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Career Articles
The best articles related to Career.
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I had never been through anything quite as deep or, frankly, personally frightening as my burnout in 2006. Burnout moves fatigue and the darkness from a place where it was in your control to place where you can simply no longer control either....
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Does Your Staff Have the Right Chemistry?
Greater chemistry leads to better team performance.
Natural chemistry is that coveted “magic” that happens when two or more people connect and experience an affinity that is easy, energizing and enjoyable. It makes you... -
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Are Your Meetings Really Worth It?
A few years back my wife and I attended a meeting at our son’s daycare. It was to discuss transition in ownership and to answer question parents might have. It was a total waste of time. We left so frustrated that we ended up finding a new daycare... -
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5 Ways to Serve the Job-Seekers in Your Church
There’s one thing that only Christ can provide the job-seeker... Hope. Google can’t do it. Indeed can’t do it either. Neither can LinkedIn, CareerBuilder or Monster. Not even our US Department of Labor. But Christ, through the work of the church,...
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23 Compelling Church Leader Interview Questions
A well-planned interview for a new leader at your church is a critical part of the hiring process. Rather than “winging it” or asking the “same old, same old” questions, take time to plan the interview. It’s important to get a clear picture of the ca... -
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7 Ways to Help a New Staff Member Succeed
I recently received the following message from a pastor friend:
“I have a new full-time associate pastor starting next week. What suggestions would you give for getting such a person off to a great start?” What... -
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Profile of an Amazing Children's Director
Kids matter!
The value and importance of children’s ministry in the local church simply can’t be overestimated. Let’s be candid, if the kids don’t like it, the parents aren’t bringing them back. In contrast, ther... -
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The 5 Best Ways to Prove Your Point to Your Boss
If you were in charge, everything would be different, wouldn’t it? But you’re not. At least not yet. You think you’re right (you have some great ideas). And you’ll do anything to convince your boss to do what you think your church or organizati... -
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Should You Stay or Go?
I’ve been at my job for almost 12 years. It’s a good chunk of time and it’s something that I’ve enjoyed. It’s changed my life and made me a better person; however, there have been times where I’ve wondered, “Do I still love doing this?” I... -
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8 Warning Signs to Watch Out for When Hiring
As staff recruiting in ministry world continues to evolve and become more competitive and sophisticated in recent years, churches and recruiting firms have developed a keen sense of red flags during the recruiting process that relate to whether a can... -
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The Truth About Millennials in Ministry
I have a confession: I love working with Millennials. As a Gen Xer, that puts me at odds with more than a few other Gen Xers and Baby Boomers who love to complain about a lack of work ethic, poor grammar or the sense of entitlement they think Mill... -
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How to Harness the Power of Feedback
One of the biggest threats to a healthy, flourishing culture is not knowing how to give and receive constructive feedback. So many of us dread feedback, but it has the power to improve you, your people and your organization fo...
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15 Habits of Church Staff Who Get Fired
Recently, I was speaking with a church staff member who was lamenting mistakes he had made as leader. These mistakes caused him to lose tremendous amounts of influence with the pastor, fellow staff and key volunteer leaders within th... -
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5 Crucial Guidelines for Making a Church Hire
Recruiting and hiring a new team member can be exciting! Hire the right person and the whole team benefits. When you invite the right person to join your team not only is there an infusion of new talent, but also new ideas, fresh eyes and a new well... -
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2 Irrefutable Essentials to Achieving Your Goals
We all know the value of goals in providing clear, focused direction for the future. We also know the pain of not reaching goals, or not seeing goals produce the outcomes we had hoped for. Perhaps most disheartening is when yo...