You Can't Do It All: Building Teams Without Burning Out [with Marcy Carrico] | S1 E6

The Digital Shepherd · 9 ноября 2026 г. · 1 ч 2 мин

What happens when the entire communications ministry of a church depends on one person? Eventually, something has to give. In Episode 6 of The Digital Shepherd , Josh is joined by his good friend Marcy Carrico , Communications Team Lead at Vision Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, for an honest conversation about team building, delegation, burnout, and learning to let other people into the work of ministry . Marcy shares from her own experience of trying to carry too much, hitting the wall of burnout, and realizing that a healthy ministry shouldn’t fall apart if one person steps away. Together, Josh and Marcy talk about how churches can begin building communications teams, even when the “team” currently consists of one person with a smartphone and Canva. They unpack practical questions like: How do you start building a communications team from scratch? What should you delegate first? How do you identify the different skill sets hiding under the communications umbrella? How do you recruit people into a mission instead of simply asking for volunteers? How do you train someone without overwhelming them? What happens when someone else does the work differently than you would? How can documentation and clearly defined roles help prevent burnout? How do you decide what actually needs to be done now; and what can wait? Where does perfectionism become unhealthy? How do you establish boundaries when the last-minute request comes in? And what do you do with that dangerous little sentence: “I’ll just do it myself”? The conversation also touches on choosing the right social platforms for your actual community, using tools and resources wisely when your church has limited bandwidth, and why communications ministry is ultimately about more than graphics, posts, websites, and numbers. It’s about people. It’s about discipleship. And it’s about equipping others to use the gifts God has given them. One of the biggest lessons from the conversation: You were never meant to carry ministry alone. Building a team takes time. Training people takes patience. Letting go of control can be uncomfortable. But healthy leadership isn’t just about getting ministry done. It’s about developing people who can carry the mission with you. And sometimes the first step toward avoiding burnout is simply admitting: I don’t have to do all of this myself. Links and resources mentioned in this episode:  SundaySocial: sundaysocial.tv   Ministry Designs: ministrydesigns.com 80,000+ free graphics from Ministry Designs