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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.

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All Episodes

5:09

When Outsiders See It First

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2025/10/23

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades explores the value of fresh perspectives in identifying cultural misalignments within organizations, particularly churches. Todd discusses how insiders often miss obvious issues due to familiarity and complacency, while outsiders can provide critical insights. The episode emphasizes the importance of soliciting feedback and fostering a culture of openness to improve organizational health.• Outsiders often identify issues t...

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4:31

The Culture You’re Actually Creating

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2025/10/22

This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, delves into how leadership habits shape church staff culture beyond written values. It emphasizes the importance of aligning daily practices with stated values to ensure integrity and authenticity in culture building. Rhoades recommends conducting a cultural audit and addressing any discrepancies to foster a healthier staff environment.• Culture is defined by daily experiences, not written values.• Leadership habits inf...

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6:07

The Trouble with Triaging Everything

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2025/10/21

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, host Todd Rhoades examines the pitfalls of triage-style leadership in church settings. This approach, characterized by perpetual urgency and firefighting, can lead to staff burnout, hinder long-term growth, and erode team morale and clarity. Rhoades offers insights into breaking free from this cycle by prioritizing strategic planning, systemization, and fostering a stable environment for better decision-making.• Perpetual urgency in leaders...

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4:55

The Church That Keeps Starting Over

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2025/10/20

This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, explores why some churches are in a constant state of 'reset,' continually adopting new visions, strategies, and staff only to start over again. The episode examines the underlying issues such as cultural and relational challenges that drive this cycle and offers insights on how to build lasting momentum by focusing on consistent foundational work rather than quick fixes.• Churches often reinvent themselves frequently, ...

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8:39

Your Vision Isn't Clear (And Everyone Knows It)

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2025/10/17

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the significant issue of 'fuzzy vision' in church leadership, which can lead to low morale, misalignment, and burnout. He emphasizes the importance of having a clear, shared vision in order to maintain momentum and unity within the team. Rhoades provides strategies for clarifying vision, including constant communication and involving the team in the visioning process. He highlights that clarity not only fosters better...

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7:27

When Good Staff Leave Bad Situations

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/10/16

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the importance of understanding why staff members leave church environments, emphasizing that not all departures indicate failure. The episode explores how to assess exits with clarity, learn from healthy resignations, and prevent valuable staff from feeling forced out. It highlights the significance of using exit interviews to gain insights, understanding cultural misalignments, and maintaining a healthy, supportive ...

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4:43

The Hidden Cost of Leaving Well

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2025/10/15

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the complex emotions, particularly guilt, that often follow a resignation from a ministry position. The episode explores why leaving a church role can feel like a breakup, how personal connections make the separation more profound, and why this guilt can persist even when the decision was necessary. Todd offers guidance on how to navigate and move past these emotions while emphasizing the importance of leaving we...

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8:35

When the Congregation Carries Trauma

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/10/14

This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, delves into the theme of congregational trauma resulting from leadership crises or moral failures in churches. It emphasizes identifying and addressing such trauma, which often remains unacknowledged. Todd outlines five steps to help church leaders guide their congregations towards healing and highlights the importance of rebuilding trust and rekindling joy.• Congregational trauma can arise from leadership failures, mor...

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4:51

Stop Hoarding Talent

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2025/10/13

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the issue of talent hoarding within church staffs. This phenomenon occurs when leaders hold on too tightly to talented team members, often out of fear or comfort, potentially stifling growth and causing burnout among staff. Todd explores why this dysfunction happens, its consequences, and provides strategies for fostering a healthy church culture that encourages empowering and releasing leaders.• Talent hoarding ...

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6:02

When Loyalty Becomes Toxic

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/10/10

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades explores the concept of 'toxic loyalty' in church ministries. He emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between healthy loyalty, which supports the mission, and toxic loyalty, which prioritizes personal relationships at the expense of team morale and effectiveness. Todd stresses the need for accountability, timely difficult conversations, and regular evaluations to prevent toxic loyalty from harming the church culture. He ...

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5:28

Middle Seat Leadership: How to Lead from the Middle

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/10/09

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the concept of 'middle seat leadership,' emphasizing the importance and unique role of leaders who aren't in top positions but still hold significant influence within a church. The episode provides strategies for effectively leading without direct authority, focusing on supporting senior leaders, collaborating with peers, and leading subordinates with integrity to build a healthy church culture.• Middle seat leadershi...

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6:38

The Trust Vacuum: What Happens When Leaders Disappear

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/10/08

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the issue of leadership vacuums within church staff, where the absence of visible, trusted leadership leads to eroding trust and staff disengagement. He highlights the signs of a trust vacuum, its impacts on staff culture, and strategies for rebuilding trust through visible and relational leadership, emphasizing the importance of communication and clarity.• A leadership vacuum occurs when there is a lack of visible an...

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7:34

The Conflict You Keep Delaying

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2025/10/07

This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, explores the inevitability of conflict within church staff teams and the negative consequences of avoiding it. Todd emphasizes that delaying conflict resolution only exacerbates issues, leading to broken trust and eroded team morale. He offers practical tools for addressing conflict with clarity, compassion, and courage, urging leaders to engage in difficult conversations promptly. Observing conflict can signal fear and...

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7:30

The Loneliest Seat in the Church

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/10/06

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the emotional toll of isolation faced by lead pastors. He addresses why pastors often feel lonely despite being surrounded by people and offers practical strategies to combat this isolation, emphasizing the importance of connection, vulnerability, and self-care for maintaining a healthy leadership role.• Lead pastors can experience deep isolation despite their perceived influence.• Isolation stems from a lack of true ...

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7:54

Unclear Wins Lead to Unhealthy Staff

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2025/10/03

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades emphasizes the importance of having clearly defined wins in church leadership to prevent staff burnout and confusion. The episode explores how unclear expectations can lead to stress, frustration, and disengagement within church teams. Todd provides guidance on how to establish meaningful goals and involve teams in defining success to improve morale and unity.• Undefined success in church leadership can lead to staff burno...

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8:49

Your First Staff Hires Matter More Than You Think

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/10/02

The podcast episode discusses the crucial role of initial staff hires in a new church's development. It emphasizes the impact these hires have on establishing the church's cultural DNA, common mistakes made during the hiring process, and strategies for making informed and effective hiring decisions. Todd Rhoades, co-founder of Chemistry Staffing, outlines key pitfalls and best practices in early staffing to ensure long-term success and avoid dysfunction.• First staff hires in a church are cri...

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8:11

The Lie You’re Telling Yourself About Staff Fit

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/10/01

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades challenges the common church hiring practice of prioritizing cultural 'fit' over competency. He argues that overvaluing 'fit' can lead to hiring staff incapable of meeting the church's needs, ultimately stifling growth and maintaining the status quo. Rhoades emphasizes the importance of defining success and responsibilities before evaluating a candidate's fit, advocating for a balance between chemistry and capacity to fost...

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8:13

The Hidden Pitfalls of Multi-Campus Ministry

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/09/30

This podcast episode discusses the complexities and challenges of running multi-campus churches, highlighting potential pitfalls and strategies to maintain team unity and culture.• Multi-campus churches can be beneficial or detrimental to staff dynamics.• Potential issues include team fragmentation, role confusion, and feelings of being unsupported.• Various models of multi-campus management exist and need tailoring to the church's unique needs.• Clarifying roles, establishing clear communica...

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6:18

Hiring Without Clarity Will Break Your Church

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/09/29

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the pitfalls of hiring staff without clear job descriptions. He highlights the consequences of unclear roles, such as confusion, misalignment, and turnover. He offers practical advice on how to achieve clarity before posting a job, emphasizing the importance of defining job expectations and ensuring team alignment.• Hiring without clear job descriptions leads to poor outcomes.• Rushing to fill vacancies can result in ...

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9:17

Red Flags You’re Ignoring in Your Staff Search

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/09/27

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses identifying common red and yellow flags during the church hiring process. Emphasizing the importance of addressing these warning signs, the episode covers practical tips to avoid hiring mistakes and ensure effective team compatibility.• Understanding the difference between red and yellow flags in candidates.• Red flags signify a halt in the hiring process; yellow flags require discussion.• Common red and yellow flags ...

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