The pastor who built your last decade of ministry success is probably the wrong hire for your next decade. This isn't a criticism of faithful … [Read more...] about Structuring Your Church for Tomorrow
Before You Make a Plan, Name the Pain
The rural congregation represented 130 years of history in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, with about 150 active members. Its leadership agreed … [Read more...] about Before You Make a Plan, Name the Pain
We Need to Talk
“We need to talk.” Those words often signal there is a hard truth to share, a difficult decision to make, a problem to solve, or a conflict to … [Read more...] about We Need to Talk
Seven Things to Unlearn and to Learn
I don’t recall where I first heard the phrase. Perhaps it was Richard Rohr in Breathing Under Water. He wrote: “All mature spirituality, in one sense … [Read more...] about Seven Things to Unlearn and to Learn
7 Ways to Build Staff Trust
In his highly influential New York Times Best-selling book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni writes: “Not finance. Not strategy. Not … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Build Staff Trust
Tips for the Pastor Search Committee Process
There are several ways a church search committee process can go when it comes to choosing a pastor. The right approach coupled with heeding God’s … [Read more...] about Tips for the Pastor Search Committee Process
Church Staffing for Growth: What You Need to Know
Your church is, above all, a ministry. However, your church is also an organization, and like an organization, you have to focus on church staffing … [Read more...] about Church Staffing for Growth: What You Need to Know
7 Considerations for Re-aligning Your Ministerial Staff for a Post-Pandemic Church
Long before we had ever heard of COVID-19, a paradigm shift was underway in the church. Although the pandemic did not trigger the paradigm shift, it … [Read more...] about 7 Considerations for Re-aligning Your Ministerial Staff for a Post-Pandemic Church
Right-Sizing Your Staff
Many churches have been struggling for years to raise the financial resources needed to maintain the staffing model they’ve “always … [Read more...] about Right-Sizing Your Staff
