One thing about being on a church staff is that you are thrust into a scenario unlike anything you’ll find in the “real world.”
I have been in sales in corporate America for 21 years. Each sales staff is made up of “x” amount of people, all there to do one thing…make money. There are different & conflicting personalities, personal agendas, and huge egos. Sure, they are all there to “promote customer service” and “increase awareness of the company in the community”, but beneath that, there are always ulterior motives.
A church staff is different. Just like in corporate sales, they’re there to find ways to promote their product (God), and ways to increase customer satisfaction (keep the congregation happy), and to keep the church mission on track (to help others develope a connected relationship with God).
But, beneath all of that, lies…well, nothing else. Sure, you’ve still got some conflicting personalities and some egos to deal with…that’s just human nature. But when the agenda is the same for everyone, then the group works.
I know that many times I like to think that running the church like a business is the best way to go, but then, I step back, look at the fellow staff I deal with, and know that it could never be run like a business.
It’s so much better.
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