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.

 

No, Christians Don’t See the Eclipse as a Sign of the Apocalypse

"For those few spreading fear about an eclipse, you’re embarrassing Christians, not representing Christ."

4 Ways to Be People of Truth in a World of Fake News

"Nothing is true simply because it is believable, or because it fits your worldview or preference."

4 Reasons Small Churches Are Essential to the Kingdom

"God used small churches to launch Christendom throughout the entire world and is still using them today.”

Are You on Track if You Lead a Church of Fewer Than 100 People?

"We need to acknowledge the reality that church planting is a long, hard slog. And it is a lot harder than it used to be."

Why House Churches Are Integral to the Kingdom

"As healthy expressions grow, and their stories are told, we can see more examples of house, simple and organic churches."

How Should Christians View Immigration and the Refugee Crisis?

Ed Stetzer: "My primary focus is helping Christians and churches show and share the love of Jesus."

Church Planting Shifts, Part 4: Supporting Planters

"We currently don’t have the kind of financial-support model that our new cultural reality needs."

Breaking Church-Growth Barriers: Build a Bigger Leadership Table

Ed Stetzer: “Our goals must reflect a community of making disciples and exerting cultural influence.”