Podcast Episode #435

Personnel teams at churches have a difficult job because they're often tasked with oversight of people they don't see but a few times a week. Today we discuss some of the challenges they face.

Some highlights from today's episode include:

* To accurately assess someone's work performance, you need to have regular oversight of their work.

* Pastors, make sure you're in regular communication with your personnel team.

* All personnel confrontations and decisions should be well documented.

* Office hours are often the most misunderstood aspect of vocational ministry.

* Vocational ministry doesn't have an off switch.

The seven challenges we cover are:

* The biggest: not being there every day

* Listening to only one side of the story

* Being unduly influenced by power groups or individuals

* Showing favoritism to a staff person

* Failing to document their work and conversations

* Not fully understanding vocational ministry

* Not fully understanding compensation and benefit issues

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Resources Mentioned in Today's Podcast

* LifeWay Compensation Study

* Compensation Handbook

* Becoming a Welcoming Church

* We Want You Here