The Productive Pastor

I've always thought setting goals at the end of the year is a bit of a drag. This year, I found myself wanting to focus on a few things and tried a different tactic. 6 months later, let me share the journey with you.  Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://bit.ly/R...

How do we lead when chaos is all around us...literally?  This is a replay episode from the first iteration of the podcast, and the episode dates back to 2017. I share a conversation I had with a good friend, Rev. Donnie Wilkinson, about how we both lead our churches to serve others through catastrophic flooding in 2016.    Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/Prod...

Have you ever heard the phrase "Death by 10,000 Cuts"? Let me share with you 5 pitfalls that might seem to be so small, they don't matter, but have the ability to really erode your ministry productivity.  Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://bit.ly/RevChadBrooksY...

The day is when the rubber meets the road.  In this episode, I share how I build out my whole day.  Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://bit.ly/RevChadBrooksYouTube Productive Pastor Email List |   https://bit.ly/PPemailList The 5/15 |   https://bit.ly/The515emai...

I've got a simple, 15-minute wrap up meeting I do with myself each day. It ensures I can follow-up well, evaluate, as well as plan for the next day.  Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://bit.ly/RevChadBrooksYouTube Productive Pastor Email List |   https://bit.ly/...

Are small tasks a drag for you? Let's have a conversation about them.  Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://bit.ly/RevChadBrooksYouTube Productive Pastor Email List |   https://bit.ly/PPemailList The 5/15 |   https://bit.ly/The515email

A 6 hour sermon? You are kidding me...right?  Since ministry has changed over the last two years, I have had to adapt how I prepare to write sermons. Let me run it all down for you. Shownotes | https://bit.ly/prodpastor101 Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://bit...

For the OFFICIAL 100th episode of Productive Pastor, I go into a set of questions I had from folks over the last month or so. I talk about preaching, designing the ideal week, and pastoral burnout.    Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad o...

Chad. 99.5?  Let's just say I want to put off episode 100 a bit more (and get your input).  In this episode, I chat with Rev. Colin Bagby about our favorite productivity author, Cal Newport. We fan boy out a bit, talk about the last 10 years of the Productive Pastor and how Cal Newport bridges some of those changes.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive...

How often do you schedule a meeting with yourself? I've got 4 unique meetings I like to have at certain intervals in order to stay above the fray and do the work of ministry.    Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://b...

Over the last month we have been going through a few strategic approaches to managing and creating social media in the local church. I wrap up the series with a few tips I believe are crucial to doing this well in the normal-sized church.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spot...

Do you use Canva for church images? I've got a tip for you.  Build a Brand Identity Template. The good thing is, you don't have to do it from scratch. I've already built it for you.  You can grab it here. https://bit.ly/3Iyzpps Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   http...

It's the 2nd episode in my series on creating a better strategy to use social media.  This episode, I share how you can use Notion to develop an announcement sheet strategy and use it all across your church communications.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://...

More and more pastors are getting tired of managing social media. But what if we apply some strategy to it? In this episode, I walk through what it means to create a social media posting calendar and how scheduling things makes life much easier.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor...

Do you spend much time reading? Then don't waste it! Let me share 4 strategies to make the most of your time in the books.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://bit.ly/RevChadBrooksYouTube Productive Pastor Email Lis...

How strategically do you use email in your church? Folks like to think that email is something folks ignore, but I have found strategic email use (combined with your church database) to be one of the most effective ways to communicate and create engagement.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Produc...

Your church database/ChMS is one of the most powerful tools you have.  But are you letting it work for you?  Let's talk about it in this episode of Productive Pastor Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://bit.ly/RevCha...

Do you find out vision and mission AND THEN live into who you are? What if it's about finding out who you are before you hone who you are? Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://bit.ly/RevChadBrooksYouTube Productive P...

How do we find focus? If you can easily answer that for me, I would be really happy. Focus in ministry is something I am really curious about right now. Here are three ways I am working on making it better for my own personal ministry.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify...

How do you develop leaders in your church? Earlier last year. my internet friend Luke Simmons wrote a FANTASTIC piece on how to both run an elder meeting, but also develop high caliber leaders in the local church. After sharing it with a bunch of folks, I just brought him onto Productive Pastor to talk about the article and the broader idea of developing great leaders in the local church.  Work Wi...

Do you struggle with procrastination? Recently I've heard about the concept of "bike-shedding" a simple way to explain what others call "the law of triviality". We sometimes LOVE spending time on what actually doesn't matter that much.  So let's walk through 5 ways you can stop bike shedding. Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   htt...

The New Year is the perfect time to get productivity and goal setting shoved down your throat.  Sometimes we love it. Other times, it can be a struggle.  Let me share with you three things you don't need to stress over, but how you might shift that expectation into something more manageable.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   htt...

At it's most basic, strategy is about building awareness and planning action. The easiest way to learn strategy is to learn mental models that help you build awareness and plan action. This episode highlights three of my favorite ones.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify...

How do you understand where you need to grow in ministry productivity? I've identified 4 levels, and they all show growth in the same handful of areas.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://bit.ly/RevChadBrooksYouTub...

It's nearly the end of the year and I want to take the next few episodes to wrap up the year, look back a bit, and push forward into 2024. Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spotify |   https://spoti.fi/3oIT5gf Chad on YouTube |   https://bit.ly/RevChadBrooksYouTube Productive P...