Winning the Annual Review
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Winning the Annual Review

It’s the end of the year and your pastor may be setting up an annual review.  The annual review can be scary.  Recently, I saw a Facebook post where a person asked if it’s natural to feel like you’re going to get fired. 

My response?

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5 Volunteer Statements for Your Ministry
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5 Volunteer Statements for Your Ministry

No matter what job you do there are certain phrases and words that are specific to your culture. Most of these words and phrases develop naturally over time as a result of events, ministries, or your denomination. For example, I’m in the Assemblies of God. Here are just a few of the acronyms that any minister in the AG (see what I did there) will know.

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5 Must Haves for a NextGen Policy Manual
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5 Must Haves for a NextGen Policy Manual

A little talked about, but vital document in your ministry is a policy and procedure manual. The manual answers a lot of questions for volunteers and clearly defines your thinking on multiple situations.

While your church may have its own policy manual that addresses your ministry specifically, many times these are incomplete when it comes to NextGen. In my experience, they’ll address room ratios and background checks, but not other problems such as fire drills, dress codes, meeting attendance and more.

This is why I suggest every NextGen ministry have its own policy and procedure manual.

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How I Chased the Lion: A Personal Review of Mark Batterson's New Book
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How I Chased the Lion: A Personal Review of Mark Batterson's New Book

Eight years ago my lead pastor said something I will never forget. He had just cast the vision to go multisite and had received approval from the board. I was ecstatic for the upcoming challenges and the “prestige” of becoming a children’s pastor of multiple campuses. As we were walking to the children’s area, I started to share with him my plans for the ministry when he abruptly stopped me.

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