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Preparation is key when pursuing a new leadership role, but job transitions can feel overwhelming. There are resumes to update, interviews to navigate, and new...

Sometimes, we just wish we could be good at everything.  As executive leaders and pastors, our job is incredibly broad. Simultaneously we need to discover...

The world of nonprofit work has gone through significant transformations in recent years.  Faced with limited resources, so many nonprofits are trying to do more...

As most of our nation moves home to work … here are 19 things I have learned in working from home for the past 5...

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...

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...

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...