Podcast Episode #156

We discuss a recent post on church committees and why they often impede progress in many churches. We also provide alternate methods to a committee structure and ideas on how to best communicate a change to the committees in your church.

Some highlights from today's episode include:

* Not all church committees are bad. Not all church committees lack purpose.

* You will likely get some level of pushback or anger when you change a church committee’s purpose or structure.

* Think diligently before starting a committee. It is a lot easier not to start a committee than to kill a committee.

* Committees conform to the doctrine of the perseverance of committees.

* Nomenclature matters with church structures such as committees or ministry teams.

* Doing away with committees is not the solution to the ills in a church, but they are symptomatic of a church’s ills.

* Churches overly focused on committees are often in decline and inwardly focused.

The five problems many church leaders have with church committees are:

* The committee has forgotten its purpose.

* Some committees meet even if they don’t have a reason to meet.

* Some committees attract control freaks.

* It’s hard to kill a committee.

* Unnecessary committees and committee meetings replace ministry.

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Resources

* How to Lead a Staff Meeting Well

* Seven Things Search Committees Should Do After the Pastor Is Selected