From Straight Up on February 16, 2009 9:09 am

    How About If You Learn From My Mistakes As An Employer | James MacDonald

    I learned many wonderful things in Seminary but my ministry has certainly been impacted by the things I knew nothing about as I began in pastoral ministry and planted a church.  For example I knew absolutely nothing about being an employer.   I don’t want to make you overly negative but a little bit of sanctified cynicism will make you a better leader of your staff large or small.  We now have well over 300 employees and  I suppose almost a hundred more that have come and gone over a 20 year period.  I am happier with our church staff and leadership structure than I have ever been and so I guess this is the safest possible time to share some things about church staffing I have had to learn the hard way . . .

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