The Life-Changing Potential of Small Groups
It’s one thing to hear about a church’s programs or ministry efforts. It’s quite another to hear from someone whose life was directly and permanently changed as a result of that ministry. I’d like to introduce you to someone who is a prime example of an individual impacted by a church’s small group ministry. One […]
5 Life Lessons I Learned on Vacation
My husband and I recently returned from our summer vacation. We visited family and then went to a beachside resort. We came home with decent tans, a few souvenirs, and lots of fun memories. If you haven’t taken a vacation yet this summer, I highly recommend it. Whether you go out of town or not, […]
Hope Regardless of the Circumstances
I had something else planned to post today. It was something fairly light-hearted but hopefully still helpful as I just returned home from vacation. However, as I’ve watched the news the last few days and with the events in Baton Rouge on Sunday, I felt the need to share something different. I don’t often comment […]
Busting Church Administrator Myths
One way to prevent burning out in ministry is to do fewer things you’re not gifted to do. Notice the word “fewer” in that first sentence. I can’t design graphics to save my life, but sometimes I have to make it happen. However, for the really important projects, I hire a graphic designer so my […]
How to Recognize a Healthy Church
What makes a church healthy? When it comes to our physical health, we can pinpoint “healthy” vs. “unhealthy” fairly easily. Do we have the energy we need to accomplish our work each day? Are we experiencing any significant aches or pains? Are we running a fever or have high blood pressure? All of those are […]
6 Tips for Developing a Stronger Team
Leading a team can be extremely rewarding or frustrating (sometimes a bit of both). From personality conflicts, communication misfires, and different (and often very strong) opinions, getting a group of people to head in the same direction on a consistent basis isn’t easy…even in a church context. When I first got into project management, I was […]
Have you hit pause lately?
I’m not an early adopter when it comes to technology (I suppose I’ve been burned by too many tech projects gone awry), so it wasn’t too long ago when I first used the pause button to pause a live show. Yeah, I’m also a bit frugal so I didn’t pay for a DVR for a […]
Do You Trust Your Team?
One of the many causes of burnout is trying to do too much on your own and not delegating to your team. Whether you’re the senior pastor or lead a ministry department, you can’t do it all by yourself. You need staff and/or volunteers to share the ministry load. However, you could have a team […]
Beware of the Undisciplined Pursuit of More
In my previous post of what causes ministry burnout, I listed several potential behaviors or mindsets that can lead to burnout. One I’d like to focus on today is when we take a scattershot approach vs. laser focus, therefore doing too much with minimal results. It’s easy to see how a scattershot or “try everything to see […]
What Causes Ministry Burnout?
Have you ever had one of those moments where what just happened wasn’t that big of a deal but it ended up being the final straw? Several years ago, I sat in a meeting and learned that our department had to move our offices to a different part of the building. Granted, leadership wanted us […]