In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the common mistake leaders make by not involving key operational staff in the early stages of planning new church initiatives. He emphasizes the importance of including those who manage staff, budget, and facilities from the beginning to ensure realistic and achievable outcomes. Rhoades encourages visionary leaders to collaborate with their team more effectively to avoid potential logistical pitfalls and enhance overall participation and execution. • Visionary leaders often overlook involving operations staff in early planning. • Lack of early communication leads to logistic and budgetary issues. • Operations staff should be part of initial planning, not just informed later. • Recap emails are insufficient for true collaboration. • Involving stakeholders early helps ensure feasibility and smooth execution. • Leaders should see operational insights as enhancing, not hindering, the vision.

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