{"podcast":{"title":"Practical Church","slug":"practical-church-6611240","podcast_index_feed_id":6611240,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/123424/rss","website_url":"https://www.missionsupport.com/practical","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/0/5/6/b0564b4829a3ca4b88c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Pracitcal_Podcast_Thumb.png","author":"Mission Support","episode_count":402,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T18:21:20.127910+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240"},"episode":{"title":"PCP 059: 7 reasons your announcements aren't working","slug":"pcp-059-7-reasons-your-announcements-aren-t-working","published_at":"2025-08-27T08:09:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pcp-059-7-reasons-your-announcements-aren-t-working","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240","url":"https://practicalplanting.libsyn.com/pcp-059-7-reasons-your-announcements-arent-working","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/practicalplanting/Episode35.mp3?dest-id=728787","summary":"Welcome to the Practical Church podcast brought to you in partnership with Mission Support . Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Support . Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again ! HERE ARE THE 7 REASONS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Too long + too much info No training or feedback Announcing stuff too far in advance (some exceptions) One next step per announcement No guardrails on what to announce You are giving too much weight to the difference announcements can make You do them at a bad time in your service Get more church tips and advice Click here to join the Practical Church Facebook group","meta_description":"Welcome to the Practical Church podcast brought to you in partnership with Mission Support . Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Su…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2073,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/practical-church-6611240/episodes/pcp-059-7-reasons-your-announcements-aren-t-working/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-church-6611240/pcp-059-7-reasons-your-announcements-aren-t-working.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}