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Pivot Podcast
Learning to Let Go in Ministry: Beyond Church Growth Pressure Many church leaders feel crushing church growth pressure—the anxiety that if you don’t reverse decline or manage outcomes perfectly, you’ve failed. But what if that pressure is actually destroying the connections you’re trying to create? In this episode of the Pivot Podcast, Dr. Andrew Root…
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Stop Calling Them Students
The renowned sociologist begged us to stop throwing “student” in front of ministries. He explained that the dropout rate is high, and such a nomenclature eliminates many from finding a place in the church. But almost everyone read his remarks either with the shrugged shoulders of, I don’t get it or the rolling eyes of,…
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Future Christian
Andrew Root on the Dangers of Self-Expression and Innovation Obsession Are you feeling the pressure to constantly innovate and be competitive in both work and daily life? Do you ever wonder if this focus on innovation is truly necessary for good ministry, or if it is simply a response to the fear of decline? In…
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Redefining Evangelism in an Age of Sadness with Andrew Root | Episode 233
I had a conversation with Andrew Root, who is a theologian and wrote the book “Evangelism in an Age of Despair.” We explored how evangelism can serve as a way to comfort others, stressing the importance of real human connections during hard times instead of just trying to get people to attend church. Root criticizes…
On Cancer…
Warning: I’m going to start crassly and swear in this post… so if you don’t like that kind of thing, do something else on the internet. Jake asked specifically to NOT address his cancer in this post, so I won’t, rather I’ll do what I’ve tried to do with all my own theological work: I’ll…
