Practical Tips for Remotely Managing Church Teams

Jon Sato, Assistant Superintendent for Administration of the Free Methodist Church in Southern California (FMCSC), reflects on the last seven years of working with and leading a remote ministry team. Jon shares how understanding your team’s inherent communication styles can transform the way your team works remotely. He also lays out pitfalls that remote teams often run into as they rush to do more with fewer resources. This honest interview is a great starting place for understanding how you can use remote working to grow your ministry, if you’re willing to be honest with yourself.

This video is part of a series intended to help our pastors and churches move skillfully into doing ministry online. If you have questions or would like to speak with us about additional resourcing, feel free to get in touch.

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