Not every meeting adds value, and some are actively damaging your church staff's energy, creativity, and morale. We examine which staff meetings you should eliminate and what to replace them with to boost team productivity and happiness.
• Three telltale signs of toxic meetings: nobody prepares, people stop contributing, and staff leave discouraged
• Many church leaders keep unproductive meetings because it feels like leadership
• Common misconception: sitting around a table equals moving ministry forward
• Bad meetings reward loud voices while punishing introverts and over-preparers
• Alternative approaches: 10-minute async Monday updates, written check-ins, monthly strategic huddles
• If you must keep the meeting, redesign it: make it shorter, more focused, less reporting and more problem-solving
• Find your team's ideal meeting rhythm - not too frequent, not too rare
• Take inventory of your meeting schedule and ask team members for honest feedback
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