4. Hire the Wrong People.
Just because Johnny was successful at so-and-so church and has so-and-so seminary degree doesn’t mean he or she is the person who is going to take your ministry to the next level.
Don’t limit your hires to individuals who only have ministry experience. Don’t hire someone simply because they have a good heart or because they were a good volunteer. Every hire is of extreme importance to the success of the ministry, take your time and give each hire the time and effort they deserve!
Don’t hire the wrong people!
5. Think They Own Their Staff.
Just because your staff members have signed on the dotted line and accepted their calling to work for your ministry doesn’t mean they can’t leave and go somewhere else.
Oftentimes, ministry leaders can get bent out of shape because a team member decides to leave their ministry for another ministry. The reality is this: The staff are not yours in the first place, you must learn to live with an abundance mentality and God will send you more than enough great team leaders. If someone wants to move on, create an environment where they can come to you openly about their decision without repercussion.
If God is the one doing the “calling,” He can pick up the phone and call a team member to a different ministry at any time. The staff is not yours, they’re God’s, your ministry is not yours, it’s God’s.
Don’t think you own your staff!
6. Trade Success for Learning.
Success can be the greatest impediment to future success. Success overshadows failures and covers up blind-spots.
As ministry leaders have more success, they tend to have the attitude of: “What can I learn from so-and-so? What can so-and-so teach us, look at where we are?” Ministry leaders must be lifelong learners and not allow their success to be a substitute for learning, development and growth.
Don’t trade your success for learning!
7. Don’t Seek God.
This one should be common sense; however, many times a leader will make a huge decision without taking any time to seek God.
Seeking God should always be part of the equation!
