Interviews

Joel Muddamalle: Total Dependence

We think humility is an invitation for people to walk all over us, for endless suffering, to be left out. Yet the Bible doesn’t present that at all.

Léonce B. Crump Jr.: Recovering Resilience

Trust is built when there is an opportunity to have a catalytic moment where someone shares their story, where you see into that person.

David Kinnaman: Living Out the Gospel in Digital Babylon

The promise of Jesus is for this life and the life to come. There’s an opportunity that we have in this moment of spiritual openness that Jesus is well-regarded and well-liked and he seems to be beckoning people.

Sergio De La Mora: Turning a Generation

“I didn’t go into the ministry to be a megachurch pastor. I went into the ministry to do something mega for God.”

Experience Speaks: Shawn Johnson

"The church is this crazy paradox to me. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to manage; yet he’s in control of it all."

Experience Speaks: Craig Altman

Craig Altman: "People appreciate transparency and keeping it real, both from the pulpit and in everyday life."

Experience Speaks: Kenton Beshore

Kenton Beshore: "In our neediness, we run the risk of taking responsibility for what he's doing."

Experience Speaks: Dan Betzer

Dan Betzer: "A church cannot possibly be any stronger than its knowledge of the Word."

Experience Speaks: Ken Foreman

Ken Foreman: "People can stand evolution more than revolution. Change seems to work best two degrees at a time."

Experience Speaks: Tim Harlow

Tim Harlow: "I have a 31-year marriage and grown kids who love and serve Jesus. That’s always been the priority."

Experience Speaks: Bob Merritt

Bob Merritt: "Don’t get too excited about the highs or too depressed about the lows."