Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Are you experiencing the “heat” – the stress of leadership? You may not need to go to that extreme, but you should be intentional about gaining the training and experience you need to be a lead at a higher level. The post 3 Options When The Job is More Than You Feel Qualified to Do appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The process of blending two very different people is what causes stress to many marriages. There is very little premarital training in churches today or even in most homes that are raising children who will one day marry. How much training do most of us get for marriage? We need to do a better job training people for marriage.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

I talk to busy, stressed pastors every week and frequently I ask them how they are staying physically fit. Most have been trained and are more disciplined in their spiritual life, but the reality is their physical life is impacting their health – and – if its not now, it will someday impact every other part of their life.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 6, 2015

Stress reduction – I find if I’m especially stressed a good sweat gives me a calmer perspective. It took me a while to associate the cause of additional stress on the lack of exercise, but the return to healthy routines made it clear. I’m certainly never hungry long. It’s an excellent way to decompress.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 17, 2011

The process of blending two very different people is what causes stress to many marriages. The 5 major obstacles I have seen are: Lack of Biblical knowledge about marriage - There is very little premarital training in churches today or even in most homes that are raising children who will one day marry. Pressures of life/stress.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 30, 2017

Seminary didn’t train them for all the decisions they need to make. During stressful times the leader’s response dictates the level of stress on the team. People are looking to them for leadership. Decisions have to be made which are not clearly defined in Scripture.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 18, 2016

Are you experiencing the “heat” – the stress of leadership? You may not need to go to that extreme, but you should be intentional about gaining the training and experience you need to be a lead at a higher level. And, I think the phrase applies in leadership. Do you feel you are in over your head?

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 26, 2012

Help cross train for your area. Tips For Managing Stress. The post 7 Tips for Leaving a Job Properly appeared first on Ron Edmondson. But, honestly, that process starts long before the door swings closed. Identify key leaders who could fill in for an interim. Related posts: What Are You Leaving Behind to Start a New Year?

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 31, 2012

This creates emotional and psychological stresses and problems that go beyond the workplace and may last for some time. Break down traditional hierarchies and cliques by training workers to do a number of jobs, from the menial to the challenging. Loyalty to colleagues can turn into an us-versus-them attitude toward those higher up.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 14, 2017

We have a great staff and dedicated, trained volunteers. This is an especially stressful time for everyone, but in some professions, such as ministry, it’s not a slower time. I am very thankful to be serving in a healthy church, which encourages my family time, but I hope to encourage those who struggle to balance family and ministry.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Many pastors never developed leadership skills prior to being assigned a position of leadership within the church, so much of pastoring becomes on-the-job training. The solution for this reason is training, mentoring, and growing by experience. The post 5 Reasons Your Pastor may not be Leading Well appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The more organized the information – the less stress you’ll feel – and the more useful the information will be to you later. Get training in Google docs. Here are a few ideas: . Make a checklist of information in Excel. Go “old school” with a paper folder system. Learn Evernote. Those are just a few suggestions.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Discipline should actually be an indication you love them enough to train them to do the right thing. Children can’t take the pressure and stress of life that an adult has to handle. Truth can ground us when we are afraid or stressed. Remain cool in stressful situations – as best as you can. You will too.).

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

She never has time to recruit volunteers, let alone train them. Show me continually stressed volunteers. What’s the real problem? The real challenge? . It was easy to diagnose as an outsider. The leader is too busy serving to ever lead. She never has time to do board development. She never has time to fundraise.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 7, 2012

Many pastors have never developed leadership skills prior to be assigned a position of leadership within the church, so much of pastoring becomes on-the-job training. The solution for this reason is training, mentoring, and growing by experience. I’ve learned I’m often the last to know of a problem within my church.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Sin should never be our response to external stress or pressure. Coming into the ministry later in life it almost seemed to me like it was seminary trained. (If In fact, most pastors I know are prone to worry more about what others might be saying about us than what God has declared about us. That’s the Gospel.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 25, 2012

The support staff is trained and available to assist pastors, musicians, youth directors, boards, and members of the church to more effectively enable the ministry of serving God. In most cases, the threshold of the office is where ministry begins in the church—when the telephone rings or someone walks into the office.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 22, 2012

Are you experiencing the “heat”; the stress of leadership? You may not need to go to that extreme, but you should be intentional about gaining the training and experience you need to be a lead at a higher level. Are people still saying it and I’m just not hearing it? Do you feel you are in over your head?

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 21, 2015

When the organization is growing fast, you can never seem to afford adequate staff or train volunteers quick enough. There must be an intentional effort in every area to empower people and train volunteers for leadership positions. In stressful times, communication must receive even more attention. What would you add to my list?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 22, 2015

Tom Fleming, a two-time winner of the New York City Marathon and now a coach, described his mind-set in races: “I was given a body that could train every single day, and a mind, a mentality, that believed that if I trained every day—and I could train every day—I’ll beat you. Chand appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 15, 2018

When the organization is growing fast, you can never seem to afford adequate staff or train volunteers quick enough. There must be an intentional effort in every area to empower people and train volunteers for leadership positions. In stressful times, communication must receive even more attention. Take time to plan.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Although there’s an assumption that stress and pressure push employees to perform more, better, and faster, what cutthroat organizations fail to recognize is the hidden costs incurred. economy because of workplace stress, and 550 billion workdays are lost each year due to stress on the job. Insight Center.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 25, 2011

When the organization is growing fast, you can never seem to afford adequate staff or train volunteers quick enough. There must be an intentional effort in every area to empower people and train volunteers for leadership positions. In stressful times, communication must receive even more attention.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2017

I’ll fast-forward through the next decade, when Garvin, trained in operations, helped to answer the question much of America was obsessed with at the time: How Japanese automakers could make higher-quality, more-reliable cars than Americans, while charging less for them.

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