Episode 47: Adding Staff

 

Look at this as a major event in your church family

Pray! Pray and pray some more!

 

Look at it from 2 perspectives

 

From the Pastor's perspective

What jobs can only I do?

What jobs do I need to give away?

What ministry jobs suck the life out of me?

What am I doing that is keeping me from accomplishing my calling?

Am I just trying to take care of a friend?

Am I as pastor prepared to supervise another person.

From the Church perspective

Will a staff position take away from lay ministry?

Will this make financial sense?

Are we doing this just to make someone or a group happy?

Are we hiring someone just to cover up issues that we don't want to deal with?

After answering questions and praying through this - 

Go through the proper channels in your church

Get a team on board to promote and plan and develop a job description

Keep praying

Don't settle 

 

Once they are on-board

Communicate the plan for supervision

Watch for communication landmines

Have the "team" meet with the new staff member monthly for 6 months just to encourage and answer questions- then again at the end of first year.