The Healthy Church Staff Podcast
We're all about helping create a healthy, positive, and spiritually positive environment for church staff members and leadership teams.
Episodes
715 episodes
You Left Ops Out of the Vision Meeting
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 th...
They Report to Two Bosses
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the complications that arise when employees report to multiple supervisors, emphasizing the need for clear lines of communication and decision-making to avoid confusi...
The Interim Who Never Got a Real Yes
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the prolonged use of interim titles in churches and the negative impact it can have on both staff and church operations. Todd emphasizes that the interim status shoul...
Your Kid Is on Staff
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast addresses the challenges of hiring family members, particularly in church environments, emphasizing the importance of clear reporting lines. It explores the complexities and potential issues such as...
"Other Duties as Assigned" Ate the Job
The podcast episode discusses how the 'other duties as assigned' clause in job descriptions can lead to role ambiguity and overburdened staff in church environments. This situation is illustrated with examples of worship pastors and children's ...
You Skipped the Background Check Because You Know Them
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the critical oversight many churches make by neglecting to conduct thorough background checks, even on individuals who are well-known within the community. Relying on fami...
Your PTO Policy Is a Joke If Nobody Takes It
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, addresses the disparity between offering vacation time to church staff and the actual culture that discourages its use. Despite stated policies of generous PTO, church staff...
Recovering vs Resolving - The Burnout Fix...
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades explores the persistent issue of burnout among worship pastors, emphasizing the need for clarity in vocational calling over mere temporary recovery measures like rest and boundar...
The Group Chat Is Not a Staff Meeting
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the pitfalls of using group texts for significant staff communications in a church setting. He stresses the importance of distinguishing between responsive communicat...
Why Your Volunteers Keep Disappearing (And What Their Time Is Really Worth)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of valuing volunteers in ministry settings. He highlights the economic value of volunteer time, approximately $36 an hour, and discusses why volunteers may ...
Why the Most Helpful Things Are the Hardest to Give (And What to Do About It)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses effective strategies to combat pastoral burnout and emphasizes the importance of structural changes like sabbaticals, role realignment, and real delegation. He advises chu...
When Your Team Trusts Technology More Than Each Other
In this episode, Todd Rhoades discusses the growing trend of practicing Christians turning to AI for spiritual guidance and its implications for trust within church staff. As a significant number of congregants and staff members turn to AI due to ...
What Your Staff Is Replacing With Their Phones (And Why It Matters)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the impact of increased screen time on personal and professional lives, particularly within church staff environments. He emphasizes the need for restoring balance through...
The Generational Divide That's Coming for Your Church
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the surprising reliance of millennials and Gen Z on AI for spiritual advice, highlighting a potential crisis in pastoral authority. The conversation emphasizes the need fo...
You Handed Them Keys and Called It Onboarding
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of nurturing new church staff during their first year, emphasizing a structured onboarding process. He highlights insights from church staff health assessme...
The Nine-Hour Problem Your Church Staff Isn't Talking About
In this episode, Todd Rhoades discusses the increasing reliance on digital screens within church staff, highlighting the exhaustion and lack of movement it causes. He emphasizes the need to recognize and address this issue by creating healthier rh...
Half Your Staff Doesn't Remember That Tuesday
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, the focus is on the 25th anniversary of 9-11, highlighting the generational divide in memories of the event. The host discusses the challenge of leading a church staff and congregation where som...
You Preached Family on Sunday. She Got Two Weeks Upaid Weeks on Monday.
This podcast episode discusses the lack of formal policies for parental leave in churches, contrasting it with the detailed policies often in place for other operations like van usage. Todd Rhoades, a co-founder of chemistrystaffing.com, emphas...
The Termination File That Doesn't Exist
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of maintaining thorough and well-organized personnel files to prevent issues during staff terminations. Many churches fail to document employment terms and ...
The Political Elephant in Your Staff Room
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, host discusses the growing political diversity present within church staff teams and the challenges it poses. The episode explores the impact of ignoring such diversity and suggests constructive...
When You Work So Hard You Stop Enjoying the Work
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the 'performance trap,' where ministry turns into proving one's worth rather than serving out of love, causing burnout. He emphasizes separating one's identity from produc...
The Hidden Budget Line You're Not Tracking
In this podcast episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the significant economic value of church volunteers and how this can be used to reshape conversations around church resources and budgeting. By assessing the volun...
Why Your First Instinct Isn't to Ask for Help (And How to Change It)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the common resistance to asking for help in leadership roles. He argues that asking for help is not a sign of weakness but rather an essential component of effective ...
How Your Work Connects to the Big Picture (Even When You Can't See It)
The Healthy Church Staff podcast episode addresses the common issue of staff and volunteers feeling disconnected from their church's mission, despite working hard. Todd Rhoades discusses how this disconnect can lead to demotivation and provides pr...