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		<title>Should We Hire Staff That Don&#8217;t Attend Our Church?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin M. Stone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m learning of more and more churches that make it a policy to hire staff that doesn’t attend their church. I find this very interesting. Tim Stevens, in his post Work Here? Attend Here says it’s about avoiding conflict. While I appreciate his opinion and am sure this is often the case, I have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automation &#8211; Friend or Foe?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin M. Stone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serving in the church is a very important part of spiritual development. And, as church leaders we should be asking more and more people to &#8220;get involved&#8221; in the various ministries of the church. I have often said, &#8220;There&#8217;s no such thing as too many volunteers.&#8221; I remember a situation in our church where a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Performance Evaluations are Overrated!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin M. Stone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A comment was posted to my blog recently asking for my input on a “good” performance review tool, method, format, etc. I said, “Great question!” and started to think about the numerous performance appraisal methods I’ve been exposed to over the years. In fact, I thought so much about it that rather than put a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Discipline</title>
		<link>http://www.executivepastoronline.com/church-discipline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin M. Stone</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Pastor Job Description</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin M. Stone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been asked a number of times for “a copy of my job description.” For whatever reason, though, I’ve never documented my position here at Christ’s Church of the Valley. Despite my strong belief in the development of infrastructure as the highest priority in building a strong, capable organization … I’ve never taken the time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should churches require their staffs to tithe?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin M. Stone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not too long ago, the network of church leaders with whom I routinely communicate was discussing the issue of staff member tithing. It’s that time of year! I was surprised by the amount of churches that communicate it as an expectation of staff but don’t check to see if it’s actually happening. I have an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Membership a “Requirement” to be a Paid Staff Member?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin M. Stone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m part of a fairly large (90+) network of independent Christian church executive pastors, and we often engage one another in discussions on various topics. Recently, there’s been much discussion about whether or not a church staff member needs to be part of the church. Let me clarify this a bit more. Should involvement in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Up with Christ Followers Who Don’t Serve in the Church?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin M. Stone</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[serving in the church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteer recruitment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.executivepastoronline.com/?p=253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently talking to someone who attends our church about their need to serve. They faithfully come to church every Sunday, but don’t serve anywhere. They were very reluctant, citing that they would love to serve, but they were “too busy.” The conversation prompted me to reflect on my own experience in the church [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recommended Reading</title>
		<link>http://www.executivepastoronline.com/recommended-reading/</link>
		<comments>http://www.executivepastoronline.com/recommended-reading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin M. Stone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[continuous learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[executive pastor books]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.executivepastoronline.com/?p=245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Much of what I know about leadership and infrastructure development has come as a result of lots of experience and reading lots of books, not to mention college, conferences, seminars, etc.  And, since my purpose in having this blog to begin with is to help others learn and develop a better understanding of the importance (and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Evangelism</title>
		<link>http://www.executivepastoronline.com/leadership-evangelism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.executivepastoronline.com/leadership-evangelism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin M. Stone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baptism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[evangelism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have spoken to and worked with many church leaders over the years, and one of the most common issues they are facing is the challenge of finding leaders to enable and fuel the growth of their ministries. Without a good supply of leaders, a church will find it very difficult to grow, increasing conversions [...]]]></description>
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