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Big vision. Limited time. Real strategy.Mel and Melinda’s Strategy Snippets delivers short, practical episodes packed with strategic insights for leaders navigating change, growth, and complexity.Each week, two experienced strategists share real-world ideas you can apply…
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How to turn the Bible into junk food (opens the original)
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Strategy Snippets · Season 1 · Episode 35 Can something as good as the Bible become unhealthy in the way we use it? In this episode, Mel and Melinda explore the darker side of strategy and how good things can produce unhealthy outcomes when our methods become rigid or go unquestioned. They unpack what happens when churches fill people with biblical knowledge without helping them live it out, and when inherited ways of doing church unintentionally make it harder for some people to participate and
How Do You Develop Leaders When Everyone Is Busy? (opens the original)
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Strategy Snippets · Season 1 · Episode 34 Everyone is busy. But leadership development is too important to put in the too hard basket. In this episode, Mel and Melinda explore practical ways churches can develop leaders without simply adding more meetings to already crowded calendars. From books and group chats to video, bite-sized training and making better use of existing rhythms, they look at how leadership development can become more accessible, practical and worthwhile. Because sometimes bu
How to embed financial integrity in our churches (opens the original)
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Strategy Snippets · Season 1 · Episode 33 Financial integrity isn't only about meeting legal or accounting requirements. Sometimes it's found in the simple practices that shape how a church handles money every day. In this episode, Mel and Melinda explore practical ways churches can build a culture of financial integrity—from having multiple people handle cash and giving ministry leaders real budgets, to greater transparency with congregations and involving young people in the process. Because g
Are Programs Filling A Relationship Gap? (opens the original)
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Strategy Snippets · Season 1 · Episode 32 Church programs can be incredibly valuable—but sometimes we create a program to solve something that might be better addressed through relationship. In this episode, Mel and Melinda explore whether churches can over-prescribe programs when what people really need is someone willing to spend time with them, journey alongside them and help them grow. Because some of the most influential ministry doesn't happen from a platform or through a program. It happe
What To Consider When Curating The Church Song List? (opens the original)
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Strategy Snippets · Season 1 · Episode 31 Choosing songs for church is about more than finding music people enjoy—or matching a song to this week’s sermon. In this episode, Mel and Melinda explore how thoughtfully curating a church song list can help congregations engage more deeply in worship. They unpack everything from theological content and context to musical style, emotional tone, singability and the capabilities of the musicians leading them. They also ask whether our song lists have enou
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