Articles for Topic: Clergy Performance

In Search of Adequacy

By Mandy Smith From Leadership Journal Pastoring has always been hard. Today it’s especially challenging; we’re in a time of radical upheaval. Some pastors are watching their congregations and denominations shrink. Others find that the ways they’ve...

3 Ways To Quell Overload

From Center For Creative Leadership Too many tasks, too many people, too much stuff. Whether fueled by the roles they want to play or a multitude of obligations, most people are overloaded. Companies and leaders are waking up to the fact that a relentless focus on...

How Do We Evaluate Performance?

By John Wimberly Almost everyone dreads the annual performance review that remains a ritual in most congregations. The employee wonders if it will be fair. If the pastor performs reviews of staff, she or he wonders if the results will be toxic for the relationship...