sphere and expand their prophetic witness? We speak with Kevin Slayton, a pastor with…

April 30, 2024 0

“Innovating to Build Communities Where All Can Flourish” featuring K Scarry

Podcast Episode 145 How can a passion for helping people flourish lead to social innovation? We speak with K Scarry about social innovation and the…

April 16, 2024 0

“Doing Justice Together” featuring Michael Adam Beck and Stephanie Moore Hand

Podcast Episode 144 How can a faith community organize itself to combat the sin of racism? Michael Adam Beck and Stephanie Moore Hand share with…

April 2, 2024 0

“Trends in Latino Congregations” featuring Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi

Podcast Episode 143 How are the trends in majority Latino congregations different from those in non-Latino congregations? We speak with Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi about her report…

March 19, 2024 0

“Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transitions” featuring Mark Elsdon

Podcast Episode 142 Is your church facing the difficult decision to sell or repurpose property? We speak with Mark Elsdon, editor of Gone for Good?,…

March 5, 2024 0

“Transformational Leadership for Urban Ministries” featuring Tony Hunt

Podcast Episode 141 How can church leaders address the challenges of urban ministry in a transformative way? We speak with pastor and scholar Tony Hunt…

February 20, 2024 0

“New Approaches to Help Youth Form Lasting Faith” featuring Brad Griffin

Podcast Episode 140 How can your youth ministry cultivate a faith that stays with a young person as they mature through adulthood? We speak with…

A small plant growing in dry, cracked ground.

February 6, 2024 0

“Healing Fractured Communities” featuring Doug Powe and Jessica Anschutz

Podcast Episode 139 How can congregational leaders be both healers and agitators at the same time, especially given our fractured landscape and the diversity of…

January 23, 2024 0

“Preaching in the Wake of Mass Trauma” featuring Kimberly Wagner

Podcast Episode 138 How would you preach next Sunday if tomorrow your community fell victim to a mass shooting or was devastated by a natural…

January 9, 2024 0

“Improv Church: The Power of Connection” featuring Katie Phillips

Podcast Episode 137 How can an improv comedy show explore the intersection of faith and real life in community? In this engaging episode we speak…

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