The Church Answers Podcast

You will be amazed at what God has done through this church in Iowa and her pastor.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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Thom interviews Pat about the loss of his wife at a young age, and how the pastor learns to be served by his church.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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Thom and Pat reflect on some really stupid things they have done as pastors.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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The Church Answers consulting team recently worked with a church that is doing pastoral succession well. He shares what the team learned from this church.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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Thom continues to give periodic updates on how churches and pastors are responding to the ubiquitous presence of AI.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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All pastors have strengths and weaknesses and favorite and least favorite ministry activities. Thom exhorts pastors to consider strongly three aspects of their least favorite activities.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

The post Why Pastors Need a Keen Understanding of Their Least Favorite Ministry Activities appeared first on Church Answers.

Thom looks at the often misunderstood Church Growth Movement and its critics.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

The post Why Most Critics of the Church Growth Movement Are Wrong appeared first on Church Answers.

If you’ve never heard of saturation evangelism, you have a lot of company. Thom not only defines it, but he shares why it is often effective.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

The post Explaining Saturation Evangelism and Why It’s So Effective in Many Churches appeared first on Church Answers.

Some churches are generous to their pastors. Others are not. Thom looks at some of the common reasons for less-generous churches.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

The post Why Some Churches Refuse to Increase the Pastor’s Compensation appeared first on Church Answers.

Though there continue to be a wide range of sermon length, Thom looks at the most common range.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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