Conquer Easter season time stress, part two
Ed. note: the Easter Season is one of the busiest times of the year, but this advice will help you make the right time choices all through the year. At the bottom of the article is the link to Part One. Unless you take the time to think through these issues, your time problems will [...]
Conquer Easter Season time stress, part one
Ed. note: In the coming weeks before Easter we all feel have far more to do than minutes in the day to get it done. Gayle provides some wonderful help in managing your work and I must admit, helps me feel less guilty for the many articles, ideas, and projects I’m sending your way in [...]
Timely Fundamentals, part two
Ed. notes: last week we shared the first of Gayle’s great tips for using our time wisely. Here is the second part of these very practical little nuggets of wisdom on a topic that we can always learn more about and apply better. For the first part of this series, CLICK HERE. Timely Fundamentals, part [...]
Timely Fundamentals, part one
Ed. comments: After reading this list of tips, I thought they are like little chocolates. . . . . real treasures to savor bit by bit. Take time and think about each one–I guarantee they’ll make a difference and you won’t gain an ounce! Timely Fundamentals, part one Looking for a novel technique, an insider [...]
Are We a Team?
All church staffs are not teams. Teamwork is easy to recognize where it exists, but hard to define where it doesn’t. Ministry assistants are often the first to recognize when teamwork is only a phrase tossed about in staff meetings. While building teamwork is primarily the responsibility of the executive, an assistant can do much [...]
Being a Better Office Manager, part three
Ed. note: This is the last week of a great series on How to be a Better Office Manager and this week she concludes with some excellent advice: As an effective manager, you will: • Learn all you can about the church, the denomination, office administration, management principles—every subject related to the work of the [...]
Being a Better Office Manager, part two:
Ed. note: Last week Gayle introduced the topic of How to be a Better Office Manager and this week she continues with some excellent advice on: The Five basic functions of management are planning, staffing, organizing, directing, and evaluating. • planning Planning is the first step in constructively moving from where you are to where [...]
Being a Better Office Manager, part one
“The right person in the right role, given the right tools and the right encouragement, is a key to good management.” —Ted W. Engstrom Of the many responsibilities encountered in your professional life, none is more challenging than developing management skills—those skills enabling you to effectively supervise others. During your first days in the church [...]
Our most important time, our quiet time with God
Ed. note: We are all familiar with the story of Mary and Martha, but it is so easy to forget when we are working so hard for Jesus, to spend time with Him—Gayle’s article is a wonderful reminder of how important that time is. Even in churches it is easy to neglect to leave “God [...]
