Articles
Small Group Coaching Issues - Part 3
Published by on March 13th 2009
“Anyone who wants to be an administrative bore, raise your hand!” Clearly, this is not the way to recruit small group coaches. Here’s how you do it.
Social Media for Today
Published by on March 11th 2009
Asking anyone about ‘Social Media’ in 2006 and the first thought would have been an invitation to a CD party. Ask anyone today and you still may see question marks floating above their heads. Social Media is huge and here to stay. Here’s some straight talk that will hopefully help.
Executive Volunteers
Published by on March 9th 2009
Check out Scotty’s article in the March issue of Church Executive magazine!
“Executive volunteers bring high capacity experience to the church”
Feedback
Published by on March 6th 2009
Do you get that sick feeling in your stomach when you know you need to speak with someone on staff about poor behavior or a problem with their work? Maybe they are habitually late to meetings or maybe they told a completely inappropriate joke at staff lunch today. It can seem easier to just avoid it and pray it doesn’t happen again!
It’s Spring!
Published by on March 4th 2009
Everyone loves spring. It is a time for renewal, for cleaning out, getting rid of the old to make way for the new. How does it relate to children’s ministry?
Why People Don’t Produce
Published by on March 2nd 2009
There are five root causes for people not producing or under-producing in an organization.
Small Group Coaching Issues - Part 2
Published by on February 27th 2009
It may seem that good coaching candidates are as scarce as unicorns. If you know what to look for, you may be pleasantly surprised by the number of people around you who are cut out for coaching.
Lose Weight! Stop Dieting! Start Living!
Published by on February 23rd 2009
I noticed a Weight Watcher’s ad declaring “Lose weight! Stop dieting! Start living! It’s that time of year, isn’t it? So much money, thought and time spent on how we look on the outside. Just lose weight, buy this make-up, own this car, wear these shoes, dress this way, purchase this exercise program and on and on go the claims for a better and happier life. All are external, outside changes; superficial and temporary. None are able to significantly or permanently change a life for the better.
