The Unstuck Church Podcast with Amy Anderson
Amy Anderson
With THE UNSTUCK CHURCH PODCAST, we invite you into the real-time conversations our team is having about church leadership every week.
Hosted by Amy Anderson, this podcast explores common challenges in ministry and practical steps for tackling them. It's like getting to be a fly on the wall of our staff meetings.
Tune in weekly for:
Insights, observations and trends for church leaders from the Unstuck team.
Benchmarks in church growth and health from The Unstuck Group's work serving hundreds churches across North America each year.
Practical advice to help you lead your church towards sustained health.
We think that after listening to The Unstuck Church Podcast, you'll want to start these discussions with your own team at your next staff meeting.
Add your thoughts to the conversation on social media using #unstuckchurch.
Hosted by Amy Anderson, this podcast explores common challenges in ministry and practical steps for tackling them. It's like getting to be a fly on the wall of our staff meetings.
Tune in weekly for:
Insights, observations and trends for church leaders from the Unstuck team.
Benchmarks in church growth and health from The Unstuck Group's work serving hundreds churches across North America each year.
Practical advice to help you lead your church towards sustained health.
We think that after listening to The Unstuck Church Podcast, you'll want to start these discussions with your own team at your next staff meeting.
Add your thoughts to the conversation on social media using #unstuckchurch.
Episodes
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Jun 12, 2017 • 22min
Church Staff Teams Don't Follow-Through (Part 2)
Is your church all talk and no action? Most teams don't experience a lack of inspiring meetings. Perhaps it's time to buckle down and start following through on your plans. This episode looks at some of the challenges churches face when executing plans and provides practical next steps for making decisions and taking action.
May 22, 2017 • 24min
Staff vs Congregational Leadership
Does choosing a new shade of paint for the lobby require approvals from three different committees at your church? Maybe it's time to start asking if your current structure is the best way to make decisions. This episode addresses challenges that both staff-led and congregation-led churches face and provides clear roles for effective lay leadership boards.
May 16, 2017 • 23min
7 Phases in the Life of a Church
Is your church growing? Healthy? Diminishing? There are 7 stages in a typical church's life cycle that range from the hopeful, optimistic days of launch, to the stagnating last stages of life support. This episode unpacks each phase of the church lifecycle, and offers specific and strategic next steps you can take to find your way to sustained health . . . and finally become unstuck.
Apr 17, 2017 • 17min
Do You Lead with a Scarcity Mentality?
What if our volunteers find somewhere better to serve? Are we offering them enough opportunities? Why does it seem like they are just not interested anymore? A scarcity mentality can get your church stuck. Everyone is competing for people's time. Instead of only focusing on how volunteers can fill spots in your church, what would happen if you empowered them to impact the world with their gifts and abilities everyday?
Mar 20, 2017 • 17min
Is That Church Built on a Big Personality or Jesus?
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
Feb 13, 2017 • 28min
Why Staff Health Is A Blind Spot for Most Lead Pastors
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
Jan 23, 2017 • 28min
How To Fix Your Church's Planning Problems
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
Dec 6, 2016 • 29min
Is Your Church Too Complex?
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
Oct 24, 2016 • 33min
Are Your Services Too Predictable?
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.
Sep 13, 2016 • 40min
Do You Have What It Takes To Lead Change?
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.
