Hiring Several Part-time Staff Rather Than One Full-time Staffer

Episode #536
May 14, 2019
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The way churches hire staff is changing. Today we begin a three-part series on emerging trends in the church with a discussion on church staffing.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

  • When you have a staff opening in the church, always evaluate the role and the needs of the church before making a hire for that same position. Things may need to change.
  • Always give clarity to a role when you create a new position on staff.
  • You don’t really know someone until you work with them or marry them.
  • One of the primary roles of the church is to call out the called.

The seven points we discuss are:

  1. An example of the trend
  2. Most of the the staff come from within the church
  3. Common commitment is 10 hours a week
  4. One-year commitments are common
  5. Able to see giftedness and talent first hand
  6. Training and education are widely available
  7. Able to determine the efficacy of a ministry

Resources mentioned in today’s podcast

Rainer on Leadership is a member of the LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network


Episode Sponsors

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