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Church Staff Survival Kit: 6 tips when the lead pastor throws you under the bus

I actually talked with more than one person this week from various places about this before I got this note last night. This young pastor is trying to do his best but is caught in that season when he is seeing how things hurt even in a healthy church setting.

If you are a lead pastor, I sure hope this helps you see how you might be perceived. You may know less about how those who serve you think than you realize.

In your experience, do lead/senior pastors tend to avoid conflict at all costs…even if it means throwing their worship pastor or anyone else under the bus?

My lead pastor doesn’t go to bat for me or the associate pastor…he’ll even tell me one thing, I will do it well, and then if there is kickback he won’t stand with us.

…Is this a common problem in churches, ya think?

-Tired At 28 (more…)

Survival Kit for Church Staff – Part 1: How do you ask questions?

Survival Kit for Church Staff Part 1

When you are on a church staff, you live in a very rare club of professionals. Working at a church has much of the same dynamic of the business world yet the added personal, spiritual and altruistic component. I get a lot of younger worship leaders and staff people at churches from all over the place asking advice about this, so I thought I would share some of the wisdom from those conversations.

How do you ask questions?

Asking a question is probably the most feared process from a staff person at a church for those who do not have the power of the senior leader. Often, a staff person feels his or her job is on the line or that retribution soon will come back to bite. Often it does even with the result of the loss of employment. (more…)

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