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The 11 Essential Traits of a Great Youth Pastor

Youth Ministry is a significant part of churches today. A thriving, growing Youth Ministry can greatly impact your church's overall health and growth. It all starts with the Youth Pastor. John C. Maxwell says, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” So, the health of your Youth Ministry will be dependent…

Lynsey L'EcuyerJanuary 26, 2024

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7 Reasons Why You Want Your Team to Be Better Than You

Any successful organization is built on a great team. As a leader, you will want to see the individual members of your team develop, grow, and become the best version of themselves. This should be one of your main objectives and responsibilities. As your team gets better, the organization will…

Paul L'EcuyerJanuary 8, 2024

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What’s the Cost of a Bad Hire?

Everyone wants to hire the best people to add to their team and organization. This is why it’s vitally important to have a well-thought-out hiring process so that only the best people fill your staffing needs. Too many churches and ministries have a loose hiring process. As a result, the…

Paul L'ecuyerDecember 20, 2023

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11 Reasons to Decline Your Youth Ministry Job Offer

It feels good whenever a church wants to hire you for the youth ministry job. This is something every aspiring Youth Pastor wants. Getting an interview is great, but getting the job offer can be life-changing. Accepting that job offer may not be best for you and your ministry…

Paul L'eucyerDecember 15, 2023

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5 Reasons You Need to Hire a Full-Time Children’s Pastor Now

Matthew 19:14 (NLT) says, "But Jesus said, 'Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.'" Children matter to Jesus, and they should matter to us. In your church, there are many important roles and positions. There…

Lynsey L'ecuyerDecember 6, 2023

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Marketing the Church: 3 Ways Branding Can Unite Your Church (Not Just Promote It)

Church Marketing can seem like a daunting subject to approach. There should be a marketing strategy for your physical church, both inside and outside the walls of the building, and a marketing strategy for the online community as well. Your brand is how people recognize your church, and it can…

paul-lecuyerNovember 30, 2023

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5 Ways to Keep Your Church Staff Meetings on Task

Church staff meetings can evoke many different types of emotions for those who are on the leading or participating side. The name is a generic term that denotes a meeting to solve problems and learn together. However, not all staff meetings are equal, and the experience can vary drastically from…

Kevin BordeauxNovember 21, 2023

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9 Mistakes Your Pastoral Search Committee Is Possibly Making

Finding the right pastor is an essential job. When your church finds itself in pastoral transition, you will want the right people involved in the search for the next pastor. The first step in this process should be to look through the job postings listed through ChurchStaffing. Once you find…

Lynsey L'ecuyerNovember 15, 2023

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Is It Time to Hire an Executive Pastor?

Navigating the Difference Between Executive, Senior, and Lead Pastors As churches grow, transition, and expand, staff structures and systems within the church will inevitably change. For many individuals, experiencing change, good or bad, brings uncertainty and uneasiness that can be hard to deal with. Specifically, in a church context, many…

Paul L'EcuyerSeptember 26, 2023

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6 Essentials of Any Pastoral Succession Plan

According to www.ChurchManagement.com, 65% of churches have no pastoral succession plan in place. This is unwise. After all, the truth is that churches will have their senior pastors leave by way of retirement, death, resignation, or when another assignment comes along. When a church does not have a plan at…

Kevin BordeauxJuly 18, 2023

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