Does an open-door policy work?

Jim Barber

In a leadership role, how do you make sure you connect with your team on a regular basis? Jim Barber, Executive Director of the Society For Church Consulting, emphasizes the importance of relationship as you seek to create goals in leading your church toward change. Are you an approachable leader? (Excerpted from the Society For Church Consulting’s Church Staffing Summit 2015.) 


Jim Barber is the President of both the Society for Church Consulting and Barber Church Consulting. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the Society, facilitates training conferences, conducts webinar training, and coaches those aspiring to become consultants. In his consulting, he conducts various church assessments, facilitates strategic planning, and coaches churches through changes in leadership structure.

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