Practical Church
Religion & Spirituality
About
Practical church exists to give you practical tips, advice, and encouragement when it comes to leading and growing healthy churches. Whether you are interested in planting a church, are in the process of planting a church, or just want to learn more about building healthy churches, you've come to the right place.
Episodes
- PC 077: 7 non-sustainable things you should still do
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- PC 076: 10 Resources I use at my church
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- PC 075: 6 tips for building consistent volunteer teams
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- PC 074: 6 tips for longevity in ministry
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- PC 073: 6 tips for leading a church under 150 people well
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- PC 072: 7 tips for writing sermon based small group guides
This episode of Practical Church offers seven tips for writing sermon-based small group guides. Advice includes breaking guides into sections, incorporating personal and text-based questions, encouraging leader flexibility, and distributin…
- PC 071: 5 things pastors delay that eventually cost them more
In episode PC 071 of Practical Church, the discussion focuses on five key areas that pastors often delay addressing: clarifying church direction, learning to say no, dealing with underperformance, managing weekly schedules, and making nece…
- PC 070: 7 communication habits that quietly hurt your church
This episode of Practical Church discusses seven communication habits that can harm a church. These include guilting people, complaining about ministry, saying you wish you had a different job, speaking negatively about cultural comforts,…
- PC 069: 2026 Church Predictions
This episode of Practical Church discusses six predictions for churches in 2026, covering trends in video, political discourse, online services, preaching styles, and denominational affiliation.
- PC 068: 2025 Church prediction reflections
This episode of Practical Church discusses predictions for the year 2025, such as partisanship drawing attendees and a rise in American church attendance. The importance of the Sunday experience in retaining members is also highlighted.
- PC 067: 7 tips for running a tighter Sunday service
This episode of Practical Church outlines seven tips for optimizing Sunday services. Key recommendations include pre-service team huddles, streamlining next steps for attendees, and efficient post-service procedures.
- PC 066: Planning a church theme for 2026
This episode of Practical Church discusses how to plan a church theme and calendar for the upcoming year, offering ideas and tips for church leaders.
- PC 065: 5 tips for big Christmas services
Episode 065 of the Practical Church podcast covers five tips for large Christmas services: early promotion, marketing materials, primary asks, making the service special, and outlining next steps for new guests.
- PC 064: 8 tips for telling better stories when preaching
This episode of Practical Church offers 8 tips for improving storytelling in sermons. Key advice includes capturing stories, using them with main points, not writing them out fully in notes, aiming for 3-4 stories, and remembering your own…
- PC 063: 7 ministry pet peeves to avoid
This episode of Practical Church discusses seven common ministry pet peeves. These include issues like church planters seeking funds without response, unaddressed emails, neglecting sermon preparation, dismissing biblical figures, trying t…
- PC 062: 6 Church money mistakes to avoid
This episode of Practical Church details six financial mistakes that churches should avoid. These include issues with proactive budgeting, reliance on major donors, rent expenditures, investing in outreach, financial transparency, and the…
- PC 061: 8 ways to preach with more clarity
This episode of Practical Church, PC 061, details eight methods for clearer preaching. Strategies include limiting sermon points and slides, framing sermons with a question, seeking feedback, using illustrations, allowing time between writ…
- PC 060: 7 ways to avoid an overloading church calendar
This episode of Practical Church outlines seven methods for preventing an overloaded church calendar. Strategies discussed include planning 6-12 months in advance, differentiating between Sunday and non-Sunday events, and considering commu…
- PCP 059: 7 reasons your announcements aren't working
This episode of Practical Church discusses seven reasons why church announcements might not be effective. Factors examined include the length and amount of information, timing, frequency of announcements, and the lack of clear next steps.
- PC 058: 7 lessons from becoming a portable church
This episode of Practical Church details seven lessons learned from the experience of becoming a portable church. Key takeaways include the importance of communicating needs, training volunteers, and investing in signage and equipment.
- PC 057: 7 things to fix on your church website this week
Practical Church episode PC 057 discusses seven essential website improvements for churches. Topics include simplifying the homepage, updating essential information like service times and address, incorporating current imagery, refining na…
- PC 056: 7 ways to announce big changes
In episode 056 of the Practical Church podcast, seven methods for announcing major changes are explored. Key strategies include preparing conversations, choosing the right timing for announcements, and managing member questions and reactio…
- PC 055: 6 church metrics you should pay attention to
This Practical Church episode covers six metrics relevant to church management: giving units, small group attendance, active members, connect cards received, the new guest funnel, and online metrics.
- PC 054: 6 ways to make your sermon more practically helpful
This episode of Practical Church outlines six methods to enhance sermon practicality. The discussed techniques involve sermon points, providing specific examples, using multiple illustrations, focusing on one main idea, and connecting the…
- PC 053: 7 Ways to Improve Your Sunday Experience (Without Spending More Money)
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- PC 052: 6 ways to build trust through church transparency
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- PC 051: 6 tips for parenting in ministry
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- PC 050: 7 reasons people stop attending your church
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- PC 049: 6 reasons to make quicker decisions
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- PC 048: 6 repeated ministry tasks you should automate
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- PC 047: 7 ways to work hard with sustainability
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- PC 046: 5 Ways to Keep Your Staff Connected in a Digital World
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- PC 045: 5 ways to make visitors feel welcome at your church
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- PC 044: 4 ways to schedule an effective workweek
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- PC 043: 6 ways to promote big days
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- PC 042: 2025 Church Predictions
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- PC 041: 5 Metrics Your Church Should Track
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- PC 040: 5 ways to use illustrations in your sermon
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- PC 039: 5 questions to ask yourself when hiring staff
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- PC 038: 7 essential apps I use for ministry
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- PC 037: 4 steps for amazing new guest follow up
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- PC 036: 6 ways to grow your YouTube channel
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- PC 035: 6 ways to celebrate your anniversary service
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- PC 034: 6 reasons why you struggle to attract volunteers
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- PC 033: Debunking Six Common Ministry Myths
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- PC 032: 6 Ways To Communicate Upcoming Changes To Your Church
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- PC 031: 6 Tips For Smoother Service Transitions
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- PC 030: Top 5 Church Website Mistakes & How to Fix Them
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- PC 029: 6 Tips for Running Highly Engaged Small Groups in Your Church
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- PC 028: 7 Tips for Effective Portable Churches
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