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Top 5 Posts of March
For the month of March, the Missional Communities Practices Series continues to be the most read series on the blog. Apparently practical is good! As for content posted in March: Making Disciples is the Job Building…
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Assessing Candidates – Character
Over the past few weeks, I’ve focused on staffing in the local church. This series will focus primarily on assessing candidates who emerge for potential roles on your team. There are four primary areas of assessment…
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Assessing Candidates – Calling
Over the past few weeks, I’ve focused on staffing in the local church. This series will focus primarily on assessing candidates who emerge for potential roles on your team. There are four primary areas of assessment…
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Verge 2014
This week we begin our yearly Verge Conference at The Austin Stone. For me, it is a chance to process through the past year as we pursue Christ and His mission, and connect with others who…
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Recruiting Candidates
After understanding your core philosophical convictions, building a healthy staff team requires an interview and hiring process. At The Austin Stone, we have a process of candidacy, interviewing, assessment and hiring: Do We Need To Hire? What Role…
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Identifying Candidates
After understanding your core philosophical convictions, building a healthy staff team requires an interview and hiring process. At The Austin Stone, we have a process of candidacy, interviewing, assessment and hiring: Do We Need To Hire? What Role…
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Understanding the Position
As I’ve served in the role of Executive Pastor for the past two years, one of the key responsibilities I have is building a staff team. With the help of Kevin Peck and Dave Barrett, I’ve developed a pretty…
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The Basic Process of Hiring
As I’ve served in the role of Executive Pastor for the past two years, one of the key responsibilities I have is building a staff team. With the help of Kevin Peck and Dave Barrett, I’ve developed a pretty…
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Making Disciples is The Job
As I’ve served in the role of Executive Pastor for the past two years, one of the key responsibilities I have is building a staff team. With the help of Kevin Peck and Dave Barrett, I’ve developed a pretty…
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Building a Staff Team
As I’ve served in the role of Executive Pastor for the past two years, one of the key responsibilities I have is building a staff team. With the help of Kevin Peck and Dave Barrett, I’ve…
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Groups Matter Initiative
Regardless of how you think groups ought to be practiced in the local church, almost everyone would agree that groups matter. In the context of smaller communities, people are known, loved, taught, challenged and led towards…
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Church Discipline – FAQ
Much of what I have written here in the past focuses on the formative work of discipline in the church – discipleship. Within Scripture, however, we also find another form of corrective discipline, commonly called “church…