5 Ways to Prepare for Your Interview
Are you ready for your upcoming interview with Teach For America? Read on for some final tips before the big day!
What Is a Christian Preamble? And Why Should You Care?
Preparing a will can become an all-consuming task. There are so many important questions that need to be answered. How will you split your estate among your children? Which charities will get how much? Who will become your durable power of attorney? What should your health directive say? It’s important that you answer these questions …
Seven Things the Church isn’t and what the church is.
As a pastor in the 20th century, a part of preparing sermons is coming up with the “phrase that pays.” Sometimes they stick, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes I don’t even rem…
The preacher is a chef who prepares a meal
Like good cooking, good preaching is local, idiosyncratic, and diverse.
Things Seminary didn’t prepare me for…..
To be honest and fair, I learned a lot in Seminary. Things I didn’t know before about God, theology, and evangelism. I listened to wonderful professors teach, preach, and share from their per…
Preparing Decision Counselors for Tough Questions
Lay counselors need to be prepared for this cultural chaos. So do you—not because it’s coming to your church, but because it's already there.
A Pastor's Guide to Mentoring New Believers
Mentoring new believers is an essential step for preparing Christians to understand their new identity and serve Christ. Learn more.
Disciples Justice Ministries Preparing a Nonviolence Curriculum Guide
A blog about life, faith, reason, and Unitarian Universalism.
How I Lost Myself in Seminary
By Sarah Laurence Preparing for seminary was one of the scariest times in my life. I was terrified to be moving and starting this new chapter, but I was also so very excited. I knew that a strong c…
How Much Time Do Pastors Spend Preparing a Sermon?
Facebook Twitter Email Print Most church members give little thought to the amount of time it takes a pastor to prepare each sermon. In reality, sermon preparation is a large portion of a pastor’s workweek. Unfortunately, this work is invisible to typical church members. They don’t realize the enormous amount of time it takes just …
7 Suggestions When Interviewing for a Church Staff Position
I serve on the board of a local youth leadership program. These students are the top of their class, so the entry is competitive. Part of qualifying process is an interview with board members — most who are seasoned business and community leaders. I am always reminded in the process how interviewing, as critical as it is to acquiring a position, is not something everyone knows how to do — regardless of their other accomplishments<br>I’ve found that to be true in the…
When evangelism interviews don’t go as planned...
These evangelism bloopers/fails are sure to give you a laugh.
Six Ways to Ask Better Questions in Interviews
President Eisenhower said, “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” Your questions are your battle plans. They prepare you.
3 Simple Ways to Prepare Your Interns to Become Star Employees
Creating an environment for entry-level employees to succeed and integrate seamlessly into the company
Interview Guide Development: A 4-Stage “Funnel” Approach
In-depth interviewers and focus group moderators typically work from an outline of relevant topics and questions that guides them through the interview or discussion. The guide is intended to be ju…
6 Ways to Keep Learning
As an educator, we need to keep learning. There is not a pinnacle. We can never know enough so we need to keep learning. Here are 6 ways to keep learning: 1....
How to Prepare an Engaging Project Proposal in 8 Steps
How can you write a proposal to win approval and resources for the project? Read on for an eight-step formula for success!
The Missing Piece in Improvement: Understanding How to Motivate Change
A proponent of motivational interviewing - a technique that helps people recognize when they want to change - shares how it aligns with IHI's Psychology of Change Framework.
Techniques For Empathy Interviews in Design Thinking
Empathy interviews are the cornerstone of Design Thinking. By entering and<br>understanding another person’s thoughts, feelings, and motivations, we can understand the choices that person makes, we...
Science-Backed Ways To Become A Better Leader
What changes can you make in the office to increase your team's performance? We asked Richard Wiseman, professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at...
