Moving beyond traditional age-based staffing, come see how our church is experimenting with a new NextGen staffing structure to influence the younger generation.
Church Leadership Articles
Beyond Youth Pastors: Our NextGen Staffing Experiment – Part 1
In less than 50 years, youth pastors have become an essential piece of almost every church staffing structure. At first glance, this looks like a pretty good way to invest in the young, but is this always the best way to do it? If we re-wrote our NextGen staffing structures from scratch, what could we come up with?
Pursuing the Perfect Fit: Our Church Hiring Process
If you’ve been in the church for any amount of time, you have probably experienced the fallout of a poor church hiring process that ultimately put the wrong person in a leadership position. Read about where our church is at in the pursuit of a perfect hire and what our current process looks like.
3 Ways Your Brain is Hijacking Your Hiring Process
While it may be tempting to “trust your gut” when hiring church staff or selecting people for your team, research has shown over and over again just how unreliable this gut really is. What’s a better way?
Lead from the Middle Pt. 3 – Leading Up
Leading Up – How to Impress and Influence Your Boss. Part III in a 3- part series on why Influence matters more than Authority. We don’t need to wait till we’re at the top in order to lead change in our organizations. Let’s learn to lead from the middle today.
Lead From the Middle Pt. 2 – Leading Across
Leading Across – How to Positively Influence Coworkers. Part II in a 3- part series on why Influence matters more than Authority. We don’t need to wait till we’re at the top in order to lead change in our organizations. Let’s learn to lead from the middle today.
Lead From the Middle Pt. 1 – Leading Down
Do we need authority before we can lead change? Are we forced to sit on the sidelines until we get that promotion?
Thankfully, the answer to these questions is “no”.
Welcome to Part I of our 3-part series. We’ll unpack 11 keys to cultivating lasting influence no matter where you are in the organization
3 Questions to Clarify Expectations
How do you clarify expectations in the midst of all the incoming voices that exist in church ministry? Whose expectations do you meet when there are hundreds, even thousands, of people donating towards your salary? Here are 3 questions to help you move towards clarity