Index of Staff Development Resources

Written by Craig Webb, editor

If you are a pastor leading a paid or volunteer staff, multiply your work for Jesus by providing great leadership for your staff.

• How to Welcome a New Person to Your Church Staff 

The Basics 

• How to Build Healthy Staff Relationships
• A Personnel Primer for Pastors

Besides the free articles below, I recommend the following books available from our online catalog:

• Church Administration: Creating Efficiency for Effective Ministry
• Management Essentials for Christian Ministries

This first set of articles is written by a pastor and four staff members who have served together many years.

1. Lead Your Staff to Make an Impact
2. Checklist for a Strong Staff
3. How to Stay Together as a Staff
4. How our Pastor Helps our Staff
5. Four Keys to Staff Longevity

Articles by topic:

Staff Appreciation

• Expressing Appreciation for Staff

Staff Communication

• How to Improve Communications with Church Staff (and other leaders)

Staff Delegation

• 6 Steps to Successful Delegation
• Art of Delegation: Giving Your Job Away
• How To Deal with Ineffective Workers
• Successful Delegation to Staff Members or Volunteers

Staff Meetings

• How to Improve Your Staff Meetings
• 15 Solutions to the Problems with Meetings

Staff Ministry Assistants/Church Secretaries

• Topical Index of Ministry Assistant Resources
• How to Find a Top-Notch Ministry Assistant
• How to Keep a Great Ministry Assistant
• 8 Tips for Honoring Your Ministry Assistant on Administrative Professionals Day

Staff Personalities

• How to Build Healthy Staff Relationships
• How to Establish Parameters of Behavior for Your Staff
• Suggestions for Dealing with Staff Personality Types

Staff Scandal

• 7 Ways to Protect Your Church Staff from Scandal
• 4 Steps to Prevent Sexual Abuse in Your Church
• A Staff Counseling Policy

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For orgazinizing the church office we recommend Ministry Office QuickSource.

This book gives simple, direct guidance in such essential office tasks as establishing a filing system, managing electronic filing, taking minutes, selecting software, composing business correspondence, and over 80 more procedures!

The easy-to-use format makes Ministry Office QuickSource the first source to train new employees and volunteers, to assist in setting up an office, and to strengthen expertise for church, association, Christian school, and other ministry office professionals.

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