Churches that have the resources to hire employees strive to have engaged employees by providing a great place to work.
One of the key indicators of engaged employee is competitive compensation. To keep salaries competitive, you will need to determine the annual salary increase.
Churches use personnel committees to help determine appropriate and fair compensation for church staff. And much of this work is done during the budgeting process. Read the Full Article →
Performance appraisals are a tool used to manage employees and ensure ministry goals are achieved.
We have created an example of a church employee performance appraisal form to help get you started.
The first step in creating a positive evaluation is to ensure that you have well-trained managers, a structured process to document employee performance and to administer the annual performance appraisals. Read the Full Article →
Churches use teams in every area of ministry. Think about all of the volunteer groups that make church happen! This is why strong team leadership skills are so important!
In addition, internal work teams help to plan and organize.
These teams are how work gets done and contribute to the success of the organization.
Influencing a group of people to work together, in harmony is what leadership is all about. Read the Full Article →
I was recently speaking to a friend who shared that he had been offered a promotion into a supervisory role but turned it down.
He went on to explain that he loved what he did as an IT programmer, and wasn’t interested in the management aspect of the job.
Money was not an incentive for him because enjoying his work was more important than money. Read the Full Article →
I don’t know about you but I always find it refreshing to encounter an organization that provides an over-the-top service experience.
These great experiences create that wow moment that makes you want to maintain the relationship with that service provider.
Those wow moments can be the result of an employee who goes out of their way to escort you to a location in the store to find an item you were looking for; or perhaps a waitress who chases you to your car to deliver the credit card that you left; or maybe the physician who calls you late after a long day to check on you. Read the Full Article →
Hiring employees can be a time consuming and expensive process.
We have talked a lot about the importance and process to hire the right employee.
However, it is also important to help staff acclimate to the new job, understand your expectations for them – with the ultimate goal of a long term relationship.
This is when a structured on-boarding process can help. Read the Full Article →
Church staff often wear many hats and juggle countless responsibilities.
Create job descriptions to help keep church employees focused on the most important tasks that support ministry goals and objectives.
Working for a church is very different than working for a business in that much of what gets done in church is tied to helping other people in times of need.
Church employees are a valuable resource for growing churches. Unfortunately sometimes they leave.
When we hire employees, we like to think that they will stay with the church for decades.
The reality is most people don’t stay with one job that long.
There are many seasons in someone’s professional life. Some people experience long seasons in a job but others have shorter seasons. Read the Full Article →
Hopefully your church has developed goals for the year. Your job as church leader is to help your team manage challenging church goals.
I recently read an article about a study that uncovers an interesting result of goals that are perceived as being too difficult to attain – abusive supervisors.
This study reveals that when unattainable goals are set, the stress and pressure on supervisors to achieve those goals, increases. And it is the employee who pays the price. Read the Full Article →
This website is committed to providing helpful content, resources and hiring tips for church leaders.
Church leaders who read our content are on the front lines of ministry and often have daily struggles in managing their church operations.
Out goal is to help those leaders!
We occasionally have church leaders write us and ask questions and we strive to provide helpful answers. Read the Full Article →
