tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861733.post115435492671385883..comments2019-11-20T01:13:32.396-05:00Comments on The Life of JaWS: Church Politics...Jason Sansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02516705807167477175noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861733.post-1154442758360912652006-08-01T09:32:00.000-05:002006-08-01T09:32:00.000-05:00That could work...unless you have a senior pastor ...That could work...unless you have a senior pastor who initiated the removal of said staff member for purposes of agenda/power/etc. Then the problem remains, you just have new faces on the front lines.Mike Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230069097760863764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861733.post-1154370757861155992006-07-31T13:32:00.000-05:002006-07-31T13:32:00.000-05:00The news story was hard to read. The sad thing is...The news story was hard to read. The sad thing is, pastors aren't taught to be managers/executives, and laity is likewise often untrained in the skills that church lay leadership roles often require of them. I have an idea: why not institute a principle that states that whenever a staff member is fired/layed off/whatever you call it from a church, all members of the body electing to take that action must simultaneously resign. That would remove any possibility that a contest for power was at question. It would serve as a demonstration of purity of motive. Perhaps most importantly, it would guarantee that something good came out of every such decision, be it the removal of staff or SPRC members.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com