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A Time for Everything – 10 Time Management Tips for Christian Leaders

by Andy Gilbert on September 6, 2011 in CL, Decision, Leadership, Methods, Ministry, OL, Pepole Development, Performance, Planning, Role Model, Servant Leader, Stress, Team, Time Management

As a Christian Leader may be you feel overwhelmed by the stresses and demands you and others place on your use of time? Time Management skills are vital to your effectiveness and the role model that you are as a servant leader.

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10 Mistakes You Can make When Seeking a New Pastor

by Colin D. Buckland on August 8, 2011 in Change, Church Leadership, CL, Decision, Leadership, Ministry, Planning, Recruitment, Stress, Team

When seeking a new pastor for your church there are number of classic mistakes that you can make; they can have dire consequences for your church and your newly appointed pastor and their family. This article, born out of years of experience helps you ponder these mistakes in the hope of helping you make good choices in God’s service.

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Stress – Tips for the Servant Leader Part 4: 5 Ways That Will Help You Reduce Organisational Stress

Stress – Tips for the Servant Leader Part 4: 5 Ways That Will Help You Reduce Organisational Stress

by Colin Buckland and Mike Waddell on June 20, 2011 in Burnout, Church Leadership, Communications, Leadership, Ministry, OL, Performance, Role Model, Servant Leader, SL, Stress

As we have seen in the first three articles, stress frequently arises because of the demands that are being placed on staff without a reasonable consideration of their capacity and capability and it is exacerbated when they feel they have no control over their situation. They feel that they are simply Cog-ware, parts of a machine that demands performance but has little care for their well being. The result is stress and with that declining performance.

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Stress – Tips for the Servant Leader Part 3: 7 Signs That Your Organization is Highly Stressed

by Colin Buckland and Mike Waddell on June 13, 2011 in Burnout, Church Leadership, Leadership, Ministry, OL, Servant Leader, Stress

There is a phrase that always amuses me. It’s “the elephant in the room”.  We all know that it means that there is some big issue that is not being addressed. Well, organisational stress is most times a silent elephant in the corner of the room. It needs to be dealt with but no one more »

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If Only I Built Tables…..15 Reasons Why Christian Leaders Are Stressed

If Only I Built Tables…..15 Reasons Why Christian Leaders Are Stressed

by Colin D. Buckland on May 9, 2011 in Burnout, Church Leadership, CL, Conflict, Leadership, Ministry, OL, Organisational Leadership, Strengths and Weaknesses, Stress, Team

If stress allowed us to die, perhaps a little sooner but feeling comfortable that we, as a Christian leader had achieved our full potential for God and made a Kingdom difference, then we might think the trade worthwhile. Unfortunately it is seldom so clean and tidy, and perhaps even less so when, well before any part of our bodies give up, burnout’s devastating consequences wreak havoc in the church.

The life of a Christian leader, especially a church minister, is surrounded by more than enough stressors for any ten others. What is more, they are often unobserved by them, their loved ones and their church board, waiting to strike. This may seem over dramatic but it is oh so real to oh so many.

The aim of this short series is to enable Christian leaders and those around them to be alerted to the risks and consequences of ministry stress and the devastation of burnout that so often follows.

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