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Archive for the ‘Leadership’ Category
12 Ideas for Thanking Christmas Volunteers
We couldn't do ministry without volunteers. Christmas volunteers selflessly give up their holiday time to serve others, and they deserve a thank you.
Closing the Feedback Gap: How Leaders Can Get Honest Input
How can leaders make the right decisions if the responses they get don’t fully reflect the reality of the situation, but instead are merely what people think they want to ...
30 Ways to Thank Your Team
The work of any church is done by an army of dedicated people. It’s often thankless work, so do everything you can to say thank you.
5 Lies to Overcome When Recruiting Tech Volunteers for Your Church
As leaders, we should help people transcend their fears about volunteering. We can do that in two ways. First, we exemplify love and grace. Second, we address the lies that ...
How to Handle Ministries That Break Your Church Comm Rules
We want everyone to follow all our communication rules all the time. But that just doesn't happen. So what do we do someone breaks the rules?
Innovation, Possible: How to Be More Innovative at Your Church
Let's talk about innovation in the church. More to the point, how do we encourage innovation? Try a practical tool, the Possibility Matrix, to solve bottlenecks in communications or Sunday ...
How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge
Clay Scroggins went from facility intern to lead pastor at North Point and talks about how to lead when you lack authority.
Anthony Miller on Church Leadership
Saddleback's Anthony Miller talks leadership for communicators: "Remember: When you get tired of saying it, they are just starting to get it."
The Metamorphosis of a Church Communicator
Church communicators evolve from followers to leaders, from being reactive to proactive. It's a metamorphosis. We've got tips for surviving the process.
David Hansen on Church Leadership
Finding your leadership role as a communicator and serving your pastor can be a difficult line to walk. We talk with Pastor David Hansen about leadership.
Lucinda Rojas Ross on Church Leadership
Leading as a church communicator can be a challenge: "I have to remember it’s not about me. I’m learning to step out of that comfort zone."
How to Encourage Your Pastor to Work Ahead
Pastors don't always plan ahead, and that can be hard on your communications team. Here are some gentle ways to help your pastor start planning ahead.
Who, Me? A Leader?
I don’t care what your title is or if you’re a team of one or 21. As a church communicator, you are a leader. This month we offer leadership resources.
Big Dreams for a Big 2017
When you turn 12, you learn it's time to grow up. Time to make decisions instead of choices. Here's what the CFCC team has dreamed and decided for 2017.
15 Tasks to Assign Your Virtual Volunteers
You have a pool of virtual volunteers. Now, what to do with them? Read our post to learn 15 communications tasks that can be assigned to any remote volunteer.
