Category: Leadership
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Top Posts of 2015 #8: “6 Symptoms your Church has Ministry Silos”
Another popular topic on my blog this year was ministry silos. This post came in at #8 this year. Ministry Silos are one of the most common symptoms I find in churches that are stuck. Most churches don’t want to admit that they have silos. But admit it or not, the majority of churches have…
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Top Posts of 2015 #9: “How Many People Should be Volunteering at your Church?”
This post came in at #9 this year. Volunteering was a huge topic of conversation on my blog this year. You’ll see it show up again on the Top 10 List. Did you know that there is a direct connection between the amount of money a church invests in staffing and the number of people…
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Top Posts of 2015 #10: “8 Things to Consider Before You Multisite”
For the next couple of days I’m going to be counting down the top 10 posts from 2015 here on Helping Churches Make Vision Real. These are the posts that generated the most traffic, comments, and were the most shared on social media. The most popular topics this year had to do with multisite, volunteers,…
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Would you Rather have the Right People or the Right Structure?
It’s a simple question. If you could choose only one, would you rather have the right people on your team or have the right organizational structure to operate in? Both people and structure are two common reasons that churches become stuck. But if you could only “fix” one which one would you choose? Structure Your…
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10 Articles that will Help Your Church Build a Stronger Volunteer Culture
I’ve never worked with a church that has said they don’t need more volunteers. But I’ve worked with a bunch of churches that have trouble getting people to volunteer and stay engaged volunteering. Because volunteering comes up so often when I work with churches I’ve ended up writing about volunteering quite a bit over the…