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January 27, 2023

8 Warning Signs of a Dying Church

Leadership
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Ministry

We call it the death spiral. I know. It’s not a pleasant term. I can understand if it causes you to cringe. By the time I am contacted about a serious problem in a church, it is often too late. The problems are deeply rooted, but the remaining member...

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January 25, 2023

How to Start a Career in Ministry (Without Experience)

Career
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Ministry

In today's world, we are constantly bombarded by useless messages that herald a quick fix to our problems: “Sign up and get $1,000!” “Wanna be a beauty consultant? Build a team under you and receive triple what you invest.” “Take this...

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January 23, 2023

5 Common Church Hiring Mistakes

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Workplace
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Leadership
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Ministry
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Hiring

There is often an unintentional tendency to conduct what seems more like a beauty pageant than a process to hire the best candidate.The position doesn’t matter, and it can be the pastor, technical personnel, someone on the children’s ministry team, a...

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December 28, 2022

10 Questions Every Prospective Worship Leader Should Answer

Job Interviews
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Job Search

What are the skills and qualities that a worship pastor should have?The most obvious answer may be musical talent. After all, you can’t lead or teach people to be excellent in something unless you yourself are excellent, right? But how is excellence...

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December 28, 2022

7 Signs Your Church Will Never Change

Workplace
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Leadership

There’s a very good chance you’re trying to change something in your church or organization. There’s even a decent chance some of you are trying to change everything. I’ve been there. Just because God never changes doesn’t mean your church...

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May 23, 2021

7 Qualities Women Bring to a Leadership Team

Leadership
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Ministry

There has been a long-standing debate about women in leadership in ministry.This is not new, although the way the debate has found its way online makes it feel like it is new. But really, this conversation has gone on for decades, and, if you ask me,...

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May 23, 2021

5 Things the Traditional Church Is Getting Right

Ministry
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Success
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Spiritual Growth

The email stung me. The writer spoke of my negativity about local churches, about how much of my writings are about problems in local congregations. But there was truth in his critique. A lot of my writings do indeed express my concerns about the...

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May 23, 2021

To the Small Team Worship Leader

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Ministry
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Success

If there’s someone in the worship world who feels alone and forgotten, it’s the worship leader who leads a small team. Because you’re not focused on being cool or different. You’re trying to make it through Sunday. You’re trying to give your church t...

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May 23, 2021

Beware of Swooping Leadership

Leadership

I’ve done it and it’s been done to me. Likely, you’ve done it and you’ve been on the receiving end. Swooping Leadership: With little background, context or subject matter expertise, swooping in from a higher level leadership position to someone el...

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May 16, 2021

The Best Church Teams Have These 5 Commonalities

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Leadership
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Ministry

Great Church Staff Teams are full of team members who not only care deeply about people and are passionate about the ministry, they’re actually proficient in what they are doing. I actually believe you can fake passion for a while until your hear...

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May 14, 2021

When God's Call Leaves You Confused

Career
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Ministry
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Calling

Why would God call me to something and then make it so hard? Does He give us a call and then abandon us? Maybe you have: Taken a job that ends up being so different than you thought. Married your knight in shining armor, only to have him e...

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April 18, 2021

Exposing the CRUEL Pastor

Leadership
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Ministry
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Spiritual Growth

There is a type of leadership that is pseudo-compassionate and pseudo-caring. In other words, this type of leadership gives only the perception of being compassionate and caring, but the reality is that this type of leadership is neither. The type of...

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April 18, 2021

5 Hallmarks of a Healthy Team

Leadership
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Ministry
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Success

Here at Vanderbloemen, we work with a lot of teams. Not just our own team, but the church staffs and/or search teams of all our clients. Many of our consultants can walk into a room and quickly identify a healthy or unhealthy team within the first fe...

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April 18, 2021

Why No One Signs Up for Church Events

Ministry

You announce registration is open for camp, you can’t wait to see who signs up. But, no one does. A couple of weeks pass by and still no one. Panic sets in and you start to wonder, “What’s going on?” Whenever I talk to a client about this situatio...

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April 18, 2021

4 Coping Strategies for the Bored Leader

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Leadership
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Ministry
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Success

Since being in ministry for the last 20 years, I have heard comments from people with “regular jobs” comparing the significance of what I “get to do” with what they “have to do.” Some have commented that “their job doesn’t matter as much” or “isn’t a...

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