28: The staffing dilemma
Unfiltered: Real Church Planting Conversations
English - April 16, 2019 02:55 - 21 minutes - 20 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture church planting lee stephenson danny parmelee church planting podcast church planting resources church planting training Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When should you hire? Who should you hire? How do you know that you can actually afford to hire? Hosts Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee answer these and other important staffing questions for church planters.
1:05 Danny talks about how long it took for his church plant to make its first hire and what the position was.
3:15 Danny shares the best advice he received about making his first hire and how it played out in his church plant.
5:00 Lee explains why both his church plants decided to hire some key staff members before the grand opening and discusses the advantages and challenges of the decision.
9:20 Lee talks about how he identified candidates for his first hires.
11:40 Lee and Danny discuss the support-raising process for new hires.
15:05 Danny talks about how to know when it’s the right time to make a hire.
16:45 Lee discusses two things he uses as a grid and framework for hiring staff.
18:40 Lee and Danny talk about balancing the tension of hiring staff and using volunteers.
20:15 Lee shares the biggest recommendation he’s given a church planter on the hiring process.