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The best feedback you can get… “it seemed a bit weird”
Like the tip of an ice-berg, the feedback that you (or something you did) seemed a “bit weird” is some of the best feedback you can get. Why? Because it reveals that you and your listener were on a very… Continue reading
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Paul, the Areopagus & the Why of evangelism
We all find evangelism hard. Admitting that is the first step to dealing with it. But what’s the second step? What gets in the way of people taking the next step with their acquaintances, friends and family? Our Mission Pastor,… Continue reading
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Why most people get the ‘T’ in MTS wrong…
The Ministry Training Strategy (www.mts.com.au) is an awesome and much needed part of the Australian Christian landscape. But… most people think the ‘T’ in MTS is about being a Trainee… they think it’s the Ministry Trainee Strategy… and they’re wrong.… Continue reading
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When they say, “Church needs some people to NOT do full-time ministry”…
It seems like a sound argument… If 100% of Christians tried to do paid-ministry, there’d be no-one to pay them. Therefore the church needs people who will faithfully decide to not do paid-ministry. Right? Even though the statement is “true”… Continue reading
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The similarity between Ministry and Magic…
…it’s only cool until you know how its done. Every kid who’s seen a magic trick starts imagining themselves as a magician. That’s why toy stores sell those starter-magic kits. But if they sold so many, wouldn’t there me so… Continue reading
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Introducing a new Safe Ministry Training Course that your church will actually want to use
Our church has always wanted two things; We want to make it easy for people to get their hands dirty in ministry. We want to make it safe for kids, teenagers and adults by training volunteers and leaders well. However, over… Continue reading
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How should you instill in people a godly ambition to take on more responsibility?
It’s helpful when people “step-up” and take on more responsibility. It allows leaders to delegate more and start new things and keep things going. But how should we motivate people to step-up? Rewards? Notoriety? Offer to meet up with them… Continue reading
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Good delegation creates new opportunities
There’s an important aspect to delegating something… After you delegate it… STOP DOING IT!! If you’ve delegated a task or responsibility to someone, you can check how they’re going, you can ask them to keep you updated, you can give… Continue reading
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Recruit recruiters… or run out of time
Some people just do the ministry their given. Some people can do the ministry and they recruit people to expand their ministry. Some people recruit recruiters. They find other people who will ask other people to join them in that… Continue reading
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What are they afraid of?
If you can help Christians answer this question for themselves, for their own lives and their own ministry involvement, you help them take a big step towards maturity as they face fear with the god who provides and promises to… Continue reading
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The best way to help MTSers develop self-assessment habits
Just one question, asked again and again… “Why?” “When you did that lesson, why did you do it that way?”, “Why did you talk to him rather than her?”, “Why did you sit there?”, “Why did you change your plans?”,… Continue reading
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If you get devastated when your ministry fails, was it your idol?
Don’t think so highly of your ministry that you get wiped out when it doesn’t work. So… the kids didn’t come along. So… the person didn’t think it was valuable to meet with you. So… they decided to go to… Continue reading
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Why you should move people from front-of-house via back-of-house
Different sorts of people put their hand up to be “out the front” at church. And, to some extent, the very fact they’ve put their hand up for that might be a reason to raise some eyebrows – but that’s… Continue reading
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MTS training is all about #2… Developees not Employees
There are two very different categories of thinking when it comes to taking on MTS Trainees. First, you and your staff team, and your elders, and your key leaders, and everyone in your church needs to be convinced that your… Continue reading
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MTS training is all about… #1 Character
Everything we do as Christians has something to do with character, right? But MTS training shouldn’t just have something to do with character… Character needs to be the primary goal. In other words, the character of the trainee needs to… Continue reading
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Keep letting young eagles fly
This is a a great description of a really important principle. The phrase comes from Larry Osborne’s Sticky Teams. It’s the idea that young men (and women) are some of your most energetic, enthusiastic, inventive, risk-taking individuals around. So let… Continue reading
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Don’t over-spiritualise nerves
Feeling nervous is a common thing, especially in ministry when so much of ministry is in front of people and so much of ministry is handling the word of truth. So don’t over spiritualise nerves. feeling nervous is not necessarily… Continue reading
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Model self criticism
As we train and equip young leaders, we want them to grow in the skill of self-criticism. That’s a pretty tough skill to learn – cause you have to have a go, make mistakes, grow the “eyes” to see the… Continue reading
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Answer questions from your grid
Most questions get asked because of wrong assumptions. They’re still good questions. They’re not stupid questions. But people ask them because what you’re telling them doesn’t fit with their existing believes, and they assume you’re wrong. So that’s why the… Continue reading
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A different definition of coaching
Another Manager-tools concept that’s been helpful… taking the idea of a sports coach, who kinda’ walks around and keeps pushing players forward. He’s not the guy who trains you in how to tackle or pass, there are trainers for that.… Continue reading
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