God is calling me VS I keep scrolling for jobs….

This is for those of us who make a living around churches. You aren’t directly employed by a church, but you do work for them….many of them. Like me…a consultant. So if you’re “normal” you can just skip it. The question is “where are you investing locally?”

Five steps to finding that next team mate…

Despite what the clickbait says in your social content feed, I just don’t know how you’ll ever stop The Big Quit during the Great Resignation on a local church staff. In fact, experts believe it’s a much longer trend than just the result of a pandemic.

Learning to lead is like learning to ride a bike.

Did you know…

You can study the history of the wheel.

You can learn all about bikes.

Leadership Development is a painful workout.

Some people want to be in shape and look great for those selfies.

Some buy a gym membership, or a fancy Trek, or even a Peloton.

Some may even show up on occasion.

Why you should pay your staff more

There’s a scripture that goes something like in your weakness He is strong but I might also say in your strength He is strong too. You may not be able to do something today and that’s ok…so get after it

The most asked question I get is “how?” ”How do I get a role on a local church staff?” So, I’ve typed the answer in an email hundreds of times and now believe I’m ready to blog it out. Honestly, my answer has not changed much in several years.

FirstSteps Coaching is designed to be a one on one coaching experience for full-time staff with the goal of them growing in specific soft skills as well as not “quit or get fired” in the first 3 years.

I made a bad hire. I was a bad hire. I’ve often wondered, “what’s that actually cost?” Not what does it feel like, but how much cash was spent? This post doesn’t address the momentum loss, or the imaginary “chips” that we spend with each leadership decision.