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Local churches rise or fall according to the health and ministry of their elders or spiritual leaders. And healthy, growing churches have healthy, growing, and serving spiritual leaders. These churches also recruit, train, equip, and multiply spiritual leaders. My prayer is that this blog will assist your church in training present and future elders.

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Church elders or leaders need to avoid some common mistakes, especially if they are new to the higher levels of church leadership. Read the following blog to discover ten of the most common mistakes that have been made by church board members

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Most churches forget to neglect to do some important things as they go about ministry. Here is a list of ten to jog your memory.

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Candidating for a new ministry as a lead pastor can be exciting and rewarding. But it can also be challenging. If God is leading you to leave your present situation and candidate, you will want to go prepared. One of the ways of doing that is to prepare a list of questions for when you are at the church. They are more for yourself than to be published for the church leadership. Read on for an introduction to some suggested questions. This will be a two-part blog.

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In the New Testament, the use of pastor, overseer, and elder are equivalent as the terms are used synonymously. However, the functions of this ministry or office may differ depending on how the individual uses his gifts in ministry. Read this blog to find out more about how the lead pastor works with the other elders in the church.

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I've spent many years coaching and consulting churches and pastors and have heard many questions. However, there are questions I have seldom if ever heard. Here are some for pastors and leaders that you might consider asking when you have the opportunity.

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As you examine your ministry in the church, what are some things you need to note and correct with God's help? To get you started, here are 10 mistakes you might need to correct

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Yearly ministry review evaluations for the pastor and the elders or church leadership team are very important if you understand the why and how of conducting them. Read on to discover a summary of why they are needed and how to best use them.

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There are several ways to select leaders for your church, but what is the best way? I ask this because I've seen so many churches do not put much thought, prayer, and planning into this very important ministry. Read this blog to help you find a better way of selecting new leaders for your church.

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There are some things you should never assume about church leadership, especially leaders who are not clergy types. These assumptions should be true, but more often than not, they are. Here are 7 assumptions we often make about church leaders.