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Holy Soup Podcast

Join host Thom Schultz (author, innovator, filmmaker and founder of Group Publishing) as he offers innovative approaches to ministry and challenges the status quo of today’s church.

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Holy Soup Podcast Episode 028- The Church & Race Relations: Help or Hurt?

Holy Soup Podcast Episode 028- The Church & Race Relations: Help or Hurt?

With racial tensions on the rise around the country, what unique opportunity does the church have to lead the push towar... Read more

11 Jul 2018

16mins

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

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

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

14 Feb 2017

29mins

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Holy Soup Episode 034: The Endangered Church’s Tipping Point

Holy Soup Episode 034: The Endangered Church’s Tipping Point

For many years, the warning signs have mounted. The institutional church is in decline. But, up to now, few in the churc... Read more

24 Jul 2019

15mins

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Holy Soup Episode 029- Church Planting: Just to Get Big?

Holy Soup Episode 029- Church Planting: Just to Get Big?

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 s... Read more

1 Aug 2018

22mins

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Holy Soup Episode 032: The Dangers of Under- or Over-Reacting to Church Security Risks

Holy Soup Episode 032: The Dangers of Under- or Over-Reacting to Church Security Risks

Churches strive to make people feel welcome by creating a warm environment where ministry and friendship flourish. At th... Read more

17 Oct 2018

21mins

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Holy Soup Episode 031: Making Disciples—or Just Smartypants?

Holy Soup Episode 031: Making Disciples—or Just Smartypants?

Jesus didn’t arrange his followers in little rows and ask them to complete fill-in-the-blank worksheets. He knew that di... Read more

18 Sep 2018

20mins

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Holy Soup Episode 035: Church: Here Come the Women

Holy Soup Episode 035: Church: Here Come the Women

As the American church struggles to find its way, it may be downplaying one its strongest assets. Women.Join Thom and sp... Read more

1 Aug 2019

17mins

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Holy Soup Episode 030- Social Outrage & The Church

Holy Soup Episode 030- Social Outrage & The Church

Join Thom and special guest Derwin Gray (author and pastor) as they discuss how churches can navigate a response to curr... Read more

5 Sep 2018

21mins

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Holy Soup Episode 033: The Internet and Church Attendance

Holy Soup Episode 033: The Internet and Church Attendance

Websites, social media, live streaming…. All important, but sometimes overwhelming for churches. When looking at your mi... Read more

29 May 2019

14mins

Ranked #10

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Holy Soup Episode 25: Journey of a Religious ‘Done’

Holy Soup Episode 25: Journey of a Religious ‘Done’

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

12 Sep 2017

22mins

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Holy Soup Episode 27: The Startling Response from Young People Who Left the Church

Holy Soup Episode 27: The Startling Response from Young People Who Left the Church

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

26 Jun 2018

21mins

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Holy Soup Episode 26: What American Churches Can Learn From Shrunken European Churches

Holy Soup Episode 26: What American Churches Can Learn From Shrunken European Churches

Are American churches going the way of Europe’s declining religious institutions? Church attendance across Europe has dr... Read more

7 Nov 2017

6mins

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Holy Soup Episode 023: The Rise of Bi-Vocational Ministry

Holy Soup Episode 023: The Rise of Bi-Vocational Ministry

While full-time paid ministry positions are shrinking, the pool of bi-vocational ministers is growing. Discover what’s b... Read more

24 Jan 2017

10mins

Ranked #14

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Holy Soup Episode 022: When You’re Not the Boss

Holy Soup Episode 022: When You’re Not the Boss

Brian Bennett spent years interviewing the top ‘number 2’s’ from around the country including assistant pastors, golf ca... Read more

29 Nov 2016

29mins

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Holy Soup Episode 21: From Sleeper Sermons to Moving Messages

Holy Soup Episode 21: From Sleeper Sermons to Moving Messages

“We’re stuck in using the most archaic and unreliable ways to communicate the best message that’s ever been out there.” ... Read more

25 Oct 2016

32mins

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