Ed Stetzer

Ed Stetzer is the editor-in-chief of Outreach magazine, host of the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast, and a professor and dean at the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches, trained pastors and church planters on six continents, and has written hundreds of articles and a dozen books. He currently serves as teaching pastor at Mariners Church in Irvine, California.

He is also regional director for Lausanne North America, and is frequently cited in, interviewed by and writes for news outlets such as USA Today and CNN. He is the founding editor of The Gospel Project, and his national radio show, Ed Stetzer Live, airs Saturdays on Moody Radio and affiliates.

 

How the Gospel Confronts Culture

The message of Christ’s redemptive love and free gift of forgiveness for all has been the force behind centuries of social change.

The 3 Phases of Church-Planting Churches

Where is your church on this progression toward being a church-planting church?

Ed Stetzer: New Churches for a New Era

Learning from the past and seeing what God is doing in the present can point us to a different kind of future.

Are You Willing to Talk About Jesus?

What evangelism requires is that when we care for a friend or speak out for a cause, we tell others that our faith is the reason. We tell them the good news that was told to us.

How We Can Empower and Multiply Disciples

We need to de-emphasize the clergy and refocus on equipping disciples of Christ.

How to Have Conversations About Diversity As a White Male

I’m a white male who teaches at a prestigious college. There’s much to unpack in that sentence, but it’s certainly a position of cultural power. As...

Missions-Focused: From a Rich History to an Ongoing Practice

Anything of importance must be communicated consistently, over and over. Calvary has communicated their commitment to mission consistently.

3 Reasons You Need to a Build a Diverse Leadership Team

“Developing a racially and ethnically diverse team must not be done for the sake of being done, but with the mission of God in mind.”