#157: AI and Church Leadership: A Theological Framework for Human Flourishing
Wes Granberg-Michaelson shares insights from five decades of church leadership about why tending your inner life is essential for sustainable ministry.
Podcast Episodes
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#156: Burnout Prevention in Ministry: Why Inner Work Sustains Church Leadership with Wes Granberg-Michaelson
Wes Granberg-Michaelson shares insights from five decades of church leadership about why tending your inner life is essential for sustainable ministry.
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#155: Gratitude and Thanksgiving: A Blessing Grounded in God’s Presence
In this special Thanksgiving episode, Luther Seminary professor Dr. Lois Malcolm offers a powerful seven-minute blessing that reframes what gratitude and thanksgiving really mean.
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#154: Church Plant Leadership Skills: The Starter’s Way to Contextual Ministry
Rev. Dr. Dwight Zscheile and Rev. Ed Olsworth-Peter explore church plant leadership skills that begin with deep listening to the Spirit and to the neighborhood—not blueprints or programs.
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#153: Faith and Young Adults: What Happens When Churches Actually Listen
Kristina Frugé shares insights from her work with hundreds of young adults and from the new book “Hungry for Hope: Letters to the Church from Young Adults.”
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#152: A Whole-Community Approach to Pastoral Care for Churches
Dr. Cody Sanders—Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership at Luther Seminary and author of Spiritual Care First Aid—shares how churches can become communities of healing and hope.
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#151: Learning to Ask God Questions First
Bishop Scott Johnson and Deacon Timothy Siburg share how the Nebraska Synod of the ELCA is helping churches move from fixing institutional decline to discerning God’s movement in their neighborhoods.
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#150: Between Sunday Sermons and Monday Struggles: Integrating Faith and Work
Dr. Michael Binder—a Luther Seminary professor and co-owner of a five-generation HVAC business—shares what he’s learned from living in both worlds.
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#149: Understanding Gen Z and Gen Alpha: A Sacred Listening Approach to Youth Ministry
Dr. Josh Packard explains why institutional trust has shifted to relational trust, and what that means for how churches engage younger people.
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#148: Cruciform Leadership: Why Church Leaders Need the Cross More Than Success
Drawing from her journey from corporate consultant to ministry executive, Nicole Massie Martin reveals how most leadership models ignore the very heart of Christian faith and why pastors are burning out trying to lead like the world instead of following Jesus.
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#147: Why You Were Never Meant to Lead Alone
Discover a life-giving model of shared leadership that prevents burnout and multiplies ministry impact with Dr. Eun Strawser.
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#146: The Advantages of Small Church Ministry
Brandon O’Brien reveals the unique advantages of smaller congregations in today’s culture.
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#145: Developing a Future-Focused Church, Part II: Building Transformation Through Collaborative Teams
We continue our conversation with Kara Powell, Jake Mulder, and Ray Chang from Fuller Seminary about creating sustainable church transformation.
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#144: Developing a Future-Focused Church, Part I
Discover the three research-backed checkpoints that distinguish future-focused churches.
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#143: Authentic Christian Leadership: Why Character Beats Charisma Every Time
Jason Jensen of InterVarsity shares how his engineering mindset failed in cross-cultural ministry—and how it reshaped his view of spiritual authority.
