Mars Hill’s Other Failure: When Elders Won’t Say No

Guest Bios Show Transcript When does teaching about tithing and generosity become pressure to give? And should the amount you pledge to a church determine whether Jesus is first in your life? In this episode of the Restore Report, Lance Ford and Julie Roys examine fundraising appeals from Josh Howerton’s Lakepointe Church and Willow Creek—and […]

Guest Bios Show Transcript https://youtu.be/N_jCYigfw9Q What if one of the biggest obstacles to making disciples is the very church system we’ve built to produce them? Packed sanctuaries, busy calendars and healthy budgets may look like signs of success, but what if they’re masking a deeper spiritual failure? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance […]

Guest Bios Show Transcript If your pastor stepped away for six months, what would happen to your church? Would people still know how to care for one another? Could the other leaders make decisions together? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford asks what a pastor is actually supposed to do and whether […]

Guest Bios Show Transcript https://youtu.be/1BGg93dKs3I “Her ministry helped me.” Following the Roys Report’s docuseries on Kathryn Krick and Geordavie, defenders have pointed to their positive experiences. But does being helped by a ministry settle whether its teaching is true? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford looks beneath the testimonials to examine what […]

Guest Bios Show Transcript The lights go down. The music comes up. Everything runs on cue. But when the service ends, have we been formed into the likeness of Jesus? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford examines church hype and asks what happens when producing an impressive Sunday experience becomes our understanding […]

Guest Bios Show Transcript https://youtu.be/pEC0BCFwtdY Most people know the story of Mars Hill Church as the story of Mark Driscoll—a gifted communicator, a rapidly growing church and an eventual collapse. But what about the other leaders entrusted with protecting the congregation? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford welcomes Rob Thain Smith to […]

Guest Bios Show Transcript Can a pastor who has experienced serious moral failure ever return to church leadership? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford examines a question that surfaces again and again after public scandals: Does the Bible teach that a fallen pastor should be restored to leadership? He begins with a […]

Guest Bios Show Transcript Millions of Christians have been taught that God governs the church through a spiritual chain of command – God at the top, a pastor or spiritual leader beneath Him, and everyone else expected to submit. In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford asks a foundational question: Does the New […]

Guest Bios Show Transcript What should you actually look for when you are ready to consider church again? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford builds on the overwhelming response to his recent conversation with Julie Roys, “I Love Jesus. But Can’t Go Back,” and addresses the question many church-hurt and disillusioned Christians […]

Guest Bios Show Transcript What happens when Bible verses meant to guide Christians are used instead to silence questions, demand loyalty and protect leaders from accountability? In this episode of The Restore Report, Lance Ford counts down five passages that unhealthy and abusive church leaders repeatedly hide behind – and shows why the problem is […]