436. Discerning God Amidst the Noise
"Take your Bible and take your newspaper and read them both. But interpret newspapers from your Bible," Karl Barth famously advised young th...
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20 of 113 episodes435. Not Dead Yet
Byron Johnson and Thomas Kidd take a contrarian stance against "dominant media and scholarly narratives regarding religion" in their new boo...
434. Leading the Worship Community
Welcome to the Influence Podcast! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. I began vocational ministry the...
433. How to Pay Attention to the Spirit
"We live in an age where attention has become our most endangered resource. Every sound, every scroll, every urgency competes for it. But wh...
432. The Pastoral Art of Listening
Deuteronomy 6:4 is one of the Bible's foundational texts. "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one." Theologically, this verse is...
431. Why You Should Take a Nap
"Sometimes I wonder if heaven will feel a bit like an afternoon nap," writes Brett McCracken in The Wisdom of Sleep . Maybe it's because nap...
430. Paul as Mentor-Pastor
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. Lee Grady writes the following...
429. The Foundation of Ministry Is Prayer
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. Joe Oden writes the following i...
428. Dangers Ministers Don't See
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. In this episode of the Influenc...
427. Solving the Dishonesty Problem
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. "Honesty matters, and people ca...
426. Holy Worldliness?
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. "Paul didn't want believers to...
425. Would Anyone Notice if Your Church Disappeared?
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. "Regardless of your Sunday atte...
424. A Biblical Case for Women Leading Churches
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. Recently, a prominent Southern...
423. The Church Friendliness Crisis
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. In this episode I talk to Prof....
422. What Churches Should Know About Autism
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. "The church is called to be a p...
421. The Problem of Hell
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. "The doctrine of hell can be a...
420. The Importance of Ethical Ministry
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. "Most professions have ethical...
419. Using Good Judgment in Worship
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. "The so-called worship wars oft...
418. Taking Kidmin to the Next Level
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. "Children's ministry is arguabl...
417. Spirit-Empowered Multiplication
Welcome to the Influence Podcast ! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. Ministers hear a lot about chur...