In Episode 616 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd continue their discussion on discerning character, chemistry, and competency when hiring staff and volunteer leaders.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- How you discern for competency
- Ways to use the interview and reference process to discern competency
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
- “You aren’t going to know what you expect from anybody in any role until you take a step back and ask what the competencies you are looking for in that position.” – @toddadkins
- “Having a clear understanding of the competencies, I am prepared to ask good questions that will reveal whether or not they are competent.” – @toddadkins
- “One of the things I love to do in discerning competence is creating scenarios and asking how they would lead in light of that.” – @danielsangi
- “Sometimes competency can be as difficult to discern as character.” – @toddadkins
- “Some people are better at interviewing than at executing.” – @toddadkins
- “The questions that you ask a reference are almost as important as the questions you ask a candidate.” – @toddadkins
- “An easy way to find out if they’ve done their homework is to ask them what is their favorite core value of the church.” – @toddadkins
Recommended Resources:
- Listen to Episode 612: Hiring Skills, Part 1
- Listen to Episode 614: Hiring Skills, Part 2
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Published August 2, 2021