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7 Observed Habits of Truly Joyful Pastors

Ron Edmondson

In this post, however, I want to share some things I’ve observed in what I am calling “truly joyful pastors” Of course, we would all encourage our church to have joy. Of course, all of this is applicable for those who aren’t in vocational ministry. I came into vocational ministry later in my career.

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5 Gifts You Can Give Your Pastor

Ron Edmondson

Too many demands on his time will make a very stressed out pastor! The stress of “fundraising” on a pastor usually is outside of their comfort zone and expertise. Of course, God is “our refuge and strength and ever present help in time of trouble”, but the pastor needs to know that he has the support of a few people.

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7 Reasons You’re Not Leading As Well As You Could Be

Ron Edmondson

Shortly into my vocational ministry career I decided I needed more insight into church leadership. We haven’t done this before, so of course it is overwhelming. I try to let teams I lead know some of the unseen stress or circumstances I’m experiencing they aren’t aware of, as much as I can. I don’t mean that as a slam.

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Attitude Reflects Leadership

N2Growth Blog

People who have bad attitudes have more career turnover. Ron Edmondson This is a challenging post Mike. I’ve seen several (entrepreneur) CEOs who suffer from this Jekyl/Hyde personality, most likely due to the extreme stresses of starting/running a self-funded business. People with bad attitudes have a 50% higher divorce rate.

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How Women at the Top Can Renew Their Mental Energy

Harvard Business Review

Your personal life, of course, is not the only source of energy; under the right conditions, your work can also contribute to your mental reserves. Risk-taking is part and parcel of corporate careers, and few people, men or women, enter the top ranks of the organization without having made a bold gamble or two along the way.

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7 Suggestions for Hiring the Right Person

Ron Edmondson

Here are 7 suggestions for hiring the right person: Put resumes aside – I’ve frankly only used them a couple times in my career. Of course, you have to be in the right conversations to hear such information, but I’m intentional enough to create dialogue…or steer conversations in that direction. You do too.