Leading Ideas Talks

Lewis Center for Church Leadership

Leading Ideas Talks brings to the table cutting-edge leaders on subjects you care about — navigating change, reaching younger people, financing your ministry, communicating effectively — to help you be the leader God is calling you to be.

  • 7 minutes 4 seconds
    Leading Ideas Talks Special: Advent Devotional #1, John the Baptist
    24 November 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 51 seconds
    “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 discuss the future of the church, emphasizing collaborative leadership, the importance of belonging, and adapting to cultural shifts through innovative community structures. Listen on Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music | Spotify Watch on YouTube Adaptive Church: [...]

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    19 November 2024, 9:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 50 seconds
    “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 City, shares tips and strategies that can help any church approach digital ministry with more intentionality and focus. Listen on Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music | Spotify Watch on YouTube Read in-depth [...]

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    5 November 2024, 9:00 pm
  • 28 minutes 3 seconds
    “Faithfully Engage Public Policy” featuring Miranda Zapor Cruz

    Podcast Episode 157 How can Christians faithfully engage public policy? We speak with Miranda Zapor Cruz, professor of historical theology at Indiana Wesleyan University and author of Faithful Politics: 10 Approaches to Christian Citizenship and Why It Matters. She shares with us how Christians can engage public policy in faithful, yet nonpartisan ways. Listen on [...]

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    22 October 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 3 seconds
    “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 of Bread for the City, about building partnerships to meet the needs in your community. Listen on Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music | Spotify Watch on YouTube Read the in-depth interview [...]

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    8 October 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 38 seconds
    “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 out of their faith to engage polarization in their communities with kindness. Listen on Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music | Spotify Watch on YouTube Read in-depth interview Related Resources A Campaign [...]

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    24 September 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 28 seconds
    “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 the Pentagon on that fateful day, joins Lewis Center Director Doug Powe for a conversation about leading faithfully during a disaster. He reminds church leaders to check their doctrine at [...]

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    10 September 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 20 seconds
    “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, an innovative business and ministry. She shares how loving God and loving neighbor led her to reach people in new and creative ways. Listen on Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music | [...]

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    27 August 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 6 seconds
    “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 hospitality, welcoming and meeting young adults where they are, and empowering them to engage in works of purpose and mission. Listen on Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music | Spotify Watch on [...]

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    13 August 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 3 seconds
    “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, editor of All Ages Becoming: Intergenerational Practice and the Formation of God’s People, about the countercultural and community building work of intergenerational practices. Listen on Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music | [...]

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    30 July 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 32 minutes 1 second
    “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, Kathleen McShane and Elan Babchuck, authors of Picking Up the Pieces: Leadership After Empire, ask how God is calling you to a leadership model in which power is shared so [...]

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    16 July 2024, 8:00 pm
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