6. Do first the work you were hired to do.
Church staff persons typically are hired with specific job descriptions. Make certain those ministries and tasks are accomplished first.
7. Be careful about accepting a position that had no senior pastor input.
Some churches do not allow the pastor to have a say in the hiring of staff members. This approach can be problematic. The pastor has a staff member he did not have input on nor did he request. Conflict is highly common in these situations.
8. Work to have healthy relationships with other staff members.
Unity among the staff members is vital.
9. Work to have healthy relationships with church members.
The pastor is usually the person that gets involved if these relationships are not healthy.
10. Attend all staff meetings, if possible.
I’ve been surprised how often I’ve heard this one. My advice to church staff members: Don’t miss staff meetings.
Most churches have staff with very healthy relationships. It is my prayer that this list of 10 items from several pastors’ perspective will help. Next we will look at this same issue from the church staff’s perspective.
