because detail work is tedious, a manager needs to keep in mind the bigger picture. He needs to look down the road and say, “This may take longer now, but it will pay off in the long run.” Keeping budgets in line involves the tedium of poring over stat sheets, income projections, and expenditure requests. But careful evaluations allow us to make sound decisions and give our church financial credibility. Likewise, I can’t say I enjoy reviewing job descriptions, but it’s a key to staff effectiveness