Keep Your Senior Pastor in the Loop

on August 3rd, 2010

Recently I’ve been trying to keep my senior pastor more in the loop. I realize that is probably an obvious and smart idea – and to be honest, I’ve been better at it at times and worse at others. In full disclosure, I’ve wanted the pastors I’ve served under in the loop or in the dark at different times for different reasons. Right now, me keeping my senior pastor in the loop looks like this:

  • An Outlook reminder triggers me on Friday afternoon to draft an email
  • I write an email with specific items of interest to him, praises, action steps and roadblocks I’m facing as the leader of our high school ministry
  • I try to include one idea or opportunity to let him know I care and am thinking about the whole church
  • I am generous with the credit given to others
  • I limit the email to around 300 words
  • I don’t expect a response

Is your supervisor in the dark or in the loop? Should you schedule a “stand up” meeting with him or her in the hallway this week? What is his/her best form of communication, the ideal form to handle this information? Take a second to figure out how you can best communicate with your senior pastor to make sure your youth ministry is supported and the leadership can move with good information in their hands. You can prevent a world of hurt if you take a few minutes to keep them informed.

JG


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Comments (9)

June Bouy at 3:34pm August 4

I am looking forward to reading the new book ” The day Metallica came to the Church” have you heard of it? I have worked with youth for 25 years and think it sounds good from all the research I have done so far, I would recommend it :)

chris harkins at 4:52pm December 13

Love it, so going to steal this idea!