Early in my ministry life, I remember a weekly staff meeting around a large conference table in a cramped room (with fluorescent lights and leather-bound club chairs). At the time, I didn’t think much about the setting or the meeting outcomes, but in retrospect, I see how the two things
Making good ministry hiring decisions is both an art and a science. On the subjective side, you have to discern whether a candidate has the intangible likability, relational skills and emotional intelligence to succeed in ministry. On the objective side, you have to be satisfied that a candidate can do
A few of my favorite demotivators from Despair, Inc. are the ones describing the pointlessness of meetings, committees and teamwork: Meetings. None of us is as dumb as all of us.Teamwork. A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction.Committees. Just like teamwork. Only without the work.
People and churches respond to accountability in one of two ways. Either they pull back from the prospect of increased attention or they embrace the opportunity to reach their potential and achieve better outcomes. Many of us don’t have effective mechanisms for accountability in our personal and ministry lives. For
Managing ministry money is one of the first places where vision drift creeps into a church. It happens in the absence of bold vision and a coherent ministry strategy. It also happens with short-sighted or visionless leadership. Making financial decisions is the golden moment when a church shows its true priorities. A
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