Ron Edmondson

JULY 21, 2021

Committees. Join Nate (or Chandler) and I for the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast. The post 5 Words of Encouragement for Church Planters appeared first on Ron Edmondson. . “ Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin.” ” Zechariah? ?4?:?10.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In other cases, the salesperson might be told to submit a Product Modification Input Solicitation form to product development, marketing, and three other committees to review. If he or she did make modifications, they’d be punished for not following the sales process.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 6, 2022

I learned when my boys were young and I was running a business, serving on the city council and on dozens of committees, if I wanted to be successful as a husband, father, and business owner, I had to be personally and privately healthy, so I could achieve more publicly. Part of why I do this blog is to offer pastors encouragement. .

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 28, 2020

The “rules” of the church (some of them unwritten) said I had to form a committee, begin a search process, take the final candidate to the personnel committee, then deacons, then set up interviews with the church, and then get a church vote. The only way I could see forward was to have some new faces on the team.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 8, 2022

Maybe it stems from the fact I spent more years as a layperson – deacon, committee member, Bible teacher – than I have as a pastor. The post 7 Lies We Believe As Pastors appeared first on Ron Edmondson. There are some lies we often believe as pastors. I have a heart for pastors.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 12, 2020

Example : Leading in two churches I have identified multiple committees that are included in almost every decision made. When we worked to combine those committees into one stronger committee efficiency and accountability greatly improved. The post 7 Signs It Is Time For Organizational Change appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 30, 2020

But if everyone has to wait for one person or a committee to make a decision – it is probably less of a team than proposed. The post 7 Indicators You’re Not Really on a Team appeared first on Ron Edmondson. There are a few signs I look for when someone tells me they have a team environment.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Plus, I have come to believe search committees, teams, boards, recruiters, etc. The post 5 Guarantees of Your First Year in Senior Leadership appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Most haven’t really sit in the position before. I like to say, “You can’t see what I see until you sit where I sit.”

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 30, 2021

You’ll have plenty of advice from deacons, elders, Sunday school teachers and flower committee members. Join Nate (or Chandler) and I for the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast. The post 7 Words of Advice For Young Pastors appeared first on Ron Edmondson. God knows best – always. .

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 27, 2012

You get bogged down in committees, and structure, and meetings, and programs, and activities. The post In the busyness of ministry… appeared first on Ron Edmondson. You love people. You wanted to make a Kingdom difference. You wanted to be a disciple-maker. It’s so easy to get distracted with seemingly good things.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Having reviewed over 700 resumes while serving on a pastor search committee, I saw the good, the bad, and the oh-my-goodness-what-were-they-thinking. If you say “Sunday morning worship attendance increased from 60 to 200” the pastor search committee (PSC) will interpret this to mean 200 people attended your church service each week.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 10, 2019

Or one more: What if there was a rule which says no one can serve on a committee in your church until they’ve been in the church a year? What if one of the committees was the garden committee – which includes, in part, pulling weeds? So, I’d get rid of the garden committee.).

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 2, 2017

When I arrived at our current church we had a committee structure in place. Committees were well-defined in their tasks. This process worked well for certain committees – such as finance committee, which we still have, but it didn’t seem to work at well for others, such as the garden committee or the usher committee.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

A pastor is restricted when there are too many unnecessary rules, the committee system is cumbersome and inefficient, or when the demands of the church on the pastor are unrealistic. The post 5 Reasons a Pastor May Not Be Leading Well appeared first on Ron Edmondson. And every pastor needs to guard their heart against foolish pride.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 2, 2012

They may involve some discussion, perhaps a committee meeting (maybe even a tense committee meeting), maybe even a church vote, but they seldom specifically address the people who are causing the problem in the first place. Problem not solved. Policies are easy. They are a piece of paper.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 14, 2013

She didn’t serve on committees, have a building, or even a room in the church named after her. The post The Greatest Must Be A Servant appeared first on Ron Edmondson. She diligently changed diapers, wiped noses, and cleaned up toys after toddlers emptied the toy boxes. She never complained, she just did it. Who Do You Love?

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

It starts with confessing to your spouse, trusted friends, an elder board or personnel committee, and then cutting off all contact with your affair partner. The post To the Pastor Considering an Extramarital Affair appeared first on Ron Edmondson. 5) There is hope for the minister who’s had an affair. There is hope for you, Pastor.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 20, 2015

How did you select your pastor search committee? How many committees do you have? The post 25 Questions for a Prospective New Pastor to Ask a Church appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Who are they and what role do they play in the church? Do you have deacons? What role do they play? What is the church known for in the community?

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 16, 2013

We have a committee that can handle it. In some churches, if God were to call us to move in some new area, even if we were certain we had direction from God, it would take us months to get the idea beyond the committees of the church and to a church vote. The post The Structured Removal of Faith appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 16, 2013

You better not sit there, no matter how much the church needs to grow.They control programs, committees, and traditions. The post 10 Dangerous Church Paradigms appeared first on Ron Edmondson. The negative of this mindset, however, is when people don’t easily welcome new people. They own seats. God has not released the deed.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 28, 2016

It’s not a program or committee problem. The post Sometimes It’s Not a Systems Problem – Identifying the Real Issue appeared first on Ron Edmondson. We try to solve problems in people’s lives, for example, by creating rules, systems, programs, etc, designed to help make them better people.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 26, 2016

The post Peace Often Comes Through Obedience appeared first on Ron Edmondson. I’ve learned I may have to get my feet wet (Read Joshua 3) before the waters begin to part and peace begins to fill my heart. The next step may be to get your feet wet. Improve this post. Share your stories of where peace came in obedience.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 22, 2013

Which committees need to weigh in. The post Making Good Changes in a Highly Structured Environment appeared first on Ron Edmondson. In our setting, it’s developed into a highly structured environment of systems and procedures, which makes change more difficult than in some churches. Who to talk to. His statement hit me hard.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

It’s not a program or committee problem. The post Sometimes It’s Not a Systems Problem… appeared first on Ron Edmondson. The problem is it’s not a systems problem. It’s a people problem. If their heart doesn’t change, the problem will continue. That’s the subject of another post.).

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I learned when my boys were young and I was running a business, serving on the city council and on dozens of committees, that if I wanted to be successful as a husband, father, and business owner, I had to get better personally and privately, so I could achieve more publicly. To be honest, I’m burdened for those pastors.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 4, 2015

I work closely with our Business Administrator and finance committee on the budget and administration of our church finances. I quickly find someone on our finance committee or our Business Administrator. The post Five Mistakes Pastors Frequently Make With Finances appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 21, 2015

Committees. The post 5 Words of Encouragement to the Church Planter or Young Leader appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Many of the suggestions I shared are suitable for young leaders in any field. Here are 5 words of encouragement: The more specific you are the more we can help. Established churches have systems. God bless you planter.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Let them do ministry with you – My boys went to committee meetings. The post 7 Ways to Protect Your PK…Pastor’s Kid in Ministry appeared first on Ron Edmondson. I let them serve where they wanted to serve. Interestingly, when the idea was their’s, they seemed more likely to want to be involved. Staff meetings.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 24, 2018

They may involve some discussion, perhaps a committee meeting (maybe even a tense committee meeting), even a church vote, but they seldom specifically address the people who are causing the problem in the first place. And, they were truly trying to help people. See the tension.). Problem not solved. Policies are easy.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 23, 2015

It could be a pastor, a committee chairperson, or a deacon who glories in their own power. The post 3 Results of Controlling Leadership appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Controlling leaders are in every type of organization — including the church. Have you learned that principle, perhaps the hard way?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 4, 2019

This church had a committee that could handle everything when I arrived. In some churches, if God were to call us to move in some new area, even if we were certain we had direction from God, it would take us months to get the idea beyond the committees of the church and to a church vote. This was a structured church. .

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Committees. Many of the suggestions I shared are suitable for young leaders in any field. Here are 5 words of encouragement: The more specific you are the more we can help. Established churches have systems. Too much you might say and that’s why you’re planting. But we have budgets that have likely been approved long in advance.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 16, 2019

It’s not a program or committee problem. Churches often try to solve problems in people’s lives, for example, by creating rules, systems, programs, etc, designed to help make them better people. The problem is it’s not a systems problem. It’s a people problem.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 9, 2014

And, we have done remarkably well financially (again thanks to tremendous finance committee and staff efforts), but we still have a ways to go. The post 5 Areas I Have Micromanaged in Church Revitalization appeared first on Ron Edmondson. I’ve not worried about a lot of things in church revitalization.

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Micromanagement Long-term Finance Bureaucracy 70

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 4, 2016

They control programs, committees, and traditions. The post 10 Dangerous Church Paradigms I’ve Observed appeared first on Ron Edmondson. The negative of this mindset, however, is when people don’t easily welcome new people. They “own” their seats. Obviously, the church is not your church or my church.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 23, 2019

This was a church where to replace the pastor has a constitutional spelled out process of forming a search committee and eventually having an all-church vote on replacing the pastor. In a few weeks, we had a fully approved search committee ready to go to work before I left the church. I spoke into the process. I shared my list.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 17, 2015

It doesn’t matter how many rules or committees they have, if you want to ruin our life, you’ll find a way around them. The post 7 Things the Church Can’t Do for the Pastor appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Here are 7 things your church can’t adequately do for the pastor: Hold you accountable.

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