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
702 episodes
The Generational Divide That's Coming for Your Church
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the surprising reliance of millennials and Gen Z on AI for spiritual advice, highlighting a potential crisis in pastoral authority. The conversation emphasizes the need fo...
You Handed Them Keys and Called It Onboarding
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of nurturing new church staff during their first year, emphasizing a structured onboarding process. He highlights insights from church staff health assessme...
The Nine-Hour Problem Your Church Staff Isn't Talking About
In this episode, Todd Rhoades discusses the increasing reliance on digital screens within church staff, highlighting the exhaustion and lack of movement it causes. He emphasizes the need to recognize and address this issue by creating healthier rh...
Half Your Staff Doesn't Remember That Tuesday
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, the focus is on the 25th anniversary of 9-11, highlighting the generational divide in memories of the event. The host discusses the challenge of leading a church staff and congregation where som...
You Preached Family on Sunday. She Got Two Weeks Upaid Weeks on Monday.
This podcast episode discusses the lack of formal policies for parental leave in churches, contrasting it with the detailed policies often in place for other operations like van usage. Todd Rhoades, a co-founder of chemistrystaffing.com, emphas...
The Termination File That Doesn't Exist
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of maintaining thorough and well-organized personnel files to prevent issues during staff terminations. Many churches fail to document employment terms and ...
The Political Elephant in Your Staff Room
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, host discusses the growing political diversity present within church staff teams and the challenges it poses. The episode explores the impact of ignoring such diversity and suggests constructive...
When You Work So Hard You Stop Enjoying the Work
In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the 'performance trap,' where ministry turns into proving one's worth rather than serving out of love, causing burnout. He emphasizes separating one's identity from produc...
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...