Ranked #1
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
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16mins
Ranked #2
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
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29mins
Ranked #3
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
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15mins
Ranked #4
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
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22mins
Ranked #5
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
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21mins
Ranked #6
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
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20mins
Ranked #7
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
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17mins
Ranked #8
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
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21mins
Ranked #9
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
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14mins
Ranked #10
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
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22mins
Ranked #11
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
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21mins
Ranked #12
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
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6mins
Ranked #13
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
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10mins
Ranked #14
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
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29mins
Ranked #15
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
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32mins