06.03.10
How's Your Staff Team Doing?
It's 9:04 p.m. in Detroit. I'm seated in the airport waiting for a flight to Nashville. It's been an incredible day. I spent the day with Dr. Bob MacKay and his staff at Trinity Baptist Church in Mentor, Ohio.
When the leadership of any given church is together, it's easy to recognize whether or not there is trust and acceptance and unity. Laughter resonates through the room, light-hearted jabs are launched from person to person, when one speaks all listen, and it seems everyone sincerely cares for and respects everyone else. There is no eye-rolling, downgrading of another's perspective, or old hurts rehashed. The team at Trinity certainly is a very special team.
Church leaders… If there is dissension between church leaders don't be surprised if there's dissension between church members. If there's unresolved conflict between church leaders don't be surprised if church members consider that permission to have unresolved conflict between each other. If there's lack of respect between church leaders don't be shocked if you see church members disrespecting one another through gossip and outright disregard for kindness and goodness.
I'm wondering… How's your staff team doing?
Remember this… As goes your staff, so goes your church.
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