Alpha's Nicky Gumbel and Archie Coates, the Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, discuss the keys to church revitalization in a post-Christian era and how to create a vibrant church culture. Plus, they share field notes on Archie's succession to become Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton after Nicky Gumbel stepped back.

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THE ART OF LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

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TIMESTAMPS:

Church Decline and Hope for the Future (00:07:01)

Church Decline and Global Growth (00:13:01)

Leadership Challenges (00:18:28)

Leadership and Succession (00:30:37)

Succession in Leadership (00:41:21)

Facing the Challenges of Succession (00:44:14)

Momentum in the Church (00:57:07)

Leadership Challenges (01:00:34)

Building Projects (01:08:34)

Cultural Building (01:12:11)

Alpha as an operating system (01:16:44)

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In this episode, Carey Nieuwhof breaks down four distinct communication styles typical of dying, stagnant, shallow, and growing churches. He also gives you the tools you need to break out of a rut to become a more powerful and effective communicator.

The #1 factor people look for in a church is the quality of the preaching.

In fact, 86% of people choose a church based on that.

So, what separates preachers and communication in dying, stagnant, shallow, and growing churches? That’s what we’re discussing in this podcast episode.

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THE ART OF LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Every single month inside the Art of Leadership Academy, we hop on a Zoom call to talk through the challenges leaders are facing so you can learn from each other, with each other, and from world-class experts.

On August 8th, Patrick Lencioni is joining us as a special guest to help you leverage your Working Genius. To join, visit https://careynieuwhof.com/livecoaching

OUTREACH

Discover how your church can get involved in the Back to Church Sunday movement happening this fall. Go to BackToChurch.com to learn more.

TIMESTAMPS:

Quality of Preaching and Communication (00:03:30)

Factors of Great Communication (00:06:05)

Expressing a Compelling Idea (00:07:02)

Elements of Great Delivery (00:09:12)

Sermon Impact Matrix (00:13:55)

Irrelevant Talks (00:14:58)

Academic Messages (00:16:09)

Trivial Messages (00:17:14)

Powerful Messages (00:19:13)

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Rich Villodas discusses how to know whether your soul is in danger, the exact disciplines and strategies he uses to maintain and grow his personal integrity, how he's approaching the 2024 Election differently, and why many Christians are on the broad—not the narrow—path.

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TIMESTAMPS:

Maintaining moral integrity and Christian virtue (00:05:53)

Personal habits to protect integrity (00:08:38)

Navigating public feedback and success (00:12:26)

Financial Meeting Practices (00:21:19)

Healthy Board Relationships (00:23:32)

Slowing Down in a Fast-Paced World (00:28:41)

Balancing Spiritual Health and Performance with Staff (00:32:09)

The Deeply Formed Life for Kids in a Smartphone Era (00:34:42)

Approach to the upcoming election year (00:38:19)

Mistake made in 2016 election (00:40:40)

The Narrow Path book and the sermon on the mount (00:42:56)

Nurturing anger and breaking the cycle of outrage (00:49:29)

Naming Injustices with Love (00:54:12)

Money and Anxiety (00:55:13)

Stewardship and Generosity (00:57:20)

Living a Generous Life (01:04:44)

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