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The Healthy Church Staff Podcast
We're all about helping create a healthy, positive, and spiritually positive environment for church staff members and leadership teams.
Episodes
- The Healthy Church Staff Podcast
Their First Real Feedback Was the Annual Review
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades addresses the common issue of saving critical feedback for annual reviews instead of…
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They Got the Title
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd discusses the common issue within church staff structures where leaders have authority in title…
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You Never Put the Search on the Calendar
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the pitfalls of indefinite job searches in church staffing. He stresses the…
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The Exit Interview Happened in the Parking Lot
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the frequent oversight by church leaders of not having meaningful exit…
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Sunday Only Lives in One Head... and That's a Problem!
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast discusses the issue of Sunday service operations being overly reliant on a single person. The host emphasizes…
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The Calendar Invite Was the Ask
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, addresses the intricacies of assigning work through digital scheduling tools. It…
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You Approved Their Vacation. Then You Took It Back.
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, discusses the importance of respecting approved vacation time for church staff. The…
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Whoever Fixed the Projector Owns IT Now
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast addresses the issue of job description creep in church staff roles, where staff members like 'Chris,'…
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You're Promoting the Church From Their Personal Account
In this episode of the 'Healthy Church Staff' podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the challenges and expectations surrounding the use of personal social media…
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They're Still "Acting." The Work Isn't.
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the challenges and misunderstandings surrounding temporary or interim church…
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You Made Karen Your Entire HR Department
In this podcast episode, Todd Rhoades discusses the tendency for a capable church administrator, referred to as 'Karen', to inadvertently become responsible…
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Cover Until We Hire Became Their Second Job
This podcast episode discusses the challenges that arise when temporary responsibilities in a church setting turn into long-term obligations without proper…
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Uh-Oh: The Staff Retreat Turned Into a Work Weekend
In this podcast episode, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of planning effective staff retreats that truly provide rest, connection, and rejuvenation for…
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They Heard It From the Stage (Oops... You Forgot to Tell Them)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, the host discusses the importance of effective communication within church staff teams, particularly when…
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Andy Stanley's Succession Plan: The Work Behind the Announcement
This podcast episode from the Healthy Church Staff discusses the importance of succession planning in church leadership, prompted by Andy Stanley's…
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You 1099'd Them So You Could Save the Church Money...
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the critical considerations when distinguishing between hiring an employee and…
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Your Staff Is Floating the Church
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades addresses the problematic practice of church staff making ministry-related purchases using…
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Your Open Door Is Not a 1:1. Stop Treating it Like One.
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the limitations of an 'open door policy' in church staff settings. While intended…
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Stay After the Last Service... Just for 15 minutes!
In today's episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the common issue of impromptu meetings held after church services, which often…
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Your Kids Sit in the Ministry You Lead
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the challenges faced by church staff members who also have children in the…
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She Has Every Password, But She's Not Answering Her Texts
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, the focus is on the technical vulnerabilities that churches face when relying on a single individual who…
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You Made Tithing a Job Requirement
The podcast episode discusses the controversial practice of requiring church staff to tithe a portion of their salary as a condition of employment. Host Todd…
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"We're Understaffed" Is Not a Strategy
The podcast discusses the issue of chronic understaffing in churches, where positions remain unfilled, leading to existing staff covering additional roles…
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The Volunteer Who Thinks They Supervise You
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the dynamics of staff and volunteer relationships in a church setting, emphasizing…
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You Left Ops Out of the Vision Meeting
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the common mistake leaders make by not involving key operational staff in the early…
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They Report to Two Bosses
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the complications that arise when employees report to multiple supervisors…
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The Interim Who Never Got a Real Yes
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the prolonged use of interim titles in churches and the negative impact it can…
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Your Kid Is on Staff
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast addresses the challenges of hiring family members, particularly in church environments, emphasizing the…
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"Other Duties as Assigned" Ate the Job
The podcast episode discusses how the 'other duties as assigned' clause in job descriptions can lead to role ambiguity and overburdened staff in church…
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You Skipped the Background Check Because You Know Them
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the critical oversight many churches make by neglecting to conduct thorough…
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Your PTO Policy Is a Joke If Nobody Takes It
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, addresses the disparity between offering vacation time to church staff and the actual…
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Recovering vs Resolving - The Burnout Fix...
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades explores the persistent issue of burnout among worship pastors, emphasizing the need for…
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The Group Chat Is Not a Staff Meeting
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the pitfalls of using group texts for significant staff communications in a…
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Why Your Volunteers Keep Disappearing (And What Their Time Is Really Worth)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of valuing volunteers in ministry settings. He highlights the…
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Why the Most Helpful Things Are the Hardest to Give (And What to Do About It)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses effective strategies to combat pastoral burnout and emphasizes the importance of…
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When Your Team Trusts Technology More Than Each Other
In this episode, Todd Rhoades discusses the growing trend of practicing Christians turning to AI for spiritual guidance and its implications for trust within…
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What Your Staff Is Replacing With Their Phones (And Why It Matters)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the impact of increased screen time on personal and professional lives…
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The Generational Divide That's Coming for Your Church
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the surprising reliance of millennials and Gen Z on AI for spiritual advice…
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You Handed Them Keys and Called It Onboarding
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of nurturing new church staff during their first year, emphasizing a…
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The Nine-Hour Problem Your Church Staff Isn't Talking About
In this episode, Todd Rhoades discusses the increasing reliance on digital screens within church staff, highlighting the exhaustion and lack of movement it…
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Half Your Staff Doesn't Remember That Tuesday
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, the focus is on the 25th anniversary of 9-11, highlighting the generational divide in memories of the…
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You Preached Family on Sunday. She Got Two Weeks Upaid Weeks on Monday.
This podcast episode discusses the lack of formal policies for parental leave in churches, contrasting it with the detailed policies often in place for other…
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The Termination File That Doesn't Exist
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of maintaining thorough and well-organized personnel files to…
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The Political Elephant in Your Staff Room
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, host discusses the growing political diversity present within church staff teams and the challenges it…
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When You Work So Hard You Stop Enjoying the Work
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the 'performance trap,' where ministry turns into proving one's worth rather than…
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The Hidden Budget Line You're Not Tracking
In this podcast episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the significant economic value of church volunteers and how this can be…
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Why Your First Instinct Isn't to Ask for Help (And How to Change It)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the common resistance to asking for help in leadership roles. He argues that…
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How Your Work Connects to the Big Picture (Even When You Can't See It)
The Healthy Church Staff podcast episode addresses the common issue of staff and volunteers feeling disconnected from their church's mission, despite working…
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They Hired Outside
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the emotional and professional challenges faced by church staff members who…
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Yesterday You Were One of Us
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast hosted by Todd Rhoades discusses the challenges and dynamics of being internally promoted within a church…
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Succession From the Seat That Doesn't Get a Vote
The podcast episode discusses the challenges faced by church staff during pastoral succession, emphasizing the importance of effective communication to…
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The Year-Three Conversation That Would Have Saved Them
This podcast episode discusses the phenomenon known as the '3-5 year wall,' where staff members within three to five years of tenure pose a high flight risk…
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A Shepherd After His Own Heart
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades emphasizes the importance of hiring and nurturing church leaders whose hearts align with…
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Stop Hiring Eliab
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, discusses the pitfalls of hiring based on outward appearances rather than character…
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God Already Picked the Person
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades from Chemistry Staffing, addresses the challenges churches face during a senior pastor…
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The Support Your Staff Says They Need (And You're Not Offering)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the issue of burnout among church staff and what truly helps in addressing it…
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The $36/Hour Question: Are You Valuing Your Volunteers Right?
The episode discusses the economic value of volunteer work, highlighting that volunteer hours in 2025 are valued at $36.14 each. It emphasizes recognizing…
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What Gen Z's Church Exodus Means for Your Hiring Strategy
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast discusses the challenge of attracting young leaders, particularly Gen Z, to church staff positions. Todd…
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Your Inner Circle Isn't Optional: Building Your Ministry Advisory Group
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades emphasizes the importance for church leaders to build a circle of trusted advisors to help in…
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The Congregation You're Losing to Their Phone
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the increasing reliance of churchgoers on AI for spiritual advice, highlighting a…