Church Misfit Podcast

Joe, Zac and special guest, Decoyote, discuss the different Christian personality types that show up on Facebook and how they either push people toward or away from Jesus. You won't want to miss the advice they have at the end for how all of us can show up on social media and represent well.

For more information on musician, songwriter, creator and producer, Decoyote, visit www.decoyote.com or @decoyotemusic on Instagram, Facebook and more.

Joe, Zac and special guest, Decoyote, dive into the transformation of Kanye West and provide some tough love advice for how he should prepare to engage with Christians.

For more information on musician, songwriter, creator and producer, Decoyote, visit www.decoyote.com or @decoyotemusic on Instagram, Facebook and more.

In the second part of our sit down with Chris Meroff, we go into more detail on how church leaders can apply these alignment leadership principles in their local context and begin to draw out the best in everyone the serve and reach. Learn more about Chris, Alignment Leadership and his new book at www.alignleadthrive.com.

What you hear in this episode will be simple to grasp but difficult to walk out. Those who embrace this leadership philosophy and commit to the process go on to have transformational impacts in those they serve and reach. Entrepreneur, Speaker and Author, Chris Meroff, sits down with us to discuss the core principles of his new book, Align. His consulting business, Alignment Leadership, is changing the way leaders think about their roles and creating cultures that others LOVE being a part of. Learn more about Chris, Alignment Leadership and his new book at www.alignleadthrive.com.

Before you see attendance, salvations or baptisms increase, there is one very significant, and often overlooked metric that can foreshadow what's to come. Meaningful Conversations (or MCs) have been the backbone to Catalyst's growth for the past 9 years and are one of the ways success in ministry is measured. In this episode, Joe and Zac talk about the 3 parts to having a meaningful conversation with someone and why ministries who focus on this often have the most impact.

Download our Guide to Meaningful Conversations at https://www.catalystcollective.community/youthworkers

Joe and Zac share their methods of combining the spiritual practices of prayer and planning into a process that gets everyone involved. By merging brainstorming and prayer you can create an environment for reflection and innovation.

Joe, Zac and special guest Jeff Jenkins from chubbydiaries.com, dive into questions from our community.

What is the best way to gain the trust of students when you are new pastor/youth leader?

How do you balance being a friend and leader to students?

What is the best way to allocate funds on a tight budget?

What's the deal with Tic Toc? Should my kids be on it?

How would you handle the hard to love, outspoken students?

Got questions for us to tackle in a future episode? Leave us a comment or email us at [email protected].

The Church Misfit team welcomes Chubby Diaries creator, Jeff Jenkins, as they dive into his journey in entrepreneurial ministry. If you have a passion for ministry and a gift for creativity in business, this series is for you! Jeff shares his journey from a public school teacher to a ministry leader and entrepreneur as well as the challenges and triumphs he has experienced along the way.

To learn more about Jeff, visit www.chubbydiaries.com. For those wanting to support his latest missionary work in Rwanda, you can donate through Catalyst at www.catalystcollective.community and put "Jeff" in the notes.

Knowing the path and walking the path are very different challenges. When you feel like giving up, what will motivate you to keep going? In our final Purpose Project series episode, the Misfit crew shares their ideas for staying focused and motivated and how to keep pushing even when you don't think you have it in you.

Evaluating your progress is vital to success and it's very simple to do. Joe and Zac take Rayna through a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) assessment and provide a framework for knowing how to adjust your goals and actions as you move forward.

What are the biggest threats that will prevent you from reaching your goals? How will your team help you overcome them? Are you spending the right amount of time maximizing your strengths? All these questions and more are addressed.