{"podcast":{"title":"Church Staff Book Club","slug":"church-staff-book-club-7646058","podcast_index_feed_id":7646058,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/wZCVo8Of.rss","website_url":"https://jonathanmalm.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/1743bd73-d0cd-4a20-a221-0a732e2041e9/logos/40768025-e66c-4d94-8699-53e49b4d0128.jpeg","author":"Jonathan Malm","episode_count":26,"summary":"A podcast for church leaders who want to grow but don’t have time to read every book. Join authors Jonathan Malm and Jason Young as they break down leadership books chapter by chapter, sharing practical insights and real-life ministry applications along the way. Whether you’re reading along or just listening in, this is your go-to resource for becoming a better leader... One conversation at a time.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T04:18:47.595679+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-staff-book-club-7646058"},"episode":{"title":"Why Your Church Culture Is Your Fault","slug":"why-your-church-culture-is-your-fault","published_at":"2026-04-28T18:32:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-staff-book-club-7646058/why-your-church-culture-is-your-fault","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-staff-book-club-7646058","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/0f69f36701595f3e73511806ee3289089c96aa18d20224e7bfd00c4f77acebb9/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJmMDRhMmM5Ny0xYmVkLTRiYmQtYTg1OC00N2FjZjg4NmQ0YzgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIxNzQzYmQ3My1kMGNkLTRhMjAtYTIyMS0wYTczMmUyMDQxZTkiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OGMxY2FkMzNhMzk0ZmE2NjA0MjBmNDIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlmMGZkNDYyNmRhNDJhZDUzYzJjYzE3L2pvbmF0aGFuLW1hbG1zLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTQtMjhfXzIwLTMyLTM4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/0f69f36701595f3e73511806ee3289089c96aa18d20224e7bfd00c4f77acebb9/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJmMDRhMmM5Ny0xYmVkLTRiYmQtYTg1OC00N2FjZjg4NmQ0YzgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIxNzQzYmQ3My1kMGNkLTRhMjAtYTIyMS0wYTczMmUyMDQxZTkiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OGMxY2FkMzNhMzk0ZmE2NjA0MjBmNDIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlmMGZkNDYyNmRhNDJhZDUzYzJjYzE3L2pvbmF0aGFuLW1hbG1zLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTQtMjhfXzIwLTMyLTM4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"The culture your team lives in isn't something that just happens... It's something you create. And if it's unhealthy, the first place to look is in the mirror. In this episode of the Church Staff Book Club, Jonathan Malm and Jason Young dig into Chapter 7 of The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero: \"How to Build an Emotionally Healthy Team.\" This is the chapter where everything gets practical, not just for you as a leader, but for the people you lead every single day. 🎧 What We Cover in This Episode: Why you're a thermostat, not a thermometer, and what that means for your team The \"cage the tiger\" principle and why we avoid it (and shouldn't) Why values on the wall mean nothing without a leader who lives them The difference between ignoring someone's faults and making allowance for them How to address the elephant in the room without blowing up the team Why healthy conflict actually strengthens culture, not weakens it What a genuinely healthy church staff culture looks like in practice Jonathan's take: should churches under 1,000 stop hiring specialists? 📖 We're Reading: The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero Follow along chapter by chapter with us each week! 💬 Key Quotes from This Episode: \"Culture is what people experience, not what you announce.\" \"Who you are becomes the culture.\" \"When you avoid conflict, you actually weaken the culture.\" 🔗 Connect & Subscribe: 📱 Follow us on social media and join the conversation 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss a chapter 📚 Grab The Emotionally Healthy Leader and read along with us","meta_description":"The culture your team lives in isn't something that just happens... It's something you create. And if it's unhealthy, the first place to look is in the mi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1848,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/church-staff-book-club-7646058/episodes/why-your-church-culture-is-your-fault/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-staff-book-club-7646058/why-your-church-culture-is-your-fault.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}