Strategy, Method, And Analysis For Church Leaders
Documenting a strategy is one of the most important steps in any “plan and execute” leadership culture. I will blog more about a “plan and execute culture” in a future post, but for now suffice to say that it’s one of the most important aspects of a healthy leadership culture, be it in or outside [...]
A continuous challenge in the growing church is making sure every area has what it needs at all times in terms of supplies. You know … paper towels, cleaning materials, paper, and the myriad of other items required to sustain the ministry week to week. Have you ever sent someone to the convenience store on [...]
Our church operates using the Carver Policy Governance method when it comes to senior leadership. It’s a “staff led” model, with the Leadership Team functioning as the “board” defining the “end” of the organization. Our senior pastor is held accountable by the Leadership Team for the overall performance of the church as he defines the [...]
I feel a little strange doing a post that is supposed to help church leaders organize and write a Staff Policy Manual. Why? Well, I’ve been on staff here at CCV since April of 2004 and only recently finished work on our new Staff Policy Manual. That’s right! It took me more than 7 years [...]
Over the years I’ve written a number of posts sharing “how to” do some aspect of infrastructure development or other area of the executive pastor’s ministry. I recently tweaked the titles and put them all in a “How To” category. You can now click on How To’s on the menu bar at the top of [...]
One of the things I’m frequently asked about is how to write a good job description. I share copies of many of the job descriptions my church has written over the years on my Resources Page, but in this post I thought I would share my “two cents” on how to write one. Obviously there [...]
I’ve talked with many church leaders in my travels and have ongoing contact with many as well. One of the “areas of challenge” that comes up from time to time is what the church leadership should do about divisive people in the church. We’ve managed to document a number of policies and procedures around here [...]
It was during a leadership team meeting that one of the best ideas I’d ever heard was suggested. Shortly after moving from a movie theater to our 19 acre site, into a building that was too small from the start, we were discussing our need to increase the seating capacity of the auditorium (multi-purpose space). [...]
In my role as Executive Pastor, one of the things I can never avoid is doing the budget for the church each year. That’s right! Along about December the budget is due to the eldership, and it takes a bunch of work to get it together. I thought this year I would share the process [...]
Why Plan? Why is planning or “choosing a direction” so important? Especially in the church it’s important to make every action count. You’ve got to choose a direction and determine how you’re going to get there. I think Lewis Carroll’s telling of Alice’s encounter with the Cheshire Cat in Through the Looking Glass is a [...]
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