Category: Multiple Staff

  • May 9, 2014
    CONGREGATIONAL INITIATIVE The celebration of the ministry of a church's staff needs to be initiated by the congregational leadership. This…

  • May 7, 2014
    HALF PASTORS OR WHOLE PASTORS If we tend to neglect appreciating the work of pastors, we double that neglect when…

  • January 21, 2013
    Most clergy recognize that some of their most important ministry is done quietly and often out of public view. For…

  • January 18, 2013
    In addition to treating your staff members as individuals, it is also important to build a sense of community among…

  • January 16, 2013
    There are some practical steps that you can take that will strengthen you ministry to your staff. One of the…

  • January 14, 2013
    One of the surprises for a person who experiences his or her first experience of being head of a staff…

  • November 30, 2012
    While it is understandable that we will have periods of anger and doubt, as expressed in Psalm 22, it is…

  • July 2, 2010
    Some final thoughts on what can help multiple staff relationships. First, a yearly planning retreat in which you take a…

  • July 1, 2010
    One of the strengths of the Presbyterian faith is its understanding that you don't have to be perfect to do…

  • June 30, 2010
    You've introduced your new staff member to some key figures in the congregation and encouraged that person to take some…