Why Your Church Culture Is Your Fault

The culture your team lives in isn't something that just happens... It's something you create. And if it's unhealthy, the first place to look is in the mirror.In this episode of the Church Staff Book Club, Jonathan Malm and Jason Young dig into Chapter 7 of The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero: "How to Build an Emotionally Healthy Team." This is the chapter where everything gets practical, not just for you as a leader, but for the people you lead every single day.🎧 What We Cover in This Episode:Why you're a thermostat, not a thermometer, and what that means for your teamThe "cage the tiger" principle and why we avoid it (and shouldn't)Why values on the wall mean nothing without a leader who lives themThe difference between ignoring someone's faults and making allowance for themHow to address the elephant in the room without blowing up the teamWhy healthy conflict actually strengthens culture, not weakens itWhat a genuinely healthy church staff culture looks like in practiceJonathan's take: should churches under 1,000 stop hiring specialists?📖 We're Reading: The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero Follow along chapter by chapter with us each week!💬 Key Quotes from This Episode:"Culture is what people experience, not what you announce.""Who you are becomes the culture.""When you avoid conflict, you actually weaken the culture."🔗 Connect & Subscribe:📱 Follow us on social media and join the conversation🔔 Subscribe so you never miss a chapter📚 Grab The Emotionally Healthy Leader and read along with us