Hi, I’m Josh. I’m a pastor, public theologian, leadership expert, and writer whose dream is to create Jesus-centered communities focused on reconciliation and justice.
Looking for small group video curriculum? Check out these video series from Dr. Josh Olds, complete with study guides. *in production, coming January 2026, sign up at josh@josholds.com for updates.*
Have a message you want to share? Dr. Josh Olds offers a wide range of ghostwriting and editing services. Whether you need help polishing up a manuscript or developing a sermon series into a book, Dr. Olds can help.
Need a fill-in pastor, conference lecturer, or podcast guest? Dr. Josh Olds has several different virtual workshops on a number of topics and can speak as an expert in church leadership.
Need someone to talk to about your church? Dr. Josh Olds is a qualified church consultant and pastoral coach that can offer an objective, expert evaluation of your ministry's unique situation.
Josh Olds (DMin | Columbia International University) is a public theologian and pastor for those disillusioned with institutional church. He has collaborated with NYT bestselling authors, written small group curriculum for Christian films, and spent over ten years as the head of Life is Story, a website dedicated to promoting Christian fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of the novella The Magic, the Music, and the Dance, coauthor of The Blood Book (with Ted Dekker) and contributor to the prayerbook Fostering Hope: A Prayerbook for Fostering and Adoptive Parents. Josh’s doctoral work focused on the effect that clergy’s relationship with their parishioners had on their experience of loneliness, depression, and social support.
