Is My Church Healthy? (My New Book) | PP128
The Productive Pastor
I wrote a book! I'm not doing a massive release or campaign for it to come out, but I am letting folks know about it. I've begun using NotebookLM, an AI tool of Google's for a variety of things lately. One of the things I love about it is how it can produce an AI hosted audio podcast based on documents imported. Out of curiosity this week, I uploaded the manuscript into NotebookLM and was seriously impressed. I decided to share that with you. My book is specifically aimed at normal-size church leaders/pastors and that squarely lands inside of the Productive Pastor family. ...
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The relationship between ministry productivity and church health: PP127
The Productive Pastor
We are back. In episode 127, I give you an update about the podcast for 2025, share some new things, and explore a bigger idea I've been working on in my head these last few months. It comes with a core conviction. "Healthy pastors create healthy churches, and healthy churches create healthy pastors." Let's jump into the conversation about how our own approach to productivity actually does have a bearing on seeing and understanding church health. Shownotes: Healthy Ministry Through Strategic Productivity Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes | ...
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My Biggest Productivity Lessons of 2024 : PP126
The Productive Pastor
It's almost the end of the year! I've been reflecting on the lessons I have learned about ministry productivity in my own context this last week. Let me share the biggest ones with you. Get Prepare Focused Sermons: Shownotes : Healthy Ministry Through Strategic Productivity Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes | Productive Pastor Email List | Productive Pastor on Spotify | Chad on YouTube | z
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Using Trello for Event Planning | PP125
The Productive Pastor
How do you feel about managing events at your church? They low-key used to be my least favorite thing. So years back, my staff got together and tackled the problems we had, created some systems, and used Trello to manage events. Let me share with you how we did it all. Shownotes | Download the Event Sheet | Healthy Ministry Through Strategic Productivity Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes | Productive Pastor Email List | Productive Pastor on Spotify | Chad on YouTube | z
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Using Trello for Project Management : PP124
The Productive Pastor
How do I like to manage projects once they are designed? On answer. Trello. Let's talk about it and I walk you through it all. Make sure to check out the YouTube video of the episode to see the details. Healthy Ministry Through Strategic Productivity Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes | Productive Pastor Email List | Productive Pastor on Spotify | Chad on YouTube | z
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My 5 Favorite Items for Ministry Productivity : PP123
The Productive Pastor
What do I use daily for ministry work? I’ve got a handful of tools I can’t imagine not using over the years. Let me share them with you and where you can pick one up if you want to try them out. Shownotes | YouTube video | Healthy Ministry Through Strategic Productivity Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes | Productive Pastor Email List | Productive Pastor on Spotify | Chad on YouTube | z
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Big Project Design : PP122
The Productive Pastor
So what is a big project in ministry? I've been asked this question several times lately in different backchannels. So I wanted to answer it, and share my favorite way to design AND manage big projects. We step into a framework which starts at the end. Healthy Ministry Through Strategic Productivity Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes | Productive Pastor Email List | Productive Pastor on Spotify | Chad on YouTube |
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How to Have a Great Weekend (throwback episode) : PP121
The Productive Pastor
We talk a bunch about the workweek here at Productive Pastor, but how often do we talk about the weekend? In this throwback episode to over 10 years ago, I'm replaying one of the first episodes of the first version of the show and walking through tips to make the most of your time off. Healthy Ministry Through Strategic Productivity Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes | Productive Pastor Email List | Productive Pastor on Spotify | Chad on YouTube |
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Cal Newport's Push/Pull Approach to Project Management : PP120
The Productive Pastor
Project management is one of those skills most of us have to learn. We aren't naturally great at it. In Cal Newport's latest book, Slow Productivity, he shares an approach to project management I've found helpful personally. It translates over to ministry really well. So let's look at the push/pull methodology of project management. Healthy Ministry Through Strategic Productivity Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes | Productive Pastor Email List | Productive Pastor on Spotify | Chad on YouTube |
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Preaching Strategy and Vision : PP119
The Productive Pastor
What role does the sermon have in congregational vision and strategy? Let's consider this an entry episode into a much larger conversation. Shownotes | Healthy Ministry Through Strategic Productivity Listen and Subscribe to Productive Pastor on iTunes | Productive Pastor Email List | Productive Pastor on Spotify | Chad on YouTube |
info_outlineIt's almost the end of the year!
I've been reflecting on the lessons I have learned about ministry productivity in my own context this last week. Let me share the biggest ones with you.
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