Christian leadership for a pressured culture.
THINQ Media Podcast brings Christian leaders into high-stakes cultural conversations, usually through stage talks, interview introductions, and pointed calls to action. Its episodes move quickly from story to moral argument, connecting faithfulness with media, parenting, leadership, technology, and public life.
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THINQ Media Podcast is a Christian cultural leadership show with a strong conference-stage imprint. Gabe Lyons frequently opens by naming a pressure point in public life, then situates the episode as a resource for people trying to lead faithfully in that pressure. The result is direct and urgent. It is not a detached news program. It treats media trust, teen online exploitation, Christian persecution, digital surveillance, burnout, vocational wiring, and cultural trends as spiritual and practical leadership questions. Lara Logan’s episode centers on truth-telling, media omission, moral courage, and public reputations. Chris McKenna’s sextortion episode turns toward parents, churches, and the developmental reality of teen boys facing predatory digital pressure. Ezekiel Samaila’s conversation brings attention to northern Nigeria, where Christians are described as living under violent threat while continuing to gather and worship. Catherine Austin Fitts introduces concerns about surveillance, artificial intelligence, privacy, and control. Patrick Lencioni’s talk uses the language of working genius to help leaders distinguish energizing work from work that drains them. Carey Nieuwhof’s episode makes burnout personal, connecting ministry success with strain at home and the need for healthier leadership patterns. Christine Caine’s archived talk challenges leaders to resist chasing trends for their own sake. The show can be promotional around Think Summit and the wider Think community, but the central product is still a stream of conviction-heavy talks and conversations. Its editorial posture is clear. Christians should know what is happening, interpret it through faith, and respond with courage in their own sphere of influence. That makes the show best suited to listeners who prefer advocacy, testimony, and practical challenge over open-ended debate.
Made for: For Christian leaders, parents, pastors, entrepreneurs, educators, creators, and public-facing professionals who want culturally engaged conversations shaped by faith. It suits listeners who prefer clear conviction and practical challenge.
What sets it apart: The show blends conference keynote energy with podcast introductions, giving many episodes the feel of a curated leadership gathering rather than a standard interview feed. Its range is broad, but the throughline is cultural faithfulness under pressure.
THINQ Media educates, equips and empowers Christian thought leaders to create conversations that lead to wisdom. We do this through our new digital platform, a podcast network, and a series of regional and national events designed to convene leaders around topics that matter to Christians today. Listen to the THINQ Media Podcast to learn, explore and consider how you can be faithful in our cultural context.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
THINQ Media Podcast connects Christian conviction to practical questions about political conduct, media ethics, leadership and online harm.
Gabe Lyons treats public life as a test of Christian judgment, introducing talks and conversations that connect political conduct, media ethics, institutional responsibility and leadership to questions of faith.
Gabe Lyons brings church, culture, and working genius into the same room, with you in the hot seat.
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Lara Logan argues that journalism can distort truth through omission and selective emphasis as powerfully as through direct deception.
Lara Logan argues that journalism can betray the truth without printing a direct lie. Drawing on almost four decades in the profession, she points to omission, selective emphasis, and the refusal to humanize certain public figures.
A candid call for parental involvement, shared responsibility and compassion in confronting sextortion.
Sextortion comes into focus as a crisis driven by adolescent vulnerability, powerful technology and the choices adults make. Jordan's story gives the subject a human center, while the description of the teenage brain as "all go and no slow" helps replace blame with empathy.
A clear working-genius conversation reframes burnout as a question of fit, energy, and the work people are built to do.
The working genius framework gives this episode a useful angle on a common work problem: what gets called burnout may sometimes be a mismatch between a person and the work filling their days.
A candid account of ministry success, hidden burnout, and the long repair that followed.
Healthy leadership gets its hardest test when public success hides private collapse, and this episode stays close to that pressure point. The leadership expert describes a season when church growth made him seem like a success at work while his marriage and family life were…
A Republican commentator weighs partisan pressure against Christian political character.
Denise Gitchum frames political life around a hard question for Christians: what does their conduct on the campaign trail suggest about Jesus?
Jenna Parker's story turns a Mother's Day brunch into a Christian reflection on identity, will, and repentance.
A Christian podcast crossover follows Jenna Parker's detransition story, with Gabe Lyons bringing forward a conversation from The Informed Parent podcast.
Public lives, private fatherhood lessons.
Less perfection, more workable home routines.
Steady support for military-connected children.
Host Gabe Lyons introduces an episode focused on civil discourse during the 2024 election season.
Host Gabe Lyons presents part two of Jenna Parker's detransition story from The Informed Parent podcast.
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Gabe Lyons introduces Lara Logan, a former CBS News correspondent and host of Going Rogue with Lara Logan, to discuss telling the truth when journalism can cost a career or personal safety.
Chris McKenna of Protect Young Eyes explains financial sextortion through the case of Jordan Demay, a Michigan high school senior targeted through Instagram.
Gabe Lyons discusses Christian persecution in Nigeria with Ezekiel Samaila, highlighting the ongoing violence and the faithful response of believers.
Gabe Lyons promotes the upcoming Think Summit 2026, highlighting its 20th anniversary, diverse speakers, and community-building activities for Christian leaders.
Gabe Lyons interviews Catherine Austin Fitts about digital identity, programmable money, surveillance, and the relationship between privacy and freedom.
Patrick Lencioni and Gabe Lyons use The Think Podcast to frame "Culture Needs Your Genius" around Lencioni's book The Six Types of Working Genius and a Think Summit 2026 invitation in Nashville.
Gabe Lyons frames THINQ Media Podcast Episode 358 around Carey Nieuwhof's claim that "healthy leadership in unhealthy cultures" requires leaders to resist cultural pressure and burnout.
Gabe Lyons introduces a classic talk by Christine Caine on the importance of focusing on what God is doing now rather than chasing the next trend.
A mother shares her story of her daughter being socially transitioned at school without her knowledge, exposing the dangers of gender identity ideology and erosion of parental rights.
Part two of Jenna Parker's detransition story, exploring her journey through gender transition and back, with insights for parents.
Gabe Lyons introduces a crossover episode featuring an interview from The Informed Parent podcast about detransition and navigating LGBTQ conversations from a biblical perspective.