Seeing the Need
Last week I met with an old college friend who now works with a unique nonprofit here in Los Angeles called Taking the Reins.
Archive October 14, 2010
Ministry Dreams
This week we are hosting our second Sticky Faith Learning Cohort of 16 churches for their first summit in Pasadena.
Helping Feedback
Feedback seems to come at the worst times.
Fruit From the Street
A couple of weeks ago, as you might have seen, Ted Williams started Monday homeless on the streets and by Friday his life had completely turned around.
Watching Others
One of the great things about being in seminary is Christmas break.
Vision and Plan
Recently I was speaking at the Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention, and Andy Stanley from North Point Church in Atlanta was one of the general session speakers.
Reinventing the Interview Process
Part of the reason why churches experience so many turnovers is because we do not interview well. We often “do what we know to do” without thinking about “how do we get what we need.”
Here is my best thinking …
Committees are naturally biased (by the information they have)
The person or committee who is responsible for the hire will always think more highly of the position than the candidate. The reason for this is simple; the person(s) responsible to hire the position always have more information about the …
Kool-Aid Hiring
I can’t tell you how many search committees I’ve heard say something like, “we are looking for someone is who is really excited about the position.”
If an applicant has taken the time to customize their resume, if they have …
The Hidden Costs of Transitions
Note: This guest blog from FYI Advisory Council member Mark Maines is the beginning of a series on re-thinking how we approach the hiring process in our ministries. Get ready for heavy thinking!
The Gallup Organization reports the cost of …