What if our volunteers find somewhere better to serve? Are we offering them enough opportunities? Why does it seem like they are just not interested anymore? A scarcity mentality can get your church stuck.
Everyone is competing for people's time. Instead of only focusing on how volunteers can fill spots in your church, what would happen if you empowered them to impact the world with their gifts and abilities everyday?
Magnetic. Inspiring. Charismatic. Visionary. God-given personality gifts or problems waiting to happen?
Big personalities are attractive, and bad things happen when a church is built more on the big personality of the pastor than Jesus. But actually... that's true of any personality type.
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Toxic? Empowering? Fear-Driven? Collaborative? The team culture you have is the one you built. But that doesn't mean your impression of it is accurate. What if you're the last to know your church staff culture is not what you thought?
In Season 1, Episode 6 of The Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony, Ryan and Amy talk about span of care, healthy pace of life in ministry and other practical steps to grow a healthy team... because most lead pastors aren't thinking about staff health.
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7 Questions that Measure Team Culture
Measuring the Health of Your Senior Leadership Team
Take Time Off: 4 Guidelines for Establishing Healthy Pace of Life for Staff
7 Warning Signs Your Church Has Ministry Silos
5 Dysfunctions of a Team Resources
Church + effective planning? The two words aren't often found together. Are you making these mistakes in your planning process?
In Season 1, Episode 5 of Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Shayne O'Brien, Lead Pastor of RockPointe Church in Leander, Texas about how to avoid some of the mistakes churches make in their planning process.
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The 4 Phase Planning Process for Church Leaders
How to Stick to Your Strategic Plan
They're bloated. Over-programmed. Hard to navigate. Why do churches become so complex over time?
In Season 1, Episode 4 of Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Joe Dobbins, Lead Pastor of Twin Rivers Worship Center in St. Louis, MO about why churches tend to become so complex over time and how to de-program and reduce complexity.
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Staff Meetings Unstuck: Reducing Complexity with a Discipleship Path
Complexity: Why Do Churches Become Over Programmed?
Complexity: What Ministry Programs Do We Stop?
Complexity: Streamlining the Ministry Event Calendar
Complexity: How to Bury a Ministry Program
5 Common Myths Program Driven Churches Believe About Effectiveness
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Predictable church services create sleepy, unengaged attendees.
In Season 1, Episode 3 of Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Gabe Kolstad, Lead Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon about the creative process and how to make church services less predictable.
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Predictable: It Feels Like I Am Attending the Same Worship Service Every Sunday
Predictable: 9 Reasons Your Church Services Are Stuck in a Rut
Predictable: 4 Biases to Promote Creativity and Make Services More Engaging
10 Keys to Leading Creative People
Why Creativity Matters in the Church
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Tradition is powerful. How do you lead a church in a new direction when the motivation for change is low (or nonexistent)?
In Season 1, Episode 2 of Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Jerry Sweat, Lead Pastor of Beach Church in Jacksonville, Florida about what it takes to lead change.
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Leading Change: The Cycle to Expect
Do You Have What It Takes To Lead Change?
Where Your Sacred Cows Come From: Sacred Cow Tipping (Part 2)
Why a Leader Often Needs to Be Mean
4 Ways to Navigate Change in Ministry
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Trying to reach everyone? That strategy rarely reaches anyone effectively.
In Season 1, Episode 1 of Tony Morgan’s Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Ty Bean, Senior Pastor of Cowboy Junction Church in Hobbs, New Mexico about why churches should pinpoint the exact kind of person they are trying to reach.
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4 Reasons Why Churches Become Insider-Focused
Churches Do Not Want To Reach New Customers
Do You Know Your Customer?: 5 Felt Needs for Reaching Professionals Outside the Faith
Why People Like Starbucks More Than Your Church
6 Ways We Ignore Unchurched Guests on Easter
10 Symptoms of an Inwardly-Focused Church
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