Category: Staffing
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4 Roles a Senior Pastor Can’t Delegate
You want to lead a thriving church. But we know you’ve all experienced it: Everyone needs something from the pastor. In some churches, the pastor is expected to do everything. In others, the organization has grown complex, and your role has followed suit. You know you have to take the lead in giving ministry away…
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Leading Your Church Staff Team Through the COVID-19 Disruption
The first couple weeks of leading through the COVID-19 crisis the staff team at Sun Valley Community Church (the church I have the honor of serving at) has been fantastic! I’m so proud of how hard they’ve been working, how quickly they’ve been able to pivot, and how well they’ve been pastoring people through this.…
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5 Church Leadership Lessons I Learned from Moses’ Father-in-Law
I know that’s not a very intriguing or sexy title…no clickbait there. However, to this day, the best leadership book I’ve ever read is the Bible (and like you, I’ve read a lot of leadership books). One of the most interesting leadership interactions I’ve ever read about is out of Exodus chapter 18. Moses is…
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Top Posts of 2019 #7: “How to Build a Problem Solving Culture at your Church”
I mentioned when I began this countdown that team culture came up. I’ve fielded a lot of questions from church leaders on this topic and this post resonated with those conversations. The best ideas don’t always come from where you think they come from. In the Church we tend to hire professional pastors who are…
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3 Roles an Executive Pastor Can’t Delegate | Webinar Replay
You wear a lot of hats. You want to help the church be effective, and you make everything come together. Just make sure you don’t delegate these 3 roles. If you’re an Executive Pastor, you want to win in your role and help the church be effective. But you’re not immune to the ministry whirlwind. There…