Beyond The Numbers

After more than 30 years in youth ministry, what would you do differently? In this episode of Beyond the Numbers, Josh Griffin joins me to talk honestly about youth ministry, teaching students, leadership mistakes...

Why Waiting on God is the Hardest and Most Rewarding Thing You'll Ever Do Maybe God isn’t late. Maybe we’re just moving faster than He asked us to. Waiting is hard. Especially when you have a plan, a vision, a job...

What should you do when you step into a new ministry? How do you lead well without trying to change everything at once? Starting a new ministry position can be exciting — but it can also be one of the easiest times for...

Before you ever step foot in a new ministry, there's one question that determines whether you heal it or wreck it. In Part 1, I break down the framework I use before I ever say yes to a new role including a house...

We talk a lot about burnout in ministry, but what if the real problem isn't that we're working too hard? What if it's that we've never actually practiced rest? In this episode of Beyond the Numbers, Josh gets honest...

Artificial Intelligence is changing ministry faster than most churches realize. Should pastors use ChatGPT to write sermons? Is AI just another tool like a commentary—or is something deeper being lost? In this episode...

Platforms don't exist without an audience. So maybe the question isn't why leaders keep failing us — it's why we keep handing them the microphone in the first place. This week: a verse about worshipping created things...

They didn’t leave Jesus… they left the church. A growing number of Christians still believe, still pray, and still love Jesus—but they’ve quietly walked away from church. They’re often called “the Dones.” In this...

A youth pastor gets asked to step down. Not because he failed. Not because students stopped growing. Because leadership decided he'd aged out. I've had this same conversation multiple times over the last six months. And...

The church is trending. Not for miracles. Not for lives being changed. For scandals, cover-ups, and corruption. And the question no one is asking is — why does this keep happening? In this episode I'm not pointing...

Sometimes the biggest move of God happens when nobody is watching. In this episode of Beyond the Numbers, I sat down with Fernando and Faith to talk about leaving visible ministry, walking through cancer, stepping away...

One of the most impactful ministry moments I ever had happened in a baseball stadium… and almost nobody knows about it. In a culture obsessed with views, followers, platform growth, and recognition, it’s easy for...

Most pastors don’t start ministry wanting to build a machine. But somewhere along the way, it’s easy for church leadership to become more about growth, performance, numbers, platforms, and pressure… than actually making...

When did so many pastors become... Unouchable What happened to the role of the pastor? Somewhere along the way, access was replaced with distance… and shepherds started looking more like CEOs. We cared more about the...

What does the next generation actually need from church leaders today? In this episode of Beyond the Numbers, I sit down with Kristen Lascola from the Ministry Coach Podcast to talk about Gen Z, youth ministry...