Elders, Deacons & Teams

Servant-Hearted Team Meetings

Ray Evans

There is more to effective team meetings than simply good time keeping. Leaders must have a servant heart.

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High-Quality Team-Based Decision Making

Ray Evans

If senior leaders can create an open environment for their teams to make better decisions, their churches can really benefit.

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Vital Questions about the Character of Leaders

Ray Evans

Character is more important than gifting in Christian leadership. We may know this instinctively, but how should it shape church practice?

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Rest and Renewal: Sabbaticals for Pastors

Johnny Prime

What is a sabbatical? Why are they needed? How should they be taken?

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Making Difficult Decisions

Ray Evans

What is the senior church leader’s role in difficult decision making?

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Calling Your Pastor

Ten suggested steps for a church to follow when looking to appoint a new pastor.

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Caring For Your Pastor

A code of best practice for churches to ensure their leaders thrive.

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Reviews & Appraisals

Ray Evans

How can we get the balance right between supporting church workers and holding them accountable for what they do?

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Action Points

Ray Evans

As a church leadership team, you might have lots of great ideas, but how can you make sure they actually become reality?

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Team Structures

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

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

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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Effective Lay Leadership 2

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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The Grid

Adrian Reynolds

Establishing leadership training in the local church.

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Effective Lay Leadership 1

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?

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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