# Practical Church Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240.md RSS feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/123424/rss Official site: https://www.missionsupport.com/practical Author: Mission Support Episodes: 402 ## Resource 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/practical-church-6611240 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240.md ## Episodes - [PC 080: 7 ministry decisions that saved me time and stress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-080-7-ministry-decisions-that-saved-me-time-and-stress) — 2026-06-17T08:55:00+00:00 - [PC 079: 6 things I've had to unlearn in ministy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-079-6-things-i-ve-had-to-unlearn-in-ministy) — 2026-06-03T09:13:00+00:00 - [PC 078: 7 tips for writing effective sermons](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-078-7-tips-for-writing-effective-sermons) — 2026-05-20T08:37:00+00:00 - [PC 077: 7 non-sustainable things you should still do](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-077-7-non-sustainable-things-you-should-still-do) — 2026-05-06T09:19:00+00:00 - [PC 075: 6 tips for building consistent volunteer teams](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-075-6-tips-for-building-consistent-volunteer-teams) — 2026-04-08T09:18:00+00:00 - [PC 074: 6 tips for longevity in ministry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-074-6-tips-for-longevity-in-ministry) — 2026-03-25T08:07:00+00:00 - [PC 073: 6 tips for leading a church under 150 people well](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-073-6-tips-for-leading-a-church-under-150-people-well) — 2026-03-11T09:59:00+00:00 - [PC 072: 7 tips for writing sermon based small group guides](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-072-7-tips-for-writing-sermon-based-small-group-guides) — 2026-02-25T09:52:00+00:00 - [PC 071: 5 things pastors delay that eventually cost them more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-071-5-things-pastors-delay-that-eventually-cost-them-more) — 2026-02-11T09:28:00+00:00 - [PC 070: 7 communication habits that quietly hurt your church](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-070-7-communication-habits-that-quietly-hurt-your-church) — 2026-01-28T12:08:00+00:00 - [PC 069: 2026 Church Predictions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-069-2026-church-predictions) — 2026-01-14T10:17:00+00:00 - [PC 068: 2025 Church prediction reflections](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-068-2025-church-prediction-reflections) — 2025-12-31T09:38:00+00:00 - [PC 067: 7 tips for running a tighter Sunday service](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-067-7-tips-for-running-a-tighter-sunday-service) — 2025-12-17T09:21:00+00:00 - [PC 066: Planning a church theme for 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-066-planning-a-church-theme-for-2026) — 2025-12-03T09:54:00+00:00 - [PC 065: 5 tips for big Christmas services](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-065-5-tips-for-big-christmas-services) — 2025-11-19T09:19:00+00:00 - [PC 064: 8 tips for telling better stories when preaching](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-064-8-tips-for-telling-better-stories-when-preaching) — 2025-11-05T08:41:00+00:00 - [PC 063: 7 ministry pet peeves to avoid](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-063-7-ministry-pet-peeves-to-avoid) — 2025-10-22T08:27:00+00:00 - [PC 062: 6 Church money mistakes to avoid](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-062-6-church-money-mistakes-to-avoid) — 2025-10-08T08:15:00+00:00 - [PC 061: 8 ways to preach with more clarity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-061-8-ways-to-preach-with-more-clarity) — 2025-09-24T08:55:00+00:00 - [PC 060: 7 ways to avoid an overloading church calendar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-060-7-ways-to-avoid-an-overloading-church-calendar) — 2025-09-10T08:04:00+00:00 - [PCP 059: 7 reasons your announcements aren't working](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pcp-059-7-reasons-your-announcements-aren-t-working) — 2025-08-27T08:09:00+00:00 - [PC 058: 7 lessons from becoming a portable church](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-058-7-lessons-from-becoming-a-portable-church) — 2025-08-13T08:20:00+00:00 - [PC 057: 7 things to fix on your church website this week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-057-7-things-to-fix-on-your-church-website-this-week) — 2025-07-30T09:14:00+00:00 - [PC 056: 7 ways to announce big changes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-056-7-ways-to-announce-big-changes) — 2025-07-16T09:48:00+00:00 - [PC 055: 6 church metrics you should pay attention to](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-055-6-church-metrics-you-should-pay-attention-to) — 2025-07-02T08:23:00+00:00 - [PC 054: 6 ways to make your sermon more practically helpful](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-054-6-ways-to-make-your-sermon-more-practically-helpful) — 2025-06-18T09:02:00+00:00 - [PC 053: 7 Ways to Improve Your Sunday Experience (Without Spending More Money)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pc-053-7-ways-to-improve-your-sunday-experience-without-spending-more-money) — 2025-06-04T08:47:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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