Most pastors I know lead based on 'feelings.' If Sunday felt good, the church is healthy. If the offering is up, we’re doing great. But a 'feeling' is a terrible way to lead a 'Plan A' instrument. You wouldn’t want a pilot to fly a plane based on how the 'air felt'; you want them looking at the instrument panel.

Today, I’m giving you that panel. We are diving into the Church Health Snapshot. It’s the diagnostic tool that moves us from guessing to growing.

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We are making a change. In the Trenches is officially pivoting to In the Trenches: The Church Health Podcast. Starting today, this show is the headquarters for Church Health. We are dropping the general business talk to focus exclusively on five pillars:

1. Vision & Strategy for the modern era.
2. Revitalization & Renewal for the plateaued church.
3. Leadership Development.
4. Pastoral Ministry and all the ups and downs.
5. The Stats & Trends that will define the church this year and in the years ahead.

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As you pastor, is there something specific the Lord is leading you toward as a focus? Because 'Pastor' is the umbrella, but underneath that, God often gives us a laser-focused burden. Maybe it’s preaching—the relentless drive to herald the Word. Maybe it’s an evangelistic fire for those far from Christ. Maybe it’s a heart for young families, senior adults, or a very specific segment of the broken in your city.

What is your calling that is specific in ministry?

We are making a change. In the Trenches is officially pivoting to In the Trenches: The Church Health Podcast. Starting today, this show is the headquarters for Church Health. We are dropping the general business talk to focus exclusively on five pillars:

1. Vision & Strategy for the modern era.
2. Revitalization & Renewal for the plateaued church.
3. Leadership Development.
4. Pastoral Ministry and all the ups and downs.
5. The Stats & Trends that will define the church this year and in the years ahead.

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The local church is Plan A. And there is no Plan B. That realization brings a certain 'weight' to your Monday morning meetings and your Saturday night prayers. Today, we’re talking about the stewardship of being God’s instrument and why your church’s health is of upmost importance.

Character Audit- https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0mpxnjaceitw300atavx6/The-Character-Audit-Guide.pdf?rlkey=vgghlvf1iumkxy2thbskomktf&dl=0

We are making a change. In the Trenches is officially pivoting to In the Trenches: The Church Health Podcast. Starting today, this show is the headquarters for Church Health. We are dropping the general business talk to focus exclusively on five pillars:

1. Vision & Strategy for the modern era.
2. Revitalization & Renewal for the plateaued church.
3. Leadership Development.
4. Pastoral Ministry and all the ups and downs.
5. The Stats & Trends that will define the church this year and in the years ahead.

www.hudsonleadership.com

keith@hudsonleadership.com

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We are making a change. In the Trenches is officially pivoting to In the Trenches: The Church Health Podcast. Starting today, this show is the headquarters for Church Health. We are dropping the general business talk to focus exclusively on five pillars:

1. Vision & Strategy for the modern era.
2. Revitalization & Renewal for the plateaued church.
3. Leadership Development.
4. Pastoral Ministry and all the ups and downs.
5. The Stats & Trends that will define the church this year and in the years ahead.

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Today, I’m giving you a practical tool to do just that. Based on the principles from John Maxwell’s Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 and Gordon MacDonald’s Building Below the Waterline, here is your Leadership Character Audit.

If we’re honest, most of us don't know where our foundation is cracking until the building starts to lean. We need a way to inspect the "below the waterline" part of our lives before the sinkhole appears.

Character Audit Worksheet- https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0mpxnjaceitw300atavx6/The-Character-Audit-Guide.pdf?rlkey=vgghlvf1iumkxy2thbskomktf&dl=0

Books Mentioned:

The Secret by Mark Miller and Ken Blanchard- https://a.co/d/2zN49fp

Building Below the Waterline by Gordon MacDonald- https://a.co/d/hd1e1yy

Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 by John Maxwell- https://a.co/d/592SOOT

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In my years of coaching leaders in small businesses, non-profits, and churches, I’ve seen a recurring tragedy: talented leaders who build incredible organizations, only to have them collapse because their "inner world" wasn't strong enough to support their "outer world."

Here is the reality: you cannot grow past or lead beyond what your character allows. Your skills might get you to the top, but only your character will keep you there.

Books Mentioned:

The Secret by Mark Miller and Ken Blanchard- https://a.co/d/2zN49fp

Building Below the Waterline by Gordon MacDonald- https://a.co/d/hd1e1yy

Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 by John Maxwell- https://a.co/d/592SOOT

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Today, we have to talk about something that is killing organizations from the inside out and driving away your best people. We have to talk about Toxic Culture.

New data from Monster’s 2025 Mental Health in the Workplace survey is alarming: 80% of workers now say they work in a toxic environment.

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Today, we're talking about the fuel that makes the engine run—the secret ingredient that keeps the team from burning out. We’re talking about The Power of Celebration. Specifically, we are going to see the benefits of taking the time to celebrate, as well as some practical ideas of ways we can celebrate with our teams.

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