How to Turn Your Church Committees Into High-Performance Teams in Just 21 Days
By Hugh Ballou

If you’re like most church leaders, you carry a huge work load. You spend hours preparing your sermons, counseling, planning, and managing the staff. You know there are things you would really like to do with your church, but you just don’t have the time or energy to make those things happen.

Well, what if I told you it’s possible to make those dreams a reality? And what if I also told you the tool you need to make it happen is sitting right under your nose? You’re even well aware of this tool. You know it’s there, but you’ve probably avoided it – and for some very good reasons.

In fact, when I tell you what this tool is, you’re probably going to smirk and say, “Yeah, right.” That’s because this tool is the committee. (If you’re smirking right now, please keep reading, as you’re about to discover how committees can help your dreams for the church come alive.)

Committees have a terrible reputation – and deservedly so. All too often, our projects get “stuck in committee.” Committees are notorious for wasting time, creating conflict, playing politics, and fulfilling agendas. It’s no wonder church leaders would rather do the work themselves than send the work to a committee.

But you can turn all of that around and get awesome results from your church committees. Your church committees can:

• Have productive, energized meetings
• Have a chair person that understands leadership
• Have a chair person that molds and guides the process
• Have enough people to get the job done, but not so many that decision-making is difficult
• Have specific goals and action plans
• Get most of the work done between meetings
• Minimize conflict with clear goals, responsibilities, and accountabilities.

Sound impossible? Not only is it possible, you can get started right now.

One weakness of committees is the ever-revolving door of the chair person. In many committees, this position changes every year. And new chairs often start without the necessary experience to lead a committee, a project, or even a meeting. But you can turn this weakness into a strength with one simple change.

All you have to do is use the change in leadership as an opportunity. When the new committee year begins and new leadership is on board, hold a training session for your leadership. But whatever you do, don’t call it a training session. Some new leaders might think they don’t need a “training session.” So use a word that’s more attractive. Call it a “New Leader Strategy Session.” After all, you’ll be defining strategy anyway. And your chair person will feel empowered and ready to lead effectively.

In this strategy session, define the goals for your committee. These should be consistent with the church’s goals and long-term strategies. So come prepared. Then work out the processes needed to reach those goals.

Once you’ve defined the goals and worked out the processes, choose the right people to do the work. This is key. In your strategy session, identify the skills needed to accomplish the goals. If the people on the committee don’t have these skills, then find people who do and ask them to serve. When people know they’re needed – and you have clear responsibilities for them – they will be eager to serve and quick to follow through on their assignments.

You can’t simply throw people on a committee and expect them to produce awesome results. It just doesn’t happen. Successful committees require skilled leadership. Fortunately, you can develop the skills needed to run highly effective committees.

And now you can learn these skills in just 21 days. Thanks to a new program developed specifically for church leaders, you can supercharge your committees. In “How to Turn Your Church Committees Into High-Performance Teams in Just 21 Days” you will learn:

• How to choose the right participants
• How to build synergy through consensus
• How to plan and conduct power-packed meetings
• How to get members to show up and participate
• How to ignite the passion of members for projectss
• How to create ownership for projects by every team member
• How to build passion with every committee member
• How to prevent conflict
• Why personal agendas are deadly - and what to do about them
• How to create and manage accountabilities
• How to get the committee members to work together to accomplish significantly more than you ever could on your own
• How to avoid the most common mistakes leaders make that completely derail their committees.

And once you develop these skills, you’ll see a whole new world of opportunity open up to you and your church. Not only will those dreams you have for your church become a reality, but you’ll have more time to develop new possibilities and spend more time with your family.

“How to Turn Your Church Committees Into High-Performance Teams in Just 21 Days” only costs $29.95. Sign up today so you can learn the skills you need to develop power-packed committees for only $29.95.

After you’ve submitted your payment information, you’ll immediately receive a free special bonus just for signing up (even if it’s 2:00 a.m. on Saturday). Then over the next 21 days, you’ll receive three classes – plus another free bonus – that will show you how to take all of your committees to a level you never dreamed possible. It really is that simple.

Within three weeks, you’ll have a completely new perspective on what your committees can accomplish. And you’ll have the skills to make it happen – all for just $29.95. So follow this link today and transform your church and your life!

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