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5 Mistakes Pastors Make With Finances

Ron Edmondson

I have noticed pastors making mistakes with church finances. When I came into ministry it was after a long business career, so I’m sometimes considered unique in my involvement or interest in our church finances. Working with different churches over the years, I’ve seen lots of approaches by pastors in this area of finances.

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The Wrong Reason Many Policies are Written

Ron Edmondson

That person will likely continue to struggle handling finances the rest of their ministry – many times not even knowing why – just knowing they had they bumped up against a policy somewhere. Policies make people in leadership positions feel better, but they seldom solve real problems. See the tension.) Problem not solved.

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CMI Awards of Excellence 2024 shortlist announced

Chartered Management Institute

Article: CMI Awards of Excellence 2024 shortlist announced Written by CMI Insights Wednesday 04 September 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email The CMI Awards of Excellence 2024 celebrate outstanding contributions to management and leadership by the CMI community.

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Parkinson's Law of Triviality

Great Leadership By Dan

This post was first published in SmartBlog on Leadership on 11/29/2012: Have you ever noticed that committees or management teams tend to spend way too much time in meetings endlessly debating the most unimportant or mundane topics, while at the same time, not enough time on the most important or strategic issues? Be aware of it.

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The Ineffectiveness of A Team When There Is No Leader

Ron Edmondson

I have worked with a number of churches that have well-defined structures with lots of committees. And, many times, you have to be in the church at least a year before you could serve in leadership. In practice, this often means you have to be there for many years before you are ever “known” enough to be placed on a committee.

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3 Questions Church Leaders Need to Ask NOW

Ron Edmondson

If I were to come alongside of your church, (and I’m certainly happy to do that through my coaching ministry), I would help your staff or leadership think through each of these in a brainstorming session. Maybe it’s time to finally update the bylaws or reduce the number of committees you have. That’s a keeper. What needs tweaking?

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New Research Shows That Board-Level Diversity Continues To Prove Elusive

The Horizons Tracker

The study finds that even when companies include women and/or racial minorities, these people are less likely to have any of the key leadership positions on the board, with this so even if they have stronger qualifications than their white male peers. Similarly, including diverse directors on the nominating committee was also effective.

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