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Confessions of a Busyness Addict
Sometimes the only way to get a new life is by running your old one completely into the ground. Twenty years ago, that's what happened ...
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Encouraging the Extraordinary
As we look at faith-based ministries, we're constantly confronted with a pervading lack of money and ...
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Preventing Strategic Failure
Don Forsythe's face said it all: City Life Urban Ministries* was in trouble. Don had only been treasurer for a year, and couldn't believe what he was hearing from Ray Darling, City ...
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Creating and Managing a Budget
How can you unleash your ministry's potential? The annual budget doesn't seem a likely place to start, but there are steps you can take to make your budget ...
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Breaking Bad News
The movie The Wedding Planner highlights the enormous details that go into planning such an event. Imagine the experience of a wedding planner 2000 years ago at the wedding at Cana, to which ...
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Level Five Accountability
Michelle serves in the finance department of a large ministry. One of her duties is checking staff expense reports, and she's noticed something unusual about the CEO's travel expenses. ...
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Beyond Bored Meetings
Most people find board meetings to be about as interesting as watching slides of their great aunt's bridge party. It's a good thing we don't turn out the lights for our board meetings! ...
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Ten Dangers
Organizations succeed or fail for many different reasons. When they are young, and the future is bright and exciting, it is easy to miss some of the pitfalls that lie in the road. ...
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Building Big Goals
World Vision exists to fulfill the mission of "a vision for each child, a life in all its fullness, a prayer for every heart, the will to make it so." They employ over 22,000 employees ...
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Rules/Policies, Logic, and Love
Organizations have rules, regulations, and policies to guide the behavior of the people who work and live in the organization. The intent of those who developed the rules, regulations, ...
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The Basics of Writing a Good Job Description
When asking an employee to perform a task, what you want done, and what the other person thinks you want done can often bring about totally different ...
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Are We in a New Golden Age of Giving?
Something extraordinary—call it an unprecedented, immediate and yet seismic phenomenonis happening before our eyes. Its cachet is the color of money, yet all the dollars we're talking about may be just a prelude …
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5 Powerful Ways to Be an Effective Communicator
In my early career, my job was to help GE senior executives give speeches, talk to employees, and talk to shareowners. The variety of techniques I worked ...
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Virtual Teams
In today's competitive business environment, where innovation and "speed to market" are crucial, virtual teams have emerged as a new form of collaborative work. They are designed specifically ...
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Risk Management
Risk management is a major responsibility of the administration of nonprofit organizations, but it is seldom considered beyond simply having insurance coverage. Over the last two decades ...
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Protecting Yourself from Discrimination Lawsuits
No one likes to terminate an employee's employment. It is an unpleasant experience for everyone involved, but sometimes it is the best option for both the employer …
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Emerging Trends Affecting Ministry
There are two key principles that are relevant for every leader who wants to emulate both the style and substance of Jesus the ...
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The Engstrom Institute is developing a variety of technology-mediated learning opportunities for its members, such as online courses, that will enhance the effectiveness of ministries and leadership. Learn more …
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