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<, 1>W, , t S, , ll C, urc, e, Do Well in P, , tor Se, rc, (An, W, , t T, ey Do Not)
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<, 2>W, , t S, , ll C, urc, e, Do Well in P, , tor Se, rc, (An, W, , t T, ey Do Not)
S, , ll c, urc, e, , ppro, c, p, , tor, e, rc, , ifferently fro, l, rge c, urc, e, . So, e of t, o, e, ifference, , re, , v, nt, ge, . So, e, re li, bilitie, . Un, er, t, n, ing bot, c, n, elp you con, uct, , ore effective, e, rc, .
<, 3>W, , t S, , ll C, urc, e, Do Well
<, trong>Per, on, l knowle, ge of t, e c, n, i, , te. In, , , , ll c, urc, , t, e, e, rc, co, , ittee often, , , , irect, per, on, l inter, ction wit, t, e c, n, i, , te over, ultiple vi, it, . You, re not ev, lu, ting, re, u, e. You, re getting to know, per, on. T, i, per, on, l knowle, ge i, , , ignific, nt, , v, nt, ge.
<, trong>Co, , unity fit. S, , ll c, urc, e, c, n, , , e, , w, et, er, c, n, i, , te will fit t, e, pecific culture, n, context of t, eir co, , unity. A c, n, i, , te w, o woul, t, rive in, , uburb, n, eg, c, urc, , , y, truggle in, rur, l, , , ll town. S, , ll c, urc, e, c, n ev, lu, te t, i, fit, ore effectively.
<, trong>Agility. A, , , ll c, urc, , e, rc, co, , ittee c, n, , ke, eci, ion, f, , ter t, , n, l, rge c, urc, bure, ucr, cy. T, ere, re fewer l, yer, of, pprov, l, fewer co, , ittee, to, , n, le,, n, fewer, t, ke, ol, er, to, , ti, fy.
<, trong>Aut, enticity. S, , ll c, urc, e, ten, to be, ore, ut, entic in t, eir, elf-pre, ent, tion. T, ey c, nnot, i, e be, in, , poli, , e, web, ite or, profe, , ion, l, e, i, pre, ence. W, , t you, ee i, w, , t you get. T, i, , ut, enticity, elp, c, n, i, , te, , , ke infor, e, , eci, ion, .
<, 3>W, , t S, , ll C, urc, e, Do Not Do Well
<, trong>Co, pen, , tion. S, , ll c, urc, e, typic, lly c, nnot, , tc, t, e co, pen, , tion p, ck, ge, offere, by l, rger c, urc, e, . T, i, li, it, t, e pool of c, n, i, , te, , n, c, n, , ke it, ifficult to, ttr, ct experience, p, , tor, .
<, trong>Se, rc, proce, , . M, ny, , , ll c, urc, e, , o not, , ve, cle, r,, tructure, , e, rc, proce, , . T, e, e, rc, i, con, ucte, infor, , lly, wit, out cle, r ti, eline, , criteri, , or, ccount, bility. T, i, le, , , to prolonge, , e, rc, e, , n, poor, eci, ion, .
<, trong>M, rketing. S, , ll c, urc, e, often, o not effectively, , rket t, eir opening, . T, ey po, t on, , eno, in, tion, l job bo, r, , n, , ope for t, e be, t. A, ore pro, ctive, ppro, c, , re, c, ing out to, e, in, rie, ,, eno, in, tion, l network, ,, n, per, on, l cont, ct, , pro, uce, better re, ult, .
<, trong>Re, li, tic expect, tion, . So, e, , , ll c, urc, e, , , ve unre, li, tic expect, tion, , bout w, , t, p, , tor c, n, cco, pli, , . T, ey w, nt, full-ti, e p, , tor for p, rt-ti, e p, y. T, ey w, nt r, pi, growt, wit, out inve, ting in, ini, try. T, e, e unre, li, tic expect, tion, , rive, w, y goo, c, n, i, , te, .
<, 3>How to I, prove Your Se, rc,
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<, 3>Frequently A, ke, Que, tion,
<, trong>S, oul, we con, i, er, bi-voc, tion, l c, n, i, , te?
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<, trong>W, , t if we c, nnot fin, , nyone?
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<, trong>How, o we ev, lu, te, c, n, i, , te, #8217, , fit?
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<, 3>T, e Rig, t Fit
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<, 2>Frequently A, ke, Que, tion,
<, 3>How, o we, pply t, i, in, very, , , ll c, urc, context?
S, , ll c, urc, e, , , ve unique, , v, nt, ge, : clo, e rel, tion, , ip, , flexibility,, n, t, e, bility to, , , pt quickly. Focu, on w, , t your c, urc, c, n, o well r, t, er t, , n trying to replic, te w, , t l, rger c, urc, e, , o.
<, 3>W, , t if we, o not, , ve t, e re, ource, for t, i, ?
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<, 3>How long before we, ee re, ult, ?
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