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Practical Church

Dylan Dodson

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.

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412 episodes

  1. PC 090: 10 Dos and Don'ts When Someone Leaves Your Church 33:59
  2. PC 089: 6 practical tips for leading your volunteer meeting 36:37
  3. PC 088: 6 solutions to problems every church has 35:52
  4. PC 087: 5 Ways To Lead In Difficult Times 35:52
  5. PC 086: 6 Steps to a Simple Church Membership Process 35:08
  6. PC 085: 6 things that really matter on a Sunday morning 36:23
  7. PC 084: 7 observations from my sabbatical 45:40
  8. PC 083: 5 principles for preaching difficult passages 37:38
  9. PC 082: 5 Ministry Convictions You Should Never Compromise 43:49
  10. PC 081: 6 ministry tasks you are probably overcomplicating 36:15
  11. PC 080: 7 ministry decisions that saved me time and stress 37:25
  12. PC 079: 6 things I've had to unlearn in ministy 37:11
  13. PC 078: 7 tips for writing effective sermons 36:15
  14. PC 077: 7 non-sustainable things you should still do 36:59
  15. PC 075: 6 tips for building consistent volunteer teams 33:48
  16. PC 074: 6 tips for longevity in ministry 43:17
  17. PC 073: 6 tips for leading a church under 150 people well 36:43
  18. PC 072: 7 tips for writing sermon based small group guides 36:49
  19. PC 071: 5 things pastors delay that eventually cost them more 39:32
  20. PC 070: 7 communication habits that quietly hurt your church 40:02
  21. PC 069: 2026 Church Predictions 40:20
  22. PC 068: 2025 Church prediction reflections 34:35
  23. PC 067: 7 tips for running a tighter Sunday service 35:57
  24. PC 066: Planning a church theme for 2026 36:32
  25. PC 065: 5 tips for big Christmas services 36:21
  26. PC 064: 8 tips for telling better stories when preaching 37:45
  27. PC 063: 7 ministry pet peeves to avoid 32:11
  28. PC 062: 6 Church money mistakes to avoid 37:31
  29. PC 061: 8 ways to preach with more clarity 33:31
  30. PC 060: 7 ways to avoid an overloading church calendar 35:56
  31. PCP 059: 7 reasons your announcements aren't working 34:33
  32. PC 058: 7 lessons from becoming a portable church 33:29
  33. PC 057: 7 things to fix on your church website this week 34:18
  34. PC 056: 7 ways to announce big changes 34:12
  35. PC 055: 6 church metrics you should pay attention to 38:55
  36. PC 054: 6 ways to make your sermon more practically helpful 37:12
  37. PC 053: 7 Ways to Improve Your Sunday Experience (Without Spending More Money) 34:52
  38. PC 052: 6 ways to build trust through church transparency 28:32
  39. PC 051: 6 tips for parenting in ministry 37:42
  40. PC 050: 7 reasons people stop attending your church 33:00
  41. PC 049: 6 reasons to make quicker decisions 32:49
  42. PC 048: 6 repeated ministry tasks you should automate 28:56
  43. PC 047: 7 ways to work hard with sustainability 34:37
  44. PC 046: 5 Ways to Keep Your Staff Connected in a Digital World 28:43
  45. PC 045: 5 ways to make visitors feel welcome at your church 33:31
  46. PC 044: 4 ways to schedule an effective workweek 28:19
  47. PC 043: 6 ways to promote big days 31:29
  48. PC 042: 2025 Church Predictions 39:18
  49. PC 041: 5 Metrics Your Church Should Track 32:46
  50. PC 040: 5 ways to use illustrations in your sermon 27:53