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  • Top Posts of 2014 #4: “The Four Stages of a Church Staff Team”

    Top Posts of 2014 #4: “The Four Stages of a Church Staff Team”

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    Paul Alexander
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    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…

  • The Freshmen Get Smaller Every Year

    The Freshmen Get Smaller Every Year

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    Paul Alexander
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    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…

  • 4 Symptoms Your Church Needs More Volunteers

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    Paul Alexander
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    As you might guess, our Volunteer Rocket coaching is primarily about helping churches get more volunteers. With that in mind, you may be surprised to learn there are instances when getting more volunteers can actually create more problems. The primary reason this happens is because you have a leadership shortage. If more volunteers create more…

  • The Four Stages of a Church Staff Team

    The Four Stages of a Church Staff Team

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    Paul Alexander
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    If you’ve ever been a part of a growing church you know that growth changes everything. Especially the relational, organizational and working dynamics of the staff team. Larry Osborne, Lead Pastor at North Coast Church writes the following in his book Sticky Teams: “Never forget growth changes everything. A storefront church, a midsized church, a…

  • 5 Articles to Help You Make Vision Real

    5 Articles to Help You Make Vision Real

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    Paul Alexander
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    Craziest thing just happened. You helped make the month of August the highest trafficked month on Helping Churches Make Vision Real! If I haven’t said it lately, thank you! It’s fun to see the comments and interaction through social media each month about the content and articles that are posted here! It’s always good to…