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7 Suggestions When Interviewing for a Church Staff Position

Ron Edmondson

This week I had two people email through my blog asking for suggestions when interviewing with a church for a staff position. I am thinking it could be an issue worth addressing. Having sit on both sides of the table, here are 7 suggestions: Know your audience – Do as much research as you can about the church. Ask who will be in the interview and what role they have in the church.

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A Dangerous Leadership Flaw and 4 Ways to Avoid It

Ron Edmondson

One of the most dangerous things I see leaders do is forget that people are trying to follow. I know because it’s one I have to continue to remember personally. It’s one reason I invite our staff to evaluate me each year. Have you ever tried to follow someone in a car? Some are good at that kind of leading and some aren’t… It’s that way with a team or organization also.

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Defining a Radical Faith

Ron Edmondson

I see a growing interest in encouragement to sacrifice everything for the sake of the Gospel. I love that kind of passion. We see so many examples of it in Scripture and many are listed in the chronicles of faith in Hebrews Chapter 11. There have been a few times in my life where I’ve sensed a specific call to do something so drastic, so seemingly bizarre, so faith-stretching, that even thinking about those decisions today seems scary.

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One Missing Step That Keeps Things From Getting Done

Ron Edmondson

There is one missing step that many teams forget… You’ll find it in meetings… In planning… In goal-setting… The missing step? Asking “Who’s responsible?&#. Who is the one person who will be held accountable for each task? Many teams brainstorm wonderfully… They come up with awesome plans… But they never assign the person responsible… For anything to be successful… There must be… Systems in place… Built in questioning&#

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Leaders Consider the Bigger Issue

Ron Edmondson

In an organizational setting, when little issues arise, I try to consider the bigger issue at stake. Not everything has a bigger context worth considering, but strategic leaders consistently consider if there is one. For example, if a staff member makes an awkward or unusually negative comment during a meeting, I try to consider the bigger issue. Did he or she simply make a random remark, was the comment limited to the meeting, or is there something unspoken going on that could point to a bigger

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7 Suggestions for Hiring the Right Person

Ron Edmondson

Recently I shared 7 Suggestions When Interviewing for a Church Staff Position. Rightly, someone commented they would like to see the reverse post. Here are 7 Suggestions for Hiring the Right Person: Pray for wisdom – This should be an obvious step, but many times we let our emotions cloud our reality when it comes to hiring. Ask God to make clear this is the right person or give you an uncertainty if it’s not the right person.

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Friday Discussion: Non-Negotiables in Parenting

Ron Edmondson

Recently I was reposted my parenting model I’ve called “Grace Parenting&#. You can read the article HERE. One of the principles in my model is to Major on the Majors, Not on the Minors and I stated that there are certain non-negotiables I think a parent should enforce in their parenting. A reader commented on the post, asking, “ What are the non-negotiables ?

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