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Practical Church
by Dylan Dodson
Practical church exists to give you practical tips, advice, and encouragement when it comes to leading and growing healthy churches. Whether you are interested in planting a church, are in the process of planting a church, or just want to learn more about building healthy churches, you've come to the right place.
Episodes
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PC 088: 6 solutions to problems every church has
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PC 087: 5 Ways To Lead In Difficult Times
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PC 086: 6 Steps to a Simple Church Membership Process
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PC 085: 6 things that really matter on a Sunday morning
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PC 084: 7 observations from my sabbatical
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PC 083: 5 principles for preaching difficult passages
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PC 082: 5 Ministry Convictions You Should Never Compromise
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PC 080: 7 ministry decisions that saved me time and stress
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PC 079: 6 things I've had to unlearn in ministy
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PC 078: 7 tips for writing effective sermons
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PC 077: 7 non-sustainable things you should still do
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PC 075: 6 tips for building consistent volunteer teams
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PC 074: 6 tips for longevity in ministry
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PC 073: 6 tips for leading a church under 150 people well
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PC 072: 7 tips for writing sermon based small group guides
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PC 071: 5 things pastors delay that eventually cost them more
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PC 070: 7 communication habits that quietly hurt your church
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PC 069: 2026 Church Predictions
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PC 068: 2025 Church prediction reflections
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PC 067: 7 tips for running a tighter Sunday service
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PC 066: Planning a church theme for 2026
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PC 065: 5 tips for big Christmas services
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PC 064: 8 tips for telling better stories when preaching
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PC 063: 7 ministry pet peeves to avoid
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PC 062: 6 Church money mistakes to avoid
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PC 061: 8 ways to preach with more clarity
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PC 060: 7 ways to avoid an overloading church calendar
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PCP 059: 7 reasons your announcements aren't working
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PC 058: 7 lessons from becoming a portable church
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PC 057: 7 things to fix on your church website this week
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PC 056: 7 ways to announce big changes
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PC 055: 6 church metrics you should pay attention to
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PC 054: 6 ways to make your sermon more practically helpful
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PC 053: 7 Ways to Improve Your Sunday Experience (Without Spending More Money)
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PC 052: 6 ways to build trust through church transparency
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PC 051: 6 tips for parenting in ministry
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PC 050: 7 reasons people stop attending your church
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PC 049: 6 reasons to make quicker decisions
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PC 048: 6 repeated ministry tasks you should automate
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PC 047: 7 ways to work hard with sustainability
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PC 046: 5 Ways to Keep Your Staff Connected in a Digital World
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PC 045: 5 ways to make visitors feel welcome at your church
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PC 044: 4 ways to schedule an effective workweek
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PC 043: 6 ways to promote big days
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PC 042: 2025 Church Predictions
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PC 041: 5 Metrics Your Church Should Track
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PC 040: 5 ways to use illustrations in your sermon
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PC 039: 5 questions to ask yourself when hiring staff
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PC 038: 7 essential apps I use for ministry
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PC 037: 4 steps for amazing new guest follow up
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Practical church exists to give you practical tips, advice, and encouragement when it comes to leading and growing healthy churches. Whether you are interested in planting a church, are in the process of planting a church, or just want to learn more about building healthy churches, you've come to the right place.
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Dylan Dodson
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