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February 22, 2021

How to Recruit and Keep the Best Volunteers

Leadership
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Productivity
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Hiring

Every ministry leader has felt it: the panic of not having enough volunteers for an event or program. Or maybe you’ve got the volunteers, but they aren’t engaged and don’t show up on a regular basis. No one told me when I started out in ministr...

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November 18, 2020

What a Pastoral Search Committee Really Needs

Job Search
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Hiring

The only method I can find in the Bible for seeking a new pastor is to ask the Lord repeatedly (maybe 10 days?), then narrow it to two candidates, offer up a this-is-it-Lord prayer and then flip a coin. That seems to have been the system the disc...

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November 11, 2020

The Biggest Hiring Mistakes Churches Make

Job Interviews
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Leadership
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Ministry
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Hiring

Every hire is a risk. Every time I have hired someone or have been hired, there was a risk involved. Some argue that proven track records eliminate the risk, but in reality a great history only minimizes the risk. Even when hiring someone who has a p...

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September 7, 2020

When Is it Time to Create a New Position?

Ministry
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Hiring

Feeling under pressure? Overworked? Are you and your team working hard but can’t seem to keep up, let alone get ahead? You are not alone. Those of us who hire and lead staff live with the tension of knowing how many staff is the right number, what...

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July 2, 2020

3 Questions to Help Pastors Build Their Dream Team

Leadership
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Success
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Hiring

When I think of a team of people who were invaluable to one another, the “Big Three” comes to mind. And no, I don’t mean the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh for the Miami Heat. At a pay cut to all three, they...

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April 16, 2020

When to Hire From the Outside

Hiring

In making your next hire the best place to begin is by looking for existing talent that is already inside the church or organization first. For more on that, check out part-1 of this post Read more →

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March 19, 2020

5 Common Hiring Mistakes That Churches Make

Hiring

Recruiting and hiring a new team member can be exciting! Hire the right person and the whole team benefits. When you invite the right person to join your team, not only is there an infusion of new talent, but also new ideas, fresh eyes and a new well...

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January 23, 2020

Fired After 40: How to Recover

Job Search
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Hiring

In the last year, I’ve met far too many people who have lost their jobs in their 40s. In fact, it feels like an epidemic. Technology is transforming today’s workplace, and far too many people are caught by surprise when changes happen. On the job, we...

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November 6, 2019

7 Dangerous Church Hiring Mistakes

Hiring

Put simply, hiring is RI$KY business. If you’ve ever made a bad hire, I don’t have to explain this to you. Saying yes to the wrong candidate is costly. In an article by David Fletcher on XPastor.com, he writes, “One ‘wrong fit’ on your staff...

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October 10, 2019

The 3 Most Undervalued Staff Positions at Your Church

Workplace
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Ministry
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Hiring

In a recent study conducted by the APA Center for Organizational Excellence located in Washington D.C., nearly 49 percent of all employees believe they are "undervalued" an...

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September 16, 2019

8 Axioms of Church Staff Hiring

Career
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Workplace
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Hiring

“I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.” – Larry Bossidy (Retired CEO & Author) One of the facts of leading a growing ministry is that...

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September 10, 2019

3 Unique Challenges to Staffing a Church

Career
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Job Search
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Workplace
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Leadership
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Ministry
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Hiring

At first glance, it seems that church staffing should be a piece of cake, or at the very least not that different from hiring in the secular arena. “You love Jesus? We love Jesus! You grew that ministry from 30 to 300? Great! When can you start?”...

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May 22, 2019

Does Your Staff Have the Right Chemistry?

Career
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Workplace
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Leadership
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Ministry
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Hiring

Greater chemistry leads to better team performance.
Natural chemistry is that coveted “magic” that happens when two or more people connect and experience an affinity that is easy, energizing and enjoyable. It makes you...

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March 26, 2019

Stop Hiring People You Like

Leadership
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Hiring
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Job

A wrong hire can set a ministry back for years and unfortunately churches aren’t known for making great hires. Pastors have a tendency to hire people that they like, and value relational chemistry over production. I get it. Pastors are taught Greek,...

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March 11, 2019

My 6 Go-To Interview Questions for Church Staff

Workplace
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Leadership
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Success
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Hiring
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Church Staff

Whether interviewing a candidate for a teaching pastor position or an administrative support position, these are my go-to questions that continue to give me insight into the person during my initial interviews. Maybe they can help you in your selecti...

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Hiring Articles

How to Recruit and Keep the Best Volunteers

What a Pastoral Search Committee Really Needs

The Biggest Hiring Mistakes Churches Make

When Is it Time to Create a New Position?

3 Questions to Help Pastors Build Their Dream Team

When to Hire From the Outside

5 Common Hiring Mistakes That Churches Make

Fired After 40: How to Recover

7 Dangerous Church Hiring Mistakes

The 3 Most Undervalued Staff Positions at Your Church

8 Axioms of Church Staff Hiring

3 Unique Challenges to Staffing a Church

Does Your Staff Have the Right Chemistry?

Stop Hiring People You Like

My 6 Go-To Interview Questions for Church Staff