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The Influence Magazine Podcast is a chance for you to hear from the premiere voices in church leadership…voices who are redefining what church leadership looks like. It's the audio companion to Influence Magazine, a resource full of practical tools, informative news and powerful biblical principals aimed at empowering all leaders. Visit us online at InfluenceMagazine.com

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315. How Women Ministered in the Early Church

A well-known evangelical pastor recently announced that he will not speak at conferences that include women speakers. "There's a line at which you can't cross because someone is blatantly disobedient to Scripture," he said. " A conference that platforms men and women is "a total violation of Scripture," he explained. But does Scripture actually prohibit women speaking to conferences or leading Christian ministries? Dr. Nijay Gupta doesn't think so. In Tell Her Story , published in March by IVP A...

May 18, 2023•56 min

314. A Missionary Looks Back

For the past 12 years, Dr. Greg Mundis has served as executive director of Assemblies of God World Missions. AGWM is the missions arm of the U.S. Assemblies of God and fields 2,640 missionaries serving 252 countries, territories and provinces. Mundis has announced his retirement, effective September 30, 2023. In a statement announcing his retirement, Mundis and his wife Sandie wrote this to AGWM personnel: "Our hearts are filled with gratitude as we reflect on your faithfulness and prayers for u...

May 11, 2023•51 min

313. Restoring Peace Through Words

"Words create worlds," writes Mark Batterson in Please, Sorry, Thanks . If so, what kinds of worlds are we creating? Do our words give life or deal death ( Proverbs 18:21 )? Batterson is pastor of National Community Church in Washington DC. More than any other city in America, our capital is a place where people eat the fruit of their words, turning the nation's stomach sour. And what happens in DC doesn't stay in DC. It radiates out to every nook and cranny of America. Our public discourse is p...

May 04, 2023•35 min

312. How to Relaunch Your Church

The Assemblies of God is comprised of 12,830 congregations in the United States. Between 2013 and 2022, the AG chartered 2,985 churches. During that same time, though, it closed 2,958 churches. In other words, just to remain the same size, the AG had to plant nearly one-quarter of its churches over the last ten years. That's certainly a statistical argument for church planting. But what if we had been able to strengthen the other churches so that they didn't have to close? In this episode of the...

Apr 27, 2023•37 min

311. Critiquing the New Apostolic Reformation

In Episode 310 of the Influence Podcast, I talked with Dr. Allen Tennison about the New Apostolic Reformation. We focused on describing the four distinctive theological doctrines and practices of that movement. In this episode, we are going to take a more critical look at those doctrines and practices. The central claim of the New Apostolic Reformation is that the contemporary church needs to be led by apostles and prophets. Other doctrines and practices are associated with the movement, but tha...

Apr 13, 2023•59 min

310. Describing the New Apostolic Reformation

Must the contemporary church be led by apostles and prophets? Advocates of the so-called New Apostolic Reformation answer that question with a hearty yes. Others, including classical Pentecostals, aren't so sure. The idea that churches must be led by apostles and prophets isn't the only controversial teaching associated with the New Apostolic Reformation. Others include strategic-level spiritual warfare, ordinary believers as a miracle-workers, and Christian dominion in society. In this episode ...

Apr 06, 2023•42 min

309. What Pastors Can Learn from Journalists

Philip Graham, the Washington Post 's legendary publisher, once said, "Journalism is the first rough draft of history." If that's the case, then with approximately 2,000 stories to his credit, John Kennedy has been writing the first draft of Assemblies of God history for nearly a quarter of a century. In this episode of the Influence Podcast, I talk with him about what led him into journalism, his favorite stories, and what pastors can learn from journalists about more effective communication. I...

Mar 30, 2023•29 min

308. Overcoming Solo-Pastor Challenges

"The average pastor's job is harder than average," Lyle Schaller once quipped. That's especially true of the majority of American pastors who lead their churches alone. They face a variety of unique challenges that make their jobs especially difficult. How to lead church effectively when you're the only staff member is the subject of Dr. Gary McIntosh's new book, The Solo Pastor . In this episode of the Influence Podcast, I talk to him about how to overcome the unique challenges of pastoring alo...

Mar 02, 2023•36 min

307. The State of Global Christianity

Christianity is the world's largest religion. In 1900, approximately 558 million people around the globe identified as Christian. By 2020, that number had grown to approximately 2.5 billion. Despite that numerical growth, Christianity shrank as a percentage of the world's population, from 34% in 1900 to 32% in 2020. Atheism and agnosticism grew from 0.2% to 12% of the global population during the same time period, and Islam doubled from 12% to 24%. Demographers estimate that by 2050, Christians ...

Feb 16, 2023•36 min

306. Following Jesus in All of Life

The words of the Great Commission are well known: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Christians often interpret the Great Commission as their mandate for evangelism. According to Jesus, though, it's about holistic discipleship. What does it mean to follow Jesus in every dimension of life? That's the question I ask Charlie Self, Johan Mostert, an...

Jan 19, 2023•41 min

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