Learning to Love and Lead the Different, the Difficult, & Everyone Else: an interview with Adam Weber

Adam Weber is the founder and lead pastor of Embrace, a multi-site church based out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Author of Talking With God and Love Has A Name, he also hosts a podcast called The Conversation. Adam still cheers for the Cincinnati Bengals but no longer drives a Rambler. He’s married to his wife, Becky, and has four kids: Hudson, Wilson, Grayson, & Anderson. He also has seven chickens, two dogs, & three fish, but what he really wants is a sheep.<br /><br /> Love has a Name: Learning to Love the Different, the Difficult, & Everyone Else is now available. What prompted Adam to write this book?<br /> In a culture that seems more polarized by the day, how do we love the difficult, different, and downright hard-to-love people we come in contact with everyday?<br /> What does love look like when people disagree with you in a polarized world?<br /> What are some ways pastors and church leaders can lead with love, especially during a challenging season?<br /><br />Resources mentioned in today's podcast:<br /><br /> * Church Future Indicator<br /> * Love has a Name: Learning to Love the Different, the Difficult, & Everyone Else by Adam Weber<br /> * Love Has a Name Preaching Resources<br /> * The Conversation with Adam Weber podcast<br /> * One way to assist your church members to bridge the racial divide is through the Tyndale House Publishers’ Friendship Challenge. The Friendship Challenge is a practical 6-week program for individuals or groups to pursue racial reconciliation. The Friendship Challenge consists of a book and online videos to help you or your church heal racial division. For information go to <a href="https://www.tyndale.com/sites/thefriendshipchallenge" rel="noopener">https://www.tyndale.com/sites/thefriendshipchallenge</a>/ <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Episode Sponsors<br /><br />Tyndale recently launched a new website, tyndalechurchconnect.com/. The site supports church leaders with helpful cont