Want to be a great worker and get promoted? Here's what the Bible has to say: 1. Do an excellent job 1 Samuel 18:5, "Whatever Saul asked David to do, David did it successfully..." 2. Complete the assignment before the deadline 1 Samuel 18:24, "...all I [Saul] want for the bride price is one hundred Philistine foreskins..." 1 Samuel 18:26, "...before the time limit expired, he [David] and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines and presented all their foreskins to the … [Read more...]
Dig a Hole Throw a Rope
I'm a part of a coaching network with Church of the Highlands (visit www.growleader.com for info). The other day my coach was teaching me something so helpful I had to pass it along here. It's a preaching tip. Jonathan (my coach) taught me how Chris Hodges (lead pastor of Church of the Highlands) instructs the students at their Bible College to "Dig a hole. Then throw a rope to help them out." I loved this concept and used it this past Sunday. I'm sure I could've done better but four people … [Read more...]
Benefits of Advanced Planning
Had a great conversation the other day with a fellow church planter and we were discussing the benefits of advanced planning. I wanted to record some of those benefits to encourage you to plan ahead: When you plan ahead it will help you not to fall behind. Proverbs 21:5 says, "Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind." (The Message) Planning ahead allows time for the implementation of your ideas. Planning ahead allows you to slow cook … [Read more...]
Hire a Great Track Record
You want to hire people who have proven themselves: Proven their value Proven their faithfulness Proven their trustworthiness If they don't have a great track record, don't hire them because the best indicator of future performance is past performance. When looking to hire someone (or promote someone you've already hired) you want to evaluate past performance. If they haven't been a good volunteer, paying them won't turn them into a good employee. If they haven't been faithful with … [Read more...]
Productivity Squared
In Dale Dauten's The Gifted Boss I'm learning about a concept he calls "productivity squared." The basic idea of this concept is that you really want to make sure you hire someone you don't have to manage too much so that productivity can be doubled. Here are the repercussions of hiring someone you have to spend a lot of time managing: Pastor works 10 hours a day and naturally wants to get some help. So he convinces his boss to let him hire an assistant. Now the pastor is a manager, and with … [Read more...]
How to Know You Made a Good Hire
In Dale Dauten's book The Gifted Boss he helps an employer know when he/she has hired the right person. You've hired the right person when you're crazy about them. You've hired the right person if you lie awake at night thanking God that they work for you. You've hired the right person when you lie there worrying that they might leave to work for someone else. You've hired the right person when you spend time thinking of how you can make them happier. This resonated with me because … [Read more...]
Hire Special Talent
Great sports teams search the world for special talent. Rarely, does special talent come as the result of a 'walk on.' One way to hire is to post a job and interview candidates. This is akin to trying to find special talent in the crowd of 'walk ons.' Another approach is to search the world for special talent. People with special talent are almost never unemployed looking for a job. They are almost always already working somewhere, being quite successful at whatever it is they do. This is the … [Read more...]
How to Get Bigger
Don't focus on getting bigger. Focus on getting better. If you focus on getting better, you'll get bigger. Here's four questions we constantly ask ourselves at New Day about everything we do: What went right? What went wrong? What was missing? What was confusing? We ask this after each Sunday and after every special event (i.e. after a baby dedication, a water baptism, a volunteer appreciation dinner, etc). It's by asking these questions that you figure out how to do it better … [Read more...]
The Importance of Two Months Reserves
It's been a snow filled winter here in New England! As a result, many pastors have had to cancel church - some for a couple weeks in a row. And as every pastor knows, when you cancel church, many people don't make up their giving (i.e. give next week what they would've given this week had church not been canceled). Even when most of the church gives online, you still can expect about half the normal offering when you cancel. Well this is one of many reasons that at New Day we keep two months … [Read more...]
12 Questions for Sermon Run Through
In a previous post I talked about the benefits of a sermon run through (to read that post click here). In this post I want to share with you the twelve questions I ask my staff after sharing my message with them on Thursday (the Thursday before I preach the message). Tell me what you liked about the message? What resonated with you the most? Why should people care about this topic? "Thanks God it's over!" or "Wow, is it over already?" If it was long, where can I cut? Are there pictures … [Read more...]
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