Posts tagged church staff
8 Elements of an Effective Staff Meeting
8 Elements of an Effective Staff Meeting

Let’s be honest. Most of us don’t love staff meetings. They are often boring, too long, and sometimes even irrelevant. And yet, we all know that staff meetings are a must if our teams are going to have any chance of staying on the same page.

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Relationships, Skills, Pastoring 101, Church StaffDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, church staff, staff culture, staff meeting, staff meetings, boring meetings, relational connections, agenda, meeting agenda, vision, values, vision and values, introverts, extrovertsComment
Why You Should Constantly Consider Succession
Why You Should Constantly Consider Succession

In light of my experience of handing off a church I led for 34 years, I’m often approached both by pastors and church boards to share with them what I learned about succession. What worked for us well, where we made some mistakes, and what I would do differently.

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Relationships, Skills, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, church staff, succession, succession plan, development, developing leaders, leaders, leader, leadership, church leadersComment
5 Top Tips for Hiring
5 Top Tips for Hiring

One of the surprising things that I’m hearing from pastors these days is that they are sensing the need to hire more staff to meet the new needs that have surfaced in this season. And by shifting around their church budgets, some dollars have been freed up to do so.

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Relationships, Heart, Skills, Pastoring 101Dave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, relationships, hiring, church staff, hiring church staff, character, competency, chemistry, mission, values, corporate culture, church culture, staff culture, volunteers, Jim Collins, John Maxwell, St. Augustine, Augustine, tips for hiring, Good to Great, Steve Graves, Ben Wasson, team, team members, team member Comments
Leading Your Stressed Staff
Leading Your Stressed Staff

One of the unique challenges that pastors have in these difficult days is that of shouldering responsibility for the well-being of others. The role requires wearing multiple hats: spouse, parent, child (if there are elderly parents involved), and shepherd of the flock.

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Heart, Relationships, Church StaffDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, leader, leaders, leadership, church, anxiety, anxious thoughts, stress, church staff, vulnerability, looking for trouble, seek and save the lost, healingComment
5 Filters for Hiring Staff
5 Filters for Hiring Staff

In my three-and-a half decades of pastoral leadership, I was blessed to witness a church grow from 50 to 2300.  While in the early days I was able to lead the church with a staff of one (me!), it wasn’t long before I discovered that the demands and responsibilities of a growing church had moved beyond my capacity. That meant hiring staff. 

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Skills, Relationships, Church Staff, Pastoring 101Dave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, Leadership, Pastor, pastors, church, leadership, hiring, church staff, character, competency, chemistry, courage, convictionsComment