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.

 

4 Practical Steps for Recruiting a Church Plant Team

The idea of forming a church planting team seems daunting at first, but here are some simple steps that will keep you on track.

What’s Needed to Be a Church Planting Leader?

Being a church planting leader requires different skills than being a church planter.

How Church Plants Have Drifted From an Evangelistic Focus

Is church planting still the most effective evangelistic methodology under heaven?

Why Christianity Will Always Be on the Move

The history of our faith is one of movement, so we must see ourselves as global Christians.

The Hopeful Implications of the Tower of Babel

One day, all the nations and every language will be united around the throne of God.

The Six Other Pandemics We Need to Talk About

While we have focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, here are the other cultural pandemics that have arisen in its wake.

What Is the Individual’s Role in the Mission of God?

We serve a missionary God, so wherever we go we are Christ's ambassadors.

Don’t Quit Your Day Job (God Can Use It)

We need to encourage those who work "secular" jobs to live on mission as those strategically placed by God.