Staff issues

Article Spring Planning: 4 Critical Tasks
- By Wade Griffith
- Posted on April 2nd, 2013
The busyness of Christmas and other end-of-year tasks can make it hard to hit the ground running in a new year. I hear ya. I feel ya, too. Lent came early this year, and Easter…
Article Review: The Work of the Associate Pastor
- By Billy Doidge Kilgore
- Posted on March 21st, 2013
A clergy friend once said to me, “the first three letters in the title of associate pastor should be emphasized the most.” “Why is that?” I asked…
Article The Dark Side of Pastoral Authority
- By Dyton L. Owen
- Posted on November 26th, 2012
“Take thou authority....” It has been a part of the United Methodist ordination service for many years. As each ordinand kneels and the Bishop places her/his…
Article The Search for Spark
- By Todd Outcalt
- Posted on November 19th, 2012
Over the years I’ve led many search and interview committees in youth ministry. And earlier in my life, I was often on the receiving end of those same…
Article When "Some People" Complain
- By Matthew L. Kelley
- Posted on September 26th, 2012
Pastor Smith is winding down after a long day of ministry. Her first six months in her new church have had their challenges, but overall she feels like she’s being accepted…
Article How Do I Approach My First Year of Ministry?
- By Lyle E. Schaller & Warren Bird
- Posted on July 1st, 2012
Wisdom from Lyle Schaller, Father of Church Leadership Dwayne's Story Dwayne Hunt had served on staff in two larger churches before he succeeded his father as pastor of a small…