Church Job Finder: Ministry Articles

Published on: November 11, 2020

The Biggest Hiring Mistakes Churches Make

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Leadership

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Ministry

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Hiring

Every hire is a risk. Every time I have hired someone or have been hired, there was a risk involved. Some argue that proven track records eliminate the risk, but in reality a great history only minimizes the risk. Even when hiring someone who has a p...

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Published on: November 10, 2020

How to Keep Leading Through Times of Doubt

Ministry

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Calling

It’s OK. Trust me, it is. Your struggle, doubt and lack of faith isn’t the end of you. It doesn’t have to be the end of your ministry. Matter of fact, it might just be the beginning of something extraordinary. We all have those moments. We k...

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Published on: November 9, 2020

Have We Made Innovation an Idol?

Workplace

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Leadership

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Ministry

In ministry, innovation can be a great thing when utilized to reach and serve people. But like all great things, innovation can become an idol—s...

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Published on: November 8, 2020

10 Hard-Earned Lessons on Burnout

Career

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Leadership

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Ministry

Burnout is almost an epidemic among church leaders today, and it’s increasingly common among business leaders as well. Even young leaders are burning out. No longer is burnout an “I’ve been at this too long” kind of phenomenon. So what happens...

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Published on: November 5, 2020

The Difference Between a Failure and a Screw-Up

Workplace

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Ministry

I wrote recently on what I call the “failure fad” sweeping leadership circles. While we can all learn from failures, there seem to be some who almost...

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Published on: November 4, 2020

The Danger of Boredom in Leaders

Workplace

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Leadership

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Ministry

Before King David committed adultery with Bathsheba and attempted to cover his sin by murdering her husband, boredom settled into his heart. He was bored the night he was on the roof, bored and looking for something else other than God. Earlier in hi...

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Published on: November 3, 2020

5 Tips to Tame Your Inner Control Freak

Leadership

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Ministry

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Success

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Spiritual Growth

So you might have a love-hate relationship with control: you love controlling things, but you hate being controlled. It’s not surprising. People who like control seem to have a natural ability to get into leadership positions. Or sometimes they cr...

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Published on: November 2, 2020

Leading Well After a Crazy Election Year

Leadership

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Ministry

Well, here we are friends. On the other side of a crazy election year and our emotions run the gamut. We’re conflicted, concerned, fearful, hopeful, apprehensive, excited, uncertain, confident… and a lot of things in between. I’ve remained very qu...

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Published on: November 1, 2020

5 Reasons Engagement Will Drive Almost All Future Church Growth

Leadership

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Ministry

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Success

As culture changes in front of our eyes, you might be wondering, what will drive future church growth? In addition, you’re probably frustrated that the things that used to help a church grow don’t ‘work’ anymore (here are Read more →

Published on: October 29, 2020

4 Steps to Prevent Youth Ministry Burnout

Ministry

Youth ministry can easily become a 24/7 operation. Office hours are filled with planning and organizing. Then there are the meetings, and if you throw in being “on call” if a parent or teen needs you, life can get crazy quickly. But, that’s...

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Published on: October 25, 2020

Does Your Team Suffer From Workload Imbalance?

Workplace

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Ministry

I love leading teams and navigating all the unique nuances that come with that responsibility. One of these most artful nuances is discerning what is “too much” for the team, or a person on the team, to handle.

The com...

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Published on: October 12, 2020

5 Keys to Finishing Your Next Project

Ministry

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Success

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Goals

“I don’t start something unless I know I’ll finish it.” That’s what my wife told me yesterday in our kitchen. And I wonder how many others operate like she does. I wonder how many potential ministries haven’t been started because th...

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Published on: October 7, 2020

Become a Better Leader Today—5 Keys

Leadership

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Ministry

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Success

Sometimes leadership can seem so overwhelming. In reality, though, leadership is simpler than it first appears. In many ways, great leaders master some very basic things that other people miss. The advice in this post is so simple you might be...

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Published on: October 6, 2020

Why Broken-Hearted People Make the Best Leaders

Leadership

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Ministry

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Success

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Spiritual Growth

When I served as a pastor at Saddleback Church, one of the things that impressed me most about the church was the hiring requirement Pastor Rick Warren laid down:

If you haven’t been through pain, you’re not ready to be on staff at Saddl...

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Published on: October 1, 2020

It's Time to Get Brutally Honest About Small Groups

Ministry

How honest are you about your own small group ministry? You know…about how things are going…really? Are you brutally honest? In his best-selling book Read more →