The Christian Leader Podcast is the official podcast from USMB, featuring honest and practical conversations for anyone following Jesus—in life, ministry, and everything in between. Join us as we disciple, develop, and deploy followers of Jesus for life and leadership.
Starting Strong: Money, Marriage, and Discipleship (Matt Bell & Jon Wiebe)
Returning guests Matt Bell and Jon Wiebe join the podcast to talk about money as a discipleship issue. Matt is an author and speaker on biblical money management, and Jon has spent 30 years at MB Foundation. The conversation centers on Matt's new book, Starting Strong, written for dating, engaged and newly married couples. He explains why spenders so often marry savers and why a budget is about having more, not less. He also lays out his "uncommon" order for money: give first, then save...
17 Sept 2026
Why Women Are Leaving the Church, and How to Win Them Back (Kadi Cole)
Kadi Cole returns to the Christian Leader podcast to unpack one of the most surprising shifts in recent church attendance data: for the first time on record, young men are now attending church at higher rates than young women. Kadi is a veteran church leadership consultant with over 20 years focused on developing women's leadership, and she has kept a close eye on why women have been quietly stepping back from church involvement for almost two decades. The conversation moves from diagnosis to...
3 Sept 2026
Big Church, Small Church: What We Can Learn From Each Other (Alex Janzen & Brent Warkentin)
Church size is one of those topics everyone tiptoes around. If you're at a smaller church, it can feel like you're always playing catch-up; if you're at a bigger one, it can feel awkward to talk about resources without sounding like you're bragging. In this episode, Matt sits down with two pastors living out very different realities: Alex Janzen, lead pastor of Community Bible Church in Mountain Lake, Minnesota (congregation of 20-25), and Brent Warkentin, lead pastor of Ridgepoint Church (co...
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