In Jim Collins book, Good-to-Great, he talks about using councils to help guide the organization.
Many churches use committees to serve this same purpose.
These councils or committees should be made up of a group of the right people to discuss, debate and make decisions about the operation of the organization.
People selected to serve on these committees should be those with knowledge, experience, and a passion for the topic. Read the Full Article →
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 →
Critical Success Factors are what organizations use to measure its success.
Whether you are managing a restaurant, non-profit organization, or a church, it is important to know that you are focusing on those things that help move the organization closer to achieving its mission.
Anyone who manages an organization understands how challenging it is to stop the day-to-day tasks and check to see how well the organization is performing. Read the Full Article →
No one goes into ministry with the desire to track employee attendance. Much less create a church employee attendance policy!
However, having employees who show up for work, on time, is imperative for a church to be able to achieve its mission.
Life happens to all of us – we get sick, a loved one needs us, cars break down, weather interrupts a commute and the list goes on and on. Read the Full Article →
There are not many people who will tell you (honestly) that they like conducting performance evaluations.
However, performance evaluations, done right, can be a positive experience for employees.
Particularly if there is a reward benefit to performing well.
The performance appraisal should be the final step in a process that climaxes with the employee evaluation and raise distribution.
It should be a time of reflection, celebration and forward thinking. Read the Full Article →
It takes many hands to run a ministry and managing church employees can be every bit as challenging as managing people in any other business setting. This means it is extremely important to hire right – the first time. When it comes time to hire that new employee, take the necessary time to prepare to interview a job candidate. This simple step can mean the difference between hiring right or dealing with the fallout of a bad hire. Read the Full Article →
Employees go to work with the intention of doing a good job. Knowing what the specifics of their job is helps them to do just that. Ministries create systems to help manage employees and the church job description is part of that system.
Employees need to know what is expected of them and who to go to with questions or concerns. Read the Full Article →
Being responsible for the oversight of a church congregation can be very challenging because of the tender balance between pastoring and pursuing a shared vision.
Church leaders are sometimes challenged with knowing when to operate in one of two roles – pastor or boss.
When asked how to respond to different management issues, I ask leaders the question – Is this a boss issue or a pastor issue? Read the Full Article →
I was recently speaking to someone who was telling me a very sad story about how their church had to let a pastor go. The church was experiencing some financial challenges that resulted in a decision to reduce expenses by terminating a pastor.
My acquaintance shared with me that the pastor was notified of his termination by the staff accountant and had no conversations with the senior pastor (his boss) . Read the Full Article →
