{"podcast":{"title":"Pastors Thriving | Ministry, Leadership, Discipleship, Church Growth, Small Church Strategies","slug":"pastors-thriving-ministry-leadership-discipleship-church-growth-small-church-strategies-6589021","podcast_index_feed_id":6589021,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/kevinelworthunplugged/feed.xml","website_url":"http://www.pastorsthriving.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/kevinelworthunplugged/20240601_110619_eb9f1dfa08fcb16867f48f3494be5110.png","author":"Kevin Elworth-Business & Ministry Coach, Passive Income, Entrepreneur Pastor, Ministry Marketing","episode_count":142,"summary":"The SOURCE for Pastor help, encouragement, strategies for growth and Leadership Hey Pastor! Do you wish you knew the secret to growing your church while finding balance between ministry and your family? Do you find yourself updating your resume and browsing the job ads on ministryjobs.com ? Do you want to develop leaders within your church to relieve the burden from your shoulders, but instead you’re constantly dealing with drama and conflict? You’re in the right place. Welcome to Pastors Thriving, where you will learn the secrets to leadership growth in your church - spiritually, numerically, and financially. You’ll learn how to equip and develop your staff and congregation so that you don’t have to feel alone on this journey - and enjoy the ministry that you’ve been called to once again. Hi, I’m Kevin. Twenty-year ministry veteran, husband of a powerhouse wife, the father of 5 wonderful kids, and lover of Jesus powered by coffee and tacos. It wasn’t long ago that I grew a church from zero to 700 in five short years and wrestled with the trauma and drama that goes along with intense church growth. It wasn’t until I learned the power of creativity and how I could harness it to lea…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T20:17:17.951612+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pastors-thriving-ministry-leadership-discipleship-church-growth-small-church-strategies-6589021"},"episode":{"title":"089- Why Being Faithful Isn’t the Same as Being Effective","slug":"089-why-being-faithful-isn-t-the-same-as-being-effective","published_at":"2025-12-30T19:27:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pastors-thriving-ministry-leadership-discipleship-church-growth-small-church-strategies-6589021/089-why-being-faithful-isn-t-the-same-as-being-effective","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pastors-thriving-ministry-leadership-discipleship-church-growth-small-church-strategies-6589021","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/kevinelworthunplugged/2420743","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/226009/2420743/kevinelworthunplugged/2025_12_30_19_26_34_653ae0e9-aee2-4487-90a0-d0f81b30f7d0.mp3","summary":"Many pastors are doing everything they know to do—praying, preaching, serving faithfully—yet still feel exhausted, stalled, or quietly discouraged. In this episode, Kevin Elworth returns to Pastors Thriving after a short pause to address a tension most pastors feel but rarely say out loud: Faithfulness alone doesn’t guarantee effectiveness. This conversation reframes burnout, disengaged volunteers, and leadership overload—not as spiritual failure, but as a structural issue. It’s an invitation to stop grinding harder and start leading differently. If you’ve ever thought, “I love Jesus… so why does this still feel unsustainable?” —this episode is for you. In This Episode Why faithfulness and effectiveness are not the same thing How pastors end up carrying systems they were never meant to carry The hidden cost of confusing obedience with sustainability Why exhaustion may be an invitation to redesign, not quit Next Step If this episode resonates and you’re realizing your church is busy but not aligned, you don’t need more content—you need clarity. 👉 Book a conversation here: https://calendly.com/kevinelworthcoaching/complimentary-1-1-strategy-call","meta_description":"Many pastors are doing everything they know to do—praying, preaching, serving faithfully—yet still feel exhausted, stalled, or quietly discouraged. In thi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":757,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pastors-thriving-ministry-leadership-discipleship-church-growth-small-church-strategies-6589021/episodes/089-why-being-faithful-isn-t-the-same-as-being-effective/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pastors-thriving-ministry-leadership-discipleship-church-growth-small-church-strategies-6589021/089-why-being-faithful-isn-t-the-same-as-being-effective.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}