In This Episode:

• We'll be discussing "church-hurt", sharing stories of disappointments, and talking about the future of the community. With a goal of healing from past pains, inspiring hope for the future, and building better leaders for generations to come.
• The goal of this podcast is it's not to throw shade at leaders or pastors or anyone. We're not going to be mentioning names of churches or even personal names.
• We discuss the stats on people walking away from the church after COVID and how we are at a turning point where we need to decide if we are going to adapt or do nothing.
• Drew highlights the similarity of our current situation to the story of Lazarus.
• Drew shares a raw and emotional story from his past and how it made him feel. Later those same feelings came up again in a church staff meeting that caused him to lose trust in his leader that day.
• Lessons learned from today's stories:
  • Vulnerability and authenticity cannot be forced.
  • Their pain overrides your position.
  • Think through your next great idea with your team's emotions in mind.

Quotes from This Episode:

• "I'm finding that the majority of times people are moving away from the church, moving away from Christianity, moving away from the community, it comes back to a leader. Not getting something important right." ~ Drew Barker
• "We have to address the overwhelming lack of accountability and support for leaders in Church. And we just have to we're at that point." ~ Drew Barker

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