ministry-portfolios
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Before you go to a “Purpose model” of church (like the Ms)… resign!
If there’s one aspect of the Purpose model of church structure that you really need to get, it’s that you need to resign as a single Congregation Pastor before you do it. I don’t mean resign in the sense that… Continue reading
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Reblog: Tensions to manage, not solve
If you have portfolio ministries, you have multiple purposes, visions and goals for each portfolio. These are all things that you need to hold in tension with each other. The wrong approach is to try to find a compromise between… Continue reading
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Reblog: Staff should fight and trust
A staff team is made up of different perspectives, strengths and weaknesses. A good team member will be aware of their own weaknesses, and the other’s strengths. And this will lead to good fighting based on strong trust. I will… Continue reading
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How to run a “Ministry review” discussion
So, you’ve planned, organised, delegated, ran and even cleaned up that big ministry event/thing. How do you conduct a review with the team? 1. Acknowledge the fears in the room; some people know they didn’t pull their weight. Some people… Continue reading
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