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The Manager in Ministry

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Manager in Ministry     The Rib     Youth Leader's Brain

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Issue 1 (Feb 05)

Issue 2 (Apr 05)

Issue 3 (Jun 05)

Issue 4 (Aug 05)

Issue 5 (Oct 05)

Issue 6 (Dec 05)

Issue 7 (Feb 06)

Issue 8 (Apr 06)

Issue 9 (Jun 06)

Issue 10 (Aug 06)

Issue 11 (Oct 06)

Issue 12 (Dec 06)

Issue 13 (Mar 07)

Issue 14 (Jun 07)

Issue 15 (Sep 07)

Issue 16 (Apr 08)

Issue 17 (Jun 08)
Issue 18 (Sep 08)

Issue 19 (Dec 08)

Issue 20 (Mar 09)

Issue 21 (Aug 09)

Issue 22 (Mar 10)

Issue 23 (Apr 11)

Issue 24 (Jul 11) 

The Art of Finishing Right (Is. 8, p. 9)

Best Project Planner (Is. 14, p. 5)

The Best Tribes Have Chindians (Is. 8, p. 7)

Beyond Orientation: A Practical List (Is. 15, p. 8)

A Biblical Perspective on Security (Is. 22, p. 6)

A Biblical View of Interruptions, (Is. 1, p. 5)

Book Reviews

Books That Made a Difference (Is. 17, p. 9)

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni (Is. 11, p. 9)

Inside Steve's Brain by Leander Kahney (Is. 23, p 5)

Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome by Kent and Barbara Hughes (Is. 18, p. 8)

Spiritual Leadership by Henry & Richard Blackaby (Is. 4, p. 7)

Visioneering by Andy Stanley (Is. 8. p. 4)

A Box of Creativity (Is. 6, p. 5)

Burning & Mopping Away the Money (Is. 3, p. 9)

Change

Change Imposed Is Change Opposed (Is. 14, p. 2)

Change Your Method, Keep Your Message (Is. 20, p. 7)

Learning While Changing (Is. 20, p. 4 sidebar)

The Flip Side of the Change Coin (Is. 20, p. 5)

Preaching With Change in Mind (Is. 20, p. 3)

Questions to Ask Before We Change (Is. 20, p. 1)

Why People Resist Change (Is. 20, p. 9)

Commitment

Contribution or Commitment? (Is. 17, p. 6)

A Manager Who Encourages Commitment (Is. 17, p. 2)

Surviving the Seven-year Itch (Is. 17, p. 4)

To What Are You Committed? (Is. 17, p. 1)

Communication

Communicating Your Values (Is. 9, p. 7)

Communication: The Process of Life (Is. 5, p. 1)

Conflict and Trust (Is. 18, p. 6)

Daily Communication in the War (Is. 18, p. 7)

The Uncertain Sound (Is. 18, p. 1)

Competition

Competition Seed Thoughts (Is. 21, p. 3)

Healthy Competition (Is. 21, p. 1)

Philosophy of Competition (Is. 21, p. 2)

Conflict

The Answer to Conflict (Is. 19, p. 7)

Getting Ahead of Conflict (Is. 19, p. 2)

A Simple Theology of Conflict (Is. 19, p. 1)

Constructive Criticism (Is. 3, p. 6)

Contentment in My Calling (Is. 15, p. 3)

Creating a Stake in the Ministry for Short-term
Staff
(Is. 14, p. 1)

The Fine Art of Giving Away Responsibility
(Is. 2, p. 3)

Finding a Good Man (Is. 10, p. 4)

Five Principles of Managing Growth (Is. 4, p. 1)

For Dummies (Is. 21, p. 4)

Helping My Team Ask for Help (Is. 13, p. 5)

How Can We Grow? (Is. 3, p. 1)

Ideal Learning (Is. 23, p. 4)

Imagination (Is. 2, p. 1)

I'm a Leanager (Is. 1, p. 1)

A Job or Ministry? (Is. 7, p. 3)

Leadership Lessons from Ecclesiastes (Is. 22, p. 1)

The Leader That Frustrates (Is. 12, p. 3)

Look at the Hill, Focus on the Step (Is. 1, p. 2)

Making Right Choices! (Is. 11, p. 5)

The Manager of Pressure (Is. 4, p. 8)

Managing Conflict (Is. 2, p. 5)

Manipulate vs. Manage (Is. 12, p. 6)

No Lone Rangers (Is. 22, p. 2)

Non-Monetary Awards (Is. 20, p. 8)

Nonprofit Status—Tax Issue or Business Plan
(Is. 13, p. 6)

A One-on-One That Was Better Than a Retirement Party (Is. 24, p. 5)

Organization Cannot Be Delegated (Is. 7, p. 6)

The Overflow of Discipleship: A Functional Team (Is. 15, p. 7)

Picture Idea: Planning Room on the Cheap (Is. 21, p. 6)

Practical Ministry Savings (Is. 2, p. 8)

Principles of Calendar Management for the Local Church (Is. 22, p. 5)

Private First Class: How to Motivate a Foot
Soldier
(Is. 1, p. 3)

Profitability of Accountability (Is. 9, p. 4)

Recruiting Help Without the Aid of Tangible
Benefits
(Is. 15, p. 5)

Re-designating Donations (Is. 12, p. 4)

Sabbatical Thoughts and Policy (Is. 22, p. 8)

Secretarial

Communicating That You Have the Answer
(Is. 14, p. 4)

Face, Fielder, and Funnel (Is. 8, p. 8)

How to Make Your Boss Look Good (Is. 19, p. 5)

Telephone Tidbits (Is. 7, p. 7)

What a Secretary Wishes Her Boss Understand (Is. 6, p. 9)

Self-deception in Leadership (Is. 6, p. 3)

Service Is a Gift

Part 1 (Is. 3, p. 5)

Part 2 (Is. 4, p. 5)

Part 3 (Is. 5, p. 5)

Serving People Through Facility Maintenance

The Art of Troubleshooting (Is. 10, p. 5)

Communication (Is. 9, p. 6)

The Efficiency of Quality (Is. 15, p. 9)

Eliminating Distractions (Is. 11, p. 7)

Everyone Needs a "First Chance" (Is. 8, p. 5)

Hints for Working with Volunteers (Is. 7, p. 4)

Overview (Is. 1, p. 8)
Stewardship, Service, and Communication
(Is. 2, p. 7)

Priorities (Is. 3, p. 7)

Projects (Is. 4, p. 6)

Preventative Maintenance (Is. 5, p. 6)

Recurring Maintenance Checklist (Is. 5, p. 10)

Solutions to Distractions (Is. 12, p. 9)

Volunteers (Is. 6, p. 6)

Something to Think About: Budgeting Time
(Is. 16, p. 6)

Starting a Meeting on the Lighter Side (Is. 16, p. 3)

Staying Ahead of My Team (Is. 11, p. 8)

Stretching Without Breaking (Is. 8, p. 3)

Studies in Stewardship

Introduction (Is. 23, p. 6)

A Wise Man and a Fool (Is. 24, p. 7)

Taming the Transition (Is. 11, p. 3)

Team Builders

Anyplace, USA (Is. 19, p. 6)

Communication Blocks (Is. 5, p. 9)

Everybody is Different (Is. 4, p. 10)

Folding Paper (Is. 18, p. 10)

Gridlock (Is. 16, p. 5)

Zoom (Is. 16, p. 4)

Teamwork

Cogs of Teamwork, Part 1 (Is. 16, p. 2)

Cogs of Teamwork, Part 2 (Is. 17, p. 7)

Teamwork Tips: Running a Highly Efficient Crew
(Is. 5, p. 3)

Testing Your Team (Is. 21, p. 4)

Thelemic Planning (Is. 6, p. 1)

The Action Cycle (Is. 15, p. 1)

Asking the First Questions First
(Is. 7, p. 1)

Bull's Eye Leadership (Is. 10, p. 1)

Is Why More Important Than What? (Is. 9, p. 1)

Operational Planning (Is. 12, p. 1)

Principles for Master-planning (Is. 13, p. 1)

Strategic Planning (Is. 11, p. 1)

Three Levels of Planning (Is. 12, p. 10)

Vision for Ministry, Seeing with the Eyes of Faith (Is. 8, p. 1)

Tools for Change (Is. 1, p. 6)

Top 10 Management Principles (Is. 1, p. 4)

The Unending Life of a Project (Is. 7, p. 8)

Using Personal Evaluations (Is. 2, p. 9)

The Virtue of Micromanaging (Is. 3, p. 3)

What Goes with Yes and No? (Is. 2, p. 4)

What Managers in Ministry Need to Know About Charitable Contributions (Is. 4, p. 4)

What to Do With a 20-year Vision (Is. 23, p. 2)

Will You Serve With Me? (Is. 24, p. 1)

Yes & No

Principles of, Part 1 (Is. 5, p. 7)

Principles of, Part 2 (Is. 6, p. 7)

What Goes with Yes and No? (Is. 2, p. 4)

10 Things Every Team Wants Every Team
Member to Communicate (Is. 18, p. 11)

The Action Cycle (Is. 15, p. 11)

Anatomy of a Survey (Is. 22, p. 11)

The Answer to Conflict (Is. 19, p. 7)

A to Z Meeting Distractions (Is. 14, p. 7)

A to Z of Master-planning (Is. 13, p. 7)

Change Without Compromise (Is. 20, p. 11)

Checklist for a Boss (Is. 6, p. 11)

E-mail Etiquette (Is. 1, p. 11)

Golden Rules: Simple Ways to Put Others First
(Is. 3, p. 11)

How Our Purpose Helps Us Make Good Ministry Decisions (Is. 4, p. 11)

Ideas That Might Work for Us (Is. 8, p. 11)

Little Things That Make a Difference (Is. 23, p. 10)

Meeting Room Set Up (Is. 24, p. 10)

Meeting Tickler Form (Is. 5, p. 11)

Obtaining God's Stamp of Approval Through Goal Setting (Is. 10, p. 7)

Performance Evaluation (Is. 2, pp. 10–11)

Procrastinator's Creed (Is. 7, p. 11)

Professional Presence (Is. 16, p. 7)

Staff Departure Checklist (Is. 11, p. 11)

Thelemic Planning & Leadership (Is. 6, p. 10)

Three Levels of Planning (Is. 12, p. 10)

What Kills Contentment? (Is. 17, p. 11)

What Should I Do? (Is. 9, p. 12)

 

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