William Vanderbloemen
The Christian Post
Houston, TX, United States
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Past articles by William:
The Great Resignation: 6 key elements to employee retention
According to a theory developed over twenty years ago, regardless of the specific circumstances, job turnover is universally a result of an employee’s perceived embeddedness. → Read More
Navigating cultural challenges in the workplace post-COVID-19
You can’t fabricate a culture, you can only discover it. When trying to understand your culture, ask this question: When we are functioning at our very best, what do we do as a team that’s common to us, but uncommon to other teams around us? → Read More
In the workplace, culture always wins
When culture is bad, no matter how talented the team or great the strategy, a team will never reach its potential. Because whether good or bad, culture is the trump card that determines your team’s outcome. → Read More
How to avoid spiritual and emotional burnout
The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25 makes it clear that God gives us gifts to steward for our personal ministry and outreach. God wants us to be part of his Kingdom work; he gives us a calling alongside the tools we need to fulfill it, and he expects us to steward those tools well. → Read More
Preparing for church growth: Why hiring can’t wait for the fall
Our team had the pleasure of hearing from Shawn Lovejoy, Founder and CEO of CourageToLead, on trends he s seeing in churches across the country Here are his predictions for 2021 that will impact your staffing strategy this spring, summer, and fall → Read More
How to assess if an internal candidate is the right successor
Many times people ask me, “William, we have a great candidate on staff who could be my successor. How should we figure out if he/she is the right person?” Determining a new leader for your church is a high-pressure and high-impact decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Here are some lessons I learned about assessing internal candidates. → Read More
My advice to a younger pastor: 15 ways 90% of leaders fail
When Gordon turned 80 years old, he made a point to write down the top factors that he found to determine success or failure as a leader. I asked him to join me for a conversation to share these 15 life lessons and more. → Read More
Why an interim leader is your only choice
When people typically think of an interim pastor, they think of someone who is filling a temporary role until the position is filled by the next full-time pastor. Few consider the fact that every pastor is an interim pastor. → Read More
Succession readiness: Why your succession plan matters now more than ever
One feeling that is uniting all pastors after 2020: exhaustion. Consequently, 2020 has caused a lot of pastors to consider stepping down years before they had planned. → Read More
Why COVID-19 has accelerated everyone’s succession plan
Many leaders who were planning to retire in 4 or 5 years are now ready to step down from their leadership positions early. There are several reasons why this is happening. → Read More
The top 3 traits of successful employees in 2021
We expect 2021 to be the year of turnover as people begin to pursue the dreams they held off on in 2020, and with that we also expect that the necessary traits for employees will look different in 2021. Here are the three most important skills employees will need in 2021. → Read More
How to structure your org chart for success in 2021
Here are the critical roles that churches are considering hiring after this shift to online ministry. → Read More
What we can learn from Nehemiah about rebuilding your broken world
Much like you, Nehemiah was tasked with rebuilding a broken world. Here are things we can learn from Nehemiah’s story that will hopefully offer you some encouragement as we seek to rebuild our broken world. → Read More
Agility: The catalyst that saved the small church during COVID-19
To discuss the valuable lessons learned from managing the switch to virtual services, I recently sat down with a panel of pastors. → Read More
Las Vegas Pastor Jud Wilhite on God lessons learned in pandemic
To help provide ministry leaders with encouragement during this time, I sat down with Jud Wilhite, who has been the Pastor of Central Christian Church in Las Vegas for over 17 years. → Read More
The pandemic is also accelerating innovation in communities of faith
COVID is a disrupter, not just an interruption. However, I’d suggest another word for COVID — accelerator. The virus has caused much pain, but it has also expedited positive change. → Read More
10 Long-range succession planning commandments for younger pastors or leaders
If you’re nowhere near retirement, there is plenty you can do now to begin succession planning. Consider the following ways to plan today for the “what-ifs” that might happen tomorrow. → Read More
The leadership secret every enduring organization knows
Every organization faces crises, and crises almost by definition happen at the worst possible moment. → Read More
Dear Ravi Zacharias, Thank You for Letting Us Think —
I'm going to miss Ravi Zacharias. So will a whole lot of the church. → Read More
How is the Church gathering during social distancing? A report from the front lines
So what is a pastor to do when there’s a greater desire than ever to hear a message of hope, but the solution seems to be not to gather together? → Read More