Welcome to the 96th episode of Productive Pastor. We've got a fantastic episode with Karl Vaters for you! He's the author of Small Church Essentials and The Grasshopper Myth. He's also the teaching pastor at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship. I

Preaching, Podcasting, and Paper

Apr 27th, 2018 25m 53s

I want to share about 3 things I'm thinking about and hearing about a bunch right now. This episode will be a bit of a mishmash, but it's all recurring conversations in the Productive Pastor world. Front Matter Big Data and the 21st Century Ch

A Year of Talking With God (with Adam Weber) | Productive Pastor

Apr 10th, 2018 34m 32s

A Year of Talking With God (with Adam Weber) I’ve got to say, Adam is consistently one of my favourite podcast guests. Below I’ve linked to all the times I’ve had him on a show. We spend our time talking about being the author of a book on pray

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How YOU can be a supporter of the Podcast and keep it sponsor free

Apr 7th, 2018 7m 36s

Have you checked out the awesome rewards for patrons on the patreon page? You can grab it at https://www.patreon.com/revchadbrooks Every new Patron gets their name read on the show as a supporter. $1 gives you access to the patron only feed

The Mistakes We All Make

Mar 28th, 2018 17m 49s

When was the last time you admitted you made a mistake? Face it, we all make mistakes. There are two different kinds of mistakes. The first are the mistakes we make when we don't have the knowledge and/or ability to execute a task. The second t

The Pastor as Content Creator and Curator |PP92

Mar 13th, 2018 26m 22s

Welcome back to Productive Pastor. In this episode, I talk with JR Forasteros about content creation and content curation. JR is no stranger to the podcast, so it's awesome to have him back on and I talk with him about one of my favorite topics

Communication Campaign Design

Mar 6th, 2018 20m 52s

So how do you craft a great communication strategy? In this episode, I share the basics of campaign communication design. The List I've been LOVING, and I mean LOVING this conversation from Peter McKinnon on the creative process. I watched it t

Why You Need a Production Calendar (Part 2) | Productive Pastor 90

Jan 14th, 2018 21m 46s

This episode we are going back in time and bringing new content into a conversation that has been the MOST DOWNLOADED episode of Productive Pastor. This episode is sponsored by the awesome folks at TrainedUp.church. Make sure to check them out

End of Year Review (and putting your best foot forward) | PP 89

Dec 31st, 2017 19m 57s

How many of you have taken part in a year-end review? I'm pretty sure many of us have been thinking about them, taking part in them, and possibly working on our own reviews. I spent the week reflecting on a few things, and I want to share them

How I wrote a book with JR Forasteros | Productive Pastor 88

Dec 8th, 2017 44m 28s

Welcome to this episode of Productive Pastor. We are doing another installment of "How I wrote a book" with my buddy JR Forasteros. This episode is sponsored by the awesome folks at TrainedUp.church. Make sure to check them out for the best mob

Thanksgiving Q and A

Nov 22nd, 2017 14m 30s

Every year I record a listener Q & A episode during Thanksgiving week. We've got three great questions, with a few helpful links. to talk about today. This episode is sponsored by the awesome folks at TrainedUp.Church. They are innovating how c

Three Big Mistakes | Productive Pastor 86

Nov 20th, 2017 20m 26s

Three Big Mistakes I want to have a conversation today about the way we handle our schedule and how it has the ability to move us forward or keep us sitting still. First, we have a few prerequisites. These are three episodes of Productive Pasto

Crashing Isn't The Same as Resting | Productive Pastor 85

Oct 10th, 2017 38m 36s

Creating a Staff Onboarding System | PP84

Sep 26th, 2017 21m 5s

How do you bring new staff members into your ministry well? That idea freaked me out earlier this year. So we got together and made a rock-solid onboarding system for ministry.

Scott Magdalein, TrainedUp.church, and hot rodding your volunteers

Sep 8th, 2017 39m 36s

This is a big day for The Productive Pastor! This episode is sponsored by the good folks at TrainedUp.church. If you are looking for a thoroughly modern way to utilize video in your church training, they've built a turn-key solution for you. Ma

Pastoring During a Disaster | PP82

Sep 1st, 2017 35m 31s

Over the last week, folks all over the country have had their eyes on the Texas and Louisiana coast as Hurricane Harvey made landfall. In the last year, I've lived through a 500 year flood and been part of two other disasters. Living through a

Keeping Up With Content Creation | PP80

Aug 26th, 2017 7m 10s

I’ve been absolutely FALLING IN LOVE with Anchor.fm these past two weeks. Today, I decided to create a more Productive Pastor style episode for them and to share it here with you. Also, this is a heavy shownotes anchor, so it makes perfect sens

The Preferred Future | Productive Pastor 79

Aug 18th, 2017 14m 24s

Have you ever thought about the future you would love to have for you or your ministry? Many times we can wander about individually or organizationally. This episode, I want to talk about the idea of a preferred future. This is an amazing tool

Never Stop Learning | PP78

Jul 21st, 2017 21m 14s

Are you still learning? That's a big question because most of our immediate answer would be a resounding YES! But are we really? I want to share with you the why of deliberate learning and hopefully jump off your battery towards more strategic

Chaos Killer | Productive Pastor 77

May 2nd, 2017 24m 39s

Do you ever feel like you've lost control? It's time to conquer the chaos and become a chaos killer. Over the last few months, I've gotten a little too familiar with chaos and what it takes to climb out of it. But we aren't going to talk about

Talking with God (with Adam Weber) | PP76

Mar 21st, 2017 34m 31s

I am super excited to share my conversation with Adam Weber today. Adam is the lead pastor of Embrace Church. And he just wrote his first book! It is a fantastic, accessible book on prayer. I love it. Front Matter I'm hustling along on the prem

Under the Hood: Study Retreat Recap and more | PP75

Mar 8th, 2017 20m 37s

I wanted to take a quick episode to do a study retreat recap and talk about some awesome things happening in Productive Pastor world Front Matter iTunes Review and Rating If you were one of the reviewers, make sure to contact me at twitter. @r

5 Must Have-Notes in your Evernote Shortcut List | PP75

Feb 28th, 2017 17m 4s

What's Up! Today we are talking about that little-used shortcut feature in Evernote. Evernote shortcuts are the best! This episode is all about the 5 best notes to have sitting in your shortcuts. Front Matter Sermon Notes from Dale McCamish-Th

Designing a Productive Study Retreat | Productive Pastor 73

Feb 8th, 2017 22m 12s

Welcome to Productive Pastor. In this episode, I am sharing how I designed a productive study retreat. Can I mention how stoked I am about a STUDY RETREAT!!!! I am spending a few days at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas. This sh

The Benefits of Backward | PP72

Jan 31st, 2017 19m 6s

Do you work backward? I love it. Working backward means choosing to start with a preferred future in mind, not a problem to solve. You need to try it! Find the shownotes at revchadbrooks.com/pp72 Front Matter: I'm super excited about how episod