Welcome to Church Chat, the show where we have the conversations about ministry you wish we were having. Today we're talking to Matt Saxinger about working under toxic leadership (yes, it happens in the church...), when you know it's time to leave, how to heal from those experiences, how to build healthy teams, and more (like the merits of Chacos vs Tevas).
Welcome to season 2 of Church Chat, the show that has the conversations about ministry you wish you were having. Today, we're talking to Matt Saxinger, Lead Pastor of Susquehanna Valley Church. We chat about fail culture vs try culture, why now is the church hurt era, how to avoid church hurt, tools for church culture shaping, where trust breaks down most often in the church, helping hurting congregants heal, what makes a church safe or unsafe and more!
Matt Saxinger has served in the EFCA for 14 years. He is currently the Lead Pastor at Susquehanna Valley Church in Harrisburg, PA. He has a heart for the gospel and seeing the next generation rise up in leadership.
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