We work hard to make our church’s staff meetings efficient and effective because that’s not the typical experience for many. By using a shared slide, we prepare before the meeting and get more accomplished together.
You’ve been in those staff meetings before. You know the ones where there is no agenda? It’s just a free for all of if anyone has something to share with everyone. You lose the investment of everyone’s time by making everyone listen to what should be communicated between a couple. You walk away unsure of if anything was accomplished or who is supposed to do what.
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One way we’ve seen progress is using this Google Slide, where people have to input succinct info before the meeting so that I can quickly lead us through the content and then move to our staff development focus for the week. I assign different sections to teams or individuals to prepare before the meeting begins. I have found that we can cover a lot of ground in about 15-20 minutes, which then allows me the rest of the time for prayer, training, and development.
It’s not perfect, but it sure has helped us!
I removed the sensitive names and numbers, but you should get the idea. It’s been beneficial in keeping us on track!
You can download a copy if you use Google Slides or a file to your computer. Download it, make it your own, make it better, and I hope it helps you get more done for the Kingdom!
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Travis Agnew serves as the Lead Pastor of Rocky Creek Church in Greenville, SC. His most recent book is Just (About) Married.
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