#6 – The “Guilt Trip Guide” – This is the person who always tries to make you feel horrible that you are not as passionate about their ministry as they are. Reality is that God allows different things to fire different people up!
#7 – The Incomplete Information Guide – This is the person who shares what’s going on with you…but actually doesn’t know what is going on…so they make up the parts of the story they are unsure about as they go. Listening this person will always get you to a place that isn’t good!
#8 – The “Gotta Know” Person – This is the person that always has to know everything…and if they don’t, they sulk and pout. This person will often begin to invite themselves to meetings and literally suck the life right out of the room. Make sure the right people know the right information…but never feel obligated to invite people to be in a meeting because they just always want to be in the know.
#9 – The “Yeah, But…” Person – ALWAYS beware of the person who, when you or someone else is talking about what God is doing in another church or ministry ALWAYS says, “yeah…but I know someone who told me what is REALLY going on there…” The person who always has something negative to say about other people and ministries is saying negative things about you and your church behind your back! People who can’t celebrate what God is doing elsewhere can’t be trusted.
#10 – The Passionless Person – I told our staff recently that we can no longer afford to have passionless people in prominent positions. It’s not my job to fire people up…its my job to keep pouring gasoline on the fire that should already be there. The staff we serve with are either paycheck takers or difference makers!
#11 –The “That’s Not My Job” Person – When a person replies in this manner when asked to do something then you can bet your last Bible that they are not fully sold out to the vision of your church/organization!