Pastor-burnout research: congregants choosing politics over faith
- Should pastors step away from ministry because their people follow politics over the gospel?
Ben reads new research that a majority of pastors think about stepping away from ministry, with concern that Christians identify more with political views than their faith. The hosts push back on the Christian persecution mentality: being pressured out of affirming prevailing thoughts is not unique to Christians, and political persuasion over the gospel is an opportunity for leadership, not a reason to quit. One host argues faith is not the paramount thing for many pew-sitters, and that both pulpit politicizing and congregation-driven politics exist.
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Is Jesus a good leader? The 10 qualities, part one
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Leadership training for church leaders: get a business manager
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Mike's real question: to what extent do people need leadership training to lead churches? Ben gives two distinct answers.
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Recovery ministries, charismatic experience, and sustainable faith
- Can recovery ministries replace a chemical high with a spiritual high, and is that sustainable?
A long pastoral discussion starting from recovery ministries, which tend to come from charismatic backgrounds: the risk of trading a chemical high for event-driven spiritual highs.
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The Nephilim question
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The big question: who are the Nephilim? Boova introduces it — he keeps stalling at Genesis 6 in his read-throughs and a family member asked him about it.
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