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[SEEP47] How to Make Staff Meetings More Effective

2026-10-2738:54

Are your staff meetings actually moving your church forward, or do they feel like a waste of time? In this episode of the LeadingSmart Podcast, Tim and Holly Tate discuss why weekly all-staff meetings are one of the most effective tools for building a healthy church culture. They unpack the difference between meetings that simply share information and meetings that intentionally shape the shared language, behaviors, and values of your team. Tim and Holly share practical ways to make staff mee...

[S3EP46] 3 Characteristics of a Healthy Leadership Team

2026-10-2028:06

What Makes a Healthy Leadership Team? 3 Characteristics Every Team Needs Healthy leadership teams don’t happen by accident. They’re built through intentional trust, shared responsibility, and clarity about why the team exists. In this episode of the Leading Smart Podcast, Tim and Holly Tate unpack three characteristics of healthy leadership teams: building trust that allows for honest conversations and healthy conflict, making the leadership team the “first team” rather than prioritizing indi...

[S3EP45] Part 2: The Questions Every Church Leader Should Be Asking About Staff Culture

2026-10-1330:52

Does your church staff experience the culture you think you’re creating—or have they stopped telling you the truth? In Part 2 of this conversation on church staff culture, Tim Stevens and Holly Tate unpack two more questions inspired by O.C. Tanner’s Global Culture Report: Do we really want people’s ideas or just their execution? And would the people furthest from the leadership table describe our culture the same way we would? From micromanagement and innovation to staff feedback and leaders...

[S3EP44] Part 1: The Questions Every Church Leader Should Be Asking About Staff Culture

2026-10-0626:47

How do you build a healthy church staff culture without lowering expectations? And could avoiding hard conversations be costing your team its trust? In Part 1 of this LeadingSmart Podcast conversation, Tim Stevens and Holly Tate unpack insights from O.C. Tanner’s Global Culture Report and what they mean for pastors, executive pastors, and church leadership teams. They discuss how to balance compassion with accountability, develop people beyond productivity, and build trust through everyday le...

[S3EP43] What Leaders from Large Churches Are Talking About Right Now | Chicago LeadingSmart Gathering Recap

2026-09-2909:33

What challenges are executive pastors facing in large churches right now? Tim Stevens and Holly Tate recorded this episode just after LeadingSmart’s Chicago Gathering, where leaders from churches of 4,000 to 18,000 people came together for honest conversations about what is changing in ministry. They share what stood out in the room: questions about AI and the future of the church, staff culture and health, the tension between central leadership and campus autonomy in multisite churches, and ...

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