All Episodes

E138 - 5 Principles for Fast and Faithful Decision Making

E137 - Pastor Burnout | Overindulgence

E136 - Pastor Mental Health: Are You Thriving or Drowning? (Part 2)

E135 - Pastor Mental Health: Are You Thriving or Drowning? (Part 1)

E134 - Building a Preaching Culture - Sermon Prep (Part 2)

E133 - Building a Preaching Culture - Sermon Prep

E132 - Why Churches Grow on Big Days, Not in Seasons | 3 Takeaways

E131 - Why Most Churches Plan Too Late (And How to Fix It)

E130 - Preparation and Prayer: Why Working Hard Doesn't Mean You Trust God Less (Part 2)

E129 - Preparation and Prayer: Why Working Hard Doesn't Mean You Trust God Less

E128 - The 80/20 Rule of Church Contextualization (What Actually Changes in When You Contextualize)

E127 - How to Try Something New in Your Church Without Losing Momentum (Summer Community Group)

E126 - Stop Measuring the Wrong Things: Building an Effective Ministry Scorecard

E125 - Why Volunteer Culture Is Sending Culture (Most Churches Miss This)

E124 - Small Town, Big Vision: Growth Beyond Big Cities | Skip Allen

E122 - 8 Cultural Distinctives of the Mercy Hill Collaborative Church Planting Network (Part 2)

E122 - 8 Cultural Distinctives of the Mercy Hill Collaborative Church Planting Network

E121 - From Warrior to King: How Pastors Transition Leadership in Their 40s

E120 - Bryan Frye - Building a Multiplication System That Lasts (Part 2)

E119 - Bryan Frye - Building a Multiplication System That Lasts

E118 - J.D. Greear on Building a Church That Sends: Multisite, Church Planting, and the Culture of Multiplication (Part 2)

E117 - J.D. Greear on Building a Church That Sends: Multisite, Church Planting, and the Culture of Multiplication

E116 - The 4 Keys to Operational Alignment in Your Church (Part 2)

E115 - The 4 Keys to Operational Alignment in Your Church (Part 1)

E114 - Why Every Church Has a Brand (And Why You Should Stop Fighting It) Part 2

E113 - Why Every Church Has a Brand (And Why You Should Stop Fighting It)

E112 - How to Lead Your Church Team Through Quarterly Planning: 4 Essential Components Part 2

E111 - How to Lead Your Church Team Through Quarterly Planning: 4 Essential Components

E110 - 5 Core Functions of an Executive Pastor: What Does an XP Actually Do?

E109 - Holistic Health + Sanctification For Pastors PART 2

E108 - Holistic Health + Sanctification For Pastors

E107 - Why Your Church Feels Stuck: How Vision, Momentum & Systems Create Real Movement

E106 - 5 Limiting Beliefs That Are Killing Your Church's Growth

E105 - 5 Key Principles on How to Focus on What Matters Most in Church Leadership and Ministry

E104 - Identify and Develop the Right People Early (How to Identify Future Church Planters)

E103 - Why Pastors Burn Out: Understanding Ministry Seasons and Capacity Changes (Part 2)

E102 - Why Pastors Burn Out: Understanding Ministry Seasons and Capacity Changes (Part 1)

E101 - How to Cast Vision in Church: From Concept to Execution for Pastors and Leaders (Part 2)

E100 - How to Cast Vision in Church: From Concept to Execution for Pastors and Leaders

E99 - Personality Assessments in Ministry | Helpful or No?

E98 - Strategic Planning for Church Growth - 5 Key Principles

E97 - How to Execute on Big Days

E96 - Community Ministry | Adoption & Foster Care

E95 - Baptisms on Big Days

E94 - 5 Ways to Lead Your Church In Biblical Generosity | End of Year Giving

E93 - From Community Ministry to the Gospel: Connecting Adoption & Foster Care to Church Mission

E92 - Execution Over Theory: How to Actually Make Disciples in Your Church

E91 - Debunking Church Growth Myths

E90 - End of Year Giving Plan: Vision Casting, Storytelling & Discipleship Tips for Pastors

E89 - Corporate Discipleship VS Individual Pathways (2)

E89 - Corporate Discipleship VS Individual Pathways

E88 - Ben Tugwell | The Weight of Pastoral Ministry (Part 2)

E87 - Ben Tugwell | The Weight of Pastoral Ministry (Part 1)

E86 - The Edgy Side of Wise | 4 Key Takeaways

E86 - The Edgy Side of Wise | 4 Key Takeaways

E85 - The Multisite Playbook - The Why, Where, When, and Who of Multisite Church

E84 - 6 Marks of Non-Growing Churches

E83 - Lessons From a Pastors Wife | Andrew & Anna Hopper

E82 - How Multi-Site and Church Plants Serve Different Kingdom Purposes (Part 2)

E81 - How Multi-Site and Church Plants Serve Different Kingdom Purposes (Part 1)

E80 - God's Faithfulness, Our Excuses

E79 - From Growing to Going: Building a Missions Pipeline That Sends (Part 2)

E78 - From Growing to Going: How to Build a Missions Pipeline That Sends (Part 1)

E77 - The Summer Season Myth: 4 Ways to Think About the Summer Season

E76 - How Think Like a 1,000+ Person Church

E75 - Skip Allen | From 300 to 1,200: Multi-Site Strategy Mindset

E74 - Without This... Your Vision Will Die

E73 - The 10 Commandments of Kids Week (VBS) | Part 2

E72 - The 10 Commandments of Kids Week (VBS) | Part 1

E71 - Part 2: Growth Flywheel | Building s System that Grows Individuals and Churches

E70 - Growth Flywheel | Building a System that Grows Individuals and Churches

E69 - The Heart Behind Church Mergers | Live From the Church Merger 1-Day Event

E68 - Pastor Health: Why Lead Pastors Face Burnout and 5 Strategies to Fight Back

E67 - Directional & Shepherding Elders: A Biblical Framework That Scales

E66 - The Discipline of Focus: How to Build a True Flywheel in Your Church or Organization

E65 - Balancing Brutal Facts and Unwavering Faith: The Stockdale Paradox for Leadership

E64 - 5 Big Day Takeaways | Why Big Days Matter for Church Growth (Easter 2025)

E63 - 3 Key Reasons Your Church Should Do Sabbaticals | 30 Years, Not 3

E62 - Sermon Series Planning Secret Weapon: The Big Idea Document

E61 - What is an Executive Pastor? And When to Hire One (The Right One)

E60 - Generosity as Discipleship: 5 Axioms for Church Generosity and Spiritual Maturity (Part 2)

E59 - Generosity as Discipleship: 5 Axioms for Church Generosity and Spiritual Maturity (Part 1)

E58 - Leadership Pain and Church Growth: You Can Have Growth or You Can Have Comfort, But You Can't have Both

E57 - The Flywheel for Life | Fitness, Family, Flock, and Finances for Pastors (Part 2)

E56 - The Flywheel for Life | Why Your Church Can't Outgrow Your Personal Health

E55 - Time Horizons: How Effective Church Leaders Balance Vision and Execution

E54 - The Ethos of Breaking Barriers | Growing to Go: Why Church Growth and Sending Go Hand in Hand (Part 2)

E53 - The Ethos of Breaking Barriers | Growing to Go: Why Church Growth and Sending Go Hand in Hand

S1E052 - 6 Axioms For Moving From Partnering to Planting

S1E051 - 3 Guiding Principles for Leading Staff

S1E050 - Steven Wade | One Question to See the Crowd Become the Family

S1E049 - Easter Planning, Big Days Planning, Projections

S1E048 - From 10-Year Vision to 90-Day Rocks (Part 2)

S1E047 - The Importance of a 10-Year Vision (Part 1)

S1E046 - Church Mergers | The Number 1 Thing to Navigate (Part 2)

S1E045 - Failure | 3 Frameworks for Mistakes and 3 Positive Things We Can Do to Grow

S1E044 - Stepping Out in Faith VS Waiting on God | 2025 & Beyond

S1E043 - Bryant Wright | Missional Mindset, Short-term Trips, Prayer Ministry | LIVE From the NC Baptist State Convention

S1E042 - The Process of Building Worship Teams | Writing Worship Music For Your Church (Part 2)

S1E041 - Rich Birch | Creating an Invite Culture at Your Church