Focus Interviews Searching for Clergy and Staff Leadership: Part 2 of 3
Search committees are always looking for pastors and additional staff, but they need to know the difference between mission-driven leadership and maintenance-drive leadership. Here is the first set of distinctions you need to make in your interviews: Do you love the church? Do you desire to be with Jesus? Philanthropy to do good stuff Mission […]
Mentoring Questions
There are five key questions pastors should ask of their board members and ministry area leaders. Staff and team leaders should ask these same questions of volunteers. Am I in it for mission or philanthropy? Am I in it for gospel or theology? Am I in it for joy or duty? Am I in it […]
Tip Three: Downsize Your Bureaucracy
by: John Laster We’ve looked at leadership systems and role clarity. Now, you need to make sure that your leadership team’s size corresponds with your intended outcomes. If the defined role of your leadership team is prayer support of the people and ministry initiatives in the congregation, it is possible for your leadership group to […]
Tip Four: Team Unity
By: John Laster One all too prominent condition found in congregational leadership teams is disunity. This lack of team unity is frequently rooted in a trio of factors: low levels of trust among team members, a tendency to only spend time together in agenda driven meetings, and poor communication patterns within the group. The obvious […]
Tip One: Take a Close Look at Your Leadership System
There are two components making up the “leadership system” in most congregations: the board and the operational management team. This cohort is the formal leadership group, or groups, that execute the two core elements of leadership: 1.) They discern the spiritual and missional destinations and/or establish boundaries within the congregation. Frequently this leadership element will […]
Mega Churches Have Problems Too
Compare the top ten mega churches for 2003 and 2006. The changes are phenomenal. Several churches took major hits in their attendance. 2003 Lakewood Church (Oasis of Love) Houston 25,000 World Changers College Park, GA 23,000 Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, CA 20,000 Potters House Dallas 18,500 Second Baptist Houston 18,500 Willow Creek South Burlington, ILL, […]