A while back, I was asked by my friends at Church Community Builder, to make a few comments on the importance of Church Management Software, when it comes to the role of the church in the spiritual growth and development of people. Check it out ... … [Read more...]
The Importance Of The “Dashboard”
How Important Is It To Provide Leadership With Good Information On Which To Base Decisions?
When you think of the word "dashboard," what comes to mind? Your car? If you're a pilot, your instrument panel? I remember a class I took in college entitled "Management Information Systems (MIS)." It was all about the responsibility of the now called "Information Technology (IT)" function in any organization's responsibility to provide "management" with data needed for decision making. I see the term "dashboard" … [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...]