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Are you serving snacks or meals?

Are you serving snacks or meals? How to make the most of your ministry marketing! Do you use the snack or full meal approach when it comes to your ministry marketing? I often encounter passionate leaders so enthused about "what they do" and how they "help the world around them" that they overload their audience with information in their marketing. I liken it to being served a five-course meal when all I needed was a light snack. When marketing your ministry are you ... Read more

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Duty or Desire? What’s YOUR Motivation?

A few of my VIP clients and I were chatting--(actually, I was conducting a question and answer session for a ministry leadership team) when a popular but rarely discussed scenario was presented. "Janice, how do you handle the "unfaithful" worker?" Yes, even in ministry-- a very sacred and satisfying work-- we are faced with this very common leadership challenge. Before I share my response, please note that I am a firm believer that the success or failure of an organization hinges on ... Read more

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Real Winners are Excellent Quitters!

You probably read the header of this week's article and thought "Janice, have you lost your mind?" Trust me on this one, I am running on full. I've noticed lots of skewed perceptions floating around when it comes to the idea of "quitting" and thought it was time to address it. As an avid athlete and lover of the idea of competition—quitting is not at the top of my list of preferred activities. As a mother, it is not a word ... Read more