Fly on the Wall Podcast With Chris Sonksen
Be a “Fly on the Wall” as Chris Sonksen takes you behind the scenes on a coaching call with a ministry leader. In each episode, you’ll get to hear how a coaching call happens, practical tips on how to grow your ministry, and what it takes to be a healthy leader in today's culture. You'll get to be a "fly on the wall" and listen to a live coaching session between Chris and a church leader like yourself.
Fly on the Wall Podcast With Chris Sonksen
208 | New Growth Requires a New Way of Thinking
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Growth is exciting… but it also creates new challenges you can’t solve with old thinking.
Because what got you here won’t always get you to where you’re going next.
That’s the focus of Episode 208 of the Fly on the Wall Podcast, where I sit down with my friend Mike for a coaching conversation on navigating growth, managing tension, and thinking differently as your church expands.
In this episode, we talk through:
- Why growth always requires a new way of thinking
- The tension between rest and productivity—and why it’s an obedience issue, not a balance issue
- How to lead without guilt when you step away to rest
- The difference between leading from calling vs leading from obligation
- Why handing off authority (not just tasks) is key to developing leaders
- How to recognize when your current structure can’t sustain future growth
- Why “you can’t solve new problems with old thinking”
- The shift from adding services to thinking about sending and expanding
- How to stay ahead of the bell curve before growth plateaus
If your church is growing—or you sense it’s about to—this conversation will challenge how you think, lead, and plan for what’s next.
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Fly on the Wall Podcast, presented by Church Boom, takes pastors into a live coaching session with Chris Sonksen, CEO & Founder of Church Boom. Each episode features a pastor, just like you, as they share the challenges they face and get practical advice on how to overcome them.