Bible Question: I am chairman of a committee at my church charged with evaluating the Pastor's performance. His call (contract)promises regular evaluations but we have not done this in the 4 years he's been here. Can anyone give me advice or refer me to materials I might look to for guidance? 1977 |
Bible Answer: Having been a pastor I can tell you what I would have found helpful and useful to the church and myself. Often a pastor is criticized for what they are not so great at, which paralyzes their effectiveness on the whole. I would recommend developing a list of ten key things that the church most wants to see happening (such as: sermons, visitation, bible studies, evangelistic meetings, church discipline, counceling, committee chairmanship, music, mid-week meetings, finance, etc.) Once you have the list of the ten most important key things, sit down with the pastor and ask him to choose the five things that best suit his strengths. Have the items he chose become his ministry and focus and ask him to work with you to have the lay people take over the five other items that he did not choose. I believe you will have a pastor who is five times more effective and a lay ministry is five times more effective. This is the method I use in working with churches that are seeking to be more successful. The principal is to have people using their best energy on their strengths. So in direct answer to your question I believe you should evaluate your pastor for his strengths (and get him using them) and evaluate him for his weaknesses (and have others take over those tasks). |
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