Don’t Say These Phrases

Josh on March 5th, 2008

Shoot … Perry Noble is brilliant. He has some super-high expectations of his team, and I love it. Here’s a clip of Five Things You Should Never Hear From A Staff Member, a recent post on his blog:

#4 – “Recognize Me!”
Beware of the staff member who is always telling you how much work they did, how many hours they put in and how tired they are.

HOLD ON…as a leader it is our job to make sure that staff members are not sacrificed on the alter of ministry. We should pay them well and make sure they have adequate time off. More often than not we have to FORCE people around here to take time off.

BUT…when someone is always demanding attention for the work they’ve done then you can be sure that either pride or insecurity is coming out…and neither are good!

#5 – “My ministry needs BLANK to…and if we don’t get it then…”
When a staff member begins to focus on his/her ministry more than the church as a whole…trust me, you have a HUGE problem.

A good staff member does have passion and vision for their particular area of ministry; however, they have an even greater passion for the church as a whole and will gladly lay aside their plans if it means that it is best for the church.

The church will either operate as a loosely organized group of sub ministries…OR ONE BODY with many parts…and if a staff member cannot be a part of the body then they most likely do not have a kingdom mindset.

JG

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Ruth at 9:30pm March 5

Nice link. Good words to hear. We’re entering an interim stage in our congregation and those might be nice words to share with the leadership. Thanks for the hook-up!