{"podcast":{"title":"The Unstuck Church Podcast","slug":"the-unstuck-church-podcast-7100908","podcast_index_feed_id":7100908,"rss_url":"https://podcast.theunstuckchurch.com/rss","website_url":"https://theunstuckgroup.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/2/8/4/028453fb2970f7ead959afa2a1bf1c87/UnstuckPodcast_Light.jpg","author":"The Unstuck Group","episode_count":467,"summary":"With THE UNSTUCK CHURCH PODCAST, we invite you into the real-time conversations our team is having about church leadership every week. Hosted by Amy Anderson, this podcast explores common challenges in ministry and practical steps for tackling them. It's like getting to be a fly on the wall of our staff meetings. Tune in weekly for: Insights, observations and trends for church leaders from the Unstuck team. Benchmarks in church growth and health from The Unstuck Group's work serving hundreds churches across North America each year. Practical advice to help you lead your church towards sustained health. We think that after listening to The Unstuck Church Podcast, you'll want to start these discussions with your own team at your next staff meeting. Add your thoughts to the conversation on social media using #unstuckchurch.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T14:17:31.041489+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-unstuck-church-podcast-7100908"},"episode":{"title":"Time To Reflect - Episode 430","slug":"time-to-reflect-episode-430","published_at":"2026-01-07T05:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-unstuck-church-podcast-7100908/time-to-reflect-episode-430","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-unstuck-church-podcast-7100908","url":"https://podcast.theunstuckchurch.com/time-to-reflect-episode-430","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/leadershipunstuck/e430_-_Time_To_Reflect_-_121825_8.22AM.mp3?dest-id=412307","summary":"January can feel like a throwaway month. If you didn't get strategic planning scheduled early, it can feel like a few weeks of just drifting. Despite all the \"New Year, New You\" energy our culture puts out, hibernating is often more appealing. But you're leading a church, and you still have a live event every week. You might be leading your church through a season of fasting and prayer or getting small groups up and running again. It's not exactly a slow month. If leveraged well, January can result in a fruitful year. But if you let it slip by, you'll be stuck playing catch-up month after month. So we put our heads together: What practices, initiatives and conversations do we WISH every church leader would set aside time for in January? In the first episode of our new series, \"How to Not Waste January,\" Sean and Amy talk about the importance of taking time to reflect and practical ways to do so. This episode is sponsored by PlainJoe Studios . Is your church building a throwback to the wood-paneled world of the 1980s? Does it feel more like going to worship or taking a big step back in time? PlainJoe's fun-loving, passionate team of designers, architects and specialists will transform your dated space, imagining and creating a worship environment that communicates your church's unique story and appeals to people of all ages. Learn more at plainjoe.net . Join the Conversation on Social Media We use hashtag #unstuckchurch on X and on Instagram .","meta_description":"January can feel like a throwaway month. If you didn't get strategic planning scheduled early, it can feel like a few weeks of just drifting. Despite all…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1173,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-unstuck-church-podcast-7100908/episodes/time-to-reflect-episode-430/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-unstuck-church-podcast-7100908/time-to-reflect-episode-430.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}