How can you determine if you are paying church staff, including the pastor, a fair amount? What do you do if you find that you are underpaying or overpaying an employee?
How many ministries go off the road because we neglect putting up guard rails! Two guard rails pretty much every church needs are: 1)Job Descriptions so your people know what winning looks like, and 2)Personnel Policies…at least for those few things that cause the most trouble.
The pastor is often in a weird position as the employee and spiritual leader of the church. It’s almost like you need a translator to help the people understand the pastor and vice versa. That’s where the Staff/Parish Relations Committee comes in.
The Trustees fix buildings. The Finance Committee fixes budgets. The Staff-Pastor Relations Committee fixes…people? In a way, this is true. When they help strengthen the pastor, they strengthen the whole church.