When Jesus Leaves the Building 🚪

The Church Renewal Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 40m · transcript

Some church decisions feel routine until they quietly become make-or-break: hiring a pastor, reshaping a ministry, closing a beloved program, reallocating resources, or choosing a direction when the “right” path is not obvious. We open season five by naming what we think is missing in far too many leadership rooms, not more information but shared, prayerful wisdom that comes from Jesus. We call it community spiritual discernment, and we argue it may be the most crucial skill a leader can learn.

We talk through the biblical foundation in Acts and James 1:5, where God invites a group that lacks…