For as long as I've been a coach, serving alongside senior church leaders, “staffing” has been one of the biggest challenges. There's a continuous, ever-increasing need for people to lead stuff! I've helped many to focus on identifying and developing leaders in their churches. Since the church focuses on reaching the lost, staff are often developing leaders and leading them to Christ at the same time. Or is it … [Read more...]
Strategic Planning
A Step By Step Outline Of A Pretty Good Strategic Planning Process
Developing a “plan and execute” culture in the local church is critical to success! Here’s a “step by step” description of the process of developing a strategic plan. This can be done in a fairly short time and without much difficulty and cost. Check this out and give it a try! Flowchart Stakeholder Needs Using numerous data sources (internal opinion surveys, external demographic studies, performance metrics, … [Read more...]
Fall Refresher
Ten Key Planning And Preparation Areas Requiring Some Focus At This Time Of The Year
As a church leader, you know there's a "routine" to ministry related to the calendar. Our days are filled with various activities and different priorities depending, among other things, on the time of year. It's the fall season, and we are all focused on executing plans for the fall put in writing many months ago. Of course, we're also focused on planning for the coming calendar year. Church staff is having … [Read more...]
Katelyn Beaty On Social Power Without Proximity
This Week's Great Book Quote
"When the call to sacrifice comes from a celebrity pastor, it's not always clear if members are being called to sacrifice for Jesus, or for the leader and his programs." Katelyn Beaty … [Read more...]
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