Dealing with Staff

Do you have a problem with a staff member or key leader, and you're not sure where to turn? Is your church experiencing turnover or colliding personalities? While treading through these touchy issues, the key to success and redemption is dealing with it in a Christlike way. Download these nine articles from Leadership journal to help you work through staff problems. You'll be given ideas for restoring broken or strained relationships. If you sense someone needs to be let go, questions to ask yourself and steps to take are provided. Also included are some common-sense details for how to avoid legal issues. Table of Contents: When No One Wants Second Fiddle It?s not easy to keep the music going when all eyes are on first chair. Calvin Miller When Ministry Styles Clash He was aloof and authoritarian; I needed warmth and affirmation. How could we work together? Greg Ogden When Ministry Programs Collide When time, money, and leadership are limited, whose work takes priority? Calvin Ratz When a Staff Person Isn't Doing the Job Even the wisest of churches ends up with ineffective employees who need termination. Arthur DeKruyter To Fire or Not to Fire Questions to ponder before you announce the point of no return. Paul Borthwick Church Employment and the Law What you should do to avoid potential lawsuits. Gayla Postma Moving Staff People Around (and why it makes me sick). Kevin Miller Lessons from Getting Fired A dismissed pastor tells how he survived and made his way back to active ministry. Charles Cerling Jr.