The Resilient Pastor
Join pastors Glenn Packiam, Rich Villodas and Sharon Hodde Miller as they invite leaders to think out loud together about the challenges and opportunities of leading a church in a rapidly changing world. In each episode, they will have a conversation about church leadership and the challenges pastors are facing. Then, they’ll share a conversation with a pastor, church leader, thinker or theologian about the health of the pastor, the state of the church and what it looks like to love well and lead faithfully.
Episodes
64 episodes
58 | Robby Angle on Building Discipleship Cultures, Small Groups & Embracing Slow Growth
Sharon Hodde Miller talks with Robby Angle about relational discipleship, building small groups that foster real growth and why changing church culture takes time. They explore practical steps for investing in leaders, cultivating meaningful re...
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Season 6
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57 | Tyler Staton on Making Room for the Spirit & Reaching a Spiritually Open Generation
Rich Villodas talks with Tyler Staton about helping people experience God in meaningful ways. They explore practical steps for creating space for the Holy Spirit, how to pastor in a spiritually open culture and why awakening desire is key to co...
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Season 6
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Episode 57
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56 | Daniel Muvengi on Parenting in a Digital Age & Supporting Pastors Globally
Glenn Packiam sits down with Dr. Daniel Muvengi (from World Vision International) to discuss the challenges pastors in Kenya are navigating, the pressures of parenting in ministry and how the Church is working to strengthen families. They also ...
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55 | Lisa Fields on Discipling Through Doubt & Deconstruction
David Kinnaman sits down with Lisa Fields, founder and CEO of the Jude 3 Project, to discuss how pastors can disciple people through doubt, deconstruction and spiritual disappointment. She shares practica...
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54 | Jennie Allen on the Global Church & a Generation Hungry for Revival
Rich Villodas sits down with Jennie Allen, founder of IF:Gathering and Gather25, to talk about mobilizing the global church and discipling the next generation. J...
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53 | Jay Kim on Team Health & Leadership Development
In this episode, Glenn Packiam sits down with Jay Kim, lead pastor of WestGate Church in Silicon Valley, to discuss how to cultivate healthy teams in ministry. Jay shares actionable insights on fostering trust, navigating generational shifts in...
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57:00
52 | Shaila Visser & Dan Blythe on Evangelism and Engaging the Open Generation
Glenn Packiam sits down with Shaila Visser, National Director of Alpha Canada and Dan Blythe, Global Youth Director for Alpha, to explore how pastors and church leaders can reimagine evangelism in today’s cultural landscape. Together, they shar...
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Season 6
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51 | 3 Ways to Strengthen Your Marriage in Ministry (Live Recording)
Join Glenn Packiam, Rich Villodas and Sharon Hodde Miller for a special live recording of The Resilient Pastor podcast as they explore the unique challenges ministry places on marriages. Together, they share practical insights, actiona...
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Season 6
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Coming Soon: Season 6 of 'The Resilient Pastor'
Join Glenn Packiam, Rich Villodas and Sharon Hodde Miller for another season of conversations to equip you in your ministry work. In this upcoming season, we’ll be covering more pressing topics, including the relational health of pastors,...
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Season 6
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50 | Pete Scazzero on Pastoral Credibility & Establishing Trust Within the Church
Pete Scazzero sits down with Rich Villodas to reflect on the lessons learned from his ministry journey. Together, they discuss the unique temptations pastors need to be on guard against, practical ways for pastors to lead out of their ...
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49 | Jimmy and Irene Rollins on Building Healthy Marriages & Relational Support for Pastors
Jimmy and Irene Rollins join Sharon Hodde Miller to share their own journey of overcoming addiction and unpack some of the unique challenges facing pastors’ marriages. They also share some practical ways pastors can guard the health of their...
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48 | Mark Matlock on Rethinking Evangelism & Reaching the Spiritually Curious
Glenn Packiam and Mark Matlock discuss how pastors can create a church environment that is open to spiritual exploration, what needs to change in our current approach to reaching the spiritually curious and some practical tips to starting th...
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Season 5
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47 | Megan Fate Marshman on Leading Amidst Grief & Learning to Slow Down
Rich Villodas sits down with Megan Fate Marshman to discuss the impact of grief on spirituality and how her own grief journey has affected the way she leads. Together, they discuss different struggles she has faced as a preacher and how to s...
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46 | Reward Sibanda on Spiritual Openness in the Next Generation & the Impact of Digital Technology
On today’s episode of the Resilient Pastor Podcast, Glenn Packiam and Reward Sibanda discuss the gaps in spiritual openness between the Church and the next generation, the impact of digital spaces and how spiritual disciplines like fasting a...
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45 | Michael Wear on Navigating Political Polarization & the Spiritual Impact of Politics
Michael Wear sits down with Glenn Packiam to discuss what it looks like for Christians to engage in politics, how spiritual health impacts the state of our politics and some practical ways to navigate political conversations. Michael also sh...
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44 | Daniel Im on Discipleship & Spiritual Formation in a Post-Everything Age
Daniel Im joins Glenn Packiam to discuss the challenges and opportunities of leading a church in a post-everything world. Together, they explore the historical context of the church growth movement and its impact on church leadership, emphas...
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43 | Lisa Whittle on the Pastoral Credibility Crisis & Rebuilding Trust
In this episode, Glenn, Rich and Sharon sit down to discuss the challenges pastors face in gaining and maintaining trust amidst a crisis of credibility. Then, Lisa Whittle shares her personal experience as the daughter of a pastor who experi...
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Season 5
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42 | Carey Nieuwhof on Developing Next Gen Leaders & Leadership Succession
Carey Nieuwhof sits down with Glenn Packiam to talk about the trends he is noticing among younger generations of church leaders, lessons he learned from his pastoral succession at Connexus Church and practical advice he’d give to young leade...
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Season 5
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41 | Dr. Anita Phillips on Pastors’ Mental Health & Betrayal Trauma
In this interview from the State of Pastors webcast, Dr. Anita Phillips joins Sharon Hodde Miller to discuss the similar emotional/mental health risk factors that pastors and entrepreneurs face, the...
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Season 5
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Coming Soon: Season 5 of ‘The Resilient Pastor’ Podcast
Join Glenn Packiam, Rich Villodas and Sharon Hodde Miller for more conversations on pastoral well-being, church leadership and navigating the pressing cultural challenges of today. New episodes start on May 23, 2024 and ...
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Season 5
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40 | John Mark Comer on Discipleship & Spiritual Formation
John Mark Comer (teacher, author, founding pastor of Bridgetown Church) sits down with Rich Villodas to discuss what he’s learned as he stepped back from pastoring, why he’s underwhelmed by a Sunday...
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39 | David Kinnaman on Spiritual Backstories, Deconstruction & Resilience
David Kinnaman (CEO, Barna Group) joins Glenn Packiam, Rich Villodas and Sharon Hodde Miller to explore current trends in spiritual openness, the factors that contribute to people distancing themselves from the Church and how understanding peop...
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38 | N.T. Wright on Vocation, Lament & Suffering
N.T. Wright (theologian and author) discusses with Glenn Packiam what he has learned about the gifts of prayer and lament in the church, trends he is seeing in vocational satisfaction for pastors and the ...
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Season 4
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