Leading Staff – Part 3

In episode 26, Pastor Trent and Pastor Greg continue their conversation on leading staff and the importance of being busy in this lane as a pastor. At The Busy Pastor, we want you to be busy with leading your staff well and in the right way. We continue this conversation with PART 3 of Leading Staff.

Show Notes

What are our staff values at Foothills Church?
  1. None of us are as smart as all of us (collaboration).
  2. Do the right thing the right way (honor).
  3. Be proud of it or fix it (ownership).
  4. Play hard and work hard (fun).
  5. Never stop learning (development).
What is honor?
  • Treating someone with respect.
  • We want to create a healthy culture, not only who do the right thing, but the right way.
  • If you allow gossip to happen, it is going to separate and disunify your staff.
  • Honoring each other with your body language.
How is honor demonstrated as a team?
  • We need to know how to honor pastors.
  • As we speak to our church members, we should be honoring our team members.
  • Honor leads to unity.
  • Being around each other, being relational among your staff.
What does it mean to be proud of it or fix it?
  • We always want to make our ministry better.
  • People need to be celebrated and not tolerated.
  • Get away from ‘your’ mindset to ‘our’ mindset
EPISODE 26 QUOTES:
  • Showing honor should not be a labor, it should be a delight.
  • If you are critiquing everything, you won’t learn anything.
  • God is honored when we honor other people.
  • Honor leads to unity.
  • People remember how you make them feel.