- The Washington Times - Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Churches are having trouble filling their pews. And part of that reason might be because the members of the church team, meaning the staff, aren’t working as cohesively as they should, leaving gaps in leadership that impact the success of the organization.

As Tim Foot, CEO of the church-staffing firm, the Slingshot Group, said: the most successful operations are those with shared leadership. 

In his new “Reaching for the Remarkable: Seven Key Signatures Behind Every Remarkable Team,” Foot tells how to put together a team with the ability to achieve the amazing, and more than that, to keep achieving the amazing into the future. And what’s great is his recommendations work for both the church-nonprofit world, as well as the private sector.



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