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.

Troy Gramling: ‘A Culture in Desperate Need of God’

"Pride walks very closely to success, and what we describe as faith can sometimes just be spiritually disguised pride."

Ron Vietti: ‘Hope for Decades to Come’

"I am concerned about the lack of unity and sometimes even 'disdain' that many believers show for other believers."

Chris Stephens: ‘Jesus Never Defended Tradition’

"My greatest concern is that churches are hanging on to tradition and losing the power of the gospel."

Steve Poe: ‘Gratitude Grows Humility and Destroys Pride’

"My greatest concern for the church is the lack of biblical knowledge by many Christians today."

Todd Wagner: ‘The True Church Has Never Changed’

Todd Wagner: "My personal walk with Christ and with God’s people is why I am not stressed."

Pastoring Portlandia: Dispatches From America’s Post-Christian Frontier

What does it take to shepherd believers in America's post-Christian frontier? Cutting-edge savvy and old-time practices.

Pastoring Portlandia: John Mark Comer

“What a post-Christian world is making us do is get back to the the countercultural, revolutionary lifestyle of Jesus.”

Pastoring Portlandia: Rick McKinley

"The gospel is enough! We don’t have to sell out or hide in a self-protective group, shivering at the culture around us.”