Empowerment and unity
Sam Rainer III Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
The Apostle Paul was an unlikely messenger. The Philippian church had little to give. Yet the inadequate messenger was supported by the church for the advancement of the Gospel.
Keeping it simple
Ken Behr Friday, August 13th, 2010
Some of the best leaders I’ve ever worked with were the best because they kept it simple. Not simple as in “easy-to-accomplish,” but simple in philosophy and in intention.
Guidelines for employee files
Paul Clark Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
As the middle of the summer approaches, I’m planning to do some catch-up work on personnel files. I don’t know about you, but the larger the staff gets, the easier it is to allow employee personnel files to get outdated. Job descriptions change, performance reviews need updating, etc.
They don’t know it yet
Mike Klockenbrink Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
I remember sitting in the Willow Creek auditorium listening to Bill Hybels talk about the need for more people to leave the workforce and start working for the local church. I thought it was a good message for many of the people sitting around me.
Confidence and leadership
Ken Behr Monday, July 26th, 2010I just had the chance to read “The Confidence Factor” by Tom Mullins. Tom does a great job of using his insight as both a former winning football coach as well as the successful founding Pastor of Christ Fellowship in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida to weave together inspiring stories of people that had the confidence to lead and be successful. Tom also gives us very practical lessons on building confidence.
Two keys of a simple church
Sam Rainer III Monday, July 26th, 2010The Simple Church idea revolutionized how churches view their disciple-making process. First, the what becomes the how —a clear process flows from what disciples look like.
An unseen reason for decline
Sam Rainer III Sunday, July 25th, 2010It’s one of the most neglected metrics of church health — a hidden reason why churches decline. And it’s a major problem in the North American church: attendance frequency.
Leading by listening
Ken Behr Tuesday, June 8th, 2010One of the lost arts in leadership is the simple art of listening. It has been said that we have two ears but only one mouth so we can hear twice as much as we say. Unfortunately, I was one of those individuals that had this insatiable need to fill in the silence in many meeting with my own words and my own thoughts.
Steps to generosity
Paul Clark Tuesday, June 8th, 2010With so many articles being written lately about declining receipts in church giving, I’ve taken some time to think about why I believe giving has been strong at Fairhaven Church.
Lessons from my newspaper
Sam Rainer III Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Don’t make staying in church a chore. The church should have high expectations of members. Church leaders should hold people accountable.
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