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Leader Evaluation Sample

August 8, 2019 by Krisan Marotta

When you recruit feedback from your students at the end of a Bible study year, don’t forget to solicit feedback from your leaders.   If you are blessed to have dedicated leadership returning year after year, you may want to keep it short.  Here’s an example we’ve used at Wednesday in the Word.  This example survey is geared to a Bible study with a large group, small groups and homework. Customize it to fit your programs.

Filed Under: Examples, Ministry Tagged With: ministry

Example First Day Sign up forms

July 18, 2019 by Krisan Marotta

The first day of Bible study typically requires a lot of teamwork and cooperation. You probably need leaders to sign up for both refreshments and tasks. Here’s two example sign up forms.

Filed Under: Examples, Ministry Tagged With: ministry

Ministry Preparation Checklist

July 8, 2018 by Krisan Marotta

July is the time to start preparing for your fall Bible study. Are you overwhelmed by the details or don’t know where to start? Assuming your study starts in September, here’s my summer ministry preparation checklist.

Filed Under: Examples, Ministry Tagged With: ministry, women's ministry

Small Group Dynamics: The Rule of “In”

May 23, 2014 by Krisan Marotta

In new groups, participants often seek connections through icebreaker questions. How we respond impacts the future community. I’ve learned to employ what I call the “Rule of In”.

Filed Under: Leadership, Ministry Tagged With: ministry, Small Groups, wisdom

Criteria for evaluating a ministry

April 4, 2014 by Krisan Marotta

How do you know when a ministry is working? Numbers do not always reflect an accurate picture. These questions will help.

Filed Under: Ministry, Ministry Philosophy Tagged With: leadership, ministry, women's ministry

Loving someone with cancer

March 25, 2014 by Krisan Marotta

In an 11 month period, my mother died of breast cancer and both my mother-in-law and her mother died of lung cancer. Here’s what I learned about how to love, help and support someone living with cancer and their caretaker.

Filed Under: Faith & Life, Topics Tagged With: cancer, ministry, suffering

Who are you listening to?

May 9, 2013 by Krisan Marotta

Today we often seek preachers who tell us stories, make us laugh, and tickle our ears with poetry and platitudes. We would rather listen to Jon Stewart than Jonathan Edwards. We ought to think critically about how far we have slipped down the slope of valuing style over substance.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: Corinthians, ministry, style, substance, wisdom

Rethinking the 20s

March 19, 2013 by Krisan Marotta

Rethinking the 20s

My grandmother remarked that when she was 20 marriage was the adventure — for both men and women — and career was a icing on the cake. Now education and achievement are considered the adventure while marriage (indeed any long-term relationship) is an afterthought. But it’s not working.

Filed Under: Faith & Life, Topics Tagged With: adulthood, marriage, ministry, philosophy of ministry, twentys

What’s Your Ministry-Burn-Out Profile?

November 15, 2011 by Krisan Marotta

Tired Runner

Take this highly unscientific quiz to diagnose your discouragement style—then find out what to do about it. Do you match Elijah, Moses, John the Baptist, or Gideon?

Filed Under: Leadership, Ministry Tagged With: burn out, frustrations, leadership, ministry

Breaking the Women’s Ministry stereotype?

October 13, 2011 by Krisan Marotta

Some of us may be choking on cutesy things, but many of us are working towards a model of serious bible study and discipleship.

Filed Under: Ministry, Ministry Philosophy Tagged With: Fellowship, ministry, philosophy of ministry, Titus, WIC, women's ministry

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