Category: Staffing
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A Large Multisite Church in Phoenix is Hiring a GroupLife Pastor
I’m pleased to announce a new Staff Search. Sun Valley Community Church, the church I have the honor of serving at, is beginning a national search for a GroupLife Pastor to serve on our Gilbert Campus. Sun Valley began as a church plant in 1990 in Chandler, Arizona. Over the years Sun Valley has grown…
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Top Posts of 2014 #3: “How Much Should Your Church Pay Your Pastor?”
I enjoy being able to pass along helpful content on my blog and a common question I hear in working with churches is, “How much should we pay our pastoral staff?” Fortunately this post helps answer that question. A couple of years ago I wrote a post called, “How Much Should We Pay Our Pastor,”…
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Top Posts of 2014 #4: “The Four Stages of a Church Staff Team”
I’m always looking for great word pictures for leadership systems and structures in the local church. Apparently other people are too, because this was the 4th most popular post on Helping Churches Make Vision Real this year! If you’ve ever been a part of a growing church you know that growth changes everything. Especially the…
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The Freshmen Get Smaller Every Year
I took a trip down memory lane this weekend. I spent some time back east consulting with a great church in my hometown of Stafford, VA. It’s been 20 years since the last time I was in Stafford. And while I was there I took a minute to drive around a bit; and let me…
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10 Keys to Guarding the Gate to your Sr. Leadership Team
So who gets to be on the Sr. Leadership Team at your church? Is it based on who’s been there the longest? Is it based on who has the “in” and best relationship with the Sr. Pastor? Is it done, like Congress, by ministry representation so every ministry is represented? While all those things aren’t…