The Unstuck Church Podcast with Amy Anderson 5 Common Core Issues in Churches: The Leadership Bench Issues - Episode 435
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Feb 11, 2026 They dig into why churches often lack a deep leadership bench and how that creates reactive hiring and burnout. They highlight symptoms like the same people doing everything and growth masking capacity problems. They outline shifts to build a pipeline, practical first steps, metrics to track, and what to stop doing to create space for leader development.
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Leadership Bench Limits Growth
- Many churches lack a deep leadership bench, leaving them reactive and constantly filling roles by desperation.
- This shortage creates organizational constraints that stall growth and new initiatives.
Real Church Example: Metrics Revealed Limits
- Amy described a church with 35% serving and a 20:1 volunteer leader ratio, below the 50% and 10:1 benchmarks.
- Their growth opportunities stalled because they lacked the bench to implement a plan to open more seats.
Be Intentional And Invite Leaders Early
- Be intentional: ask how many leaders you'd have if you had 'enough' and set short-term goals to reach that number.
- Proactively invite and apprentice potential leaders because new leaders rarely self-identify.
