Saturday, July 05, 2014

How to Pastor Your Pastoral Staff


In today’s forward moving churches, many church leaders are so focused on what kind of performance they can get out of their staff that they completely miss the point that their role is to invest in their staff.

It’s easy to get busy managing people, getting things done and moving toward the vision.

But if you’re so busy that you don’t have time to focus on discipleship, development and knowing the team, then you run the risk of not only building a toxic culture on your church staff team but missing the real work God has called you to.

At the end of the day, the church is not a business, it’s the body of Christ. And listen, this is coming from a guy who loves goals, is addicted to progress and would much rather move further faster … but what does it matter if you get there, but you’re all alone, or worse, you’ve left a pile of dead bodies in your wake.

If you’re having a difficult time figuring out how to pastor your church staff while moving toward the goals and vision of the church at the same time, then this simple list should help you. Keep reading

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