The Healthy Church Staff Podcast
We're all about helping create a healthy, positive, and spiritually positive environment for church staff members and leadership teams.
Episodes
694 episodes
The Hidden Budget Line You're Not Tracking
In this podcast episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the significant economic value of church volunteers and how this can be used to reshape conversations around church resources and budgeting. By assessing the volun...
Why Your First Instinct Isn't to Ask for Help (And How to Change It)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the common resistance to asking for help in leadership roles. He argues that asking for help is not a sign of weakness but rather an essential component of effective ...
How Your Work Connects to the Big Picture (Even When You Can't See It)
The Healthy Church Staff podcast episode addresses the common issue of staff and volunteers feeling disconnected from their church's mission, despite working hard. Todd Rhoades discusses how this disconnect can lead to demotivation and provides pr...
They Hired Outside
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the emotional and professional challenges faced by church staff members who are finalists for internal job promotions but do not receive the position. The episode exp...
Yesterday You Were One of Us
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast hosted by Todd Rhoades discusses the challenges and dynamics of being internally promoted within a church staff. While an internal promotion can be seen as a continuation rather than a change of rol...
Succession From the Seat That Doesn't Get a Vote
The podcast episode discusses the challenges faced by church staff during pastoral succession, emphasizing the importance of effective communication to mitigate uncertainties and ensure staff stability. The episode is hosted by Todd Rhoades from C...
The Year-Three Conversation That Would Have Saved Them
This podcast episode discusses the phenomenon known as the '3-5 year wall,' where staff members within three to five years of tenure pose a high flight risk. Todd Rhoades, co-founder of Chemistry Staffing, highlights the need for proactive career ...
A Shepherd After His Own Heart
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades emphasizes the importance of hiring and nurturing church leaders whose hearts align with God's values. He discusses how the heart, rather than external metrics like attendance or bu...
Stop Hiring Eliab
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, discusses the pitfalls of hiring based on outward appearances rather than character when filling church staff positions. Using the biblical story from 1 Samuel 16, where Sam...
God Already Picked the Person
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades from Chemistry Staffing, addresses the challenges churches face during a senior pastor search. Rhoades emphasizes that while such searches may feel daunting, it's important t...
The Support Your Staff Says They Need (And You're Not Offering)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the issue of burnout among church staff and what truly helps in addressing it. Recent Barna research highlights that mental and physical health support, rather than additi...
The $36/Hour Question: Are You Valuing Your Volunteers Right?
The episode discusses the economic value of volunteer work, highlighting that volunteer hours in 2025 are valued at $36.14 each. It emphasizes recognizing volunteers' sacrifices instead of viewing them as free labor. The discussion centers arou...
What Gen Z's Church Exodus Means for Your Hiring Strategy
This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast discusses the challenge of attracting young leaders, particularly Gen Z, to church staff positions. Todd Rhoades highlights that the cultural perceptions of a church, especially political associatio...
Your Inner Circle Isn't Optional: Building Your Ministry Advisory Group
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades emphasizes the importance for church leaders to build a circle of trusted advisors to help in decision-making. He highlights the pitfalls of making decisions in isolation and pro...
The Congregation You're Losing to Their Phone
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the increasing reliance of churchgoers on AI for spiritual advice, highlighting a study showing nearly half of practicing Christians trust AI for spiritual growth. He emph...
When Your Church's Politics Are Pushing People Out the Door
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades from Chemistry Staffing discusses the impact of perceived political affiliations on church growth, especially among Gen Z Christians. Many young potential churchgoers feel alienated...
The Breaking Point_ What to Do Before You Cave Under Pressure
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the common scenario where pressured decisions might lead to compromising one's values due to exhaustion or stress. He emphasizes the importance of having a trusted advisor...
The Gap Between Vision Sunday and Tuesday Morning
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the gap between casting a compelling vision on Sunday and the execution challenges that arise by Tuesday, which often results in disengagement and inefficiency within chur...
The Idolatry Hiding in Your Calendar
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the common struggle of feeling guilty when resting, often perceived as detrimental to one's work and dedication. He emphasizes the importance of rest as an integral p...
The Senior Pastor Who Takes All the Credit (And What It Costs Your Team)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the issue of 'credit hoarding leadership' within church environments. Todd explores the psychological impacts when leaders fail to give credit where it's due, leading...
How to Disagree With Your Senior Pastor (Without Getting Fired)
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses how church staff should approach situations where they disagree with the senior pastor's direction, focusing on distinguishing between preference and principle disagr...
When Your Senior Pastor Doesn't Actually Lead
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades addresses the frustration many church staff members face when their senior pastor fails to make decisive leadership decisions. Todd explores reasons for this leadership gap, such as...
The Three Conversations Before the Termination Conversation
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the essential steps for handling employee termination effectively and ethically. He emphasizes the importance of transparency and communication throughout the process to e...
When You Have to Fire Someone Everyone Loves
The podcast discusses the challenges of terminating an employee who is well-liked but not meeting performance expectations. It highlights the difficulty of balancing personal feelings with organizational needs and offers steps to handle the situat...
The Termination You're Delaying Is Hurting Everyone Else
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades addresses the difficult topic of delaying necessary terminations within a church team. He explains how failing to make timely decisions negatively impacts both high-performing ...