The State of Nashville with Adam Buzard

In this episode of the Searching Inward Podcast, Scott Reall, Seth Abram and Anna Bryant speak with Adam Buzard, Director of United4Pastors, which brings pastors together in the Greater Nashville community. Adam talks about his listening tour where he sat down with over 200 pastors in Nashville to discuss how they’re doing and the two major themes that emerged from those discussions. He also shares what he learned through The State of Nashville study and its impact in helping the organization's understanding of the world.

“I think one of the challenges and opportunities we have is–again–listen. Listen first.” -Adam [14:51]

“I really believe that a part of being a healthy, well-rounded leader is to provide safe spaces for vulnerability and healing.” -Seth [29:01]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:05] Intro

[01:13] About this week’s guest

[03:21] His work with United4Pastors

[08:11] The State of Nashville

[14:11] Addressing the challenges

[18:24] Strategies to build trust

[28:59] The impact in Nashville

[34:16] Advice for Pastors

[36:54] How to contact Andrew

[38:26] Outro

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The State of Nashville: stateofnashville.com