by Jayne Davis | Dec 12, 2017 | congregation, Jesus
Santa’s not the only one making last minute adjustments to his Christmas plans these days. At least he shouldn’t be. As church leaders we know that there will be a lot of faces in the pews on Christmas Eve that we rarely see for most of the rest of the year. A...
by Jayne Davis | Sep 12, 2017 | leadership, spiritual discernment
Jesus used questions to shape his disciples into the leaders he needed them to be. Those same questions can be a powerful means for shaping your staff team as well. One of the most important elements of a healthy church is the staff culture. Whether yours is a large...
by Jayne Davis | Jul 19, 2016 | church disciplines
How do you know when to write your own Sunday School curriculum? As plans get made for this fall and bible study materials get ordered, the conversation will bubble up again for some churches about writing their own materials. Whether the impetus for change is one of...
by Jayne Davis | Mar 22, 2016 | clergy, leadership, staffing
Since 1944, Hallmark greeting cards have been advertised with the famous tagline, “When you care enough to send the very best.” Whether encouraging soldiers overseas, cheering up the sick, celebrating the graduate, or expressing your love to the one you’ve chosen to...
by Jayne Davis | Oct 6, 2015 | clergy, leadership
Over 20 years ago, Bill Hybels wrote a terrific book, Too Busy NOT to Pray. In it he challenged our passive willingness to allow busyness to muscle out time for prayer in our daily schedules. Most of us know intuitively what we fail to practice in real time – that...
