by churchhires | Jan 30, 2017 | leadership
‘Consultant’ has become a bad word over the last twenty years. Thousands of people proclaim their expertness and smack the consultant title next to their name. The charlatanism of the industry has made it difficult for churches to find a trusted expert to work with...
by churchhires | Jan 24, 2017 | leadership
Let’s talk about… COMMUNICATION! Now, I know I am a woman, and the stereotype about women is we like to talk, but fair warning, this is not a post about talking and filling up dead space with words. Although I love a good conversation, don’t get me wrong, let’s...
by churchhires | Jan 17, 2017 | leadership
“So you’re okay with me giving up my goals and dreams to lead a church of my own and having to be a greeter at Walmart when it comes my time to retire?” My thirteen-year old son’s reply was “I just want to keep going to my church and graduate from my school”. He...
by churchhires | Jan 16, 2017 | leadership
This month we are talking all about leaders and leadership at everything.church. This is our focus because we know how easy it is to fall into the trap of monotony in life. It’s easy just to do what’s expected of you, to get sucked into aimless social media clicking,...
by churchhires | Jan 10, 2017 | leadership
what is mentoring? 29 years in kid’s ministry and I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked that question. The truth is, I have asked myself that question. Just what does it mean to mentor someone? When I’ve been asked to mentor someone I found myself...
by churchhires | Jan 5, 2017 | leadership
“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.” – Warren G. Bennis Take a look at any first grade class in America, and you will see what parents and teachers like to call “natural born leaders.” Basically, the “bossy kid” who...