religion
Hosted by Keith Hudson · religion · EN · 28 episodes
Adding value to pastors and church leaders to create healthy churches with a specific focus on: -Vision & Strategy for the modern era.-Revitalization & Renewal for the plateaued church.-Leadership Development.-Pastoral Ministry and all the ups and downs.-The Stats & Trends that will define the church this year and in the years ahead.keith@hudsonleadership.com
Required Pod Score for this show. PitchCentric checks your profile against host openness, topical fit, and audience signals before you generate a pitch.
Contact path
Public web form
Booking probability
29%
Guest openness
Selective
Sign up to generate a grounded pitch for In the Trenches: Church Health.
Signup to Generate a PitchAdding value to pastors and church leaders to create healthy churches with a specific focus on: -Vision & Strategy for the modern era.-Revitalization & Renewal for the plateaued church.-Leadership Development.-Pastoral Ministry and all the ups and downs.-The Stats & Trends that will define the church this year and in the years ahead.keith@
In the Trenches: Church Health is hosted by Keith Hudson. The show has published 28 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Grace Fallacy: Why Clarity is Kindness" (8 October 2026, 26 minutes), "When Growth Breaks the System: Structural Realignment in Acts 6" (20 August 2026, 20 minutes), and "Is Your Church a Convenience Store Church?" (6 August 2026, 19 minutes).
In the Trenches: Church Health publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 19 minutes across 28 episodes.
Booking probability for In the Trenches: Church Health is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. In the Trenches: Church Health requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. In the Trenches: Church Health's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for In the Trenches: Church Health are Religion & Faith. In the Trenches: Church Health has a religion audience.
Keith Hudson hosts In the Trenches: Church Health, a religion show with 28 episodes published.
Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.
Episode #28
Unclear expectations usually just mask a leader's personal discomfort with directness. Blurring the lines allows us to dodge a 5-minute awkward conversation today at the expense of a team member's emotional peace and...
Episode #27
When a church grows, its original structures will inevitably fail. That friction isn't a sign of spiritual decline—it's a mechanical reality. In this episode of In the Trenches , we look at how the early church...
Episode #26
Today we are looking at a blog post by Dr. Chuck Lawless (link below) as he looks at different characteristics of what he calls Convenience Store Christianity. Dr. Lawless is the Dean of Doctoral Studies and...
Episode #25
If you are currently handling every administrative task, visiting every single hospital bed, managing every committee, and running on the relentless treadmill of "Sunday is coming," you aren't just burning yourself out...
Episode #24
In Part 1, we broke down the first two structural choices you have to make to ensure you finish well: burning the pedestal so you build a culture instead of a cult of personality, and mentoring your replacement’s...
Episode #23
Whether you stay at your current church for 4 years or 40 years, a day is coming when you will pack up your books, walk out of that office, and turn off the lights for the last time. The question isn’t if you will...
Episode #22
<p>Today we are reacting to the blog post, 7 Signs Your Church Will Never Change (And What to Do About It), written by Carey Nieuwhof. I encourage you to read the article at: Article Link.</p><p>Which of the 7 do you...
Episode #21
<p>Today, we’re talking about Discovering Needs. Not the needs we assume people have, but the actual heart-cries of your specific community. Why? Because as pastors we are called to fulfill the Great Commission, and...
Episode #20
<p>Max DePree said, 'The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.' In other words, a leader who doesn’t know the true health of their organization is a leader who is about to lose their way.</p><p>But here...
Episode #19
<p>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...
Episode #18
<p>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...
Episode #17
<p>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...
Episode #16
<p>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...
Episode #15
<p>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...
Episode #14
<p>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...
Episode #13
<p>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.</p><p>New data from Monster’s 2025 Mental Health in the...
Episode #12
<p>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...
Episode #11
<p>You’ve got the vision. You've got the strategy. You just came from the big leadership retreat, the whiteboards are full of amazing ideas, and everyone is fired up!</p><p>And then Monday happens.</p><p>The daily grind...
Episode #10
<p>Today, we're talking about: Tactical Patience. This is the secret weapon of high-performing leaders. It’s the strategic use of time to allow a situation to develop, enabling better assessment, decision-making, and...
Episode #9
<p>Today, we're building on that idea of trust and tackling a single, simple word that is silently killing organizational health.</p><p>That word is "try."</p><p>It's the word we use to avoid accountability. It's the...
Recent guests on In the Trenches: Church Health. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
PitchCentric classifies In the Trenches: Church Health under these industries. Guests from them are the closest fit, and each links to the best podcasts in that industry.
Is this podcast yours and you'd like to remove or correct details? Request removal or email privacy@pitchcentric.com.
Questions about the free trial? See the pricing FAQ