What Is Empathy and Why Is It Important in Ministry?
August 5, 2021 1:11 am Leave your thoughtsFeeling heard and understood is a basic human need. Everyone needs to feel understood. Feeling understood is not only a... Continue Reading
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Church Leader, Are You An Empath?
July 27, 2021 1:01 am Leave your thoughtsIf you are in vocational ministry there is a better than average chance that you are an empath, or at... Continue Reading
What Is Spiritual Bypassing and What Should Church Leaders Know About It
July 20, 2021 1:01 am Leave your thoughtsIf you are a church leader then chances are you have at one time or another practiced spiritual bypassing, whether... Continue Reading
How To Pray An Examining Prayer
July 13, 2021 1:01 am Leave your thoughtsWhat is an examining prayer? Typically, it involves reflection on and evaluation of one’s thoughts, activities, and conduct. The Jesuits... Continue Reading
A Spiritual Discernment Approach To Personal Decision Making
July 6, 2021 1:30 am Leave your thoughtsMost of us don’t have a pre-determined process in how to discern the will of God for our lives when... Continue Reading
How To Get Staff To Want To Return To The Church Office
June 29, 2021 1:01 am Leave your thoughtsIn our last article we pointed out how church leaders need to intentionally prepare for staff to return to the... Continue Reading
How To Prepare For Staff To Return To Work In the Church Office
June 22, 2021 1:01 am Leave your thoughtsAfter over a year of layoffs, cut backs, remote working, Zoom staff meetings, and worrying about employee wellbeing, asking church... Continue Reading
A Step By Step Guide To Effective Delegation
June 15, 2021 1:01 am Leave your thoughtsWhat you are doing is not good. You and the people who come to you will only wear yourselves out.... Continue Reading
How To Know Who To Delegate To
June 8, 2021 1:01 am Leave your thoughtsDo you feel stressed and overloaded? If so, it may be time to recognize that even super-efficient you needs help... Continue Reading
How To Know What Shouldn’t Be Delegated
June 1, 2021 1:01 am Leave your thoughtsIn contrast to last week’s article where we talked about tasks that should be delegated, this week we look at... Continue Reading
How To Know What Should Be Delegated
May 25, 2021 1:01 am Leave your thoughtsOften some of the most challenging decisions a Manager/Supervisor has to make is determining what to delegate and what to... Continue Reading
How To Know When to Delegate
May 18, 2021 1:01 am Leave your thoughtsIn previous articles we’ve written about how delegation is a win-win when done properly. Yet, that doesn’t mean that you... Continue Reading
