The Keenly Podcast
The Keenly Podcast is a ministry podcast created to help leaders understand what’s happening in their ministry, define a meaningful path forward, and tell a compelling story along the way.
Hosted by the Keenly team, this podcast serves pastors, faith-based leaders, volunteers, creatives, and anyone with a heart for ministry who wants to do it well. Each episode explores the real questions leaders are facing as ministry continues to shift, change, and grow more complex.
You’ll hear thoughtful conversations, stories, and practical examples from members of the Keenly team, ministry leaders, and others who deeply care about helping leaders lead with clarity, health, and purpose. Together, we explore ministry, faith, leadership, and the heart behind healthy, effective ministry.
This is designed to be a resource you can return to. Episodes are meant to give you perspective, language, and tools you can use in real moments, whether you’re preparing a sermon, leading a staff meeting, shaping a donor initiative, working through a communication challenge, or trying to discern what comes next.
If you find yourself asking, “What do I do next?”, you’re not alone. This podcast exists to help you move forward with understanding and purpose.
We hope you’ll join us on the journey.
To contact Keenly for help with your ministry, visit https://keenly.org.
The Keenly Podcast
Healthy Growth
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In this episode, Chad and Jason wrestle with a question many ministry leaders feel but rarely slow down to define: what does healthy growth actually look like? While churches often default to numbers to measure success, this conversation challenges the idea that growth is purely numeric. Instead, they explore how true health is found in alignment, life change, and shared clarity around what really matters. Through stories of transformation and honest reflection, they contrast business-style metrics with ministry fruit and invite leaders to rethink how they define health, resist comparison, and pursue growth that reflects real change in people’s lives.