Have you considered working with a coach? "Accelerating" the progress you'll make in your ministry over the coming year is, by far and away, the most important reason to partner with a coach. Seriously! Of all the feedback I've received from coaching clients over the last 12 years, the comment I hear the most is "This relationship has accelerated what I might have accomplished on my own in three (or more) … [Read more...]
Executive Pastor Coaching
Another Season Of Helping Senior Church Leaders Accomplish Their Goals And Objectives
Have you considered working with a coach? It's the time of year to give this some serious thought. Are you planning to include a "training and development" expense in your 2020 budget? Read on ... Beginning a coaching relationship includes creating a set of Coaching Objectives that outline what the relationship will accomplish over the term of the contract. To get anything meaningful accomplished together, … [Read more...]
First Steps For The New Executive Pastor
The First Five Areas On Which The New Executive Pastor Must Focus
Pretty much on a continuous basis, I'm involved in one form of coaching relationship or another. While sometimes I'm serving with the lead or senior pastor of a church, most of the time I'm coaching a new executive pastor who is being phased into the position or who has recently assumed the role. Either way, I'm finding my advice over the new executive pastor's first year is almost always the same. So, I thought I … [Read more...]
Organizational Structure
Defining Responsibility And Authority ... One Of The First Steps For The New Executive Pastor
After ensuring the organization is properly structured when it comes to their own responsibility and authority, the new executive pastor must work this issue for the rest of the organization. Why? People are funny. If you put them in an ambiguous situation, the outcome will be exactly that ... ambiguous. I'm a firm believer in two fundamentals when it comes to leadership and building a great team. First, each … [Read more...]