The Reclaimed Leader Podcast

It’s Holy Week (if you’re listening in real time) and there are a million things to do – and all of it vying for your time and attention. But, pastor, how is your soul this week? Are you already on empty? What if this week, you can recharge your batteries by remembering your dependence on Jesus?

Have you checked your online sermon retention? Good, me neither. But there’s an important truth about preaching – it’s not just about carefully crafted theology, but engaging delivery. Research shows that 65% of people are visual learners, but what does that mean for preaching. Easter preaching for ...

Easter may not be as big an outreach as Christmas, but the in-reach to occasional attenders is huge. Besides, it’s still a pretty big opportunity to reach people who are looking for a church. So how can we think strategically about reaching (and retaining) Easter Guests.

We’re hearing of another revival among students in Florida almost 3 years exactly from the Asbury Outpouring. Our culture may be more open to Jesus than at any other time in the last 50 years. Is your church ready for what God is doing? 5 Questions to make sure your church doesn’t miss revival.

We are in the middle of Lent. It’s a time to for Christians to go deeper, reconnect, repent, and challenge themselves to get rid of the distractions and focus on Jesus. So why are pastors so bad at it sometimes? Let’s talk about how to fix it.

Do you feel like your church’s best days are behind it? Well, what if that doesn’t have to be the case? Today we welcome Dr. Kara Powell, Executive Dir. of the Fuller Youth Institute, to discuss her book, Future-Focused Church, and how any church can take the next faithful step (which may be simpler...

No matter where you are in your journey toward church health or leading change, it’s rare that you feel like you have enough resources to do it. I think that’s because it takes risk and trust to build what God’s building in us. What to do when giving lags behind growth.

We’re tackling the last Stage in the 4Ds of leading change (Discover, Discern, Decide, Deploy). And this stage is where most churches struggle. It’s not just about what you decide to do but how you implement it that makes or breaks a ministry. It’s about your plan of action.

We’re continuing our discussion of the 4D revitalization process – and today is DECIDE. Once you know who you are and who you’re trying to reach, it’s time to get the whole church to discuss how to do it. We’ll walk through a research-based, field-tested process to help you identify what to do next.

Based on your high school language classes, would you feel confident translating the gospel to that culture? Of course not. Not only because of language competence, but cultural competence. This is exactly why churches struggle to reach people. How to lean in, listen to and learn from younger genera...