Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast. It's Thanksgiving Week and some of our team couldn't be more excited. We devote this week's entire episode to Thanksgiving and gratitude. We whare some of our favorite turkey day traditions and even talk about the importance of gratitude and how it can impact the life of a leader for the good. We share several random facts about this week's holiday. Happy Thanksgiving friends. PROGRAMMING NOTE: WE are taking the month of December off to charge our batteries and spend time with family. Next episode will release the first wednesday of 2026. If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

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The Cultiv8 Group inspires creativity, collaboration and constructive disruption that creates a culture of empowerment.

Our Mission

The Cultiv8 Group exists to empower individuals and organizations to go beyond anything they can imagine.

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast. This week on the show we address a couple of cultural realities that have real implications in ministry. Based on an article from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership entitled Reading the Cultural Signs, we discuss the impact of on demand entertainment and values over activity in our culture and how it impacts ministries and those that lead in ministry. We offer analysis and tips to help ministry leaders lean into these realities. We wrap up with a random fact of the week about gaming. If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

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Our Vision

The Cultiv8 Group inspires creativity, collaboration and constructive disruption that creates a culture of empowerment.

Our Mission

The Cultiv8 Group exists to empower individuals and organizations to go beyond anything they can imagine.

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast. In this week's pod, we tackle the topic of metrics. We talk about the flaws of just measuring butts & bucks (attendance and offering). What would it look like to connect what you measure to the mission and vision of your ministry. We even give some examples of other metrics that you might use. Our random fact of the week deals with Halloween Candy. If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

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Our Vision

The Cultiv8 Group inspires creativity, collaboration and constructive disruption that creates a culture of empowerment.

Our Mission

The Cultiv8 Group exists to empower individuals and organizations to go beyond anything they can imagine.

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast. This week on the podcast we talk about the idea of getting outside of our "Christian bubble". Why is that a good thing to do? How do we balance our world view to be in the world but not of it? This and much more before we close out this episode with a random fact about a quiet room that goes beyond the norm. If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

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Our Vision

The Cultiv8 Group inspires creativity, collaboration and constructive disruption that creates a culture of empowerment.

Our Mission

The Cultiv8 Group exists to empower individuals and organizations to go beyond anything they can imagine.

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast. There is a rise in the number of ministry leaders (regardless of the type of ministry) that are serving in less than full time positions. This week on the pod we dive into a discussion around this phenomenon and offer our insights into why it is occurring and evaluate the pros and cons each of full-time, part-time, and volunteer ministry leadership. We close out the show with a random fact about shrimp. If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

Also, if you are interested in starting a coaching relationship with one of our coaches at The Cultiv8 Group please visit our website and get your first session FREE!

Our Vision

The Cultiv8 Group inspires creativity, collaboration and constructive disruption that creates a culture of empowerment.

Our Mission

The Cultiv8 Group exists to empower individuals and organizations to go beyond anything they can imagine.

Check out more from Cultiv8 Group at www.cultiv8group.org

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast. This week on the pod we offer a conversation around an article by Kenda Creasy Dean entitled Holy Innovation: A Framework for Choosing Your Next Ministry Idea from the Leading Ideas newsletter. The conversation dives into the importance of ideas in ministry, then we discuss the pros and cons of Kenda's process for generating, evaluating, and organizing ideas as we lead in ministry. We wrap up the show with a random fact about a lack of sleep and a potential benefit. If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

Also, if you are interested in starting a coaching relationship with one of our coaches at The Cultiv8 Group please visit our website and get your first session FREE!

Our Vision

The Cultiv8 Group inspires creativity, collaboration and constructive disruption that creates a culture of empowerment.

Our Mission

The Cultiv8 Group exists to empower individuals and organizations to go beyond anything they can imagine.

Check out more from Cultiv8 Group at www.cultiv8group.org

Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cultiv8.group/

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast. This week on the pod we wrap up our 5 week series unpacking Carey Nieuwhof's latest update on⁠ 5 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2025. ⁠ This week we talk about the disturbing trend around some not so good news from research around the state of mental health of church leaders. We analyzed the research around the topic, discuss some of the possible underlying causes of the crisis, and offer some tips to help you as a leader not fall prey to the struggles of mental health. Our random fact of the week revolves around an interesting fact about Santa Claus. If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

Also, if you are interested in starting a coaching relationship with one of our coaches at The Cultiv8 Group please visit our website and get your first session FREE!

Our Vision

The Cultiv8 Group inspires creativity, collaboration and constructive disruption that creates a culture of empowerment.

Our Mission

The Cultiv8 Group exists to empower individuals and organizations to go beyond anything they can imagine.

Check out more from Cultiv8 Group at www.cultiv8group.org

Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cultiv8.group/

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast. This week on the pod we conitnue a 5 week series unpacking Carey Nieuwhof's latest update on 5 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2025. This week we talk about the trend that around the rise of non-derivative churches. Simply put, this trend takes a look at the fact that more and more churches are choosing to break away from the formulaic models that have created "cookie cutter" approaches to church success. We talk about why this trend is on the rise, how we can move to a place of learning from other churches without imitating them and much more. Our random fact of the week takes a look at an interesting, but odd correlation connected to a particular eye colr. If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

Also, if you are interested in starting a coaching relationship with one of our coaches at The Cultiv8 Group please visit our website and get your first session FREE!

Our Vision

The Cultiv8 Group inspires creativity, collaboration and constructive disruption that creates a culture of empowerment.

Our Mission

The Cultiv8 Group exists to empower individuals and organizations to go beyond anything they can imagine.

Check out more from Cultiv8 Group at www.cultiv8group.org

Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cultiv8.group/

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast. This week on the pod we continue our 5 week series unpacking Carey Nieuwhof's latest update on⁠ 5 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2025. ⁠ This week we talk about the trend that church closures in the US are happening at a 3 to 1 rate faster than churches are being planted. We discuss whether this trend is entirely bad to start, then talk deeper about the issue of church planting vs. church revitalization. The random fact of the week is about everyone's favorite reptile, the Gecko. If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

Also, if you are interested in starting a coaching relationship with one of our coaches at The Cultiv8 Group please visit our website and get your first session FREE!

Our Vision

The Cultiv8 Group inspires creativity, collaboration and constructive disruption that creates a culture of empowerment.

Our Mission

The Cultiv8 Group exists to empower individuals and organizations to go beyond anything they can imagine.

Check out more from Cultiv8 Group at www.cultiv8group.org

Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cultiv8.group/

And on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cultiv8grp

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Welcome to the Cultiv8ing Ministry Podcast. This week on the pod we continue our 5 week series unpacking Carey Nieuwhof's latest update on⁠ 5 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2025. ⁠ This week we talk about the trend of a decrease in the evidence of evangelism in churches in our current climate. Why is evangelism not being taken more seriously? How can we as church leaders emphasize evangelism in our current context? We discuss these and other questions around the issue of evangelism in this week's episode. We wrap up with a random fact about prime numbers. If you like the Cultiv8ing Ministry podcast, please support us by sharing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on whichever platform you use.

Also, if you are interested in starting a coaching relationship with one of our coaches at The Cultiv8 Group please visit our website and get your first session FREE!

Our Vision

The Cultiv8 Group inspires creativity, collaboration and constructive disruption that creates a culture of empowerment.

Our Mission

The Cultiv8 Group exists to empower individuals and organizations to go beyond anything they can imagine.

Check out more from Cultiv8 Group at www.cultiv8group.org

Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cultiv8.group/

And on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cultiv8grp

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