In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the financial struggles faced by church staff due to stagnant salaries and increasing living costs. He emphasizes the importance of conducting a realistic cost of living a...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the benefits of unified mission trips for church staff. While individual mission trips can be transformative, they often lead to isolated experiences that do not promote s...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the challenging position of being caught between a church board's demands and the reality faced by staff members. The episode explores how to handle pressure when the b...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of redefining 'presence' in pastoral care, drawing lessons from Ukrainian pastors who have had to adapt their methods due to the war. Rhoades emphasizes ...

This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, addresses the challenge of dealing with unexpected leaves in church staff due to emergencies or health issues. Todd emphasizes the importance of preparation for such events,...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades addresses how leaders can effectively handle staff members who carry 'church wounds'. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing these past experiences without shame, setting cl...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of having a succession plan for ministry staff beyond just the senior pastor. He emphasizes the need for documenting key responsibilities and contacts to...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of planning an exit strategy in ministry roles. He emphasizes that leaving a position isn't about giving up but rather about 'giving forward' and creatin...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of succession planning in ministry leadership. He emphasizes that the healthiest organizations prepare for leadership transitions by investing in other...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades addresses the concept of 'ministry PTSD,' referring to the invisible wounds church staff might carry from past experiences. These past difficulties can shape how they respond to ...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the emotional challenges faced by retiring pastors during succession planning. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing the identity crisis that leaders face when st...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the often overlooked emotional aspects of pastoral succession planning. While many churches focus on the logistics and selection of a new leader, they often neglect pre...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of succession planning within church ministries. He emphasizes that succession planning is not only crucial for senior pastors but for all staff roles. T...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, the discussion centers around the importance of succession planning, particularly for senior pastors within churches. The host emphasizes the need for churches to prepare for unexpected trans...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades tackles the often avoided topic of succession planning for senior pastors. He discusses why many church leaders resist having this crucial conversation, the anxiety it causes wit...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses lessons from leadership collapses in churches, particularly focusing on the issues of ego and entitlement. The episode concludes a series based on his book 'When the Ch...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades explores the crucial leadership distinction between being a steward and an owner within church ministries. The discussion emphasizes the dangers of leaders transitioning from ste...

In this episode, the host discusses the importance of integrity in leadership, specifically within churches, using the metaphor of an 'integrity engine.' By drawing from the experiences of a pastor who maintained integrity over decades, the epi...

This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, explores the often overlooked impact of church leadership scandals on congregations, victims, and staff. Emphasizing the deeper wounds left after a leader's moral failure...

This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, addresses recurring issues of leadership failures and scandals within churches. Rhoades discusses the dynamics of power, entitlement, and secrecy, which often lead to mor...

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses themes from his new book, *When the Church Falls*, focusing on unexpected leadership failures. He emphasizes that dangerous church leaders are not always overtly contro...

In this podcast episode, Todd Rhoades discusses the often superficial nature of accountability in church leadership structures. Despite having formal accountability systems, many churches fail to enforce genuine oversight, leading to leadership...

In this episode, Todd Rhoades discusses the disparity between a church's mission statement and its actual culture, emphasizing that culture ultimately prevails over mission. He shares insights from his book 'When the Church Falls,' analyzing le...

This podcast episode, hosted by Todd Rhoades from Chemistry Staffing, explores the impact and consequences of celebrity culture within church leadership and addresses the moral and ethical failures that can lead to a fall from ministry. Through...

In this introductory episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast's new series, host Todd Rhoades discusses leadership failures in churches, which often develop slowly over time rather than appearing suddenly. Based on his new book, "When the Ch...