In this video, Pastor Karl shares four areas that need addressing in order to maintain personal organization and practical tips to manage your schedule, your space, your stuff and your soul.
Leadership is the process of identifying goals and determining resources. But management is what gets it done.
Management is the process of accomplishing an organizations goals while dealing with resource restraints.
If that doesn't sound like children's ministry, I don't know what would!
There is much said about leadership – and leadership is key – but management is where the work lies. Leadership is lofty, while management gets dirty. Leadership is white collar. Management is blue collar. But we all know blue collar is where the real work happens. In children’s ministry, you have to be both a leader and a manager. If you are only a manager, your ministry will not advance or grow. But if you are only a leader, you’ll never get anything done and great vision and lofty goals will never become reality. Successful children’s ministry directors know how to shift between leading and managing their ministry.
In this video, Pastor Karl shares four areas that need addressing in order to maintain personal organization and practical tips to manage your schedule, your space, your stuff, and your soul.
NEXT UP: Team Management
Part 2 in Karl's Ministry Management Series - Four powerful principles for managing a ministry team.
In this video, Pastor Karl shares the Four "P's" for a Positive Team Experience, plus you'll learn the 4 Phases of Planning that ensure success!
This is not lofty leadership quips but real PRACTICAL tips for forming and managing a children's ministry leadership team. Stop running yourself ragged, it's time to build a Team and take your ministry to new heights.
Recruiting is only the beginning! Effective ministry managers must learn how to process new volunteers so that they are placed in the right position, with the right training, and in a way that will keep them serving for years to come!
You won't have to recruit as much if you retain volunteers God has already given you! In this video, veteran and full-time Children's Pastor, Karl Bastian shares his easy but comprehensive process for making sure no new volunteers slip through the cracks!