Stop Losing Staff
“I’m tired of training staff only to see them leave to work in another church.” I heard pastors say this a lot when I was consulting. I always wondered what would happen if they didn’t train them and they stayed long term. “My staff is so competent that I’m afraid some church will steal them […]
REVEREND Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Following in the footsteps of his father, in February 1948, at the age of 19, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. entered the Christian ministry and was ordained at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. In 1954, upon completion of graduate studies at Boston University, he accepted a call […]
No Pain, No Gain
ure, it’s a cliché. No doubt about it. But it doesn’t make it any less true. Although the pastor had been there for a couple years, he was just one in a long line of bullied leaders. No one had any idea what to do about her, but she’d been known to brag about the […]
I Hate Problems
I just got back from two weeks of vacation. I didn’t respond to emails, didn’t answer texts, ignored all social media, and didn’t answer my phone. In other words, I took a “healthy” vacation. But the day before I went back to the church office, I began to wonder what “problems” I’d have to face […]
Only 8 Days Left!
Regular registration for The Last Easum Summit closes Jan 10 and there are a few places left. So now is the time. Now or never to register. How many places can you and your spouse kick back and enjoy 70 degree weather while learning the secret sauces of multiplying your ministry from Bill Easum? Here […]
The Demise of Cash and Checks
The other day I said something online about writing a check and I received guffaws from some of my colleagues. I didn’t understand the intensity of their response to my comment, so I investigated why they responded so negatively to my comment about writing a check. Here’s what I found. U.S. consumers and businesses wrote […]