Last week this post about 16 signs that a leader has lost his mind got a lot of attention…so this week I wanted to blog about the other side of this and take a look at how you can tell a staff (or staff members) has lost its mind.
#1 - They begin to use the church to support their vision and agenda rather than doing all they can for the church to support the vision and agenda of Jesus.
#2 - They view themselves as “experts” and are always seeking to be consulted rather than diving into the thousands of opportunities that are available for growth and maturity.
#3 - They begin to view “good enough” as something that God is pleased with.
#4 - They force change in the organization out of boredom rather than from a connection to Jesus.
#5 - They begin to do ministry to impress other churches and ministry leaders rather than to serve the people that are in their immediate community.
#6 - They are willing to spend other people’s tithe money…but are unwilling to tithe to the church themselves!
#7 - They get to the point where they can do their job without depending upon the Holy Spirit! (This is one of the most dangerous places to be in the church…if you can do what you do without HIS leadership…repent!)
#8 - They refuse to deal with obvious problems that God brings to their attention for fear that it may mess up the comfortable routine they have established.
#9 - They think that God owes them something for all of the hard work they have done.
#10 - They view gossiping about other people on staff as “venting” or “just sharing their feelings.”
#11 - They believe that serving in the ministry will cover over the character issue that God is constantly bringing to their mind and won’t let go of!
#12 - They believe they are entitled to special treatment because of the way they are “gifted.”
#13 - They don’t understand II Corinthians 4:1…that it is because of HIS mercy and not our ability that we are even in ministry!!!
#14 - They view themselves as a part of a particular department more than being a part of the church!
#15 - They lose sight of the fact that they do not start a move of God—they steward it.
#16 - They think they have the corner of the market on Jesus…and that everyone who isn’t doing it just like them are wrong!
#17 - They are always identifying problems but never bringing any solutions.
#18 - They believe they are irreplaceable and that the ministry could not go on without them!
I’ve got to say this…because someone will ask OR assume…
I love my staff!!! I have a dream team! I would not trade one single person on our staff for ANY person at another church!!!
So…this was not a blog post to them! :-)
BUT…it was a blog post based on mistakes that I have made and our staff has made over the past 10 years.
Felt like I needed to say that!