The Bishopric’s Guide to Mother’s Day at Church
In 2016 Leading Saints conducted a survey about ward mother’s day gifts. We got a response from 172 females and 51 males. The good news is, most sisters want chocolate from their ward family and most sisters usually get chocolate. If you take one thing away from...
How to Stay Awake On the Church Stand | How I Lead: Scott Hall
Scott Hall lives in Taylorsville, Utah and was recently released as bishop after a call to serve in a stake presidency (with my brother). He is a successful real estate agent and is supported by a wonderful wife and 6 children. We talked about his few years serving as bishop and most importantly, how to stay awake in church when everyone is watching you.
He talks highly of the examples he has had in his life and the many leadership lessons they have taught him.
5 Leadership Principles:
Stop Trying to Fix It
Personal Worthiness
Example (Father, Husband)
Learning the Names of Members
My Wife
Links:
How to Remember Names
Interview with Chad Francom
LDSCallings.com
3 Tips For Bishoprics That Lead to Better Sacrament Meeting Speakers
Great sacrament meetings services start with great planning. The ward council (which includes the bishopric) suggests themes and speakers. The bishopric confirms the topics and invites the members to speak. How that invitation to speak is extended and how bishoprics follow up are critical. How we prepare someone to speak in sacrament meeting should be commensurate with the sacredness of the meeting.
May I share some practical tips I’ve learned about inviting sacrament speakers through my own good and bad experiences?
How a Young Bishopric is Impacting Unity & Culture in Their Ward
One of the first questions Bishop Allan Reay was asked when he was ordained a bishop was, “How old ARE you?” He was 31 at the time and has two young counselors to match. In this interview we discuss their unique approach to managing a ward with unique ideas that are increasing the unity and culture of the ward.
They share how they put on a “Come & See Sunday” that encouraged members of their ward to invite their non-member friends. It’s something every ward mission leader needs to understand and consider implementing.
