Home Work: 19 Tips for Those Now Working at Home
As most of our nation moves home to work … here are 19 things I have learned in working from home for the past 5 years.
Need to Hire? First, Look Within
5 Critical Components to Successful Staff Transitions Churches, like all organizations, depend upon a capable and dedicated staff to achieve their mission. Over time, one or more key staff members will inevitably retire or resign, leaving many church leaders scrambling to find a replacement. That is no easy task in today’s seeker-skewed job market. So […]
Need to Hire? Check Your Culture
Peter Drucker, a celebrated management consultant, once said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” If you’re one of many churches trying to hire new leaders, forget recruitment strategies that might have worked for you in the past. They have most likely been eaten for breakfast! The current hiring landscape comes with a whole new set of […]
Onboarding Done Right
Smart church leaders are laser-focused on team health and employee retention. In a landscape of shifting church attendance, tenuous budgets, and an unprecedented number of resignations and retirements, most churches are inevitably experiencing staffing changes in 2022. Recruiting, screening, and hiring new employees is expensive. And for employees picking up the slack, the lost productivity […]
Leadership Transition: 3 Strategies for Getting it Right
I’ve seen countless leadership transitions in the local church. During my 20-plus years of serving in pastoral positions and executive leadership coaching, I’ve had a front-row seat to transitions occurring in local churches, both large and small. But many of these transitions, despite the best efforts of those who led them, are more accurately characterized […]
9 Smart Strategies to Keep Your Church Fully Staffed
It’s tough for churches to compete in today’s “seeker-friendly” job market. Some churches may be finding it even more difficult to keep the staff they already have. As I shared in a July 2022 post on Forbes.com, the quit rate among churches is alarmingly high. Barna Group’s 2022 Pastor Survey Data shows that, within the […]
Where Did My Staff Go?
Top 3 Hidden Reasons Church Employees Look for New Jobs The local church should be the best place on the planet to work, right? Sure, the pay’s a little less competitive as compared to other employment sectors, but the intangibles are outstanding. Church staffers share a common purpose, enjoy their colleagues, and derive great satisfaction […]
The Math Behind A Vision For Multi-Site
I’m really good at math but I don’t enjoy it. In ministry, most everything we implement boils down to simple math. For example, if you want 500 people in small groups, you’ll need 50 small group leaders. If you want to take 100 junior high kids to camp, you’ll need 10 youth leaders (and a […]
Willow Creek Association: Passing the Baton
We are excited to announce that on April 3rd, the Board of Directors of the Willow Creek Association introduced Tom De Vries as their incoming President & CEO, succeeding Gary Schwammlein. This transition is the culmination of a comprehensive national search led by Neal Joseph, lead associate for Slingshot’s nonprofit division. Schwammlein joined the WCA in […]
The Power of “Me Too”
We all find ourselves in a defining moment in our culture, summed up by the simple phrase, “Me Too.” I’ve been reflecting on the magnificent power of those two, tiny words. When another human being looks us in the eye and says, “Me Too,” we no longer feel so alone. We feel understood, validated, and […]