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4 Key Areas to Cover in Church Staff Evaluations
A lack of feedback can make even the most motivated staff member start to feel discouraged or disgruntled. That’s just one reason why effective staff evaluations are crucial for church teams. You can work toward the most important mission in the world—as churches...
Why Church Leaders Should Think “Who” Instead of “What”
Church leaders spend most of their time answering “what” questions. What is the next teaching series? What are we going to do for Easter? What can we do to get more people signed up for an event? What is the best curriculum to use for kids? Occasionally, we find...
12 Father’s Day Ideas for Churches
Each year, churches around the world pool their best resources, prepare their best sermons, and plan their best promotions for two big days: Easter and Christmas. Of course, Easter and Christmas are sacred, important holidays that should be celebrated as such. And...
Five Things Pastors Can Do to Re-Energize Tired Teams
Your team is tired. Staff, leaders, and volunteers have lived with Covid complexity for a while with effects that will linger for years to come. Much of how they have done ministry has changed dramatically. People have new roles and responsibilities. Leaders have...
What Barna’s New Data Says About the Perception of Church
Barna recently hosted a “State of the Church” event aimed at helping church leaders in specific cities understand what people think of the church in general. One of the key questions they asked was the question of perception. In this instance, the data from these...
5 Best Practices for Online Giving
Years ago, I helped lead a bunch of workshops around the country to help churches create a stewardship strategy. At the time, one of the big topics was digital giving. We were getting questions about technology, fees, and the communication strategy for how to roll out...
