Summer 2026 Series — One Episode Per Building Block
For agents: Tracker for the seven-episode Summer 2026 series. Each episode is one Building Block, positioned around the problem the block solves — never the block name itself. Block names are non-negotiable canonical solutions; episode titles enter through the pain point.
When drafting titles, hooks, or show notes, invoke a Brady-voice skill from
bradyshearer/content-engine. Don’t freehand voice copy. Closest fits:ig-carousel-openerfor title-shaped hooks,podcast-show-notesfor show notes,youtube-titleas fallback.
The series thesis
Seven episodes, one per Building Block, released weekly on Wednesdays through Summer 2026 (Jul 8 → Aug 19). The job: take each block — which is a solution — and re-enter it through the pain that makes the listener feel seen before they hear the prescription.
The discipline:
- Title around the problem, not the solution. Block #01 is not “Assign Levels to Every Ministry.” It’s the peacekeeper tax. The men’s breakfast vs. Easter problem. The fairness trap.
- Each title stands alone as a great YouTube / podcast title. No assumption the listener has heard prior episodes. The series tag makes the connection; the title itself has to land cold.
- Stay anchored to real churches. Per podcast-operating-doc, no abstract teaching without evidence. Pull audit-pool examples for each episode where possible.
- The block name is the punchline, not the premise. Listener arrives at the block having felt the pain — the name lands as relief, not jargon.
Title format
🟡 27. {XXX} [Building Block #{N}] [Ep. {NNN}]
🟡 27.— internal tracking only (series indicator + intra-series number){XXX}— the standalone title. Must work cold as a YouTube / podcast title.[Building Block #{N}]— public series tag. Tells the audience this episode belongs to the series.[Ep. {NNN}]— internal tracking only (the running PCT episode count, ~898+).
The standalone-title surface is {XXX} [Building Block #{N}]. The brackets the audience sees are the series tag; everything else is internal.
Per-episode tracker
| # | Building Block (canonical name) | Pain-point angle | Title finalists | Outline status | Production state | Publish date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Assign Levels to Every Ministry | TBD — candidates: peacekeeper tax / men’s breakfast vs. Easter / fairness trap | brainstorming (2026-05-05) | not started | not started | Wed 2026-07-08 |
| 02 | Publish Policy | TBD — candidates: unwinnable comms-person job / who-asks-loudest / decisions-become-personal | brainstorming (2026-05-05) | not started | not started | Wed 2026-07-15 |
| 03 | Give Each Ministry a Home | TBD | not started | not started | not started | Wed 2026-07-22 |
| 04 | Supply Promotions Playbooks | TBD | not started | not started | not started | Wed 2026-07-29 |
| 05 | Create the Weekly Bulletin | TBD | not started | not started | not started | Wed 2026-08-05 |
| 06 | Commit to The Church Announcements Formula | TBD | not started | not started | not started | Wed 2026-08-12 |
| 07 | Launch Your Central Hub | TBD | not started | not started | not started | Wed 2026-08-19 |
Date flag: Brady said “until the final episode in the series on August 17th.” Aug 17 2026 is a Monday; the 7th Wed after Jul 8 is Aug 19. Assuming Aug 19 is the actual publish date pending confirmation. If Aug 17 was deliberate (e.g., a launch surface offset from the Wed publish slot), update.
Status legend
- Outline status: not started → angle locked → outline drafted → outline approved
- Production state: not started → recording scheduled → recorded → edited → show notes drafted → show notes approved → scheduled
- Publish date: target week, then locked date once scheduled
Open questions (resolve as we go)
- Release cadence — weekly through summer? Biweekly? Cluster-bombed?
- Does this run inside the standard reactive episode container (podcast-operating-doc §The Standard Episode Architecture) or break format for the series?
- Real-church evidence sourcing — audit pool only, or supplement with public examples for blocks where the audit data is thin?
- Where does The Comms Dept / Pro Church Certified CTA land per episode?
Related
- 7-building-blocks — canonical block names + problems + fixes
- podcast-operating-doc — show format, segment library, weekly brief
- README — podcast format thesis + status