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
209 | The Courage to Grow Into Your Next Level
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Growth doesn’t just require new strategy… it requires new courage.
Because the very things that helped you grow early on can quietly become the things that hold you back from your next level.
That’s what we unpack in Episode 209 of the Fly on the Wall Podcast, as I sit down with my friend Adam for a coaching conversation on what it really takes to move from one level of growth to the next.
In this episode, we talk through:
- Why every new level of growth requires a new way of thinking
- The leadership habits you must leave behind to keep growing
- Why you can’t lead a larger organization the same way you led a smaller one
- The shift from doing everything… to focusing only on what matters most
- Why delegating authority (not just tasks) is critical for scaling
- The danger of protecting what you’ve built instead of continuing to grow it
- How fear quietly replaces courage as your church grows
- Why most churches plateau between growth levels—and how to avoid it
- The leadership truth: You don’t have a growth problem—you have a thinking problem
If you feel stuck, stretched, or unsure how to break into your next level of growth, this conversation will challenge you to lead with clarity and courage.
🎧 Listen to Episode 209 now and sit in on this coaching conversation.
And don’t forget to check out churchboom.org for coaching, Church Boom University, and resources designed to help you grow and lead with confidence.
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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.