As an anthropologist trained to analyze qualitative data from interviews and participant observation, I often refer to myself as a professor, author, and listener. I was thrilled, therefore, to learn that I was selected to volunteer at Lausanne 4 on the Listening Team.

Lysa TerKeurst joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss how to navigate trust issues in relationships, particularly in the context of church leadership. She also addresses the topic of church hurt and how ministry leaders can lead with sensitivity while still maintaining healthy boundaries.

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, led by the late evangelist’s son the Rev. Franklin Graham, has said it might sue over the ad’s use of clips from a 1988 Graham sermon.

Pope Francis called for a day of prayer and fasting on the anniversary of the attack by Hamas on Israeli citizens.

Research on resilience suggests that adverse childhood experiences don’t inevitably lead to childhood trauma. But preventing this adversity from becoming trauma with lifelong consequences requires consistent, loving, intentional support from individuals and communities.

Church shopping should be avoided even if it means asking people to redirect or abandon their various self-defined spiritual paths. The lordship of Christ, not the lordship of consumers, should always be central.

The bottom line, though, is this: People may admire your strengths, but they resonate with your weaknesses. It makes you a better communicator.

It’s true that kids can point out the obvious and teach us a thing or two, but what if we intentionally taught them to lead? What if we encouraged them to lead? And, are you ready for this? What if we let children lead worship?