Episode 153: Communications Internally with Staff

In this episode, Chris and John discuss strategies to create more effective communication within your parish staff. In so doing, you intentional begin to create more effective external communication.

In this episode, we refer back to the following resources:

Episode #10: Leading Meetings Well

Books by Patrick Lencioni

Episode 105: Your Parish Organizational Structure: It Can Make or Break Your Ministry

Your staff and ministry organizational structure should be evaluated to make sure it matches the needs of your parish and allows you to achieve your ministry goals. In this episode, Chris and John explore some of the common traps or mistakes we fall into and share some ideas on how we might reconfigure our staff structure to allow for more effective ministry.

Episode 89: Creating Collaborative and Effective Committees

Committee meetings with volunteers are practically a necessity in ministry but can be frustrating and ineffective when not well managed. In this episode, Chris and John discuss the best practices for managing a volunteer committee in your parish so that they are effective and life-giving for you and your team.

In this episode, we refer back to an episode on Leading Meetings Well.

Episode 75: When You Disagree With Your Pastor

Chris shares about a time when he disagreed with his Pastor and what he learned from the experience. Disagreement is normal. In this episode, we explore ways in which we can have healthy disagreement with our Pastor and still work well together.

For more great insight on how to handle blame check out this video from Dr. Brené Brown: Click HERE

Episode 25: We Are All Storytellers

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Do you know your faith story? Why is faith so important to you?

In this episode, we explore why storytelling is such an important aspect of our faith and how stories are much more transformative than facts about the faith. Know your story. Encourage other adults to know and articulate their story.

Episode 20: Buzz Words in Ministry

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Every church has their buzz words. But what do they mean? And more importantly, do the people you are communicating with understand what they mean?

In this episode, Chris and John explore and define some big buzz words that are used often in the Church, including evangelization and missionary discipleship.