How can you run an effective elder or leadership meeting? Especially since these meetings can look different than a typical staff or one on one meeting. In this episode, we share 7 tips for how to run them well.

Welcome to episode 221 of Practical Church Planting.

Here are the 7 tips we discuss in this episode:

• Send updates/agenda ahead of time
• Start/end on time
• Share trackable metrics
• Don't ask for decisions on non-relevant items
• Meet on a consistent schedule
• Share names and specific situations
• This isn't just a business meeting

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