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Reflecting on the 2022 Salary Survey
I think its value—and what keeps us doing this survey each year—is in the feedback we receive from church leaders. Any time a minister or church is facing a transition, the salary survey provides helpful guidance.
Leadership in Complex Times
What sort of leadership is needed in this time of complexity and uncertainty? I want to explore some implications of Complexity Leadership Theory (CLT) for congregational life.
Reflection Roundup: Unfriendly Homeostasis
Beware of the lure of calm waters. Not every minister must be a “whitewater adrenaline junkie,” but paths toward missional goals often contain obstacles ministries must leverage.
Resource Highlight: Ministers’ Salary Survey in Real Time
This survey offers church leaders a sense of how other congregations are addressing things like base pay, housing allowances, paid leave, healthcare, and retirement.
When All Your Elder-Candidates “Just Say No”
If you’ve been through an elder selection process recently, I suspect you heard one word more than any other: “No.”
Living Stones: Recognizing the DNA of Your Church
A living and missionally-focused congregation must attend to all of its being – relational and programmatic. Ignoring one dimension or the other will diminish the whole!
Can Elders and Preachers Live Together in Harmony?
I hope to give you a new or different perspective that encourages you to come closer to fellow leaders and, most importantly, to God.
