Thursday, April 05, 2007

Ten Observations from Churches who "Get It"




I thought this was an interesting article, as well as some good discussion regarding the characteristics of a healthy church staff.


Ten Observations from Churches who "Get It"
1. Each church has a pastor with a vision.
2. Each church hires almost exclusively from within.
3. Speaking of staff, the staff of these churches ‘get it’ too.
4. A larger percentage of their staff (or staff wives) are pregnant.
5. These churches and pastors don’t have a clue what they’re doing.
6. Since they don’t have it all figured out, these pastors all shared with me their desire to connect with other leaders who can help mentor them.
7. These churches are not shy about sharing resources.
8. Most all of these pastors are bloggers.
9. These churches are not afraid to make tough calls.
10. Numbers are important to them.

Read the full article here

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