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How Congregations Can Help Pastors Overcome Declining Well-being
Pastors may be surrounded by people, but that doesn’t mean they have their support. It takes a church for a pastor to rest well.
De-Sizing the Church (pt 4): Unintended Consequences of the Church Growth Movement, with Bob Smietana (Ep 072)
While the Church Growth Movement created larger churches and opportunities, it also created larger dangers.
De-sizing The Church: Overcoming The Arrogance/Shame Cycle
“In the first twenty years of the movement, research focused on principles; lately the focus has been on discovering new techniques, programs, or methods.” (Elmer Towns)
De-Sizing the Church (pt 3): What Eugene Peterson Is Still Teaching Us About Pastoral Ministry, with Winn Collier (Ep 071)
A conversation with Eugene Peterson’s biographer on how simple pastoral presence is the healthy alternative to Christian celebrity.
De-sizing The Church: The Rise of Meritocracy
When you have an open market, not
just in finance, but in religion, the size of the crowd brings an air of credibility.
Want to Be Like Jesus? Show Up in Person
We debate what Jesus would say or do if he was walking the earth today. But no honest reader of the Bible can doubt he would be with people.
De-Sizing the Church (pt 2): Why Christian Celebrity Culture Guarantees Moral Failure, with Katelyn Beaty (Ep 070)
Celebrity is dangerous. But it’s also very appealing. This is the toxic combination that Katelyn Beaty addresses so well.
De-sizing The Church: Resisting Celebrity
“Humans were not fashioned by God for celebrity. We can’t take it, I’m telling you. It’s too much.” (Beth Moore)
De-Sizing the Church (pt 1): How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What’s Next, with Karl Vaters (Ep 069)
Why are we obsessed with bigness in the church? This is the first episode of our De-sizing the Church series, addressing that question.
