How To Conduct An Effective Staff Exit Interview
May 15, 2018 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsThe primary purpose of conducting an exit interview is to identify opportunities for improvement within the church and staff culture.... Continue Reading
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Pre-Employment Screening: Reference and Background Checks
May 8, 2018 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsPre-employment screening is a vital component of a comprehensive church staff hiring process. Pre-employment screening can make the difference between... Continue Reading
Every Church Needs A Pastor Interpreter
May 1, 2018 4:00 am Leave your thoughtsEvery church needs a Pastor Interpreter, someone who is seen by staff and members as the one who knows and... Continue Reading
SWOT Analysis Strategic Planning Tool
April 24, 2018 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsSWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats originated by Albert S. Humphries in the 1960’s as a... Continue Reading
Is It A “Fit” Or A “Fit In” Issue?
April 17, 2018 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsWhen a staff member has difficulty assimilating into a new church culture, we often reference the dissonance as a “fit”... Continue Reading
Should Your Church Engage In Social Ministry and Social Justice?
April 10, 2018 4:44 am Leave your thoughts“Matthew 25 scares the hell out me,” was the response of a pastor friend to the question of what... Continue Reading
All I Need To Know About Being An Executive Pastor I Learned On West Wing
April 3, 2018 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsThe breadth of responsibilities for the typical Executive Pastor makes it difficult to briefly describe the position’s job duties. The... Continue Reading
Leader Tool Kit Exercise: Start, Stop, Continue
March 27, 2018 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsStart, Stop, Continue is a simple yet catalytic team building, feedback, and decision making exercise with a variety of applications... Continue Reading
Dot Voting: A Group Evaluation and Prioritization Tool
March 20, 2018 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsMost church leaders who have facilitated staff, team, or committee brainstorming sessions know that most of these efforts result in... Continue Reading
An Alternate Approach To Command, Demand, and Control Leadership
March 13, 2018 5:05 am Leave your thoughtsLast week we looked at the history, definition, and outcomes of the Command, Demand, and Control Leadership approach that has... Continue Reading
Command, Demand, and Control Leadership
March 6, 2018 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsCommand, demand, and control is a common leadership style in the local church. Many of today’s church leaders were mentored... Continue Reading
Parkinson’s Second Law and Church Budgets
February 27, 2018 4:04 am Leave your thoughtsIn the article, “Church Staffing Levels – Getting It Right,” we examined the effect of Parkinson’s First Law, “work expands... Continue Reading
