{"id":729397,"date":"2020-12-22T02:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/?p=729397"},"modified":"2020-12-21T21:24:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T02:24:57","slug":"7-goals-a-pastor-ought-to-have-in-leading-a-church-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/7-goals-a-pastor-ought-to-have-in-leading-a-church-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Goals a Pastor Ought to Have in Leading a Church Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

I fear that too many pastors expect their staff to have their own goals, but the pastors have no goals in how they lead that staff. As a young pastor, I led the same way. Now many years later, I think a lot about the goals I have for my staff. Here are some of them:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. I want them to use their gifts fully, even if their doing so eventually results in the Lord\u2019s calling them to serve elsewhere.<\/b> I don\u2019t want to hoard their gifts, nor do I want to stifle them. If I\u2019m privileged to work with them for a little while the Lord grows them, I\u2019m okay with that.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. I want to provide them opportunity after opportunity to grow.<\/b> For me, that means supporting them if they want further education, challenging budget teams to provide continuing education funds, and pushing staff to serve out of their comfort zone even while I support them if they fail.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. I want them to see me in their office as much as in my office.<\/b> That is, I want to stop by regularly, check on them and their family, pray for them, and encourage them. I don\u2019t want them to have to search for me any time they need something.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. I want them to look forward to staff meetings with anticipation, not with dread.<\/b> It\u2019s my responsibility as a leader to make sure these meetings are productive, supportive, and visionary. I want our time together to be a valuable highlight of the week.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. I want God to use them in greater ways than He\u2019s ever used me.<\/b> I can\u2019t say with integrity that I thought that way years ago\u2014I saw staff then as a means to build <\/span>my <\/span><\/i>ministry\u2014but I suspect age has turned my heart in a different direction.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. I want them to know I know the names of their spouse and kids.<\/b> That might seem like an unnecessary goal, but I\u2019ve known pastors who know very little about their staff\u2019s families. My experience is that staff will serve better if they know their family is loved and appreciated.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. I want us to pray together regularly and laugh together often<\/b>. I want us humbly approaching God\u2019s throne as a team even as we have fun serving together. Neither one of these things happens by accident.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I\u2019m sure there are other goals to consider. What might you add? <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I fear that too many pastors expect their staff to have their own goals, but the pastors have no goals in how they lead that staff. As a young pastor, I led the same way. Now many years later, I think a lot about the goals I have for my staff. 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