Nathan Westfall

Episode 18: Building a Small Group System

September 18th, 2018  |  35 mins 2 secs

business, church, community group, discipleship, group, organization, planning center, right now media, sign up, small group

Small groups, community groups, whatever you call them it's fundamental in any church. Whether you are just starting or want to know how to take it to the next step, join Nathan and Michael talk about how to grow your groups and use technology to stay current.

Episode 17: Shaping the Culture Around You at a Young Age

September 11th, 2018  |  43 mins 16 secs

business, church, culture, generation, organization, preaching, relate, shape. texas, youth

We've talked about building a volunteer culture in your church or organization, but what about shaping that culture around you? Join us this week as we talk to Keenan Clark talk about how he shapes the culture around him at such a young age.

Episode 16: The Life of a Pastor

September 4th, 2018  |  28 mins 40 secs

business, busy, calling, church, community, organization, pastor, stress, work

Pastor's do so much for their church and community, but what is there life like behind closed doors? Michael gives us a look into what life it like for pastor, both when people aren't looking outside a Sunday and at home. The struggles and pressure they have can be more than one might think, so we invite you to listen in on this interview as we talk about "The Life of a Pastor".

Episode 15: Engaging the Next Generation

August 28th, 2018  |  28 mins 19 secs

business, change, church, culture, engage, generation, leadership, millennial, organization, reach, youth

After building up your church or organization, you want to make sure it's legacy is known. You need to make sure the next generation is reached and is ready to step in after you. The problem is, how you engage this next generation? How do you have them grasp your culture while reaching theirs?

Episode 14: Marketing on a Limited Budget

August 21st, 2018  |  31 mins 27 secs

audience, budget, church, growth, marketing, media, organization, reach, social

Need to do marketing but are on a budget? Don't do church marketing but want to start? Are you looking for ways to update the way you church does marketing? Listen to Michael talk about how to do successful marketing on a small budget and be effective at reaching the people around you.

Episode 13: The Business vs. The Church Part 2

August 14th, 2018  |  36 mins 30 secs

business, church, learning, mba, organization, secular, serving

The business and the church can be a controversial topic. How are they the same? How are they different? Can they learn from one another? Join us as Michael and Nathan interview Brandon Stacey, a deacon and leadership director at redemption church who works full time with his MBA, as they ask him how the two work side-by-side in his life.

Episode 12: The Business vs. The Church Part 1

August 7th, 2018  |  26 mins 54 secs

business, church, learning, mba, organization, secular, serving

The business and the church can be a controversial topic. How are they the same? How are they different? Can they learn from one another? Join us as Michael and Nathan interview Brandon Stacey, a deacon and leadership director at redemption church who works full time with his MBA, as they ask him how the two work side-by-side in his life.

Episode 11: The Theory and the Victory

July 31st, 2018  |  24 mins 50 secs

business, church, decisions, execution, leaders, leadership, organization, sacrifice, theory, victory, work

Do you have a theory for you church or organization? Do you even know what that might mean or look like? What about when you get the victory? How did you get there? What did it look like?

Episode 10: Going Multi-Site

July 24th, 2018  |  30 mins 40 secs

campus, church, locations, multi-site, organization, planning, preparing, structure, teams

When planning to go multi-site, it can be a huge under taking. How much to you plan and prepare? How do you lead up to a successful launch? What does developing teams look like? Join us this week as we walk through the recent multi-site experience with City Church.

Episode 9: The Process of Evaluation

July 17th, 2018  |  34 mins 50 secs

big picture, church, evaluating, evaluation, feedback, managing, mission, organization, process, staff, vision, volunteers

So much can go into evaluation, sometimes we don't know where to begin. What should be evaluate? Who is involved? How do you step back and look at the bigger picture? Are we suppose to get feedback after evaluations take place? Join us this week as Michael talks about how he and City Church handle the process.

Episode 8: Mission vs. Vision

July 10th, 2018  |  28 mins 18 secs

church, drive, goals, mission, organization, planning, start up, vision

What is mission? What is vision? Did you even know there is a difference between the two? Join as we talk about about what that difference is and why it's important to growing your church or organization.

Episode 7: When People Say Good-bye

July 3rd, 2018  |  36 mins 13 secs

change, church, goodbyes, leadership, leaving, organization, staff, turn over

It will happen. Whether you are in a church or organization, eventually someone will leave. They could leave for both good reason and maybe the ugly ones too. As a leader, how do you handle it? When is it the right time to say good-bye? Can there be different types of goodbyes?

Episode 6: Building a Weekend Experience (OOS)

June 26th, 2018  |  31 mins 24 secs

church, oos, order of service, organization, planning, service, weekend experience

Join us as we talk about building a weekend experience or order of service (OOS) as your church. What is the goal, what goes into it, how do you know if it's working, and more!

Episode 5: Building a Volunteer Culture

June 19th, 2018  |  33 mins 47 secs

buy in, church, culture, organization, success, volunteers

Today we are going to be talking about building a thriving volunteer culture in your church. What does it look like? How do people buy in to this culture? How to keep people from getting "burned-out"?

Episode 4: Time for a Change

June 12th, 2018  |  32 mins 3 secs

Do you know when it's time for a change within your church or organization? Join us as Michael talks about some of the changes City Church went through including location, name change, staffing, and more.

Episode 3: Building a Team

June 5th, 2018  |  23 mins 36 secs

development, dynamics, team building, teams

Do you have the team you need to take your church or organization to the next level? Listen this week as Michael talks about how you build a team and what to look for between members of a team to make it work for everyone.