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Scott Cormode Interview Essential Leadership
Kara Powell interviews Scott Cormode about meaning-making in ministry leadership.
Gauges of Sustainability Framing My Life for the Finish Line
How do you track your own health in ministry and life? This very practical leadership tool offers gauges you can customize for a new year check-in to re-set your course for longevity.
Impact
The start of the fall is always an exciting time for Fuller students, especially the students in our Urban Youth Ministry Certificate program …
This is Your Brain on Multitasking
So I’ve been a multitasker for as long as I can remember. But then I saw a recent article by Stanford University News that challenges the effectiveness of multitasking.
Chat with Kara, Study at Fuller
Next Tuesday August 18th Kara will be hosting an online conversation for prospective Fuller students. Is that you?
Unprecedented Training
When we launched our Urban Youth Ministry Certificate training program four years ago, it represented an unprecedented training opportunity — graduate education specifically for urban youth workers, packaged in a 6-course certificate completed mostly through distance education over the course of two years.
The Money Question
In an interview process, if the organization ever asks, “What are your salary requirements?” (which many do), your best response is to ask, “What is the pre-determined salary range for the position?”
If you must answer, your best response might…
One Applicant Per Position Drafting Performance Agreements (aka Job Descriptions)
Hiring someone new in your ministry? Need to overhaul your own job description with your church board?
Peter Drucker used to say that your job description (we’ll call it a Performance Agreement from here on out) should be written in…
Justice in Your Paycheck?
We’ve all been told that there are more than 2,000 Bible verses that deal with money or that Jesus talked about money more than any other topic in his ministry. However, for all the “public” discussion about money, the Church…