{"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":"092 - The 10 Quiet Pressures Pastors Are Carrying into 2026 (and Why Most Churches Never Address Them)","slug":"092-the-10-quiet-pressures-pastors-are-carrying-into-2026-and-why-most-churches-never-address-them","published_at":"2026-01-27T06:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pastors-thriving-ministry-leadership-discipleship-church-growth-small-church-strategies-6589021/092-the-10-quiet-pressures-pastors-are-carrying-into-2026-and-why-most-churches-never-address-them","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pastors-thriving-ministry-leadership-discipleship-church-growth-small-church-strategies-6589021","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/kevinelworthunplugged/2472381","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/226009/2472381/kevinelworthunplugged/2026_01_20_16_49_42_d785d89c-8b96-49e3-96db-b276d9e58c33.mp3","summary":"As we step into 2026, many pastors are quietly hoping for relief—but instead feel a steady, underlying pressure that never fully lifts. In this episode, Kevin Elworth names 10 quiet pressures pastors are carrying—pressures that rarely get acknowledged, talked about, or addressed in church culture. These aren’t dramatic crises. They’re subtle, cumulative weights that often lead to exhaustion, isolation, and burnout if left unexamined. This conversation isn’t about doing more. It’s about naming what’s heavy , releasing what was never yours to carry, and rediscovering a leadership posture that is easy and light —the way Jesus intended. What You’ll Hear in This Episode Kevin walks through the 10 quiet pressures pastors are carrying into 2026 , including: Being the emotional regulator for everyone Carrying vision without shared ownership Living in a constant state of “almost enough” Feeling responsible for other people’s spiritual maturity Managing decline or stagnation without permission to grieve Being needed more than you are known Carrying financial pressure personally—even when it’s organizational Feeling responsible to fix what you didn’t create Never fully knowing when you’ve done “enough” Leading people while quietly questioning sustainability Kevin also explores why these pressures persist , how pastors often confuse ownership with responsibility, and why burnout doesn’t come from crisis—but from carrying what was never meant to be carried alone. Key Insight from the Episode “The goal isn’t to carry these pressures better—it’s to stop carrying what was never yours to carry to begin with.” Most of the strain pastors feel today isn’t a faith problem or a calling issue—it’s a leadership load issue . Health doesn’t come from trying harder; it comes from alignment, shar…","meta_description":"As we step into 2026, many pastors are quietly hoping for relief—but instead feel a steady, underlying pressure that never fully lifts. 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