At Ministry Insights, we work to equip Christ-followers and ministries to build stronger leaders. This is the first of two excellent articles from our good friend and Ministry Insights practitioner Paul Alexander that gives you great steps to take in successful staffing. Four Steps to Making the Right Hire BY PAUL ALEXANDER, Posted APRIL 8, 2012 Success is rarely…
Jim Schubert and Pure Flix Management Integrate LFYS as Part of the Team Culture Soon after the release of its break out film, God’s Not Dead (2014), Pure Flix invited Jim Schubert to be a part of their team to build the company to the next level, particularly in the role of building the company’s…
It can be tempting to elevate your strengths. After all, God gave them to you as a gift and every good gift is from above. Right? But when you elevate your strengths above needs (“I can’t do that – it’s not my strength”)… or use them as a justification (“that’s not the way I’m wired”)…
Insights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. Over and over again in the Bible, God commands us to love one another. To love Him. To love our enemies. Please excuse what may be a spoiled, selfish point of view … but what if you don’t feel like loving others?…
Insights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. In English, just one word expresses love. But the Bible has at least four different words for “love.” In 1 Corinthians 13, the famous “love chapter,” Paul uses one of them: agape. Agape is the love of God for man – which…
When you gather your group together for team building, each person comes with a different set of experiences and expectations. This ice breaker exercise gets your team members on the same page in a short time by letting them create a quick visual of the differences of the team. It is simple and fun, allowing…
“Me – lie about my pastor?” If you’re like most in the church, you are horrified at the thought. None of us likes to think we’re perpetuating untruths about our spiritual leader. But you may be – albeit unwittingly. It happens when you accept commonly-held beliefs without question. Beliefs like … Lie #1: “My pastor…
Insights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. Your eyes narrow and your stomach churns as you hear your teen daughter describe three girls in her class. She is enamored with them, but red flags wave in your mind. “And they’re talking about having a slumber party on Friday!” your…
Donald Hintze Uses Profiles to Connect the Right Leader to a Church Staff “You don’t want to think you’re marrying Rachel and end up with Leah,” says Donald Hintze, Executive Director of The Gulf Coast Baptist Association, referring to missteps taken by church search committees when they hire new staff. In coaching and leading an…
Insights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. “Mom, you are taking F-O-R-E-V-E-R to decide!” As you’re considering different options for your child, others around you may be forced to wait. And they may not be happy about it. But there may be a good reason why God has wired…