The Healthy Church Staff Podcast
When Your Church Staff Becomes a Revolving Door
Jun 03, 2026
Episode 628
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the issue of high staff turnover in churches and how it is not just a matter of bad luck. He explores the hidden costs of turnover and provides actionable strategies to build stability and reduce the revolving door phenomenon within church staffing.
• High turnover in church staff leads to loss of skills, relationships, institutional memory, and momentum.
• Common mistakes include hiring for roles without understanding why past hires failed and not conducting exit interviews.
• Effective strategies involve conducting postmortems, improving onboarding processes, hiring strategically, and setting clear success metrics.
• Stable churches hire slowly, with intentional onboarding and clear early wins.
• Revolving doors in staffing are fixable through honest assessment and addressing identified patterns.
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