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		<title>Top 5 reasons to attend a conference/clinic:</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ministers and compensation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I had a question about pay for staff and any standard for that pay.  Check out the resources at the site for the National Association of Church Business Administration, and even more uniquely MinistryPay.  Generally, state conventions and national conventions also would have resources to help assess standards.  But then, there is also the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From good to great!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have not had the chance to read the additional piece from Jim Collins on Good to Great and the Social Sectors, check it out.  As I read through this, he clearly and succinctly lays out the key factors critical to the overall health of the organization, and makes some interesting insights about the business world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well 2008 is wrapping up and now it is time to assess for the future, both in budgets and teams. One powerful resource you may consider in annual job performance reviews is the StrengthsFinder which gives you a powerful tool as you consider your own strengths, and also the individual strengths of each of your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer&#8217;s up, the interns are going&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer brings a flurry of activity, particularly in the preschool through youth ministry of a church.  Camps, VBS, daycamps, sport-camps, white-water rafting&#8230;whew!  Thank goodness for young interns who are ready to learn and engage in energetic ministry.  This summer we have been blessed with a number of interns from around our area, and also around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders lead, and not just at work</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have recently had the opportunity to serve on a board of an institution.  I appreciate the honor of being asked, Why? 1.  When you are asked to lead somewhere, they don&#8217;t just need a warm body, or someone to read through reports, but someone to execute.  Make decisions, give advice, comment, dream, plan, promote, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Performance Evaluation Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does performance evaluation make you shiver just a bit?  Not so fun right for the boss or employee?  But, this does not have to be the case.  1.  Make a habit of routine evaluations, at least once a year, but frequently give feedback, direction, and coaching.  Do not wait and simply be a person reacting to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being the Boss?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you find yourself as the team leader on your church staff (Pastor, Associate Pastor, Minister of Ed, Executive Pastor, Lead Pastor, etc.), you do have a choice in how you lead: 1.  Realize you are the leader. I love a cool passage about Solomon that says that he &#8220;took a grip&#8221; (msg) of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When staff members leave&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As team members leave your particular ministry keep these important thoughts in mind: 1.  Reflect on any changes that you need to make in this particular job and its description prior to any future search, that way you&#8217;ve made adjustments prior to visiting with candidates, and quite frankly, you know who you should be looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips in the hiring process</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isn&#8217;t it great when you are given the opportunity to hire a new staff person for a new ministry?  But you may also find yourself in the spot of replacing someone.  Here are some very important issues in hiring team members: 1.  Pray. Make sure you are proceeding in the direction the Lord has for you and [...]]]></description>
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