Category: Church Planting
How to Get your Portable Church into a Permanent Building
I used to think that a church did not need a building. In fact, I spent the first five years of our church plant telling people that we didn’t need a building because the “People are the church and not …
How To Network The Right Way
Networking may be the most valuable thing that a leader can do in today’s leadership culture. I have spent my entire adult life networking, and now know thousands of people all over the world. Being part of and building a …
Stop Hiring These People
Stop hiring people who tell you what they are GOING to do but cannot show you what they have ALREADY done. Every potential team member will tell you what he “WILL” do when he gets hired. I want to know what you have ALREADY done.
When evaluating a potential team member keep in mind:
Past Performance is the best indicator of Future Performance.
How to Avoid Hiring the Wrong Person
Have you ever hired a person only to have serious regret later? Hiring the wrong person can be a painful experience and it can slow momentum, drain resources, and undermine team unity. In a church, hiring the wrong person can damage relationships and hurt people who are trusting us to lead spiritually. Character, Competence, and Chemistry are all critical in order to make a good hire. (I will address character and competence in future posts.)
In order for a person to become an effective and productive part of your team, there needs to be a good chemistry fit.
7 Questions Every Church Needs to Answer
Many churches are little more than social clubs. As a result, they are completely ineffective in reaching their communities. No new church starts with the goal of being irrelevant, but over time, churches often lose track of their very reason for …