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Published on: August 25, 2019

5 Ways a Daily Routine Can Boost Your Creativity

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The myth about creativity is that creativity hates routines—that creativity is stifled by a schedule or plan. In reality, leaders and creators thrive in routines. Mason Currey, in his book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, chronicles the dail...

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Published on: June 23, 2019

What Motivates Millennial Leaders?

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If you have any millennials on your church staff you know that they’re different. And while many traditional church leaders are quick to equate a different approach with being a wrong approach, wise leaders know that different just means different. N...

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Published on: May 23, 2019

How to Recover From Burnout

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Spiritual Growth

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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Published on: November 7, 2018

3 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Meetings

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I was recently talking with a new client in preparation for our first consulting visit. This was a routine call that I typically do with the leader to ask some basic questions about how they interact with their team. It’s a quick way for me to get in...

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Published on: October 28, 2018

How to Harness the Power of Feedback

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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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Published on: June 19, 2018

The Remarkable Habit That Improves Your Workflow, Saves Energy & Prevents Trouble

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Productivity

We can’t stop trouble from happening. It’s a sneaky foe that likes to surprise us. Sometimes, it comes up when we least expect it. But while we can’t stop it from ever happening, we can put measures in place to prevent more trouble from happening....

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Published on: March 19, 2017

How Your Website Is Sabotaging Church Growth

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As we’ve stated countless times here at ThomRainer.com, your church’s website is the front door to your church. I’ve written about why your website needs to be guest friendly, but I haven’t written much about how it should interface with your members...

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Published on: December 29, 2016

5 Surprising Consequences of Making a Bad Hire

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In our work here at Vanderbloemen, we've had churches approach us for help after they unknowingly made a bad hire. We've seen how a new hire can either have a positive or negative impact on the team, the church and the path toward which the church is...

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Published on: February 14, 2016

Eight Reasons Your Church Should Have an Email Newsletter

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In addition to a weekly bulletin, churches have often used weekly, monthly or quarterly newsletters to better communicate with guests and members. As costs to produce newsletters have increased and budget funds designated for them have decreased, the...

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Published on: January 15, 2016

Seven Traits of Churches with Increasing Per Member Giving

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Productivity

One of the key metrics of financial giving in a church is per member giving: What is the average giving per member or per attendee? Per member giving is often masked by fluctuations in attendance and membership. The most effective measure is to calcu...

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Published on: October 20, 2015

7 Things There Will Never Be Enough Time For

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Productivity

There are at least seven things in leadership there will never be enough time for … unless, of course, you make it. And smart leaders do. My guess is that whenever you read this, you’re already feeling pinched for time and a bit overwhelmed. Welco...

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Productivity Articles

5 Ways a Daily Routine Can Boost Your Creativity

What Motivates Millennial Leaders?

How to Recover From Burnout

3 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Meetings

How to Harness the Power of Feedback

The Remarkable Habit That Improves Your Workflow, Saves Energy & Prevents Trouble

How Your Website Is Sabotaging Church Growth

5 Surprising Consequences of Making a Bad Hire

Eight Reasons Your Church Should Have an Email Newsletter

Seven Traits of Churches with Increasing Per Member Giving

7 Things There Will Never Be Enough Time For