Notable Voices: December 4, 2014

8 Practices that Effective Ministry Leaders Follow — Art Rainer

Art views Drucker’s famous article “What Makes an Effective Executive” through a ministerial lens.

 

10 Lords A Leaping… And Other Seasonal Church Outreach Ideas — Caroline Carthey and Kelly Finegan

I’ve discussed the dangers of an inwardly focused church at length here at the blog. Christmastime is one of the easiest times of the year to combat that inward focus. People are much more open to outwardly focused events and ideas at this time of the year. Here are 10 quick ideas that can help move your church toward an outward focus.

 

4 Steps to Building a Leadership Pipeline — Will Mancini

Developing leaders is critical for the success of any organization. Internally developed leaders know the DNA of an organization and help make it better when the development is done correctly. Will outlines a simple plan for moving leaders through an internal leadership pipeline.

 

Three Benefits of Leading in an Established Church — Grant Diamond

Grant serves an established church on the west side of Chicago and recently interacted with one of my posts on why Millennials tend to avoid pastoring in established churches. Here are three benefits he’s seen as the pastor of an established church.

 

A Constant Struggle in a Growing Church — Eric Geiger

As a church grows, expectations of the pastor and staff change. Eric shares three ways pastors and staff much adapt as a church grows.

 

Podcasts Rise In Popularity — Jon Kalish

Podcasts have exploded over the past 18 months. What was once a niche market, podcasting has now become a mainstream entertainment and information gateway. I’m encouraged by this trend and will be increasing my podcast schedule to twice weekly in 2015 to cover practical ministry topics. If you’re not a subscriber yet, don’t miss my podcast Rainer on Leadership which currently releases every Friday morning.

The post Notable Voices: December 4, 2014 appeared first on ThomRainer.com.