How to make leadership meetings spiritual again Many leadership meetings are purely secular – they have no reference to God at all. You just hang your soul at the door and put it on again on your way out. – Ruth Haley Barton Last month my wife and I drove through blizzard conditions to hear […]
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Is it possible to have disagreement without division?
My hardest year in ministry was the year of the Inquisition.
I asked a fellow pastor, “What’s the review process like in your church?”
He said,”It’s a firing squad.”
boundaries must be mutually agreed upon. If you force things on your pastor, you are treating him like your servant. He is God’s servant (as are you). Mutual respect, grace, and love are how boundaries are best formed.
When we give someone responsibility for a job we must also give them the freedom and authority to accomplish the job. If we don’t, we are guaranteeing their frustration and poor performance. . . However, because we are human, all freedom comes with limits. The limits of our freedom must be clearly defined or we will move out of responsibility into controlling behavior. No one likes a control freak!
Now it’s time to turn our attention to our ministry responsibilities. It’s important to establish these boundaries for every ministry in the church, not just for the pastor. Each elder, deacon, staff member, and volunteer ministry leader should know where the boundaries of their ministry lie.
The relationship of church members to their pastors can often be a list of boundary violations.
Often there is a dilemma when it comes to decisions. Who is in charge? Who has authority? Who has the final say?
with Rob Tarnoviski – 200Churches Podcast If you are a church leader, board member, or pastor listen to episode 303 of the 200 Churches Podcast. https://www.200churches.com/blog/episode-303-a-ministry-leadership-masterclass-with-rob-tarnoviski
