Holy Soup Podcast

Join Thom and special guest Derwin Gray (author and pastor) as they discuss how churches can navigate a response to current issues of social outrage including areas of racial and political division.

The church planting movement in the U.S. appears to be at an all-time high. But as a church plant grows, is it able to still fulfill the main goals it was planted for in the first place?

Join Thom and special guest Christiana Rice (author and leader of a neighborhood of faith community in San Diego) as the current state of the church planting movement and common motivations behind starting a church plant.

With racial tensions on the rise around the country, what unique opportunity does the church have to lead the push toward racial reconciliation?

Join Thom and special guest Michael Emerson (provost of North Park University in Chicago) as they discuss the American churches role in bridging racial divides.

What’s behind the increasingly common exit of Millennials and Gen Z from the church? It may not be what most pastors and church leaders expect.

Join Thom and special guest John Vitek (President of St. Mary’s Press and co-author of “Going, Going, Gone”) as they discuss the results of a new study documenting the increasing migration of young generations away from the church, and discuss what can be done to reverse the growing trend.

Are American churches going the way of Europe’s declining religious institutions? Church attendance across Europe has dropped to single-digit percentages. In that environment, how is the church adapting and finding effectiveness?

Once she was a dedicated church member, loyal and committed. Now, she’s done with church, but is finding her faith more alive than ever before.

Join us as host Thom Schultz welcomes special guest Andrea Syverson, author of the new book Alter Girl: Walking Away From Religion Into the Heart of Faith. During the interview, Andrea describes how her various experiences prompted her to BE the church, rather than merely sit in a pew.

Related Resources

- Alter Girl by Andrea Syverson- https://www.group.com/product/9781470744526-alter-girl.do?sortby=ourPicks&refType=&from=Search&ecList=6&ecCategory=

- (Podcast) Are the Dones Really Christian? - https://soundcloud.com/holy-soup-podcast/holy-soup-episode-001-are-the-dones-really-christian

- - When God Left the Building- https://wwv.group.com/whengodleftthebuilding/

Holy Soup Episode 024: The Shack: See or Shun? by Holy Soup

While full-time paid ministry positions are shrinking, the pool of bi-vocational ministers is growing. Discover what’s behind the trend and how it may impact your ministry in this week’s Holy Soup Podcast.

Brian Bennett spent years interviewing the top ‘number 2’s’ from around the country including assistant pastors, golf caddies and even a vice president of the United States. What qualities did he discover that makes them all great in their unique role? Discover on this special Holy Soup Podcast.

“We’re stuck in using the most archaic and unreliable ways to communicate the best message that’s ever been out there.” Find out what new research reveals about ‘the lecture style’ and how to reach a new generation in this special Holy Soup Podcast with author and pastor Rich Bundschuh.