The Healthy Church Staff Podcast
The Hidden Cost of Cheap Benefits (And Why Your Staff Notice)
Feb 02, 2026
Episode 541
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the 'benefits gap' discovered in the church staff health assessment. Church staff are generally accepting of their salary levels but express dissatisfaction with their benefits packages, highlighting a need for improvement in security-related aspects such as health insurance and retirement plans. Todd emphasizes the importance of open communication about benefits and exploring creative solutions to enhance staff security.• Church staff are more dissatisfied with benefits than salary.• Benefits satisfaction scores are significantly lower than salary satisfaction scores.• Churches need to have open conversations about what they can and can't provide.• Creative solutions, such as health sharing ministries and retirement options, can help bridge the benefits gap.• Improving benefits is crucial for staff's sense of security and impacts overall job satisfaction.
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