The Productive Pastor

So how do you specifically use a pathway to grow folks in a certain way? In this 2nd part of this episode, we dig into one specific idea of how pathways are part of a church's missional culture by building one out. And I will be honest with you, I threw Fernie one here and he did not disappoint!!! Fernie went the opposite of what I normally would do, and actually ended up building out a pathway I...

What does it mean to develop people into better disciples or leaders? To be honest, that question frightens me. So I turn to my buddy Fernie Rivera to talk about development pathways and how to use them in the local church.  Show Notes | https://bit.ly/prodpastor57 Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor...

Decision making is huge!!! But how do we handle decisions when times are chaotic and the things we choose are absolutely critical? In this episode, we dig into what we can do know to know who we (or our churches) are first. Then we talk through some planning strategies to navigate the decisions we make while living in chaos.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to P...

It's finally time for a full out Trello episode in Productive Pastor! Buckle up and I am going to share 4 scaleable systems I've used in 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://bit.ly/RevChadBrooksYouTube Pro...

Are you at the end of the rope? Overwhelmed and unsure what to do next? A one hour reset can do a world of good in clearing your head and gaining focus. You might not need each part of it, but there might also be a bit of gold in one of these exercises.  Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive...

Over the last few months I have gone DEEP into research and conversation with folks about the relationships of church size culture and mission in our current moment. Rev. Ben Gosden reached out to have me on his podcast, Faith Revisited . We get into an extended talk about the idea of church size culture, my research on church sizes, and some of the leadership challenges we face currently.  Work W...

How do you tame an out of control schedule?  By learning to put boundaries around your time.   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 List |   https://bit.ly/PPemailL...

Over the last few months, I have been in a MASSIVE research and writing project around congregational sustainability and growth. In this episode, I share a metric I think is an unknown POWERHOUSE for churches to have clarity over their own size culture.   Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productiv...

Do you struggle with distraction?  Distraction isn't always a simple thing. Here are 4 types of distraction and how we can overcome them.  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...

So how do you wrap up a work day?  We are going to handle it from a practical AND mental side in episode 49 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/RevChadBrooksYouTube Productive Pastor Emai...

How do you wrap up work well? That's the conversation today. I want to have a discussion about what this means mentally AND practically.  Shownotes | https://bit.ly/prodpastor048 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://...

How often do you conduct a review? It is a fantastic ministry practice as you grow in your own personal productivity. This is the first of a 3 part series on three reviews to conduct each week.  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 YouT...

Have you ever had one of those weeks were you can only be in the office for a couple of days, and then have to spend some time on the road. There is a temptation to squeeze a whole week of work into a couple of days.  That would be a mistake.  So let's talk about 4 ways we can make the most of the time, and stay productive on these weird weeks.  Show Notes | https://bit.ly/prodpastor46 Work With C...

Conversations about systems are often requested on the podcast, and earlier this year I realized my change in learning to be a better guitar player provided a great template to talk about system design. If you have ever struggled with complicated systems or passed a system to someone else only to see it fall away...this is the episode for you.  Episode 45 Shownotes   Work With Chad https://bit.ly/...

Do you find yourself saying yes to everything? Or do you just want to learn to grow in your strategic thinking? Let's talk about some of the motivations we have behind what we agree to.  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 |  ...

Everyone always loves a good preaching episode. Today, I want to walk you through three key systems to have as part of a well-oiled sermon machine. 1. Preaching Calendar 2. Capture System 3. Weekly Writing Rhythm Make sure to grab the show notes at revchadbrooks.com/ppp/043 for more information. Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |  ...

Hey friends!  The podcast is back with new content. I took a month of for clarity and focus for the rest of the year. In that time, I've been participating in Ship 30 for 30 ...those little tan and teal essays you might have seen me posting on Twitter. This episode is about two crucial things I learned as part of the process that will have a better effect on my ministry.  Work With Chad https://bi...

Back with another episode from the vault!!! We go back to 2017 and talk about procrastination, how it relates to fear, and a quick three-part strategy to overcome it!  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/RevC...

It's another vintage episode of Productive Pastor!  The 7 Habits of Unproductive Pastors.   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 List |   https://bit.ly/PPemailList...

Back with another vintage episode of the podcast! In this episode I talk about mistakes, how we deal with them, and how we move through them.    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 Produc...

This month I am focusing on a few things to make Productive Pastor even better. So I am sharing old school episodes from the first few years of the podcast. This episode is all about how I crafted a week-long study retreat. 

So how does one navigate the murkiness of an adaptive challenge? In the context of adaptive challenges, appreciative inquiry can be used to help organizations and individuals identify and build on their strengths and successes, rather than focusing solely on problems and deficits. Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes |   https://bit.ly/...

How can we understand the difference between what everyone COULD do and what you CAN do whenever we find ourselves in a challenging season?  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...

In this short mini-series, I want to take the rest of the year to talk about what it means to lead in strange times. In this episode, I dig a bit into my four content pillars and talk about the influences I am finding in my own leadership.    Work With Chad https://bit.ly/CoachingWithChad Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes | https://bit.ly/ProductivePastor Productive Pastor on Spo...

In this episode, I talk with Eric Hoke, the pastor of All Saints Church in the Bronx and the founder of ihelppastorsgetjobs.com. We talk about decision-making during the pandemic, what led him to see bi-vocational (or co-vocational) ministry as a long term plan, and what it means to help other pastors understand how they have valuable skills for the marketplace.  Work With Chad  https://bit.ly/Coa...