Archive for the 'Control' Category

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Friday, December 11th, 2009

By Ken Blue “…See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. Hebrews 8:5. Policies are usually written orders or directions made to regulate the practice or the actions of people. Procedures describe a particular way of accomplishing something or of acting. It outlines a series [...]

PASTOR OR PUPPET

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Ken Blue “…A bishop then must be blameless One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)” 1 Timothy 3:2-5. The Pastor must learn to wear [...]

DELEGATE OR ABDICATE?

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

By Ken Blue An employee said to his boss, “I’m doing the work of ten men, I want a raise.” His boss responded, “Tell me who the other ten are, and I’ll fire them.” Sometime the pastor feels like he is the only one doing the work in the church and in some cases that [...]

CONTROLLING

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

CONTROLLING # 4 By Ken Blue The fourth pillar in the management process is that of control. Unless the organization has proper controls in place, all plans are destined to failure.  Seagoing vessels have built in controls to keep them on course. Without them, the ship will veer off course and end up on the [...]

THE POWER OF A PURPOSE STATEMENT

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

THE POWER OF A PURPOSE STATEMENT By Ken Blue As a young preacher I attended Dr. Jack Hyles’ Pastor School on several occasions. Each year he reiterated their purpose statement by saying First Baptist is “The Church With A Heart.” He would spend the rest of the evening marching each of their ministries across the [...]