Magnetic. Inspiring. Charismatic. Visionary. God-given personality gifts or problems waiting to happen?  Big personalities are attractive, and bad things happen when a church is built more on the big personality of the pastor than Jesus. But actually... that's true of any personality type. Show Links: When Big Personalities Lead Big Churches

Toxic? Empowering? Fear-Driven? Collaborative? The team culture you have is the one you built. But that doesn't mean your impression of it is accurate. What if you're the last to know your church staff culture is not what you thought? In Season 1, Episode 6 of The Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony, Ryan and Amy talk about span of care, healthy pace of life in ministry and other practical steps to grow a healthy team... because most lead pastors aren't thinking about staff health. Show Links: 7 Questions that Measure Team Culture Measuring the Health of Your Senior Leadership Team Take Time Off: 4 Guidelines for Establishing Healthy Pace of Life for Staff 7 Warning Signs Your Church Has Ministry Silos 5 Dysfunctions of a Team Resources  

Church + effective planning? The two words aren't often found together. Are you making these mistakes in your planning process? In Season 1, Episode 5 of Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Shayne O'Brien, Lead Pastor of RockPointe Church in Leander, Texas about how to avoid some of the mistakes churches make in their planning process. Show Links The 4 Phase Planning Process for Church Leaders How to Stick to Your Strategic Plan Why the Key to Flexibility In Leadership Is Planning  Developing a Theology of Planning

They're bloated. Over-programmed. Hard to navigate. Why do churches become so complex over time? In Season 1, Episode 4 of Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Joe Dobbins, Lead Pastor of Twin Rivers Worship Center in St. Louis, MO about why churches tend to become so complex over time and how to de-program and reduce complexity. Show Links Staff Meetings Unstuck: Reducing Complexity with a Discipleship Path Holiday Food Personality Quiz Complexity: Why Do Churches Become Over Programmed? Complexity: What Ministry Programs Do We Stop? Complexity: Streamlining the Ministry Event Calendar Complexity: How to Bury a Ministry Program 5 Common Myths Program Driven Churches Believe About Effectiveness                Learn more about The Unstuck Group

Predictable church services create sleepy, unengaged attendees. In Season 1, Episode 3 of Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Gabe Kolstad, Lead Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon about the creative process and how to make church services less predictable. Show Links Predictable: It Feels Like I Am Attending the Same Worship Service Every Sunday Predictable: 9 Reasons Your Church Services Are Stuck in a Rut Predictable: 4 Biases to Promote Creativity and Make Services More Engaging 10 Keys to Leading Creative People Why Creativity Matters in the Church Top 2 Creativity Crushers     Learn more about The Unstuck Group.    

Explore the challenges and strategies of leading change in a church with emphasis on maintaining mission, effective communication, creating urgency, and celebrating progress. Learn from real-life examples of successful change despite resistance and failed attempts. Discover the importance of conviction, courage, humility, and celebrating early wins in the change process. Embrace sacrificing personal preferences for impactful change and the power of a unified vision over individual preferences. Enjoy a fun Florida trivia challenge to lighten the mood.

Trying to reach everyone? That strategy rarely reaches anyone effectively. In Season 1, Episode 1 of Tony Morgan’s Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Ty Bean, Senior Pastor of Cowboy Junction Church in Hobbs, New Mexico about why churches should pinpoint the exact kind of person they are trying to reach.  Show Links: 4 Reasons Why Churches Become Insider-Focused Churches Do Not Want To Reach New Customers Do You Know Your Customer?: 5 Felt Needs for Reaching Professionals Outside the Faith Who Is Your customer? Why People Like Starbucks More Than Your Church 6 Ways We Ignore Unchurched Guests on Easter  10 Symptoms of an Inwardly-Focused Church    Learn more about The Unstuck Group.