8 Tips for Effective Meetings

8 Tips for Effective Meetings

Many ministry tasks can be accomplished without meetings. In general, the fewer meetings the better. But sometimes you have to have them. And when you do, effective meetings accomplish what they are supposed to accomplish. Here are a few tips for holding effective...

Who gets the marker?

Part of a series inspired by Peter Drucker, an important mentor of mine Consider the meetings you have in your church or ministry. Which of them have a clear purpose? Which of them are you having just to have? What can you do to improve the quality of your meetings?...

The secret to planning good meetings

When you are planning a meeting, the first question to address is, “What are you trying to accomplish?” At the end of the time, what do you want people to do? What do you want them to feel? What do you want them to walk away with? Once you have a good answer for that,...