Encourage reflective practice

Your staff members are a gift from God. You know this, and you want to be a good steward of God’s gift. How can you excise staff stewardship?
 
Answer:  By encouraging reflective practice. Read More...

Who are your key stakeholders? What role do they play?

You value your stakeholders. And you know it’s important for your staff to have shared understanding about who your key stakeholders are and the roles these stakeholders play.
 
Question: How can you develop shared understanding? Read More...

Getting 300% more training impact

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Dr. Keith E. Webb 

Let's be honest, most training is full of knowledge, ideas, and "good stuff" but not much practice. Read More...

Address the personal lives of your staff

God has provided you with staff. You know your staff members are more than employees. They are God’s people who seek to pursue God’s calling through their personal and professional lives. You care about your staff and want to be a good steward of them.
 
To exercise staff stewardship, be sure to address staff personal life. Here are some options. Read More...

Develop shared understanding

Shared understanding is powerful. When staff members have shared understanding, they move forward together. Why? Because they understand what an idea means and what it looks like in practice.
 
Question: How can you help your staff develop shared understanding? Read More...

Use staff meetings to reflect on philosophy

You’re leading a Christian organization, and you want your staff to increasingly implement you organization’s philosophy. Good.
 
Question: How can you do this? Read More...

Recognize student diversity

You have a philosophy of Christian education. Good. And you want to make sure you’re implementing it. Even better.
 
Question: How can you do this? Read More...

Implement a staff stewardship plan

Your staff members play a vital role in carrying out your organization’s mission. Because you care about your staff and because you want to be a good steward of the staff God has provided, you ask yourself, “How can I energize, focus, and unleash the staff?” Read More...

Answer 8 questions as you plan strategically

Need to develop a strategic plan? Start by answering 8 questions. Read More...

Identify, measure, then take action

As a leader, you want pursue excellence in order to achieve your organization’s mission. Good. These 3 steps can help. Read More...

Assign qualified staff, get your staff qualified, or recruit qualified staff

God’s people are talented, faithful, and servant-hearted. Out of love for God and others, God’s people do jobs for which they are not trained, suited for in terms of temperament and strengths, or passionate about—they do jobs for they are not sufficiently qualified. And God uses them. Good.

Or is it? Read More...

Leaders, empower new staff by providing training

You’re moving to a new country. You’ve spent quite a bit of time online learning about the country. And you’re glad that when you arrive, you’ll receive training. Read More...

Follow up

To achieve your mission, staff need to use new skills. So, staff get trained. Good. But remember, that getting training doesn't mean using training. Read More...

Align Board policy/procedure with the mission

Your goal: To be a good steward of what God has given you.

You know that the Board plays a key role in your organization and that Board policy/procedure should be aligned with the mission statement. Read More...

Describing the vision helps

Tom Postema
Tom Postema, curriculum coordinator at Christian Academy in Japan (CAJ), explains how describing his vision for curriculum helped him. Read More...