Resources

Team Structures
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Ray Evans

Most churches know that they need to develop effective structures as a church grows. But how do you go about it?

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Developing Deacons
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Ray Evans

Ray Evans has been considering the role of deacons. How does a church go about appointing them and how does that work in churches of different sizes?

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Developing Elders
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Ray Evans

How do we develop teams of elders in local churches? It doesn’t matter if your church is small, medium or large. This question is always vital.

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Not an Exact Science
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Ray Evans

Sometimes it’s not clear what the right leadership decision should be. So here's some guidance from a couple of chapters in Acts.

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Effective Lay Leadership 2
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Ray Evans

In the second of this two-part series, we see how lay leaders can effectively work alongside other unpaid leaders and use their gifts.

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Effective Lay Leadership 1
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Ray Evans

The first part of a two-part series aimed at both pastors and lay leaders. How can lay leaders can be most effective in their calling?

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First Among Equals?
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Ray Evans

"Primus inter pares." First among equals. In theory that’s what the Prime Minister is. But what about in Independent church leadership?

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A Growing Staff Team
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Ray Evans

If your church grows and you have to take on more paid workers, you’ll need to clarify responsibilities. Otherwise things will soon get overstretched.

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Are Your Meetings SMART?
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Ray Evans

How do you chair meetings well? It’s not something you always learn at College, so here's a tool which may help.

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Team Time
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Ray Evans

"Retreat!" The word might have negative connotations, but whatever you call it, does your leadership team have one?

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Effective Communication
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Ray Evans

Every church leader is in the communication business. It’s obvious when it comes to preaching, but what about communicating with your fellow leaders?

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Succession Planning
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Ray Evans

What will happen to the church you lead when you move on? Who will take over? Every pastor should be thinking about these questions.

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Candid Conversations
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One problem in team dynamics is an unwillingness to have frank conversations. So how can you have those conversations in your leadership team?

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Primer 08: How Great a Being
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Exploring and applying the classical doctrine of God.

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Primer 07: Show & Tell
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The meaning and the role of apologetics.

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Primer 06: Newness of Life
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Exploring the gift and the challenge of holiness.

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Primer 05: Coming Soon
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How to live and lead in light of the world to come.

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Primer 04: A Place to Stand
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How to grasp, enjoy and teach justification by faith.

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Primer 03: True to Form
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Ministry in the midst of a sexual and gender revolution.

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Primer 02: How Far We Fell
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How to live and lead in light of the doctrine of sin.

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Primer 01: True to His Word
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Defend, celebrate, & communicate the trustworthiness of Scripture.

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Communication 101: What’s Getting in the Way?
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Ray Evans

PART 6: At the end of his series on giving a great talk, Ray focuses on the way a talk is delivered, heard and received.

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Communication 101: The Place of Prayer
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Ray Evans

PART 5: In this penultimate part of Communication 101, Ray Evans focuses on the key ingredient of a great talk.

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Communication 101: Mind Your Language
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Ray Evans

PART 4: How can we engage our audiences more effectively? Ray Evans considers the preacher’s use of words and illustrations.

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Communication 101: Loving Your Listeners
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Ray Evans

PART 3: There may be a difference between what people hear when you preach and what you think they should hear.

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Communication 101: Making it Personal
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Ray Evans

PART 2: As preachers work on the passage in front of them, they need to pay special attention to sermon headings.

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Communication 101: Preaching the Passage
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Ray Evans

PART 1: Ray Evans unpacks some advice for preachers. Here he begins to explore what it means to preach the passage.

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