Posts tagged criticism
Clues That Someone is About to Leave Your Church
Clues That Someone is About to Leave Your Church

In looking back at my years of being a lead pastor, one of the hardest issues to handle was when an individual or family would leave.

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Relationships, SkillsDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, when people leave the church, leaving church, changing churches, change churches, church wounds, loss of passion, loss of vision, unclear vision, importance of relationships, relational connections, relationships, criticism, dealing with criticism, volunteers, why volunteers quitComment
Responding to Mistreatment
Responding to Mistreatment

As shepherds, we who lead in the church have both the privilege and responsibility of tending and guiding our flock. We can take great satisfaction when that flock is flourishing and healthy.

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Relationships, HeartDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, urgent but not important, mistreatment, criticism, critics, dealing with exhaustion, handling critics, vindication, sheep who bite, when sheep bite, accusers, accusationComment
Keys for Working with a Church Board
Keys for Working with a Church Board

I have worked with scores of board members during my 30+ years of pastoral leadership.  In the early years, they were deacons who represented a particular area of ministry (missions, facility, finance, etc.). Later on, when we added staff to oversee those ministries, we moved to an elder board.

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Skills, Relationships, Pastoring 101Dave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, Pastor, church, partnership, criticism, critics, complaint, correction, Teddy Roosevelt, daring greatly, constructive criticismComment