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11 Keys to Keep Your Church’s Volunteer Children’s Staff Happy
Keeping volunteer children's staff around for more than a year can be difficult. The demands of working with children can be huge, but given good leadership, it is possible to have less turn-over. Here are 11 keys to keep children's staff happy in their roles. 1. Assign an experienced teacher to mentor. You wouldn't start a new job...
“Gimme a T. . . E . . . A. . . M!” Pastorpedia – School or Team Spirit in Small and Large Church Staffs
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how they encourage their church staff to work like a team. Even the Lone Ranger had Tonto, sometimes his cousin, Dan Reed, and of course his amazing horse and friend, Silver. We should not try this calling called pastoring alone. Whether we're talking lead volunteers or paid...
Be Like Billy Graham! Serious. – Help with Preaching for Pastors – Pastorpedia
America and the world just lost a giant, and many of us over age 50 were inspired and influenced by Billy Graham. Now, we’re not stretching it to say that we can be like him related to preaching in several ways: Faithfulness: Yes, that is related to preaching because people will not listen to us if they do not trust and love us. Billy...
Balance for the Pastor’s Life and Schedule – Pastorpedia
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how they prioritize their church and family life. “We need to talk.” If you are like many of us in the pastorate, you knew what was coming when your wife asked for time to do this. It was about you working too hard or too long. Only Andy Stanley has never been there. He is the...
Leaders in the Church: Finding, Helping, and Thanking – Pastorpedia
“Have you seen my church? I have lost them, and I am their leader.” One of the ways we know where the church is and get it to go the way it should go, is by having good leaders and staying close to them. And by being their leader. Sometimes we may say that this is not what we signed up for -- we came to this calling for the love of our...
Let’s Protect this Baby! – My Church and My Community – Pastorpedia
Pastors Knute Larson, Jim Brown, and Jeff Bogue talk about how the church should be involved and viewed by the community. The moat around the church building should be at least nine feet wide and rather deep, so people will not jump across it. The password to enter the building should be complicated, with some gibberish and symbols so...
How Should a Pastor Respond After a Tragedy Hits the Headlines – Pastorpedia
The headlines scream often of tragedy whether it's shooting, hurricane, or murders. What do we do at church? Pastors Knute Larson, Jim Brown and Jeff Bogue filmed this special edition of Pastorpedia talking about how a pastor should respond to a recent tragedy that made the headlines. Pastorpedia is a ministry of CE National, a church...
Security at the Church – Pastorpedia
Last Sunday's shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, was a tragedy. To have such a small church in a small town targeted, brings the thought to mind that this type of violence could happen in any church in any town. Here Knute Larson, former pastor of 40 years and now pastor's coach, gives practical advise on...
Please Do Not Yawn! – Preparing for the Future of Your Church
Pastors Knute Larson, Jim Brown, and Jeff Bogue talk about preparing for the future of your church. Sometimes pastors yawn when others start talking about the future. “I go a day at a time,” one pastor said to me. “Do not make me think five years from now.” Some consider vision or future plans to be sidestepping the sovereignty issues...
The Question is How We Communicate, not if We Communicate! – Pastorpedia
Pastors Knute Larson, Jim Brown, and Jeff Bogue talk about communication in church ministry.Every pastor (or leader) communicates a mood as well as content. Here are some options: I am here because I have to be and here is some boring news. Blah, blah, blah. Yada, yada, yada. And so on, and so on. Etc. I am glad to be with you people...
