Translation
First, Google Translation has now been added to all Newfrontiers websites including my blog! For my blog see the panel on the right.
Traducción atraves de Google-traducción ha sido añadido a todas las páginas web de Nuevas Fronteras, incluyendo mi blog! Para ver a mi blog , ver al panel de la derecha.
Notices pt 2
Having touched [...]
Continue reading about Giving Notices - Part 2 - How? When? Who?
The sober truth!
How many of your people would say the notices are the most interesting part of your church service?! I venture to guess – not many. Why? Because the church service is about meeting – first with God and then with other believers. Vital components of such meetings are, of course, Worship, Prayer, Preaching [...]
Continue reading about Giving notices – Part 1 – Why? and What?
A literary masterpiece?
Minutes are recorded to serve those present and to ensure that the decisions taken are followed through. Failing to take minutes, or making them ‘inaccessible’ through poor presentation, may represent a loss of benefit from the original meeting. Minutes should not seek to have the accolade of a literary masterpiece! They are functional. [...]
Continue reading about Effective meetings pt 8 – Formatting Minutes and Handling Actions
The Importance of Minutes
The lack of adequate minutes can lead to frustration and inefficiency. ‘Minutes’ may seem a bit formal but notes of some sort are not negotiable - a ‘must’ from every meeting if the full benefit of the meeting is to be realised.
The detail included in these notes can vary – there is [...]
Continue reading about Effective Meetings pt 7 – Taking minutes
Skill
Chairing meetings is a skill; effective chairing is measured both by the outcomes of a meeting and the fulfilment of those attending. What I shall share here is for the more formal type of meeting and will need to be interpreted appropriately into different settings.
Who should chair a meeting?
Often the ‘senior’ person assumes he or [...]
Continue reading about Effective Meetings pt 6 – The importance of good Chairing
International eNews
Before continuing this series on Effective Meetings, and looking at Agendas, I want to commend the International eNews of Newfrontiers. Through this you can receive a monthly update of news around the world (see extract from the current one below) and have food for prayer for yourself or the church. To subscribe Click here>>
Agendas
To [...]
Continue reading about Effective Meetings pt 5 – Agendas. A practical example
Meeting with purpose
Meetings should be purposeful and all attending must be clear about the purposes. To assist with this an agenda is essential. This may sound a bit formal for some meetings but even if it is constructed on arrival due to the meeting’s spontaneity it helps focus the minds of those attending on what [...]
Continue reading about Effective Meetings pt 4 – making an Agenda work for you
In the last blog we looked at some of the core characteristics that are common to all meetings. Now we shall look at the different types of meeting.
Types of meeting
The types of meeting I attend fall into three categories:
1. Informal and often spontaneous
2. One in a defined series towards a particular goal
3. On-going for the purpose of [...]
Continue reading about Effective Meetings pt 3 – Types of meeting
I am involved in many different types of meeting. Not all have the same structure or importance but listing them may give you a point of identity from your own scene, so I will discuss them briefly in the next blog.
First, however, all need to have certain characteristics or questions answered.
Characteristics
1. What is the purpose?
2. What are [...]
Continue reading about Effective Meetings pt 2 – Characteristics of a meeting
The future of Time Management
I still have one more Time Management posting to make about PDAs but am not yet ready to do so. In the meantime I want to begin a new series on meetings. I hope you will find it helpful.
Meetings in abundance
Do you ever feel that the Lord got it wrong?! When [...]
