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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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7:13

The Ministry That’s Still in You (Even When You’re...

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast ·

2025/11/27

In this Thanksgiving-themed episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the challenges of burnout and bitterness in ministry. He encourages listeners to view feelings of exhaustion and discouragement as signs of deep care rather than failure. Rhoades emphasizes the power of gratitude to rejuvenate one's ministry spirit, even when burnout is prevalent, and offers reflection questions to help listeners identify and appreciate moments of gratitude in their lives.• Ad...

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8:23

The Gratitude You Owe Your Critics

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2025/11/26

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the unconventional aspect of gratitude, focusing on giving thanks for critics and those who may have misunderstood, underestimated, or even hurt you. He emphasizes that critics can play a significant role in personal growth and leadership development by exposing blind spots, refining motives, and teaching the importance of forgiveness and reliance on God. Rhoades encourages listeners to reflect on their critics as uni...

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5:43

When God Feels Silent but Isn’t Still

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2025/11/25

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the theme of silence in leadership and faith, particularly when it feels like God is distant. Using the example of Elijah from the Bible, Todd emphasizes that God's silence is not indicative of his absence, but rather signals deeper work beneath the surface. The episode encourages leaders to reframe periods of silence as opportunities for growth and to consider giving thanks even when answers aren't evident.• Explorin...

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5:56

The Gift You Didn’t Want (and Still Wouldn’t Choose)

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2025/11/24

In this Thanksgiving special episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, Todd Rhoades encourages listeners to explore gratitude beyond the typical blessings. By reflecting on biblical examples and personal stories, Rhoades challenges the audience to find thankfulness in difficult, unexpected situations that lead to personal and spiritual growth.• Introduction of a five-part Thanksgiving series focusing on unconventional gratitude.• Encouragement to appreciate transformative experiences disgu...

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7:43

The Ministry Role That Shouldn’t Exist Anymore

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2025/11/21

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades addresses the issue of outdated 'legacy roles' within church staff organizations. These are roles that were once useful but no longer contribute effectively to the church's current mission. Todd discusses how to identify these roles and provides steps for refreshing or removing them to better align with future needs.• Legacy roles refer to outdated staff positions created to meet past needs but are now ineffective.• Such r...

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6:06

The Staff Member Who’s Quietly Disengaging

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2025/11/20

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the concept of 'quiet quitting' — when staff members disengage subtly from their roles without direct communication. It emphasizes the importance of spotting subtle signs of disengagement and suggests strategies for re-engaging such staff before they leave the organization. Todd provides insights into maintaining healthy staff dynamics by fostering open communication, addressing unmet needs, and reconnecting staf...

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8:06

Why Churches Ghost Candidates (and How to Stop It)

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2025/11/19

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades emphasizes the importance of preventing ghosting by churches during the hiring process. Ghosting candidates can severely damage a church's reputation and trustworthiness. Todd provides insights into why ghosting happens and how to establish better communication practices to honor candidates and maintain integrity.• Ghosting candidates is damaging to church credibility and individual reputations.• It results in frustration and f...

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7:23

Ministry Overcommitment Is Wrecking Your Team

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2025/11/18

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the detrimental impact of chronic overcommitment in church ministries. He emphasizes that constantly saying yes to every request leads to exhaustion, misalignment, and burnout. Rhoades offers strategies for establishing healthier, more sustainable church cultures by recognizing margin as a necessity, not a luxury. He encourages leaders and staff to critically evaluate commitments and prioritize rest to maintain s...

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7:10

The Spiritual Mismatch on Your Church Staff

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2025/11/17

This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, hosted by Todd Rhoades, addresses the subtle yet impactful issue of spiritual misalignment within church staff. It explores signs of misalignment, the importance of open discussions on core theological beliefs, and methods to maintain unity without demanding uniformity. The podcast emphasizes the need for honest dialogue to address potential theological drift and its consequences on church culture.• Spiritual misalignment often starts subtly a...

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6:26

The Silent Killers of Church Staff Culture

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2025/11/13

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses common issues that undermine church staff culture. He highlights silent killers such as unresolved conflict, lack of clarity, passive-aggressive behaviors, and fake unity. Todd emphasizes the need for addressing these issues proactively to prevent a toxic environment. Key strategies include acknowledging problems, having difficult conversations, and promoting genuine communication to maintain a healthy team dynam...

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7:23

The Crisis Hire That Broke Your Team

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2025/11/12

In this episode, Todd Rhoades from the Healthy Church Staff podcast discusses the pitfalls of hiring staff under pressure, often referred to as 'panic hires.' He emphasizes the importance of resisting the immediate urge to fill staffing gaps hastily, as it can lead to long-term negative consequences for church culture and leadership credibility. Todd offers practical advice on stabilizing the ministry with interim solutions while taking time to make thoughtful hiring decisions.• Avoid panic h...

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6:21

Sacred Cows Are Eating Your Budget

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2025/11/11

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the concept of 'sacred cow' roles in churches—positions that persist out of habit rather than necessity. These roles were relevant in a previous season but may no longer align with the church's current mission. Rhoades urges listeners to evaluate these roles, considering whether they should be retired, redeployed, or maintained. He highlights strategies like zero-based budgeting to help in reassessing staffing st...

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5:53

Ministry Staffing Math: Why Your Numbers Don’t Add Up

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2025/11/10

This episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast discusses the pitfalls of traditional church staffing models and emphasizes the need for a unique, mission-driven staffing strategy. Todd Rhoades, co-founder of Chemistry Staffing, advises against relying solely on budget ratios and staff-to-congregation formulas. Instead, he encourages churches to consider their specific context, volunteer engagement, complexity of programs, and local conditions to design an effective staffing strategy that al...

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6:03

The False Peace That's Undermining Your Staff Culture

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2025/11/07

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades delves into the dangers of conflict avoidance within church staff cultures. He argues that what appears to be peace can often be superficial and rooted in fear, leading to a fragile team environment. The episode explores how avoiding conflict can harm trust, creativity, and overall team health. Rhoades emphasizes the importance of embracing healthy conflict to achieve real unity and highlights the difference between fake h...

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5:37

When Staff Members Quietly Sabotage the Mission

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2025/11/06

In this episode of the 'Healthy Church Staff' podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the challenges of dealing with a staff member who subtly resists church leadership and vision. This passive resistance, referred to as the 'silent saboteur,' can erode unity and stall momentum within a church. Todd provides insights on identifying these behaviors and offers strategies for addressing them without overreacting, emphasizing the importance of curiosity over confrontation.• Passive resistance from w...

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7:28

The Exhausting Chase for a _Clear Calling_

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2025/11/05

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades addresses the common fear among pastors and church staff about missing their divinely ordained calling. He challenges the myth of a clear, unmistakable calling and suggests that calling is often broader and evolves over time. Instead of seeking perfection, he encourages focusing on obedience to God in any role. This approach allows for personal growth and understanding that calling is built through consistent decisions and acti...

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6:32

The Ministry Masquerade_ When You're Pretending to Be...

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2025/11/04

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the issue of the 'ministry masquerade' — the practice of church leaders wearing emotional masks to hide their internal struggles. Rhoades highlights the dangers of this dissonance, including emotional numbness and possible moral failure. He emphasizes the importance of authenticity and seeking support from trusted individuals to maintain genuine leadership and well-being.• The 'ministry masquerade' describes how ...

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6:11

The Myth of the High-Capacity Leader

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2025/11/03

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast, Todd Rhoades discusses the potential pitfalls of labeling leaders as 'high-capacity.' He argues that while being a high-capacity leader is often praised, it can lead to burnout, inequity, and unhealthy expectations within church staff teams. Todd proposes rethinking leadership responsibilities and fostering a culture that emphasizes sustainable leadership over constant high output.• The term 'high-capacity leader' can create burnout and unr...

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6:26

The Lie Exhausted Pastors Believe

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2025/10/31

In this episode of the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, host Todd Rhoades discusses the root causes of pastoral burnout and the destructive belief that pastors must do everything themselves. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing this mindset as a lie, dismantling it, and adopting practices such as delegation, trust, and rest to foster healthier church leadership. By letting go of the need to control everything and enabling others, pastors can build sustainable and joyful church environment...

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6:26

The Culture of Overfunctioning

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2025/10/30

This episode of the Healthy Church Staff podcast discusses how overfunctioning in ministry teams can lead to unhealthy dynamics such as dependence, burnout, and a lack of empowerment. Todd Rhoades, co-founder of chemistrystaffing.com, explains that overfunctioning occurs when leaders take on responsibilities that should belong to others, leading to a culture of dependency and underdeveloped leadership. Strategies to counter this include evaluating responsibilities, motivations, and gradually ...

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