The Starting Well Podcast
Pastoral ministry is not easy, especially when you first begin to serve in a church. The Starting Well Podcast equips new pastors and those serving in new churches to build relationships, establish trust, and minimize unnecessary conflict in the early days of their tenure. Tune in each week for practical advice and encouragement to help you start well.
The Starting Well Podcast
7 Essential Details You Should Learn About Your Church in the First Year
Effective leaders are learners. This episode identifies seven essential details that pastors should learn about their church during their first year, which will help them lead well in subsequent years. Those details include:
- Learn about your church's history.
- Learn about your church's culture.
- Learn about your church's community.
- Learn about your church's governing documents.
- Learn about your church's influencers.
- Learn about your church's current reality.
- Learn about the changes you'll want to make in the future.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Look Before You Lead by Aubrey Malphurs
- Reclaiming Glory by Mark Clifton
- NAMB Demographic Report Request (for SBC churches)
- Current Reality Assessment
Effective leaders are learners. This episode identifies seven essential details that pastors should learn about their church during their first year, which will help them lead well in subsequent years. Those details include:
- Learn about your church's history.
- Learn about your church's culture.
- Learn about your church's community.
- Learn about your church's governing documents.
- Learn about your church's influencers.
- Learn about your church's current reality.
- Learn about the changes you'll want to make in the future.
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