“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
Church Staffing Concerns
One of the most frequent conversations we have with churches has to do with finances and staff. Specifically, with the majority … [Read more...] about Church Staffing Concerns
“Do You C.A.R.E. Enough?”
Since 1944, Hallmark greeting cards have been advertised with the famous tagline, “When you care enough to send the very best.” Whether encouraging … [Read more...] about “Do You C.A.R.E. Enough?”