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How My Employee Reviews Backfired This Year

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Every October and November, I present annual performance reviews to my staff. There's a very good system in place that I'll rehearse with you again: I ask all employees to review themselves using the same tool I do so I can see if my impressions of them is aligned or misaligned with how they evaluate themselves. I use the same tool every year and it's one where I give them a 1-5 ranking in 4 or 5 key competencies as well as some commentary on why they scored the way they did and areas for improvement on any competency scored...

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10 Benefits of Using a Sermon Calendar

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If you're a pastor, it's the time of year we see a lot of resources and how-to guides on putting together an annual preaching calendar. One question you might be asking before downloading  the 2017 calendar template or using Ministry Pass's complete 2017 sermon calendars is, “How does this actually help me?” Ministry Pass believes developing or downloading a sermon calendar has many benefits for you and your church so here are a few of my favorites to show you: 1. Will help you preach better It sounds cliche, but preaching from a sermon calendar is going to help you add more thought, prayer...

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Mark Batterson’s New Book – FREE Sermon Series

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Almost a decade ago, a little-known pastor from Washington D.C. wrote a book called, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. This book would impact a generation of people wondering how to survive and thrive when opportunity roars. Ten years later, Mark Batterson is now a New York Times best-selling author, and he is releasing a sequel to his first book. It’s called, Chase the Lion. My good friends at Ministry Pass have partnered with Mark Batterson to develop a sermon series for pastors, and they’ve made it completely FREE for church leaders. They are giving you everything you need to pull off a successful series—from sermon guides...

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