Interviews

Collin Outerbridge: Building a Multicultural, Multigenerational Church

There's something about a unifying vision that is greater than our preferences, that is focused on serving our community, that I think has led to a strong sense of connectivity that's allowed our church to grow and to impact people right here where we live.

Dave Ferguson: Multiplying Leaders

Every leader needs to have an apprentice. Even the lead pastor, as you're thinking about what's next, you need to have an apprentice so you can put that person in that role and you can commission them to go.

Nicole Martin: A Different Kind of Leadership

When I go to a great restaurant and it’s really good, no one ever has to tell me, “Could you let other people know?” I cannot wait to tell other people, first of all, that I've been, and second of all, how good the food is. I think we have lived our Christian lives on the periphery of God's grace and goodness and favor for so long that we don't know how good the food is for ourselves.

Ron Vietti: ‘Let People Take Precedence Over the Machine’

“True, sincere love for others can break down any walls. You don’t have to agree with the way people live to love them.”

Tim Harlow: ‘Humble Yourself Right Away’

“I’m realizing that the harder I push and the more I lead, the more their lives are changed. If I wimp out, they will, too.”

Steve Poe: ‘Trust God and Take Risks’

"Once we have prayed and know the mind of Christ, we need to stop talking about what we want to do and just go do it.”

Dan Betzer: ‘It Is Essential That People Know the Scriptures’

“I let the congregation know constantly that they are loved. They get ‘beaten up’ in the world; they don’t need it from the pulpit.”

Alan Fadling: Becoming an Unhurried Leader

“I wouldn’t say an unhurried leader gets more stuff done, just better stuff done.”

Claude Alexander: One-Degree Shifts

“My sabbatical allowed me to see that the church belongs to God, not me.”

Craig C. Hill: Servant of All

“The quest for status is not a fuel for a lifetime of ministry.”

Brian Zahnd: Water to Wine

“Salvation is best understood as a kind of belonging. I can’t work out my salvation alone.”