Beeson Training - Better afternoon.

Well, the afternoon today went much better than the morning. I got to the Church of the Resurrections for the Beeson Institute for Advanced Church Leasdership modul and found a few friends. This module is Healthy, Winning Staff Tems. We heard from Dale Galloway from the Beeson team and Mike Breaux, teaching pastor at Willow Creek. Some highlights:

"Master Plan for Staffing" From Dale Galloway . . .

Eight major comcepts you need to know in order to build your dream team:

1. Choose people who have the same philosophy of ministry as you have
2. Hire persons who are ministry centered rather thatn performer centered
3. Select someone who either can do something you can not do or who can do something better than you can; otherwise, you don't need that person
4. Put the staff person over an area of ministry. Give them ownership and responsibility to grow as large as possible.
5. Everyone should have the same "#1" job description: To recruit, equip and train lay leaders in your area of ministry.
6. Recruit the strongest staff leader you can get to join your dream team.
7. You have to change a grow every time there is a new staff person so you can help the new staff person be successful.
8. Staff should have areas of specialization as well as common ministries that all staff will be responsible.

NEVER ADD A STAFF PERSON TO REPLACE VOLUNTEERS!

"Leading through Transition" From Mike Breaux:

1. Know who you are.
2. Own the dream.
3. Share the Load
4. Communicat vision over & over
5. Three steps forward, two steps back
6. Refuse to let ANYTHING get you down.