Why You Shouldn’t Show Individual Staff Salaries
I’m often asked if the church budget should show individual staff salaries and without hesitation I always say, “NO, not on your life!” Here’s why. First showing all the salaries encourages mediocrity. Why? Because the same mindset that publishes individual salaries also wants to give across the board raises, which is always a horrible thing […]
Hiring and Firing Staff
Today, I had a conversation with one of the church planters I’m coaching. During the coaching call he asked me, “What are some ways to help staff be more productive?” I made several suggestions and then I told him that his question is not the most important question on this subject. The more important question […]
Rethink Your Budget Priorities
I was reading an article by Amy Butler on the ABP News site recently on the season of church budgets. She was responding to a writer who was comparing church budgets with budgets of other nonprofit organizations. Basically, the writer was complaining that the church spent too much money on staff and buildings and not […]
Food for Thought
Two Axioms for Effective Ministry Distractions dilute desire. Don’t kid yourself. Distractions can derail even the most focused person, especially in a church setting where so many members are still in spiritual diapers and expect the pastor to do everything spiritual for them. Focus fuels desire. The more a person focuses on something, the more […]
Staffing Made Simple
One of the main bugaboos of many pastors is learning how to staff a church. In reality, knowing how to staff is simple if you just use your noggin. The following is based on any size church. If the church has under 500 in worship, some of the following staff should be volunteer or one paid staff […]
Too Busy to Lead
I had a conversation today that caused me to think. This pastor had a lot of balls in the air. In fact, too many. So a thought came to me about another two rules of management (click here to read the first five rules). Point Number Six: Never be too busy to lead. Sounds like a […]