The Unstuck Church Podcast

Magnetic. Inspiring. Charismatic. Visionary. God-given personality gifts or problems waiting to happen?  Big personalities are attractive, and bad things happen when a church is built more on the big personality of the pastor than Jesus. But actually... that's true of any personality type. Show Links : When Big Personalities Lead Big Churches

Toxic? Empowering? Fear-Driven? Collaborative? The team culture you have is the one you built. But that doesn't mean your impression of it is accurate. What if you're the last to know your church staff culture is not what you thought? In Season 1, Episode 6 of The Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony, Ryan and Amy talk about span of care, healthy pace of life in ministry and other practical steps to g...

Church + effective planning? The two words aren't often found together. Are you making these mistakes in your planning process? In Season 1, Episode 5 of Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Shayne O'Brien, Lead Pastor of RockPointe Church in Leander, Texas about how to avoid some of the mistakes churches make in their planning process. Show Links The 4 Phase Planning Process fo...

They're bloated. Over-programmed. Hard to navigate. Why do churches become so complex over time? In Season 1, Episode 4 of Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Joe Dobbins, Lead Pastor of Twin Rivers Worship Center in St. Louis, MO about why churches tend to become so complex over time and how to de-program and reduce complexity. Show Links Staff Meetings Unstuck: Reducing Compl...

Predictable church services create sleepy, unengaged attendees. In Season 1, Episode 3 of Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Gabe Kolstad, Lead Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon about the creative process and how to make church services less predictable. Show Links Predictable: It Feels Like I Am Attending the Same Worship Service Every Sunday Predictabl...

Tradition is powerful. How do you lead a church in a new direction when the motivation for change is low (or nonexistent)? In Season 1, Episode 2 of Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast, Tony talks to Jerry Sweat, Lead Pastor of Beach Church in Jacksonville, Florida about what it takes to lead change.  Show Links Leading Change: The Cycle to Expect Do You Have What It Takes To Lead Change? Sac...

Trying to reach  everyone ? That strategy rarely reaches anyone effectively. In Season 1, Episode 1 of  Tony Morgan's Leadership Unstuck Podcast,  Tony talks to Ty Bean, Senior Pastor of Cowboy Junction Church in Hobbs, New Mexico about why churches should pinpoint the exact kind of person they are trying to reach.  Show Links: 4 Reasons Why Churches Become Insider-Focused Churches Do Not Want To...