Managing Financial Hardship in Church Staffing: A Guide for Transparency and Wise Counsel Financial hardship is a tough reality that many churches grapple with, heavily impacting church staffing. This challenging scenario demands honest and transparent discussions underlined with a spirit of faith. Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Financial Hardship Financial challenges, especially in times […]
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2 Surprising Generational Differences in Church Staff
Navigating Generational Differences in Church Staff The dynamics of generational differences can significantly impact the health of church staff teams. This discussion is crucial to understanding how to maximize the strengths and address the challenges each age group brings to the table. Today, let’s examine these findings from our 2024 Church Staff Health Assessment. Generational […]
Making Tough Decisions When the Bible Doesn’t Offer a Clear Answer
Guiding Church Leadership Through Tough Decisions Navigating the sea of leadership duties in a church often involves charting a course through daunting, ambiguous waters. As leaders, we routinely face situations that are not explicitly addressed in the scriptures and require us to tread the gray areas where biblical guidance may not offer a clear answer. […]
You’re Not Jack Hibbs, Craig Groeschel, Andy Stanley or any Other Pastor (and You’ll Never Be)
Beyond Comparisons in Church Leadership: Celebrating Uniqueness In a world where it’s all too easy to compare ourselves with others, church staff and ministry leaders can often find themselves falling into the “Andy Stanley trap”. Comparing ourselves to highly successful church leaders like Andy Stanley can leave us feeling inadequate and questioning our impact and […]
The Inevitable Death of Your Church: Avoiding the Slow Fade into Obscurity
Prolonging the life span of Your Church: How to Foster a Healthy, Vibrant Community Churches, like any other organization, have a natural life cycle. Often, there is an energetic and innovative phase—what Jeff Bezos referred to as “Day One”—marked by growth and vibrancy. However, the gradual decline—“Day Two”—far too often sneaks upon us. Complacency and […]
When What Used to Work, Doesn’t (And What to Do About It)
Embracing Change: How Your Ministry Can Adapt and Grow If you’ve been in ministry for any length of time, you’ve probably faced this confounding reality: strategies that were once effective no longer work. Programs that used to draw crowds now sit empty, and outreach strategies that were once successful now seem out of touch. This […]
8 Ways to Find (and Keep) Great Staff
Church staffing is not a task to be taken lightly – it’s akin to constructing a ministry partnership. The church staffing process is similar to a matchmaking game where the goal is not merely hiring someone with the desired skills but finding a true ministry partner who aligns with the church’s mission and values. Here […]