Five staffing mistakes to avoid

By Tim Spivey “The single most important thing great companies did that good companies didn’t was make superb people decisions.” That was from Jim Collins at the Catalyst West conference last week. Collins is one of my favorite…OK, my favorite, author on leadership from a business perspective. The research his team has done over the [...]

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Hire people you like

The job will get done better and more consistently if those on the staff like each other.

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How to keep from running a deficit in your church

So, how’s your church budget doing this year? It’s March now, which means it’s also a good time to look at church finances.

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5 skills of mentally prepared pastors – Part 2

In the last post I introduced the subject of mental preparation for ministry and offered three skills of those well prepared mentally for ministry

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5 skills of mentally prepared pastors – Part 1

We focus rightly on spiritual preparation for ministry.

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Have sharp elbows

Do you attend your local pastors’ gathering?

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Vision is better than hallucination

One of the best ministry tips I might suggest at this time of year is to watch out for the pitfalls of church “resolutions.”

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A step-by-step church staff review guide

As I mentioned in my last post, staff reviews are thought by some to be intrinsically miserable and somewhat useless.

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Why staff reviews are important

It’s staff review time at New Vintage Church. To some, the idea of “reviewing” staff sounds a bit corporate.

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Make your free throws

Every church gets a certain amount of opportunities to grow or make some sort of progress.

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